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Daily Archives: Apr 4, 2013

Kevin Ware admitted to a gaggle of reporters at the university that he did not know Louisville had gone on to win the game until he woke up on Monday morning, with the NCAA trophy by his side

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An emotional Kevin Ware was speaking out in his first round of television interviews for the first time since his injury on Sunday night,...
Film critic Roger Ebert has died at 70 after a long battle with cancer

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Film critic Roger Ebert has died at 70 after a long battle with cancer, his newspaper the Chicago Sun-Times has reported. Roger Ebert, known for...
Pope Francis prepares to tackle some of the Catholic Church's major problems and he starts with the Vatican Bank, which has been accused of laundering money

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Pope Francis prepares to tackle some of the Catholic Church's major problems and he starts with the Vatican Bank, which has been accused of...
Francois Hollande is facing a financial scandal after it emerged that his former Socialist Party treasurer Jean-Jacques Augier invested in two Cayman Islands offshore companies

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France’s President Francois Hollande is facing a financial scandal after it emerged that his former Socialist Party treasurer Jean-Jacques Augier invested in two Cayman...
Anonymous has claimed it has been "hacking" and vandalizing social networking profiles linked to North Korea

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Anonymous has claimed it has been "hacking" and vandalizing social networking profiles linked to North Korea. The hacking group has issued several warnings since North...
On her 27th birthday, Amanda Bynes was snapped taking a picture of paparazzi and hiding her face with a man in the background holding up a tabloid spread about her

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Amanda Bynes recent behavior has been described as “tragic” by a woman claiming to be a relative in an interview published by InTouch magazine. On...
Mark Zuckerberg unveils Facebook Home for Android

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Facebook is releasing Home software that puts feeds from the social network on the home page of Android phones. Home software will act like a...
ECB President Mario Draghi has said the initial plan to make small savers pay for the Cyprus bailout was not smart

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ECB President Mario Draghi has said the initial plan to make small savers pay for the Cyprus bailout was "not smart". Mario Draghi said a...
Disney will close LucasArts and plans to license the Star Wars games brand to other developers

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LucasArts, the games developer responsible for the Star Wars series of games, will be shut down by the Walt Disney Company. Disney plans to license...
June Shannon showed off her slimmer figure and her revamped blonde hairdo on a stroll with daughter Honey Boo Boo in New York

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June Shannon showed off her slimmer figure and her revamped blonde hairdo on a stroll with daughter Honey Boo Boo in New York. It seems...
Jay Leno will reportedly receive a $15 million payoff as he steps down as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show months ahead of the end of his contract

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Jay Leno will reportedly receive a $15 million payoff as he steps down as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show months ahead of the...
North Korea has shifted a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast

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North Korea has shifted a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast, South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Kwan-jin has announced. Kim Kwan-jin played down...
Hack attacks hitting online services and exchanges dealing in Bitcoins led to a drop in the value of the virtual currency

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Hack attacks hitting online services and exchanges dealing in Bitcoins led to a drop in the value of the virtual currency. Trading on the MTGox...
Dunkin Donuts is testing glazed donut sandwich, a new kind of breakfast sandwich featuring two crisp slices of bacon and a pepper fried egg

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Dunkin Donuts is testing glazed donut sandwich, a new kind of breakfast sandwich featuring two crisp slices of bacon and a “pepper fried egg". The...
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will officially re-open the Rijksmuseum next week, marking the end of a painful restoration project

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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will officially re-open the Rijksmuseum next week, marking the end of a painful restoration project. The work at the Dutch...
President Barack Obama will give 5 percent of his salary back to the government to show solidarity with the federal workers who took pay cuts during the sequester

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President Barack Obama has decided to give 5% of his salary back to the government to show solidarity with the federal workers who took...
A McDonald's outpost in Winchendon, Massachusetts, is demanding a bachelor degree in a call-out for a full time cashier

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A McDonald's outpost in Winchendon, Massachusetts, is demanding a bachelor degree in a call-out for a full time cashier. It used to be high school...
Former cyclist Lance Armstrong is planning to return to competitive sport as a swimmer

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Former cyclist Lance Armstrong is planning to return to competitive sport as a swimmer. Lance Armstrong, 41, has entered the Masters South Central Zone Swimming...
Novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, whose scripts for Howards End and A Room With A View earned her two Oscars, has died at home in New York at the age of 85

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Novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, whose scripts for Howards End and A Room With A View earned her two Oscars, has died at home in...
The Markit composite PMI, which measures both the manufacturing and services sectors, declined to 50.6 in Germany last month, from 53.3 in February

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The German economy slowed to "near stagnation" in March 2013, while France's recorded its biggest contraction for four years, according to a Markit survey. The...
Single-day passes for this year Lollapalooza music festival sold out in less than two hours

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Single-day passes for this year Lollapalooza music festival sold out in less than two hours on Wednesday, April 3. The single-day tickets for Lollapalooza 2013...
The Bank of Japan has announced it will dramatically expand the country's money supply, as it tries to stimulate the economy growth

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The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has announced it will dramatically expand the country's money supply, as it tries to stimulate the economy growth. The Japanese...
A Japanese study of nearly 37,000 people said balding men were 32 percent more likely to have coronary heart disease

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A Japanese study of nearly 37,000 people, published in the online journal BMJ Open, said balding men were 32% more likely to have coronary...
Connecticut lawmakers have approved gun control measures, which campaigners say are the strictest in America, following December Sandy Hook massacre

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Connecticut lawmakers have approved gun control measures, which campaigners say are the strictest in America, following December Sandy Hook massacre. The new restrictions include a ban...