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Daily Archives: Jul 4, 2014

The NSA was last year accused of bugging the phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel as part of a huge surveillance program

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Germany's intelligence service has arrested one of its employees on suspicion of spying for the US, reports say. The man is said to have been...
Forty six Indian nurses were trapped in fighting engulfing parts of Iraq

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Forty six Indian nurses, who were trapped in fighting engulfing parts of Iraq, have been freed, Indian authorities say. The nurses have been handed over...
The Second Continental Congress declared the United States of America an independent nation not on July 4, but on July 2

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In 1776, the Second Continental Congress declared the United States of America an independent nation not on July 4, as more than two centuries...
Billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife helped finance the election campaigns of Republican Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan

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Billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife has died aged 82. Richard Mellon Scaife’s death comes less than two months after he had announced he had an untreatable...
HMS Queen Elizabeth has been named with a bottle of whisky smashed on the hull of the 65,000-tonne vessel

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The UK’s largest warship was officially named in Queen Elizabeth II’s honor at a ceremony at Fife's Rosyth Dockyard. The vessel marks "a new phase...
Mya collaborated with Jay-Z on her 2000 song Best of Me

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Mya has slammed rumors suggesting she and Jay-Z have been secretly dating behind Beyonce's back. The singer blamed gossip-hungry bloggers for spreading the false speculation. Mya...
Hurricane Arthur has weakened to Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds around 90 mph and additional weakening expected

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By 9 a.m. Friday, Hurricane Arthur had weakened to Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds around 90 mph and additional weakening expected, the...
Anthrax disease is caused by a bacterium that occurs naturally in soil

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Five people have been hospitalized in Hungary after the discovery of the deadly anthrax disease in samples of beef, reports say. The five were admitted...
Rolf Harris has been sentenced to five years and 9 months in jail for 12 assaults against four girls

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Rolf Harris has been sentenced to five years and 9 months in jail for 12 assaults against four girls. Rolf Harris, 84, who was found...
Mitt Romney has denied any interest in another campaign

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According to a recent Quinnipiac University survey, 44% of Americans think the US "would be better off than it is today" if Mitt Romney...
The iOS 5 free update is intended to bring (some) older iPhones into line with the functions offered by iPhone 4S

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The exact number of people who now own an iPhone or iPad is unknown but you would expect it to be a pretty hefty...
Lindsay Lohan's case claims GTA 5’s Lacey Jonas character is an unequivocal reference to her

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Lindsay Lohan has decided to sue the makers of Grand Theft Auto as the latest installment of the game, GTA 5, used her image...
Bethany Townsend suffers from Crohn's disease

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The picture of Bethany Townsend, who suffers from Crohn's disease and posed in a bikini, revealing her colostomy bags, went viral being seen by...
More than 99 percent of drug trials for Alzheimer's disease during the past decade have failed

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According to a US study, more than 99% of drug trials for Alzheimer's disease during the past decade have failed. There is an urgent need...
Rolf Harris is due to be sentenced for assaulting four girls in the 1960s, 70s and 80s

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Entertainer Rolf Harris is due to be sentenced for assaulting four girls in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Rolf Harris, 84, was found guilty of...
It wouldn't be the Fourth of July in NYC without the annual Macy's fireworks show

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It wouldn't be the Fourth of July in NYC without the annual Macy's fireworks show, which made its debut in 1976 to commemorate the...
Packing maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, Hurricane Arthur made its landfall on the Eastern Seaboard late Thursday

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Hurricane Arthur has made landfall in North Carolina, as thousands abandon their Fourth of July holiday plans. Packing maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, Hurricane...