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New Jersey residents told they can vote via email as the Northeast scrambles to prepare polling stations after Sandy

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As the East Coast tries to get back on its feet after the damage from Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey has announced that residents can...
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have been given a glimpse of village life in Papua New Guinea

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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have been given a glimpse of village life in Papua New Guinea. A choir of women in floral...
Bishop Tawadros’ name was selected from a glass bowl by a blindfolded boy at a ceremony in Cairo's St Mark's Cathedral

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Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the Middle East. His...
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy could soon need housing as cold weather closes in

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Tens of thousands of people whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy could soon need housing as cold weather closes in, New York's political...
Thousands of people taking common statin simvastatin are to have their dose reduced due to fears over side effects

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Thousands of people taking common statin simvastatin are to have their dose reduced due to fears over side effects. The medicines regulator has warned that...
Step by step guide to pearly whites for life

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Statistics show only 6% of adults were edentate, or had no teeth, in 2009, compared with 37% in 1968. Yet according to the Adult...
Karam and Katari Chand have lived in wedded bliss for 87 years making them the world's longest married couple

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Indian couple Karam, 107, and his wife Katari Chand, 100, who have eight children and twenty eight grandchildren together, have lived in wedded bliss...
The latest ABC News-Washington Post survey suggests Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both level with 48 percent of support

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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are heading into the final two days of campaigning with the outcome still too close to call. Republican Mitt Romney...
Syrian opposition groups are preparing for a crucial meeting on Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha, to discuss how to form a more united front

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Syrian opposition groups are preparing for a crucial meeting on Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha, to discuss how to form a more united...
Egypt's Coptic Christians will learn the name of their new pope on Sunday, when a blindfolded child selects the name of one of three candidates

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Egypt's Coptic Christians will learn the name of their new pope on Sunday, when a blindfolded child selects the name of one of three...
Honey Boo Boo dressed as pink pirate for Halloween

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While the rest of the nation dressed as Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson for Halloween, the reality starlet put that same flair for pageantry...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been spotted with his new girlfriend, Myriam Aouffir, at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been spotted with his new girlfriend, Myriam Aouffir, at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Myriam Aouffir, 43, is a high-profile press officer...
Joe Biden admits watching Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on Air Force Two

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Honey Boo Boo has yet again made it into the Presidential election campaign - this time with Vice President Joe Biden admitting to “catching...
Kay D'Arcy has trained in tai chi and studied Filipino stick fighting in order to land a role in a martial arts show Agent 88

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British grandmother Kay D'Arcy, a former midwife, has trained in tai chi and studied Filipino stick fighting in order to land a role in...
Republican party bosses suspect Chris Christie's momentary embrace of Barack Obama during the President's tour of devastated New Jersey this week was a deliberate snub to Mitt Romney

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was Mitt Romney’s first choice as a running mate before he had a sudden change of heart and dumped...
Baby Mop is the brainchild of BetterThanPants website and was inspired by a spoof Japanese advert of a similar invention

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An enterprising designer has come up with a unique way to get children involved with the housework: by turning crawling babies into cleaning machines. The...
A scientific research paper claims to have discovered that your body can predict the future

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A scientific research paper claims to have discovered that your body can predict the future. Scientist believe that during tests they have found proof that...
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney target key swing states as latest polls suggest they are almost tied

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President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney have begun a crucial swing through key battleground states that will determine who wins Tuesday's...
A bomb attack in the north-west Pakistani city of Buner has killed local anti-Taliban politician Fateh Khan and three of his guards

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A bomb attack in the north-west Pakistani city of Buner has killed local anti-Taliban politician Fateh Khan and three of his guards, police sources...
Honey Boo Boo's estranged pet pig Glitzy made a surprise appearance on Anderson Cooper's live show

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Honey Boo Boo's estranged pet pig Glitzy made a surprise appearance on Anderson Cooper's live show recently after spending a week in the city...
Allie Romney appears on Rich Kids of Instagram not only wearing an expensive ball gown but clutching Oscar de la Renta's arm

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Allie Romney, Mitt Romney’s granddaughter and the daughter of Tag and Jenn Romney, is the latest elite youngster to feature on the blog Rich...
New Jersey Gov Chris Christie has issued an order restricting motorists in 12 northern counties to buying gas every other day

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In an effort to protect the state’s dwindling fuel reserves, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has issued an order restricting motorists in 12 northern...
Syrian rebels say they have launched a major offensive to capture key airbase at Taftanaz

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Syrian rebels say they have launched a major offensive to capture key airbase at Taftanaz, in the north of the country. Video posted on the...
Oursons guimauve are small chocolate-covered marshmallow teddy bears

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Market statistics show the French confectionery industry has been unaffected by the country's financial problems and continues to grow at about 8% a year....
Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang may open in 2013, 26 years after construction began

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Ryugyong Hotel, the 105-storey building which dominates the skyline of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, may open next year, 26 years after construction began. The...