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Ricky Lawson collaborated with musicians including Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Whitney Houston

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Drummer Ricky Lawson has died at a suburban Los Angeles hospital following a brain aneurism at the age of 59. He collaborated with musicians including...
Edward Snowden has delivered an "alternative" UK Christmas message, urging an end to mass surveillance

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Edward Snowden has delivered an "alternative" UK Christmas message, urging an end to mass surveillance. The broadcast was carried on Channel 4 as an alternative...
Delaney Brown received support from thousands of Christmas carolers outside her home over the weekend

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Delaney Brown - the terminally ill girl who received support from thousands of Christmas carolers outside her home over the weekend - died early...
President Barack Obama urged Americans to remember troops serving far from home and embrace the spirit of the season and give back in his annual Christmas message

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President Barack Obama urged Americans to remember troops serving far from home and embrace the spirit of the season and give back in his...
UPS acknowledged getting swamped by the seasonal cheer and failing to deliver thousands of orders in time for Christmas

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UPS acknowledged getting swamped by the seasonal cheer and failing to deliver thousands of orders in time for Christmas. "The volume of air packages in...
Santa took some time off from getting ready for his annual Christmas toy run to dive amid the marine life in Elbow Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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Santa Claus proved he can also travel by sea in the Florida Keys. Santa, played by Keys dive shop operator Spencer Slate, took some time...
Florida police officers stepped in to donate presents to the family whose Christmas gifts and dog were stolen

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Florida police officers stepped in to donate presents to a family whose Christmas gifts and dog were stolen Monday. Tampa police say burglars broke into...
Justin Bieber claimed via his Twitter account late Tuesday night that he is supposedly retiring

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Justin Bieber claimed via his Twitter account late Tuesday night that he is supposedly retiring. "My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring," Justin Bieber, 19, tweeted. As...
More than 200,000 homes and businesses remained without electric power for a fourth day in parts of Michigan and Maine

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More than 200,000 homes and businesses remained without electric power for a fourth day in parts of Michigan and Maine. Utility crews worked through the...
Pope Francis has urged for humanitarian aid in Syria in his first Christmas Day address

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Pope Francis has urged for humanitarian aid in Syria in his first Christmas Day address – Urbi et Orbi. The pontiff told thousands of pilgrims...
A&E Networks executives are privately acknowledging they could have better camouflaged the indefinite suspension of Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson

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A&E Networks executives are privately acknowledging they could have better camouflaged the indefinite suspension of Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson, according to RadarOnline. “Network bosses now...
Jesse Jackson Sr. has jumped into the controversy surrounding anti-gay comments made by Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson

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Civil rights activist and Baptist minister Jesse Jackson Sr. has jumped into the controversy surrounding anti-gay comments made by Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson. Jesse Jackson...
Twitter apologized for mistakenly blocking IStandWithPhil.com and restored pro-Phil Robertson users' ability to link to the website

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Twitter apologized for mistakenly blocking IStandWithPhil.com and restored pro-Phil Robertson users' ability to link to the website. Phil Robertson’s supporters had accused Twitter of censoring...
Police closed the case of Barron Hilton's fight with blogger Ray LeMoine after the socialite refused to co-operate

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Police closed the case of Barron Hilton's fight with blogger Ray LeMoine after the socialite reportedly refused to co-operate. Paris Hilton's younger brother was allegedly...
Zafer Caglayan said he was stepping down "so that all the light may be laid on this ignoble operation that targets our government"

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Turkey’s Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Interior Minister Muammer Guler have resigned after their sons were charged amid a corruption inquiry that has hit...
Santa's helper has been shot in the back with a pellet gun while delivering toys in Washington

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A Santa's helper delivering toys in Washington has been shot in the back with a pellet gun. As a TV crew filmed him in the...
The US government has offered help to people who missed the December 24 deadline to enroll for the ObamaCare

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The US government has offered help to people who missed the December 24 deadline to enroll for the ObamaCare. The government said anyone who failed...
Before Christmas Eve Mass, Pope Francis personally placed a baby Jesus doll in a replica of a manger, a custom usually performed by an aid

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Pope Francis celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass since becoming pontiff St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The pontiff once again preached the importance of...
The hackers who compromised up to 40 million credit cards and debit cards also managed to steal encrypted PIN’s

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According to specialists familiar with Target security breach, the hackers who compromised up to 40 million credit cards and debit cards also managed to...
Honey Boo Boo and her family say they aren't going to let thieves dampen their Christmas display in McIntyre

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Honey Boo Boo and her family say they aren't going to let thieves dampen their Christmas display in McIntyre, Georgia. The family is now using...
Hugh Jackman cited scheduling demands as the reason for his departure from Houdini Broadway musical

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Les Miserables star Hugh Jackman has decided to pull out of a new Broadway musical about Harry Houdini in which he was to have...
Crowds of pilgrims and tourists have begun to gather in the biblical town of Bethlehem to kick off Christmas Eve celebrations

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Crowds of pilgrims and tourists have begun to gather in the biblical town of Bethlehem to kick off Christmas Eve celebrations. The nearby Church of...
Mikhail Khodorkovsky has applied for a visa to travel to Switzerland

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky has applied for a visa to travel to Switzerland, the Swiss foreign ministry says. A ministry’s spokesman said Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail...
Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman welcomed second baby boy Kaius Jagger Berman

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Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman welcomed second baby boy, whose nickname is Kai, joining older brother Skyler Morrison. Fashionista Rachel Zoe and husband Rodger Berman...
A&E Networks is celebrating Christmas with a staggering 25 consecutive episodes of Duck Dynasty

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Although A&E suspended Phil Robertson from future episodes of Duck Dynasty last week, the network is still welcoming him home for holidays. A&E Networks is...