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Michael Schumacher was skiing in the French Alps last December when he fell and hit his head on a rock

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F1 champion Michael Schumacher has made "some progress", a doctor who treated him for nearly six months after his brain injury in a skiing...
Alvin Stardust had recently been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer and died at home with his wife and family around him

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Alvin Stardust has died at the age 72 after a short illness. Alvin Stardust had recently been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer and died at...
Dominic Adesanya was attacked by dogs after jumping the White House fence

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White House intruder Dominic Adesanya was attacked by dogs before being arrested, in the latest security breach at the president's official residence. Dominic Adesanya, 23,...
The NHTSA has expanded a recall of vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata airbags to 7.8 million

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has expanded a recall of vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata airbags to 7.8 million. The NHTSA warned that...
Americans who rely on federal benefits will get a 1.7 percent increase in their monthly payments in 2015

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Americans who rely on federal benefits will get a 1.7% increase in their monthly payments in 2015, the US government announced on October 22. It's...
Warren Buffett has lost $2.5 billion only this week after a sharp decline in IBM and Coca-Cola shares

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Warren Buffett has lost $2.5 billion only this week after a sharp decline in IBM and Coca-Cola shares. IBM and Coke represent two of Berkshire...
Renee Zellweger looked different as she attended Elle's Women in Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills

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Renee Zellweger looked different as she attended Elle's Women in Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills on October 20. On the next day, the 45-year-old actress...
Lady Gaga is the new owner of a $24 million estate in Malibu

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Lady Gaga is the new owner of a $24 million estate in Malibu, California, TMZ reported. The pad sits on six acres of prime real...
Several shots have been fired inside and outside the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, leaving one soldier wounded

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Several shots have been fired inside and outside the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, leaving one soldier wounded. A gunman fired at the National War Memorial...
Simona Halep beat Serena Williams for the first time as the world No 1 was swept aside in the WTA Finals in Singapore

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Romanian Simona Halep beat Serena Williams for the first time as the world No 1 was swept aside in the WTA Finals in Singapore...
Jodi Arias is back in court for her sentencing retrial in Travis Alexander murder case

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Jodi Arias is back in court for her sentencing retrial in Travis Alexander murder case. As he delivered his opening statement, prosecutor Juan Martinez displayed...
Paul Cantlie recorded a video message from his hospital bed earlier urging ISIS militants to release John Cantlie

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Paul Cantlie, the father of British hostage John Cantlie who is being held by militant group Islamic State (ISIS), has died, his family have...
Most Unusual Places to Study

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Studying requires focus, and the ability to completely submerse yourself in a subject. It is absolutely necessary in college to absorb all of the...
South Korea has taken down a tower used to construct a Christmas tree at the border with North Korea

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South Korea has taken down a tower used to construct a Christmas tree at the border with North Korea. The ritual, in which the 60ft...
Ben Bradlee played a key role in the Watergate scandal that toppled President Richard Nixon

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Washington Post former editor Ben Bradlee, who played a key role in the Watergate scandal that toppled President Richard Nixon, has died aged 93. According...
Jeffrey Fowle entered North Korea on April 29 and was detained in early June as he was leaving the country

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American citizen Jeffrey Fowle has been released by the North Korean authorities, US officials say. Jeffrey Fowle, 56, was one of three US citizens detained...
Oscar Pistorius has begun jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

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Oscar Pistorius has begun jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The South African Paralympic champion was driven to Pretoria's Kgosi Mampuru prison where...
Kate Middleton has made her first public appearance since announcing her second pregnancy, joining Prince William to welcome the president of Singapore

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Kate Middleton has made her first public appearance since announcing her second pregnancy, joining Prince William to welcome the president of Singapore in the...
Serum made from the blood of recovered Ebola patients could be available within weeks in Liberia

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that serum made from the blood of recovered Ebola patients could be available within weeks in Liberia. Liberia...
Al-Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed were sentenced to seven years in jail in Egypt

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Cairo’s Court of Cassation has set the appeals hearing of three jailed al-Jazeera journalists for January 1, 2015, says Mohamed Fahmy's family. Al-Jazeera journalists Mohamed...
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi-Kani, a former acting prime minister and interior minister in the 80s, had been in a coma since June

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The head of Iran’s chief clerical body, Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi-Kani, has died at the age of 83. Iran’s clerical body is in charged with choosing...
Criminal negligence caused the plane crash at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport that resulted in the death of Total CEO Christophe de Margerie

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Criminal negligence caused the plane crash at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport that resulted in the death of Total CEO Christophe de Margerie, Russian investigators...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been given a pay package worth $84.3 million

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been given a pay package worth $84.3 million, making him one of the top earners in the tech industry. The...
McDonald’s and Coca-Cola have posted sharply lower profits for Q3 2014

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McDonald’s and Coca-Cola have posted sharply lower profits for Q3 2014. McDonald's saw earnings fall 30%, while Coca-Cola's fell 14%, with both citing lower US...
Hannah Graham’s abductor Jesse Leroy Matthew was also indicted on charges of attempted capital murder in Fairfax County

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Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., the man suspected in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, has been charged with abducting and raping another woman in 2005. Jesse...