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Cecile Kyenge has called for more support as she endures relentless non-violent racist attacks

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Cecile Kyenge, Italy's only black cabinet minister, has called for more support as she endures relentless non-violent racist attacks. She is in charge of efforts...
Michelle Obama’s ruby-colored chiffon gown made by designer Jason Wu is being lent to the National Museum of American History for a year

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Michelle Obama’s second inaugural dress will be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution. Before it’s stowed away for a future presidential library, Michelle Obama’s ruby-colored chiffon...
Apple will pay at least $32.5 million in refunds to parents whose children made in-app purchases without their consent

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Apple will pay at least $32.5 million in refunds to parents whose children made in-app purchases without their consent after a settlement with the...
Michelle Obama, who turns 50 on Friday, isn't ruling out using plastic surgery or Botox in the future

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First Lady Michelle Obama, who turns 50 on Friday, isn't ruling out using plastic surgery or Botox in the future. Michelle Obama told People magazine:...
Thieves have tried to steal an urn containing Sigmund Freud's ashes in a raid on a north London crematorium

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Thieves have tried to steal an urn containing Sigmund Freud's ashes in a raid on a north London crematorium. The burglars "severely damaged" the 2,300-year-old...
Women who lift weights in the gym cut their risk of developing diabetes

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According to a new study, women who lift weights in the gym cut their risk of developing diabetes. The study tracked the health of nearly...
Bruce Springsteen joined show host Jimmy Fallon for a duet sending up a scandal embroiling Governor Chris Christie

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Bruce Springsteen has mocked New Jersey's embattled governor Chris Christie on the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon show. Bruce Springsteen joined show host Jimmy Fallon...
Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA used secret technology to spy on computers that were not even connected to the internet

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The NSA used secret technology to spy on computers that were not even connected to the internet, it has been reported. Citing documents from whistleblower...
Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon has apologized for comments that lambasted John Kerry's role in the Middle East peace process

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Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon has apologized for quotes that appeared in a newspaper that lambasted US Secretary of State John Kerry's role in...
Julie Gayet was recently linked to an affair with President Francois Hollande

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French government has blocked the appointment of actress Julie Gayet to a cultural jury. Julie Gayet was recently linked to an affair with President Francois...
GM announced it will resume dividend payments, capping a remarkable turnaround since its 2009 bailout by the US government

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General Motors (GM) announced it will resume dividend payments, capping a remarkable turnaround since its 2009 bailout by the US government. GM will pay a...
Fifteen people died when a suicide bomber target a funeral for a pro-government Sunni militiaman in a village south of Baquba

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A series of bomb attacks killed at least 26 people in central Iraq, police and medical officials say. Fifteen died when a suicide bomber target...
Kanye West has filed a lawsuit to stop production of Coinye West digital currency

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Kanye West has filed a lawsuit to stop production of Coinye West digital currency, saying they unjustly cash in on his fame. The lawsuit, filed...
Australia has been hit with extreme hot weather, with temperatures of over 104F in some areas

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Australia has been hit with extreme hot weather, with temperatures of over 40C (104F) in some areas, and several bushfire warnings in place. In Victoria,...
Juan Gelman is considered to be one of the greatest authors in Spanish and was awarded the prestigious Cervantes Prize in 2007

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Argentinean poet and political critic Juan Gelman has died aged 83 in Mexico City. Juan Gelman, the son of Jewish immigrants to Argentina from Ukraine,...
Justin Bieber’s Los Angeles home has been searched by police after the pop star allegedly threw eggs at his neighbor’s home

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Justin Bieber’s Los Angeles home has been searched by police after the pop star allegedly threw eggs at his neighbor’s home. Officials did not say...