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Infrastructure continues to be improved and Internet speeds get faster every day

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Just a few decades ago dial-up was the norm and broadband was practically nonexistent. Today five megabit per second connections are the normal minimum almost...
Think Like A Man Too topped the US box office chart with $30 million

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Kevin Hart comedy Think Like A Man Too topped the US box office chart with $30 million. Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of hit musical Jersey...
Katie Couric and John Molner married in a small ceremony in East Hampton

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Katie Couric and John Molner married in a small ceremony in East Hampton, New York, Saturday. After nearly two years of dating, Katie Couric and...
The 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton ballroom on Sunday, June 22

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The 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton ballroom on Sunday, June 22. Here’s the full list of winners: SUPPORTING ACTOR,...
The Ellen DeGeneres Show has won its eighth award for outstanding entertainment talk show at this year’s Daytime Emmys

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show has won its eighth award for outstanding entertainment talk show at this year’s Daytime Emmys. CBS soap The Young and the...
Malaysia's Federal Court has rejected a challenge to the ban on Christians using the word "Allah" to refer to God

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Malaysia's Federal Court has rejected a challenge to the ban on Christians using the word "Allah" to refer to God, in a highly divisive...
Sgt. Im’s capture ends a tense stand-off in a forest near his outpost by the border with North Korea

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The South Korean soldier who killed five members of his unit in Goseong has been captured after a failed suicide attempt, defense officials say. The...
Iraq’s government has lost control of its western borders after Sunni militants captured crossings to Syria and Jordan

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Iraq’s government has lost control of its western borders after Sunni militants reportedly captured crossings to Syria and Jordan. Officials said the rebels took two...
Audio tapes released in Afghanistan allegedly reveal a senior election official directing that ballot boxes be stuffed in the crucial presidential run-off

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Explosive audio tapes released in Afghanistan allegedly reveal a senior election official directing that ballot boxes be stuffed in the crucial presidential run-off. The recordings,...
Gene Simmons is set to share the secrets to his business success in a new self-help book

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In a bid to share lessons learned on his road to success and help aspiring entrepreneurs turn their ideas into money-making machines, Gene Simmons...
South Korean soldiers are engaged in a shootout with Sgt. Lim who shot dead five colleagues and fled his post near North Korea's border

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South Korean soldiers are engaged in a shootout with a sergeant who shot dead five colleagues and fled his post near North Korea's border,...
Glen Campbell's Alzheimer's disease has worsened to the point where he needs full-time professional care

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Glen Campbell's Alzheimer's disease has worsened to the point where he needs full-time professional care, his wife Kim has said. Glen Campbell, 78, revealed he...
Greece and China have signed business deals worth about $5 billion during Chinese PM Li Keqiang's visit

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Greece and China have signed business deals worth about $5 billion during Chinese PM Li Keqiang's visit. Deals signed covered areas including exports and shipbuilding....
President Vladimir Putin said Kiev must negotiate and make compromises with pro-Russian rebels

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President Vladimir Putin has announced that he supports a peace plan tabled by Ukraine - as long as it includes "practical action" to start...
Inca Empire’s Qhapaq Nan road system has been granted World Heritage by UNESCO

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Inca Empire’s Qhapaq Nan road system has been granted World Heritage status by the UN cultural agency, UNESCO. The Qhapaq Nan roads go through six...
Alstom’s board has unanimously voted to accept a $17 billion offer from General Electric

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Alstom’s board has unanimously voted to accept a $17 billion offer from General Electric. GE is bidding $17 billion for the French rail and energy...
President Dilma Rousseff has been officially endorsed by the governing Workers Party to run for re-election in October

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Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has been officially endorsed by the governing Workers Party to run for re-election in October. Speaking to party delegates in Brasilia,...
Yemeni man giving bath to a lion in cage

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A video showing a man giving bath to a lion in Yemen went viral online. It is well known that most lions dislike water and...
Peanut has been crowned the World's Ugliest Dog at a contest for freakish-looking pets in California

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Peanut, a two-year-old dog thought to be a Chihuahua-Shitzu mix, triumphed over a host of hairless, hunchbacked rivals and won the World’s Ugliest Dog...
Pro-Russian separatists have carried out several attacks on Ukrainian troops despite a unilateral ceasefire declared by Kiev

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According to Ukrainian officials, pro-Russian separatists have carried out several attacks on Ukrainian troops despite a unilateral ceasefire declared by Kiev. They say at least...
Prince William and Kate Middleton's Kensington Palace apartment repairs will cost the taxpayer about $6.5 million

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The British Royal Family has defended the refurbishment of Prince William and Kate Middleton's Kensington Palace apartment, following reports it will cost the taxpayer...
Tens of thousands of soldiers from both North Korea and South Korea are stationed along their joint border

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Five South Korean soldiers have been shot dead by one of their comrades. The 19-year-old injured five more soldiers and fled from an outpost near...
Police officers have killed 13 assailants in an attack on a police station in China's restive western province of Xinjiang

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Police officers have killed 13 assailants in an attack on a police station in China's restive western province of Xinjiang, officials say. The attackers drove...
Eighty four Atlanta-based CDC scientists were possibly exposed to live anthrax

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said the number of health workers potentially exposed to anthrax has risen to 84. The...
Jeremy Meeks' police mugshot has generated 38,000 likes and 12,000 comments on Stockton Police Department’s Facebook page

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Stockton Police Department’s Facebook page has been flooded with comments about the mugshot of an alleged criminal, named Jeremy Meeks. Jeremy Meeks is a 30-year-old...