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Maldives’ ex-President Mohamed Nasheed polled nearly 47 percent, just short of the 50 percent needed for outright victory

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The Maldivian Supreme Court has suspended the presidential election run-off, after protests from a candidate. On Saturday, ex-President Mohamed Nasheed polled nearly 47%, just short...
Red Cross officials estimate that at least 1,200 people were killed by Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines

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Red Cross officials estimate that at least 1,200 people were killed by Typhoon Haiyan, the largest storm ever to make landfall in Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan...
President Nicolas Maduro has ordered their seizure of Daka chain of shops

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President Nicolas Maduro has ordered their seizure of Daka chain of shops in Venezuela. Hundreds of bargain hunters flocked to Daka shops hoping to find...
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxim met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow

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Russia has criticized the Netherlands for "inaction", failing to prevent a Greenpeace protest at an oil rig in September, hours before a state visit...
Ryland Goldman is the 7-year-old owner of Ryland's Restaurant opened in Los Gatos

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Ryland Goldman is the 7-year-old owner of Ryland's Restaurant opened in Los Gatos, California. The restaurant is just a block away from his new school, Daves...
Justin Bieber spray painting the wall of the former Hotel Nacional in Rio de Janeiro

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Justin Bieber was charged with vandalism on November 8 for  after his highly-publicized graffiti session that took place three days before. The global pop sensation’s...
Cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazansky are taking the torch for the Sochi Winter Olympics on its first historic spacewalk

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Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazansky are taking the torch for the Sochi Winter Olympics on its first historic spacewalk, ahead of next...
Humphrey Bogart gave public relations man Bill Rowland Hill the six small and five large glasses for his help publicizing the 1951 film The African Queen

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Drinking glasses that were a gift from Humphrey Bogart have sold for more than double their expected price. Humphrey Bogart gave public relations man Bill...
Chris Brown filed an assault and battery lawsuit against Sha'keir Duarte

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Chris Brown is countersuing Sha'keir Duarte, who accused the singer’s entourage of attacking him outside a recording studio earlier this year. Chris Brown, 24, filed...
Forensic experts have concluded that no traces of poison have been found in the remains of Pablo Neruda

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Forensic experts have concluded that no traces of poison have been found in the remains of Chile's Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda. It was prostate...
Lara Logan, a reporter for 60 Minutes, said a source had provided false information during a Benghazi report aired on October 27

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CBS News has apologized for airing a report in October that gave false information about the September 2012 attack on a US diplomatic post...
Tiger Woods hasn't planned on being at the Winter Games in Sochi to support girlfriend Lindsey Vonn

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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn have had some "nasty" arguments because the golfer hasn't planned on being at the Winter Games in Sochi to...
Young Lee was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon after confronting a homeless man he thought had disrespected his wife

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Young Lee, co-founder of the popular frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry, was convicted Friday of assault with a deadly weapon after confronting a homeless man...
Former Texas prosecutor Ken Anderson has been sentenced to jail for his role in the wrongful conviction of Michael Morton 26 years ago

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Former Texas prosecutor Ken Anderson has been sentenced to jail for his role in the wrongful conviction of an innocent man 26 years ago. Ken...
Maldivian voters are going to the polls to elect a president after two previous attempts failed

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Maldivian voters are going to the polls to elect a president after two previous attempts failed. Candidates came to a last-minute agreement earlier this week...
Typhoon Haiyan has killed more than 120 people in the Philippines

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Typhoon Haiyan has killed more than 120 people in the Philippines, after it passed through the country on Friday. Aviation officials said 100 bodies were...
UNESCO has suspended US voting rights after Washington skipped a deadline for paying its dues

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UNESCO has suspended US voting rights after Washington skipped a deadline for paying its dues. The US stopped its contributions - which made up about...
LSU Tigers put together a helmet in honor of Duck Dynasty

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Louisiana State University Tigers put together a helmet in honor of the popular A&E reality show Duck Dynasty. ESPN reporter Kaylee Hartung got a glimpse...
Phil Robertson assembled the Duck Commander’s 1 millionth call of the year at the company’s retail store

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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson assembled the Duck Commander’s 1 millionth call of the year at the company’s retail store on Kings Lane in West...
Carlos Enrique Perez-Melara allegedly created malware purporting to catch out cheating lovers

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Carlos Enrique Perez-Melara, who allegedly created malware purporting to catch out cheating lovers, has made it on to the FBI's "most wanted" list of...
Patrick Stewart has become something of a social media sensation with his Halloween lobster costume

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Patrick Stewart shared the story behind his Halloween lobster costume on The Daily Show. Patrick Stewart, 73, has become something of a social media sensation...
Bonnie Disick died Monday, October 28, following a long illness

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Scott Disick’s mother, Bonnie Disick, died at the age of 63. Bonnie Disick died Monday, October 28, following a long illness, sources confirm to Us...
Spain's top criminal court has ordered the release of nine jailed militants from the ETA Basque separatist group

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Spain's top criminal court has ordered the release of nine jailed militants from the ETA Basque separatist group. The Audiencia Nacional's decision follows a European...
The US economy added a better-than-expected 204,000 jobs in October 2013

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According to the latest figures from the Labor Department, the US economy added a better-than-expected 204,000 jobs in October. There had been fears that the...
An Australian man claimed hackers stole Bitcoin from his site worth more than one million dollars

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An Australian man who ran an online "wallet service" for storing Bitcoins has claimed hackers stole virtual currency from his site worth more than...