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Daily Archives: Sep 24, 2014

Burning of Michael Brown memorial led to more Ferguson protests

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Five people were arrested and two police officers injured in renewed violence overnight on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri. The renewed violence sparked in the...
Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell have been confirmed as the new stars of the second season of True Detective

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Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell have been confirmed as the new stars of the second season of True Detective. Eight episodes will be made with...
Tony Stewart will not face criminal charges in the crash that killed Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park

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NASCAR driver Tony Stewart will not face criminal charges in the crash that killed 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint car race at...
The Role of eBooks in Environmental Responsibility

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eBooks have many advantages, and most people are familiar with some of the key benefits: affordability, instant gratification, large print capabilities, audio capabilities, educational...
Bob Dylan has won 10 Grammys, seven of them after being handed a lifetime achievement award in 1992

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Bob Dylan will be named 2015's MusiCares person of the year at the special pre-Grammys event in February. Jack White, Neil Young, The Black Keys,...
Samsung is ending its laptop sales in Europe

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Samsung is ending its laptop sales in Europe, the company has announced. The move includes its Chromebook model, which had previously been one of the...
Edward Snowden has won the 2014 Right Livelihood Award

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Edward Snowden has won the 2014 Right Livelihood Award, described as Sweden's "alternative Nobel Prize". The fugitive US intelligence leaker splits the honorary award with...
Apple’s new iPhone 6 handsets are prone to bend when carried in trouser pockets

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More and more Apple users claim that the company’s new iPhone 6 handsets are prone to bend when carried in trouser pockets. Several members of...
AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young will not return to the band, after taking a break due to illness

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AC/DC founder Malcolm Young will not return to the band, after taking a break due to illness. The band said "due to the nature of...
Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, President Barack Obama has urged the world to help dismantle the ISIS network of death

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Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, President Barack Obama has urged the world to help dismantle the Islamic State's (ISIS) "network...
Herve Gourdel was abducted by Jund al-Khilafa in the north-east Kabylie region

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French tourist Herve Gourdel, who was seized by in Algeria on September 21, has been killed, according to a video released by jihadist group...
The murder of Monica Spear, who was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2004, prompted demonstrations against Venezuela's high crime rate

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Three men have been sentenced to many years in jail for the killing of Venezuelan beauty queen Monica Spear in January 2014. The three had...
Mangalyaan was launched from the Sriharikota spaceport on the coast of the Bay of Bengal on November 5, 2013

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India has successfully put the Mangalyaan robotic probe into orbit around Mars, becoming the fourth country to do so. The Mangalyaan robotic probe, one of...
Although Nicolas Sarkozy has kept a low profile since leaving office, he has faced a series of investigations that involve him in some capacity

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According to French media, a corruption investigation against former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been suspended. They quote judicial sources as saying that Paris appeals court...
Abu Qatada has been found not guilty of terrorism offences by a court in Jordan

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Abu Qatada has been found not guilty of terrorism offences by a court in Jordan. A panel of civilian judges sitting at Amman's State Security...
Japan is Starbucks' second biggest market in terms of sales and has some of its most profitable cafes

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Starbucks is buying out its Japanese partner in a deal worth $914 million. Starbucks Japan has been a joint venture between Starbucks and Sazaby League...
A second fence has been erected between the White House and a thoroughfare popular with tourists, local residents and workers

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A second fence has been erected between the White House and a thoroughfare popular with tourists, local residents and workers, days after Omar Gonzalez...