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President Barack Obama has promised to bypass a fractured Congress to tackle economic inequality in his annual State of the Union address

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In his annual State of the Union address, President Barack Obama has promised to bypass a fractured Congress to tackle economic inequality. Barack Obama pledged...
GCHQ has monitored in real-time YouTube video views, Facebook "likes" and Blogger visits

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According to the latest Edward Snowden leaks, the UK intelligence agency , GCHQ, has monitored in real-time YouTube video views, Facebook "likes" and Blogger...
Food poisoning bacterium Clostridium perfringens may be implicated in Multiple sclerosis

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According to US researchers, food poisoning bacterium Clostridium perfringens may be implicated in Multiple sclerosis (MS). Lab tests in mice by the team from Weill...
President Viktor Yanukovych wants any amnesty conditional on demonstrators leaving official buildings

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Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine's first post-independence president, has warned the country is on the "brink of civil War" as parliament debates an amnesty for protesters. Leonid...
It appears Phil Robertson is jealous of his brother Si Robertson’s popularity

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Sources close to Duck Dynasty cast revealed that family patriarch Phil Robertson is jealous of his brother Si’s popularity. “Phil is just plain fit to...
Willie Robertson will join Louisiana Rep. Vance McAllister during the State of the Union address

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Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson will join Louisiana Rep. Vance McAllister during the State of the Union address on Tuesday. Willie Robertson had endorsed Vance McAllister...
President Barack Obama will unveil a minimum-wage raise as he delivers his annual State of the Union address

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President Barack Obama will unveil a minimum-wage raise as he delivers his annual State of the Union address later. The president is expected to bypass...
The US home prices extended a winning streak in November 2013

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According to the S&P/Case-Shiller indexes, the US home prices extended a winning streak in November, with 2013 shaping up as the best year for...
At least ten inmates died and 42 others were injured in a fire at Modelo prison in the Colombian city of Barranquilla

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At least ten inmates died and 42 others were injured in a fire at Modelo prison in the Colombian city of Barranquilla, police say. Some...
Ford net income for 2013 was $7.2 billion, up $1.49 billion on the previous year

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Ford has announced that last year was "one of the company's best years ever", driven by a strong performance in the US and Asia. The...
Deep South will be hit by what could be its worst snow and ice in a generation

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According to forecasters, Deep South will be hit by what could be its worst snow and ice in a generation. Schools were closed, hundreds of...
Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala’s properties have been raided by police as part of a fraud inquiry

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Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala’s properties have been raided by police as part of a fraud inquiry, French media report. Police swooped on several properties owned by...
Justin Bieber was charged with DUI, resisting arrest without violence and driving without a valid license in Miami

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Over 40,000 people in the US have signed a petition calling for President Barack Obama to revoke Justin Bieber's visa and deport him to...
Kanye West will headline this summer's Wireless Festival in London and Birmingham

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Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Drake and Pharell Williams will headline this summer's Wireless Festival in London and Birmingham. The event has moved from the Olympic...
Tom Perkins has apologized for comparing a row about free buses for tech workers in Silicon Valley to the persecution of the Jews in Nazi Germany

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Billionaire Tom Perkins has apologized for comparing a row about free buses for tech workers in Silicon Valley to the persecution of the Jews...
Prince has taken a $22 million legal action against 22 people for posting copies of live performances online

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Prince has taken a $22 million legal action against 22 people for posting copies of live performances online. Court documents list the individuals said to...
Underhill House

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Dow Building Solutions has isolated the first certified Passive House in England. Underhill House, the pioneering project of eco-sustainability, created by the architect Helen...
Snaidero Skyline 2

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The grammar of creativity combines design, color, sustainability, emotion, young solutions for lightness and originality: Skyline 2.0 Snaidero perfectly interprets all these ingredients, serving...
ADI Design Index 2014

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Do you like to cook regularly? Do you consider yourself a contemporary chef? Personally, I used to order my food and pizzas from EatNow...
Ratko Mladic has refused to testify after Radovan Karadzic called him as a defense witness at his war crimes trial at The Hague

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Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has refused to testify after former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic called him as a defense witness...
Mykola Azarov said his resignation was designed to create social and political compromise

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Ukraine's PM Mykola Azarov has offered his resignation. In a statement, Mykola Azarov said the move was designed to create "social and political compromise". In his...
Mohamed Morsi’s trial over his escape from prison in 2011 has begun in Cairo

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Mohamed Morsi’s trial over his escape from prison in 2011 has begun in Cairo, state media say. The Egypt's ousted Islamist president was taken to...
Quentin Tarantino has sued website Gawker for contributory copyright infringement after it posted a link to leaked screenplay of The Hateful Eight

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Quentin Tarantino has sued website Gawker for contributory copyright infringement after it posted a link to leaked screenplay of The Hateful Eight. A link to...
The NSA and GCHQ routinely try to gain access to personal data from Angry Birds and other mobile applications

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According to a new report, the NSA and Britain’s GCHQ routinely try to gain access to personal data from Angry Birds and other mobile...
Peter Seeger gained fame in The Weavers, formed in 1948, and continued to perform in his own right in a career spanning six decades

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Folk singer and activist Pete Seeger has died at a New York hospital after a short illness aged 94, his grandson said. Peter Seeger’s songs...