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Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall legal drama The Judge will officially kick off the Toronto International Film Festival

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The Toronto International Film Festival is due to begin later in Canada. Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall legal drama The Judge will officially kick...
Joan Rivers was one of the most successful female comedians of her generation

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Joan Rivers was one of the most successful female comedians of her generation. Her stage act veered from vitriolic attacks on fellow celebrities to a...
BP has been found guilty of gross negligence in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

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BP has been found guilty of "gross negligence" in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The New...
Joan Rivers died on Thursday, September 4, at 1.17 PM

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Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81, daughter Melissa Rivers has announced. The comedienne had been on life support in Mount Sinai Hospital...
The WHO wants to reduce the rate of suicide by 10 percent by 2020

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According to a significant report by the World Health Organization (WHO), a person dies by taking their own life every 40 seconds. The WHO said...
Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy Note Edge smartphone whose screen bends around one of its sides

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Samsung has unveiled its virtual reality headset Gear VR and Galaxy Note Edge, a smartphone whose screen bends around one of its sides. The new...
Phil Robertson went on Fox News show Hannity to talk about his new book, UnPHILtered

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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson talked to Fox News' Sean Hannity on September 2 about the killing of two American journalists by the ISIS militants...
Miranda Lambert leads this year's CMA Awards nominations with nine nods in seven categories

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Miranda Lambert leads this year's CMA Awards nominations with nine nods in seven categories. Miranda Lambert, 30, is up for evening's most prestigious honor, entertainer...
The ECB has cut its key interest rate to lowest ever level

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut its benchmark interest rate by 10 basis points to 0.05%, and introduced new stimulus measures. The ECB had...
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters the summit in Wales is taking place in a dramatically changed security environment, with Russia attacking Ukraine

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Russia has been criticized by western leaders for its "destabilizing" influence on the crisis in Ukraine, at the start of a NATO summit in...
Jerry Sandusky was convicted in 2012 for abusing ten boys and is serving a lengthy state prison sentence

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A new abuse lawsuit has been filed against former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The new accuser claims he was abused about six years...
Steven Sotloff was kidnapped in Aleppo, Syria, in August 2013 and held captive by ISIS militants

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Steven Sotloff’s family has spoken publicly for the first time since a video of his killing was released by ISIS militants. The family said that...
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has formally lifted the state of emergency that he had declared in Ferguson last month

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has formally lifted the state of emergency that he had declared in Ferguson last month. Jay Nixon had declared state of...
Michael Bloomberg launched his namesake company after being fired from investment bank Salomon Brothers

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Michael Bloomberg has returned to the helm of Bloomberg LP, the data and financial news company he founded more than three decades ago. The former...
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced the creation of an Indian branch of his militant group

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In a video posted online, al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced the creation of an Indian branch of his militant group to "raise the...
More than 1,900 people have now died in West Africa's Ebola outbreak

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More than 1,900 people have now died in West Africa's Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. WHO head Margaret Chan said there were...