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The public will pay their respects when Ariel Sharon’s body lies in state on Sunday before a private burial on Monday

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Israel begins a short period of mourning for ex-PM Ariel Sharon who died at 85 of heart failure after 8 years in a coma. The...
The Dallas Safari Club in Texas says the hunt will help protect the species by removing an old aggressive rhino

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A permit to hunt and kill an endangered Black Rhino in Namibia has been sold at a Dallas auction for $350,000. The Dallas Safari Club...
Stephen Baldwin has made another $100,000 installment payment on his unpaid New York taxes

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Stephen Baldwin has made another $100,000 installment payment on his unpaid New York taxes, the actor’s attorney has said. Attorney Russell Yankwitt says Friday's payment...
Dieudonne M'bala M'bala has dropped his controversial show Le Mur after it was banned

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Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, who has convictions for anti-Semitic hate speech in France, has dropped his controversial show Le Mur (The Wall) after it was...
Monica Spear and her ex-husband, Thomas Berry, were gunned down in their car

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Venezuela's Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres has given out his personal mobile phone number on live television, and urged police officers to call him...
About 300,000 people remained without clean tap water for a third day following a chemical spill into the Elk River

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A water company executive said it could be days before uncontaminated water is flowing again in West Virginia. About 300,000 people remained without clean tap...
Duck Dynasty Season 5 premieres on January 15

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Duck Dynasty Season 5 premieres on January 15th at 10/9c on A&E. Duck Dynasty Season 5 premieres on January 15
Dieudonne M'bala M'bala has appealed against a ban on his show

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Comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, viewed as a dangerous anti-Semite by the French government, has appealed against a ban on his show, Le Mur (The...
Rebecca Robertson recently joined the Duck Dynasty cast for the fifth season

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Duck Dynasty’s Korie Robertson and her foster daughter Rebecca recently launched a clothing boutique together called Duck & Dressing. Rebecca Robertson, 24, wrote in a...
Rebecca came to the Robertson family as an exchange student from Taiwan

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A new family member has joined Duck Dynasty reality for this fifth season: Korie and Willie Robertson’s adopted daughter, Rebecca. Rebecca Robertson, 24, has remained...
Duckhorn Wine Company has filed a trademark lawsuit against Duck Commander wines

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Duckhorn Wine Company has filed a trademark lawsuit against Duck Commander, Inc., Trinchero Family Estates and Wal-Mart. The suit claims Duck Commander wines violate the...
The plasma thermogram examines the proteins inside blood, including those produced by tumors

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A new test - plasma thermogram - that uses heat to examine blood can be used to detect cervical cancer, according to US scientists. The...
Jessica Chastain has portrayed Princess Merida from animated movie Brave for O, The Oprah Magazine photo shoot

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Jessica Chastain has portrayed fictional Scottish Princess Merida from 2012's animated movie Brave for O, The Oprah Magazine photo shoot. Jessica Chastain posed for award-winning...
LEGO will produce a construction set based on hit TV animation The Simpsons

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World's second-biggest toymaker LEGO has confirmed that it will produce a construction set based on the hit TV animation, The Simpsons. The new kit will...
Devyani Khobragade is now back in India after an apparent agreement with Washington

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Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid told reporters in Delhi there was "no stand-off" with the US and predicted problems would be sorted out. The row...
Whitney Houston invited Nick Gordon to live with her family when he was only 12 years old

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Although he is largely credited with being Whitney Houston's adopted son, Nick Gordon was never officially adopted by the family. Whitney Houston invited Nick Gordon...
Closer magazine reported on Francois Hollande’s alleged secret affair with actress Julie Gayet

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President Francois Hollande is coming under pressure in France to clarify his personal situation, after Closer magazine reported on his alleged secret affair with...
Ariel Sharon was a giant of the Israeli military and political scene, but courted controversy throughout his long career

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Former Israel’s PM Ariel Sharon has died at the age 85 after spending 8 years in a coma following a stroke. Ariel Sharon was a...
Boardwalk Empire is to end after its upcoming fifth season

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Boardwalk Empire is to end after its upcoming fifth season, HBO has announced. The decision comes three months after HBO renewed the prohibition-era drama for...
Amiri Baraka wrote prolifically, including poems, short stories, novels, essays, plays and jazz operas

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Poet Amiri Baraka died in New Jersey on Thursday at the age of 79. Amiri Baraka died in hospital - where he had been since...
Richard Gere will appear in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2

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Richard Gere will appear in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2, it has been announced. It had been rumored last October that Richard Gere, 64,...
Ten US Air Force officers at six military bases are being investigated for alleged illegal drug possession

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Ten US Air Force officers at six military bases are being investigated for alleged illegal drug possession, service officials report. Nine lieutenants and a captain...
Edward Alex Lee said the US and Cuba had held "very constructive" talks on migration and other issues

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The US is "very open" to building a new relationship with Cuba, a senior American official has said. However, Edward Alex Lee of the US...
Rebecca Robertson is an exchange student from Taiwan who eventually became a foster child of Willie and Korie

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Duck Dynasty reality show is adding another face to the Robertson clan in 2014, Willie and Korie’s foster daughter Rebecca. The exchange student from Taiwan...
Elliptic Vault uses "deep cold storage", where private encrypted keys to Bitcoins are stored on offline servers and in a secure location

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Elliptic Vault, a Bitcoin storage service that insures deposits of the digital currency against loss and theft, has launched in London. Elliptic Vault uses "deep...