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Twitter has blocked people from tweeting IStandWithPhil

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People tweeting IStandWithPhil.com, the website created in support  Duck Dynasty ’s Phil Robertson, have been blocked by Twitter. It appears that those who type IStandWithPhil.com...
Anthony Perrett was in the group of 28 Greenpeace activists arrested after they staged a protest at a Russian offshore oil rig

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Russian authorities have decided to drop piracy charges against the first of 30 people accused of taking part in a Greenpeace protest in the...
New evidence is emerging of alleged ethnic killings committed during more than a week of fighting in South Sudan

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New evidence is emerging of alleged ethnic killings committed during more than a week of fighting in South Sudan. The violence follows a power struggle...
Edward Snowden was interviewed in Russia, where he was granted temporary asylum

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In a recent interview, Edward Snowden - who leaked details of NSA electronic surveillance programs - says he's achieved his aim. "In terms of personal...
NORAD Tracks Santa started in 1955

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The NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) is tracking Santa’s route around the world. You can watch it too on www.noradsanta.org starting Christmas Eve. The website...
Anna Paquin's character Rogue will no longer feature in X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Anna Paquin's character Rogue will no longer feature in X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer has revealed. Anna Paquin, 31, had reprised her...
Beyonce surprised supermarket shoppers in Massachusetts when she paid an unexpected visit to a Wal-Mart in Tewksbury

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Beyonce surprised supermarket shoppers in Massachusetts when she paid an unexpected visit to a Wal-Mart in Tewksbury. The Single Ladies singer, 32, bought a doll...
Pervez Musharraf’s trial has been postponed after explosives were found on his route to court in Islamabad

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Pervez Musharraf’s trial has been postponed after explosives were found on his route to court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The special court hearing on treason...
Mariah Carey and Eminem long-running feud continues

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Mariah Carey and Eminem long-running feud continues. Eminem, now 41, famously claimed that he and Mariah Carey had a relationship after their meeting in 2001. Mariah...
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has called for foreign countries to boycott February's Sochi Winter Olympics

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Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has called for foreign countries to boycott February's Sochi Winter Olympics, hours after she was freed from jail. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova dismissed...
Alan Turing was one of the leading scientific geniuses of the 20th century

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British computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon. Queen Elizabeth II granted a rare "mercy pardon" Monday to Alan...
Christmas Crepes

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Christmas Crepes Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 cup all-purpose flour Vegetable oil Christmas Crepes Directions: Combine the salt, sugar, eggs, milk,...
Bristol Palin entered the Duck Dynasty controversy saying that gay activists are "hypocritical" to take offense at Phil Robertson's remarks

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Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol Palin, entered the Duck Dynasty controversy saying that gay activists are "hypocritical" to take offense at Phil Robertson's remarks. "I think...
Barack Obama chose bronze plan which covers 60 percent of medical costs

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President Barack Obama has signed up for health insurance coverage under ObamaCare. A White House representative said Monday that the president enrolled in a health...
Target is being sued by at least 11 customers over a credit card security breach

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Target is being sued by at least 11 customers over a credit card security breach that saw details of more than 40 million cards...
The automatic rifle Mikhail Kalashnikov designed became one of the world's most familiar and widely used weapons

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Mikhail Kalashnikov - the inventor of the Kalashnikov assault rifle - has died aged 94, Russian officials say. The automatic rifle Mikhail Kalashnikov designed became...
More than 300,000 homes and businesses in Midwest and northern New England remained without electricity following a major ice storm

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More than 300,000 homes and businesses in Michigan, upstate New York and northern New England remained without electricity Monday morning after thick ice felled...
Diomedes Diaz was widely regarded as one of the best singer-songwriters of vallenato

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Colombian singer Diomedes Diaz has died of a heart attack at the age of 56. Diomedes Diaz was widely regarded as one of the best...
Fast & Furious 7 will be released in 2015 after studio executives put production on hiatus following Paul Walker's death

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Fast & Furious 7 will be released in 2015 after studio executives put production on hiatus following Paul Walker's death last month, Vin Diesel...
The British Airways flight to London was taxiing at OR Tambo International Airport when its right wing hit the building

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A British Airways plane with more than 200 people on board has struck an office building while preparing to take off from the South...
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been released from Russian prison under an amnesty law

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Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been released from Russian prison under an amnesty law, hours after her fellow band member Maria Alyokhina was freed. Nadezhda...
A&E Networks suspended Phil Robertson last week over anti-gay remarks during GQ magazine interview

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Louisiana's Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne says Duck Dynasty reality show is important to state tourism and he could help connect the Robertson family with...
Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson broke his silence after the controversial interview with GQ magazine and subsequent suspension from the A&E’s reality show

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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson broke his silence after the controversial interview with GQ magazine and subsequent suspension from the A&E’s reality show. Phil Robertson, 67,...
Vin Diesel will voice Groot in space adventure Guardians of the Galaxy

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Vin Diesel will voice Groot in space adventure Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Studios has confirmed. The studio posted the news on its website, just...
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has topped the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has topped the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend. The second installment of Peter Jackson's three-part...