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Joan Rivers wrote in 2012 about how she wanted her funeral to be a huge showbiz affair

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Family, friends and stars, including radio host Howard Stern, actress Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Donald Trump, comic Kathy Griffin and Whoopi Goldberg, have attended...
Simone Battle’s death appears to be a suicide

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G.R.L. member Simone Battle was found dead in the bedroom of her apartment in a West Hollywood neighborhood. She was only 25 years old. Simone Battle’s...
G.R.L’s singer and former X Factor contestant Simone Battle has died at the age of 25

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G.R.L’s singer and former X Factor contestant Simone Battle has died at the age of 25. Simone Battle’s death was confirmed in a joint statement...
President Barack Obama will delay taking executive action on immigration until after the midterm elections in November

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President Barack Obama will delay taking executive action on immigration until after the midterm elections in November, White House officials said on September 6. The...
Barack Obama made an impromptu visit to Stonehenge on his return home from the NATO summit in Newport

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Barack Obama made an impromptu visit to Stonehenge on his return home from the NATO summit in Newport, Wales. As the president toured the ancient...
Mohamed Morsi is being charged with handing over Egypt’s security documents to Qatar

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Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi is being charged with handing over national security documents to Qatar, the state prosecutor says. Relations between Egypt and Qatar...
Larry and Jane Glazer were both licensed pilots

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A private jet on a flight from New York to Florida crashed off Jamaica on September 5 after the two people on board apparently...
A number of long-forgotten deadly microbes have been uncovered in the NIH laboratories in recent weeks

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A number of long-forgotten deadly microbes have been uncovered in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories in recent weeks, including the deadly toxin...
Hillary Clinton won't make a decision about a 2016 presidential bid before the end of 2014

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Former U.S. Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has said she won't make a decision about a 2016 presidential bid...
Angelina Jolie’s wedding dress featured artwork drawn by kids Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Vivienne and Knox

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Angelina Jolie’s wedding dress has been finally revealed after her secret nuptials to Brad Pitt on August 23 in France. Angelina Jolie, 37, wore an...
The commemoration of late Hugo Chavez with a rewriting of the Christian Lord's Prayer is causing controversy in Venezuela

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The commemoration of late Hugo Chavez with a rewriting of the Christian Lord's Prayer is causing controversy in Venezuela. Venezuela's Roman Catholic Church is denouncing...
Sierra Leone has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the Ebola disease

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Sierra Leone has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the Ebola disease. According to a senior official, from 18 to 21 September people...
Joan Rivers will have a red carpet at her funeral in New York City on September 7

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Joan Rivers will have a red carpet at her funeral in New York City on September 7, Us Weekly reported. The red carpet, which Joan...
Motorola says Moto 360 offers a stylish design after a series of unappealing wearable tech launches by its rivals

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Motorola has launched its highly anticipated circular smartwatch, the Moto 360. The company said it believed the smartwatch model offered a stylish design after what...
Gustavo Cerati suffered a stroke at the end of a concert in May 2010 in Venezuela and never recovered

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Gustavo Cerati, one of South America’s popular rock artists, has died, four years after falling into a coma. Gustavo Cerati, 55, suffered a stroke at...
Leader of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed following a US attack earlier this week

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Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, was killed following a US attack earlier this week, the Pentagon has confirmed. The...
The US economy added 142,000 jobs in August 2014, less than the lowest estimate

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According to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy added 142,000 jobs in August 2014, less than the lowest...
Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels have signed a cease-fire deal to end almost five months of fighting

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Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels have signed a cease-fire deal to end almost five months of fighting. The two sides, meeting in Belarusian capital Minsk,...
Joan Rivers died at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital after she was removed from life support following a cardiac and respiratory arrest

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A funeral ceremony for late comedienne Joan Rivers is set to be held in her hometown of New York City this weekend. Joan Rivers, 81,...
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, have been found guilty of corruption

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Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, have been found guilty of corruption. Bob McDonnell, who left office in January 2014, was...
Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall legal drama The Judge will officially kick off the Toronto International Film Festival

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The Toronto International Film Festival is due to begin later in Canada. Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall legal drama The Judge will officially kick...
Joan Rivers was one of the most successful female comedians of her generation

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Joan Rivers was one of the most successful female comedians of her generation. Her stage act veered from vitriolic attacks on fellow celebrities to a...
BP has been found guilty of gross negligence in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

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BP has been found guilty of "gross negligence" in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The New...
Joan Rivers died on Thursday, September 4, at 1.17 PM

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Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81, daughter Melissa Rivers has announced. The comedienne had been on life support in Mount Sinai Hospital...
The WHO wants to reduce the rate of suicide by 10 percent by 2020

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According to a significant report by the World Health Organization (WHO), a person dies by taking their own life every 40 seconds. The WHO said...