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Several weeks before his death, Robin Williams donated his Pegoretti bicycle to the Drever Family Foundation’s annual Hotbed benefit

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Robin Williams’ custom bike has been auctioned off to benefit college scholarships for underprivileged students. Robin Williams, a keen cyclist, donated his handmade Pegoretti bike...
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has dissolved parliament and called snap elections for October 26

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Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has dissolved parliament and called snap elections for October 26, as government forces continue to fight pro-Russian rebel forces in...
ZMapp has been credited with helping several Ebola patients recover

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Liberian doctor Abraham Borbor has died despite taking experimental anti-Ebola drug ZMapp, Liberia's information minister says. Abraham Borbor was one of three doctors in Liberia...
Michael Brown was killed on August 9 after being stopped by a white police officer for walking in the middle of the street

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Hundreds of mourners gathered in Ferguson, Missouri to attend the funeral of Michael Brown, the black teenager who was shot by police. Michael Brown, 18,...
Burger King has confirmed it is in takeover talks with Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons

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Burger King has confirmed it is in takeover talks with Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons. A merger would create the world's third-largest fast-food...
Nicki Minaj suffered a weird wardrobe malfunction as she kicked off this year’s MTV VMA’s show, along with Ariana Grande and Jessie J

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Nicki Minaj suffered a weird wardrobe malfunction as she kicked off this year’s MTV VMA’s show, along with Ariana Grande and Jessie J, with a...
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was speaking in a video released to congratulate his fighters for seizing the town of Gwoza earlier this month

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Terrorist group Boko Haram has said it has set up an Islamic state in the towns and villages it has seized in north-eastern Nigeria. Boko...
PlayStation network has been shut down after cyber-attackers overloaded it in what's known as a distributed denial of service attack

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PlayStation network has been shut down after cyber-attackers overloaded it in what's known as a distributed denial of service attack. Sony said in a blog...
The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards were presented on August 24 at the Forum in Inglewood

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Full list of winners of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards presented on August 24 at the Forum in Inglewood, California: Video of the year:...
Miley Cyrus let a homeless man accept her award for video of the year at the MTV VMA’s 2014

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This year’s MTV Video Music Awards show was closed by Beyonce with an epic nearly 20-minute performance. Beyonce was joined onstage by her husband Jay-Z...
Suge Knight is expected to survive after being shot at Chris Brown’s pre-VMA party in Los Angeles

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Another two people have been shot along with Death Row Records founder Marion “Suge” Knight at Chris Brown’s pre-VMA party in Los Angeles. Suge Knight...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced a second humanitarian convoy for eastern Ukraine

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Russia is planning to send a second humanitarian convoy into eastern Ukraine "in the next few days", Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. Sergei Lavrov...
France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls has submitted the government's resignation to President Francois Hollande and has been asked to form a new cabinet

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France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls has submitted the government's resignation to President Francois Hollande and has been asked to form a new cabinet. The French...
Rioters in a Brazilian jail in the southern city of Cascavel have killed four fellow inmates and injured several others

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Rioters in a Brazilian jail in the southern city of Cascavel have killed four fellow inmates and injured several others, police say. At least 700...
Beyonce was joined onstage by husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue at the MTV VMA’s, amid numerous divorce rumors

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Beyonce closed Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards show with an epic nearly 20-minute performance. She was joined onstage by husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy...
Peru quake occurred about 13 hours after a 6-magnitude temblor shook Northern California

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A 7-magnitude earthquake has struck near Puquio, central Peru, on August 24, the US Geological Survey has said. There were no immediate reports of damage...
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