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Daily Archives: Sep 25, 2014

Lt. Howard Bischoff, 58, and firefighters Daniel Heglund, 58, and Robert Leaver, 56, died within hours of one another on September 22

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Three retired FDNY firefighters who worked at Ground Zero have died on the same day from cancer. According to experts, the illness might be connected...
US Attorney General Eric Holder is resigning after six years on the job

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US Attorney General Eric Holder is resigning after six years on the job. Eric Holder is the nation's first black attorney general. The White House said...
Kim Kardashian was apparently jostled by someone waiting in a large crowd outside her car at a Paris Fashion Week event on September 25

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Kim Kardashian was apparently jostled by someone waiting in a large crowd outside her car at a Paris Fashion Week event on September 25. Kim...
Amber Rose filed for divorce from Wiz Khalifa after just 14 months of marriage

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Amber Rose filed for divorce from Wiz Khalifa after just 14 months of marriage, TMZ reported. Reportedly citing irreconcilable differences, Amber Rose, 30, is looking...
Diana Krall has canceled her US fall tour to give herself time to recuperate from a severe case of pneumonia

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Diana Krall has canceled her US fall tour to give herself time to recuperate from a severe case of pneumonia. Diana Krall said in a...
Britney Spears launched her debut collection of lingerie and sleepwear

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Britney Spears launched her debut collection of lingerie and sleepwear, called The Intimate Britney Spears, in London on September 23. The line, which the singer...
Sierra Leone has widened the Ebola quarantine to include another one million people in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease

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Sierra Leone has widened the Ebola quarantine to include another one million people in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease. President Ernest...
Shellshock bug has been found in a software component known as Bash, which is a part of many Linux systems as well as Apple's Mac operating system

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Experts have discovered a new security vulnerability - dubbed Shellshock bug or Bash - affecting hundreds of millions of computers, servers and devices. The flaw...
In July 2014, Marlene Pinnock was repeatedly punched in the face and head by a CHP officer at the side of the road

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Marlene Pinnock, who was repeatedly punched in the face and head by a police officer at the side of the road, will receive $1.5...
Cypriot authorities said they picked up a radio distress signal as the boat was caught in rough seas

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Three hundred people have been rescued by Salamis Filoxenia cruise ship off Cyprus after their boat ran into trouble in rough seas. The stranded are...
Apple has issued an apology after its iOS 8 update left some iPhones users unable to make or receive calls

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Apple has issued an apology after an update to its iOS 8 left some iPhones users unable to make or receive calls. Users who had...
New US and coalition airstrikes have targeted ISIS-held oil refineries in Syria

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New US and coalition airstrikes have targeted ISIS-held oil refineries in Syria. The raids killed 14 ISIS fighters and five civilians in eastern Syria, activists...
Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro have released thousands of mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria that suppress dengue fever

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Brazil has released thousands of mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria that suppress dengue fever. Researchers hope the good mosquitoes will multiply, breed and become the...
Many Americans took to Twitter to condemn President Barack Obama after he appeared to salute Marine Corps guards holding a coffee cup in his right hand

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Many Americans took to Twitter to condemn President Barack Obama after he appeared to salute Marine Corps guards outside his helicopter while holding a...
Virgin’s Richard Branson is offering his personal staff as much vacation as they want

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Virgin’s Richard Branson is offering his personal staff as much vacation as they want. On his website, Richard Branson said that his staff of 170...
The Los Angeles city council has voted to raise the minimum wage at large hotels to $15.37 per hour

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Los Angeles has raised the minimum wage at large hotels to $15.37 per hour. In a 12-3 vote, the LA city council approved the rise...