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For gun control activists, 2008 was the year the floodgates opened. That's when the Supreme Court ruled on District of Columbia v. Heller, a landmark challenge...
Chiquita shareholders have voted against a merger deal with Irish rival Fyffes

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Chiquita shareholders have voted against a merger deal with Irish rival Fyffes. As a result, the US-based banana company will enter talks with Brazil's Cutrale...
The number of cases in the Ebola outbreak has exceeded 10,000, with 4,922 deaths

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) latest report, the number of cases in the Ebola outbreak has exceeded 10,000, with 4,922 deaths. Only 27...
Ha Van Tham is one of Vietnam's richest business tycoons

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Ha Van Tham, one of Vietnam's richest business tycoons, has been arrested on suspicion of lending fraud, authorities say. Ha Van Tham, a former chairman...

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For some people, love lasts forever. For others, it can last anywhere from a few days to a few years. In Hollywood, relationships are...
Reyhaneh Jabbari was arrested in 2007 for the murder of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of Iran's ministry of intelligence

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Iran has executed Reyhaneh Jabbari who killed a man she said was trying to abuse her. Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was hanged in a Tehran prison...
Steve Coogan has been cast in Showtime's Happyish series that was to have starred the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Steve Coogan has been cast in Showtime's Happyish series that was to have starred the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Philip Seymour Hoffman had been...
Alvin Stardust's final album, his first in 30 years, got an early release following the artist's death

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Alvin Stardust's final album, his first in 30 years, got an early release following the artist's death. Alvin Stardust died on October 23, at the...
Amber Joy Vinson and Nina Pham were infected with Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas hospital

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Nina Pham and Amber Joy Vinson, the two nurses infected with Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas, have been declared free...
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were found guilty of failing to declare millions of euros their fashion house had earned through a subsidy based in Luxembourg

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Founders of the Dolce & Gabbana fashion house, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, have been cleared by Italy's top court of tax evasion. Two lower...
Pillpinto mayoral race was decided by a coin toss after two candidates tied at the ballot box

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The mayoral race in a small town high in the Peruvian Andes was decided by a coin toss after two candidates tied at the...
Air New Zealand has launched its latest Hobbit-themed pre-flight safety demonstration

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Air New Zealand has launched its latest Hobbit-themed pre-flight safety demonstration. Air New Zealand has established a long tradition of memorable in-flight safety videos, has...
Queen Elizabeth II sent her first tweet heralding the launch of a major new exhibition at London's Science Museum

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Queen Elizabeth II sent her first tweet through the @BritishMonarchy account heralding the launch of a major new exhibition at London's Science Museum. "It is...
Microsoft made $4.5 billion in Q3 2014, 13 percent lower than the same time last year

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Microsoft has reported a decline in its profits as a result of costs related to job cuts and its purchase of Nokia's smartphone business...
One million doses of an Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that one million doses of an Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015. The WHO...
Matt Lucas will host this year's International Emmy Awards ceremony in New York

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Matt Lucas will host this year's International Emmy Awards ceremony in New York. International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences president Bruce Paisner called Matt...
Dr. Craig Spencer treated Ebola patients while working for the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres in Guinea

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New York doctor Craig Spencer, who recently returned from Ebola-hit Guinea in West Africa, has tested positive for the virus. Dr. Craig Spencer, who treated...
Mark Zuckerberg was in Beijing as a newly appointed member of the advisory board for Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management

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Mark Zuckerberg was in Beijing as a newly appointed member of the advisory board for Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. As part of...
Canadian police have released a video showing how gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau stormed into the parliament’s building

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Canadian police have released a video showing how gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau stormed into the parliament’s building on October 22. Minutes before, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, had...
More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola since March 2014

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Mali has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the country. The Malian government said a two-year-old girl had tested positive for the haemorrhagic virus....
Boko Haram militants have reportedly abducted dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state

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Boko Haram militants have reportedly abducted dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state. The abductions have not been confirmed...
Frank Sivero has filed a lawsuit against Fox claiming The Simpsons character of Louie was based on his portrayal of Frankie Carbone in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas

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Frank Sivero has filed a lawsuit against Fox claiming The Simpsons character of Louie, a member of Springfield's Mafia, was based on his portrayal...
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,...
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