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Enterprise took to the skies today for the first time in nearly 27 years for a historic sky show above the Manhattan skyline

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Enterprise, NASA's original prototype for the space shuttle program, took to the skies today for the first time in nearly 27 years for a...
Romania's centre-right government lead by PM Mihai Razvan Ungureanu lost a confidence vote today after 78 days of governing

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Romania's centre-right government led by PM Mihai Razvan Ungureanu lost a confidence vote today after 78 days of governing. The no-confidence bill was filed by...
At least 27 people have been injured after four explosions have rocked the city of Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine

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At least 27 people have been injured after four explosions have rocked the city of Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine. The first two blasts happened at...
Monika Samaan has been left severely brain damaged after being poisoned by a KFC chicken meal

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KFC has been ordered to pay $8.3 million to the family of Monika Samaan, an Australian girl left severely brain damaged after being poisoned...
Bob Dylan will receive Medal Of Freedom alongside former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, John Glenn, the third American in space, and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison

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Bob Dylan will receive the Medal Of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, it has been announced. Bob Dylan is being recognized alongside former Secretary of...
The wildlife officers tranquilized the bear while he was up in the branches and, after a short wait, the bear safely landed on his back

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A 200-pound black bear, who wandered up into a tree at the University of Colorado - Boulder, is again safe after wildlife department officials...
Michelle Obama's tour of Spain in 2010 better have been a once in a lifetime trip, because her getaway cost taxpayers nearly $500,000

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First Lady Michelle Obama's whirlwind tour of Spain in 2010 better have been a once in a lifetime trip, because her getaway cost taxpayers...
Lindsay Lohan was just 19 when she posed as Elizabeth Taylor for the June issue of Interview magazine

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It appears that Lindsay Lohan has been rehearsing for her role as Elizabeth Taylor for years as a 2006 Interview magazine cover has surfaced...
Standard & Poor's has cut Spain's credit rating and warned of risks to come

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Standard & Poor's has cut Spain's credit rating and warned of risks to come. S&P cut Spain two notches to BBB+, warning that the country...
The US Secret Service is now investigating another claims that some of its agents paid for strippers and prostitutes in El Salvador

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The US Secret Service is now investigating another claims that some of its agents paid for strippers and prostitutes in El Salvador. An advance presidential...
Rights activists say Chen Guangcheng slipped out of his home in Dongshigu town in Shandong province on Sunday

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Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer and one of China's best known dissidents, has escaped from the house arrest. Rights activists say Chen Guangcheng slipped out...
A British research suggests that self-service checkouts are turning many shoppers into criminals

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A British research suggests that self-service checkouts are turning many shoppers into criminals. The figures were revealed in a study of 4,952 shoppers by money-saving...
Footage of the aftermath of the police shooting of Mark Duggan, whose death in north London sparked the 2011 summer riots, has emerged to media

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Footage of the aftermath of the police shooting of Mark Duggan, whose death in north London sparked the 2011 summer riots, has emerged to...
Deutsche Bank reports a sharp fall in profits, in part due to weaker performance in investment banking during the eurozone debt crisis

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Deutsche Bank reports a sharp fall in profits, in part due to weaker performance in investment banking during the eurozone debt crisis. Net income for...
At least six people have been killed in two explosions at the offices of major Nigerian daily ThisDay

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At least six people have been killed in two explosions at the offices of major Nigerian daily ThisDay, according to witnesses. Three people were killed...
Mindbomb’s latest poster campaign is raising the flag about the very basic but grossly obscured trade-off entailed by the planned gold mine at Rosia Montana through cyanide leaching

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Mindbomb's action The Golden Lie that Kills – MindBomb for Roşia Montană aims to raise public awareness in Romania about the toxic propaganda used in...
Dark Knight Rises is no. 1 movie to see this summer

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Summer movies are coming, and iconic superheroes will dominate as Dark Knight Rises, Avengers, and The Amazing Spider-Man duke it out for box office...

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The world is marking today 26 years from the worst nuclear accident and Chernobyl survivors and victims’ families have held a midnight memorial. Dozens of...
Sacha Baron Cohen wished Her Majesty well for her upcoming “blood diamond” jubilee and said he hoped it was a smooth transition when Prince Charles kills her and takes the throne

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Sacha Baron Cohen already caused a stir promoting his new film The Dictator when he tipped Kim Jong-Il's “ashes” over Ryan Seacrest at the...
Bobbi Kristina and Bobby Brown were spotted this week having lunch at Blue Fin restaurant in New York

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Bobbi Kristina and Bobby Brown were spotted this week having lunch at a Time Square restaurant in New York. Bobbi Kristina, 19, and Bobby Brown...
Bobby Brown has avoided jail for DUI after making a plea bargain with prosecutors

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Bobby Brown, the troubled ex-husband of late singer Whitney Houston, has avoided jail for DUI after making a plea bargain with prosecutors. Bobby Brown, 43,...
The order against Amy Pinto-Walsh claimed she broke a confidentiality agreement by talking to reporters the morning Thomas Kinkade was found dead and threatened to reveal his business and personal secrets

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Lawyers portrayed Amy Pinto-Walsh, painter Thomas Kinkade's girlfriend, as a ruthless gold digger who is out to “tear down” the late artist's reputation and...
Li Xueming, also known as Bo Xiyong, Bo Xilai’s elder brother, has quit the board of China Everbright International

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Li Xueming, also known as Bo Xiyong, Bo Xilai’s elder brother, has quit the board of China Everbright International, a Hong Kong-listed company. Everbright said...
The New York Times has recently reported that Bo Xilai ran a wire-tapping system that extended as far as China's president Hu Jintao

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The New York Times has recently reported that Bo Xilai ran a wire-tapping system that extended as far as China's president Hu Jintao. Citing "nearly...
Syrian activists say at least 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in Hama

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Syrian activists say at least 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in Hama. They said several houses in the Mashaa at-Tayyar...