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Earl Scruggs, the pioneering banjo player who is credited with helping create modern country music, has died in Nashville aged 88

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Earl Scruggs, the pioneering banjo player who is credited with helping create modern country music, has died in Nashville aged 88. Earl Scruggs died of...
The allegations against Bo Xilai were "preposterous", said a source close to his family

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Bo Xilai, the politician at the heart of China's biggest political scandal in years, is the victim of a smear campaign, a source close...
Khloe, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian have undoubtedly had a little help in the photoshop department

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Kim Kardashian showed off her hourglass shape in a bikini from her Kardashian Kollection - the fashion line she shares with sisters Khloe and...
Heavily pregnant Jessica Simpson is refusing to put her feet up less than a few weeks away from her due date

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Heavily pregnant Jessica Simpson is refusing to put her feet up less than a few weeks away from her due date. Jessica Simpson, 31, negotiated...
Nafissatou Diallo brought the civil action after criminal charges were dismissed against DSK

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A New York civil court has begun hearing the case against former IFM chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, brought by Nafissatou Diallo, the Sofitel hotel maid who...
The United States has confirmed the decision to put on hold planned food aid to North Korea

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The United States has confirmed the decision to put on hold planned food aid to North Korea. The decision comes after Pyongyang announced a new...
The fossilized bones of a foot were discovered in Ethiopia and dated to be 3.4 million years

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The fossilized bones of a foot that were discovered in Ethiopia and dated to be 3.4 million years old gave scientists a fascinating new...
The image on the Turin Shroud is commonly associated with Jesus Christ, his crucifixion and burial

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Cambridge art historian Thomas de Wesselow came with a new theory about the Turin Shroud, being convinced that it is real and did touch...
Pope Benedict XVI and the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro had a meeting today for the first time after the Pontiff saying mass in Havana

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Pope Benedict XVI and the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro had a meeting today for the first time after the Pontiff saying mass in...
Cissy Houston believes Bobby Brown's DUI arrest proves he is just a bad influence

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Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's mother, believes Bobby Brown's DUI arrest proves what she has been telling people all along he is just a bad...
Bobby Brown’s attorney is defending the singer’s actions behind the wheel few days after he was arrested for DUI

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Bobby Brown’s attorney is defending the singer’s actions behind the wheel few days after he was arrested for driving under the influence. "Everyone is innocent...
An international team of astronomers says that there could be many billions of planets not much bigger than Earth circling faint stars in the Milky Way galaxy

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An international team of astronomers says that there could be many billions of planets not much bigger than Earth circling faint stars in the...
Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC, the consortium that includes the former basketball star Magic Johnson, is buying the LA Dodgers baseball club

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Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC, the consortium that includes the former basketball star Magic Johnson, is buying the LA Dodgers baseball club. The club and owner...
Amazon has announced the launch of Kindle Touch, its touchscreen version of iKindle e-reader, in the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy

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Amazon has announced the launch of Kindle Touch, its touchscreen version of iKindle e-reader, in the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. The Kindle Touch will...
US doctors at the University of Maryland gave Richard Norris a new face, including jaw, teeth and tongue, in an operation that is the most extensive face transplant ever performed

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US doctors at the University of Maryland gave Richard Norris a new face, including jaw, teeth and tongue, in an operation that is the...
Vast amounts of gas and dust have been detected in the J1120+0641 galaxy (that red dot in green circle) contains the most distant supermassive black hole known to science

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Vast amounts of gas and dust have been detected in the galaxy that contains the most distant supermassive black hole known to science, announced...
Apple has announced that will refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad

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Apple has announced that will refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad. The country's consumer watchdog has taken...
Beyonce matches her outfit to baby Blue Ivy's faux-fur sling

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Beyonce has pimped baby Blue Ivy Carter's ride to a glamorous effect, as it looks at first glance as though the superstar is just wearing...
Beyonce the dog could set the world's record for tiniest puppy, as she was so small when she was born that could fit onto a spoon

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Beyonce the dog could set the world's record for tiniest puppy, as she was so small when she was born on March 8 that...
JetBlue domestic flight 191 from New York to Las Vegas has made an emergency landing amid a medical scare over the captain

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JetBlue domestic flight 191 from New York to Las Vegas has made an emergency landing amid a medical scare over the captain, the airline...
Madonna hits back at DJ Deadmau5’s claims that she glamorized drug use

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Madonna hits back at DJ Deadmau5’s claims that she glamorized drug use during her performance at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami over the...
Jessica Simpson played bridesmaid to one of her closest friends and former assistant Lauren Zelman

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Jessica Simpson played bridesmaid to one of her closest friends and former assistant Lauren Zelman. Jessica Simpson, 31, nearly upstaged the bride as all eyes...
Al-Jazeera TV has received a video apparently showing the attacks carried out by Islamist gunman Mohamed Merah in Toulouse

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Al-Jazeera TV network has received a video apparently showing the attacks carried out by Islamist gunman Mohamed Merah in Toulouse, south-west France. The Qatar-based satellite...
Cassini probe will make today its lowest pass yet over the south pole of Enceladus, an active moon of Saturn which may harbor a liquid water ocean

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NASA’s Cassini probe will make today its lowest pass yet over the south pole of Enceladus, an active moon of Saturn which may harbor...
The new iPad's enormous battery capacity, 1.7 times bigger than iPad 2, the slight difference in the formula used to calculate when it is “full” makes a noticeable difference to the battery life

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Apple's new iPad isn't always telling the truth when says it has 100% battery. The gadget starts to say that it is “full” when it's...