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Danica Patrick co-hosted the American Country Awards

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Danica Patrick was back in Las Vegas after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards last week. She co-hosted the American Country Awards on Tuesday night. Danica...
Barack Obama was caught smiling and taking a selfie with Helle Thorning-Schmidt and David Cameron during Nelson Mandela's massive memorial service

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President Barack Obama was caught smiling and taking a selfie with his seat-mates, Denmark's PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Britain's David Cameron during Nelson Mandela's...
The 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony will be held on January 18 at the Shrine Auditorium & Exposition Center in LA

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The 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony will be held on January 18, 2014, at the Shrine Auditorium & Exposition Center in Los Angeles. The...
Justin Bieber will release a handful of new tracks along with all of the Music Mondays work in a limited-edition collection called Journals

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Justin Bieber will release a handful of new tracks along with all of the Music Mondays work in a limited-edition collection called Journals later...
Comet ISON was burned to death on its maiden voyage around the Sun

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Comet ISON was burned to death on its maiden voyage around the Sun, scientists say. The comet, which excited astronomers and the media as it...
Fighters from the Islamic Front, a new alliance of major rebel groups, took control of the bases at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey

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The US and UK have decided to suspend all "non-lethal assistance" for Syrian rebels. A US embassy spokesman in Ankara said the decision was made...
Nelson Mandela's memorial deaf interpreter used fake sign language

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Deaf viewers have complained that the official sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was inept. According to the Deaf Federation of South Africa,...
Pope Francis has been named Person of the Year 2013 by Time magazine after only nine months in office

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Pope Francis has been named Person of the Year 2013 by Time magazine after only nine months in office. The Pope had pulled "the papacy...
Jim Hall was one of the leading jazz guitarists of the modern era

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Jazz guitarist Jim Hall died early Tuesday at age 83, his wife has announced. Jim Hall was one of the leading jazz guitarists of the...
The supervolcano that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is far larger than was previously thought

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According to a scientific report, the supervolcano that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is far larger than was previously thought. A study shows...
Clashes have erupted between Ukrainian protesters and riot police outside city hall in Kiev

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Clashes have erupted between Ukrainian protesters and riot police outside city hall in Kiev. The clashes follow a night of scuffles and a stand-off after...
Nelson Mandela’s coffin arrived at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where his remanis will lie in state for three days

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Nelson Mandela’s coffin arrived at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where his remanis will lie in state for three days. The former South African president’s...
Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg was attended by 52 presidents and 16 prime ministers

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Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg was attended by 52 presidents and 16 prime ministers on December 10, 2013. Although the stadium had empty seats,...
Senators Paul Ryan and Patty Murray, the respective chairs of the House and Senate budget committees, were called on to reach a cross-party budget deal in the wake of October's partial government shutdown over federal spending

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The US Congress budget committee has reached an agreement to fund federal services, after October government shutdown. The proposed deal finances the government for two...
Katie Couric has admitted a disproportionate reporting on HPV vaccine controversy

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Katie Couric has admitted a disproportionate reporting on HPV vaccine controversy during an episode of her show. She said some of the criticism that the...
Julia Roberts' rep denies that she's expecting another stork visit

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Julia Roberts was spotted wearing a sweater and baggy jeans, an outfit that sparked speculation over a new pregnancy. However, Julia Roberts' rep denies that...
Shannon Guess Richardson pleaded guilty to charges of manufacturing and possessing the toxic agent ricin

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Shannon Guess Richardson pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to making the biological agent ricin that was sent in letters to President Barack...
Spanish journalists Javier Espinosa and Ricardo Garcia Vilanova have been kidnapped in Syria

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Spanish journalists Javier Espinosa and Ricardo Garcia Vilanova have been kidnapped in Syria by a radical Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda. El Mundo reporter Javier...
The White House said President Barack Obama and Cuba’s President Raul Castro's handshake at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was unplanned

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The White House said President Barack Obama and Cuba’s President Raul Castro's handshake at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was unplanned. White House aide Ben Rhodes...
Phil Robertson takes Miss Kay and Jessica for a hunting trip to catch a hog for the family’s Christmas dinner

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In Duck Dynasty’s upcoming hour-long Christmas special, airing on A&E on December 11 at 10 p.m. ET, Phil Robertson takes Miss Kay and Jessica...
Jean-Claude Mas has been sentenced to four years in prison for fraud

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Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of French company PIP, which distributed defective breast implants around the world, has been sentenced to four years in prison...
Sunny and Bo, dark chocolate miniature versions, are part of the annual gingerbread White House display

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First Lady Michelle Obama and military children decorated Christmas cookie ornaments, made tissue-paper flowers and used dried fruit to make tiny wreaths into the...
The White House has unveiled this year’s Christmas card featuring dogs Bo and Sunny

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The White House has unveiled this year’s Christmas card featuring Obamas' dog Bo, as well as the latest addition to the family, Sunny. “As we...
General Motors has promoted product development chief Mary Barra to the post of CEO

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General Motors has promoted product development chief Mary Barra to the post of CEO. Mary Barra replaces Daniel Akerson, and is the first woman to...
More than 100 independent feature films will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month in Utah

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The Sundance Film Festival has revealed the lineups of its 30th edition in 2014. More than 100 independent feature films will premiere at the event...