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Dennis Rodman is visiting North Korea for the second time this year to meet leader Kim Jong-un

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Dennis Rodman is visiting North Korea for the second time this year to meet leader Kim Jong-un. The retired basketball player said meeting "my friend...
Microsoft has agreed a deal to buy Nokia's mobile phone unit for 5.4 billion euros

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Microsoft has agreed a deal to buy Nokia's mobile phone unit for 5.4 billion euros ($7.2 billion). Nokia will also license its patents and mapping...
Walmart has announced that it has slashed the price of the 16 gigabyte iPhone 5 to $98, down from its previous offer of $129

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Walmart has announced that it has slashed the price of the 16 gigabyte iPhone 5 to $98, down from its previous offer of $129. The...
LG is returning to the tablet market with the G Pad, which the company is marketing as the only 8in-class device to feature a full-HD display

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LG and Acer are both claiming "world firsts" with their latest product launches, revealed ahead of Berlin's IFA tech show. LG is returning to the...
Facebook sells a shade of nail polish at its Menlo Park, California, headquarters called Social Butterfly Blue, for $4.95 a bottle

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According to a picture tweeted by Huffington Post editor Bianca Bosker, Facebook sells a shade of nail polish at its Menlo Park, California, headquarters...
Kris Jenner’s marriage to Bruce Jenner is said to have hit a new low

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Kris Jenner’s marriage to Bruce Jenner is said to have hit a new low, according to a report by In Touch. “They've had problems for...
Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson will take on the roles of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, respectively, in the anticipated big-screen adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey novel

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Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson will take on the roles of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, respectively, in the anticipated big-screen adaptation of Fifty...

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Monaco royal Andrea Casiraghi married Colombian heiress Tatiana Santo Domingo on August 31. Tatiana Santo Domingo, 29, wore a custom-made Missoni gown as she posed...
French PM Jean-Marc Ayrault is presenting intelligence to MPs which shows Syria used chemical weapons

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French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is presenting intelligence to MPs which he says shows Syria used chemical weapons. The dossier is said to show that...
Vodafone has sold its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications group in one of the biggest deals in corporate history

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Vodafone has sold its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications group in one of the biggest deals in corporate history. The $130 billion...
The 27th annual Burning Man festival in northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert comes to a close after a week of fiery excess

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The 27th annual Burning Man festival in northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert comes to a close today after a week of fiery excess. A record-breaking...
This year’s MDA Labor Day Telethon raised $55,122,055 on September 1

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This year’s MDA Labor Day Telethon raised $55,122,055 on September 1. In 2013, another MDA tradition comes to an end as the telethon moves from...
The MDA announced a total of $58,706,015 on September 30, 2012, the year when the annual Labor Day Telethon became MDA Show of Strength

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The MDA announced a total of $58,706,015 on September 30, 2012, the year when the annual Labor Day Telethon became MDA Show of Strength. The...
Edward Snowden’s documents showed how US agents had spied on communications between aides of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff

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Brazil announces it will demand an explanation from the US after allegations that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on Brazilian government communications. The allegations...
Pervez Musharraf, who is currently under house arrest, already faces murder charges over the deaths of Benazir Bhutto and a Baloch tribal leader

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Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been registered with new murder charges, officials say. Pervez Musharraf, who is currently under house arrest, already faces...
Egypt's state prosecutor announces he has referred ousted President Mohamed Morsi for trial on charges of inciting the murder of protesters

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Egypt's state prosecutor announces he has referred ousted President Mohamed Morsi for trial on charges of inciting the murder of protesters. The accusations relate to...
The origins of human tuberculosis have been traced back to hunter-gatherer groups in Africa 70,000 years ago

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According to an international team of scientists, the origins of human tuberculosis have been traced back to hunter-gatherer groups in Africa 70,000 years ago. The...
Pope Francis posed for a selfie with young Italian pilgrims in St Peter's Basilica

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Pope Francis showed he is well in touch with what's popular in society today by posing for a “selfie” with young Italian pilgrims in...
Pope Francis has once again shown his willingness to break with tradition by bowing to Muslim royal Queen Rania of Jordan

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Pope Francis has once again shown his willingness to break with tradition by bowing to Muslim royal Queen Rania of Jordan. As leader of the...
Pope Francis has called on all people of faith, regardless of religious sect or affiliations, to observe September 7, as a global day of prayer and fasting for Syria

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Pope Francis has called on all people of faith, regardless of religious sect or affiliations, to observe Saturday, September 7, as a global day...
Fox and Friends co-host Tucker Carlson was caught snoozing on live TV

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Fox and Friends co-host Tucker Carlson said he was lost in good thoughts when caught snoozing on live television. "He's really asleep," co-presenter Mike Jerrick...
Former President George H.W. Bush announced Nelson Mandela's death after his spokesman misread news flash

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Former US President George H.W. Bush prematurely announced Nelson Mandela's death on Sunday morning. The mix-up happened when George H.W. Bush's spokesman Jim McGrath misread...
Khloe Kardashian has given Lamar Odom an ultimatum to seek help for drug addiction or move out of their home

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As reports emerged that Khloe Kardashian has given Lamar Odom an ultimatum to seek help for drug addiction or move out of their home...
Backstreet Boys will open the 48th annual MDA Show of Strength Telethon

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Backstreet Boys will open the 48th annual MDA Show of Strength Telethon tonight at 9/8c, on ABC television stations across the country. The multiplatinum group...
Si Robertson’s character is one of the reasons Duck Dynasty has become such a phenomenal hit

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Si Robertson’s character is one of the reasons Duck Dynasty has become such a phenomenal hit. Uncle Si’s love of long nonsensical tales has...