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Daily Archives: May 5, 2014

Barack Obama joked that his predecessor President George W. Bush's well-publicized but amateurish paintings had inspired him to find his own artistic side

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President Barack Obama had attempted to poke fun at himself at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington. Barack Obama joked that his...
Gregg Steinhafel’s resignation follows a difficult year for Target, which was the victim of a data breach that shook customer confidence and hurt profits

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Target has announced the resignation of its CEO and chairman, Gregg Steinhafel. Gregg Steinhafel’s resignation follows a difficult year for Target, which was the victim...
Osteogenesis Imperfecta is an inherited condition, where abnormalities in the genes controlling collagen affect the bone's strength

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Scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas, have announced that discovery in mice could help to treat people with a form...
The collapse occurred during an act in which the eight performers hanged from their hair like a human chandelier

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Three acrobats of Ringling Bros. circus remain in critical condition in hospital after a group of “hairilists” fell from an aerial platform at a...
Four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and an army helicopter shot down by pro-Russian militants near the eastern city of Sloviansk

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Pro-Russian militants near the eastern city of Sloviansk have killed four Ukrainian soldiers and shot down an army helicopter, Kiev says. Kiev says the gunmen...
Charles Ramsey became famous after he helped Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus escape from Cleveland horrors house

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The memoirs of Charles Ramsey - the man who became famous after he helped Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus escape from Cleveland...
Si Robertson and his wife Christine celebrated their very first wedding ceremony after 43 years of marriage

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Duck Dynasty's Uncle Si Robertson and his wife Christine celebrated their very first wedding ceremony after 43 years of marriage, on Saturday, May 3,...
Michelle Knight said she forgives her captor Ariel Castro

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Michelle Knight, one of three victims held captive for more than a decade inside Ariel Castro’s house of horrors in Cleveland home, said she...
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria has threatened to "sell" the hundreds of schoolgirls it abducted three weeks ago

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The Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria has threatened to "sell" the hundreds of schoolgirls it abducted three weeks ago. Militant leader Abubakar Shekau...
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has topped the North American box office with takings of $92 million on its opening weekend

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Marvel sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has topped the North American box office with takings of $92 million on its opening weekend. The Amazing Spider-Man...
The WHO said polio outbreaks in Asia, Africa and Middle East are an extraordinary event needing a coordinated international response

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned over the spread of polio as the disease becomes an international public health emergency. Outbreaks in Asia, Africa...
Eleven crew members have been reported missing after two cargo ships collided off the coast of southern Hong Kong

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Eleven crew members have been reported missing after two cargo ships collided off the coast of southern Hong Kong, a police official said. The incident,...
Oscar Pistorius "was broken" after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

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Oscar Pistorius "was broken" after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his neighbor Johan Stander has said, as the murder trial resumed after a two-week...
Panama’s opposition leader Juan Carlos Varela has won the presidential election with almost 40 percent of the votes

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Panama’s opposition leader Juan Carlos Varela has won the presidential election with almost 40% of the votes. Juan Carlos Varela, who is currently the vice-president,...
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has admitted that the country’s security forces still do not know where more than 200 abducted schoolgirls are being held

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Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has admitted that the country’s security forces still do not know where more than 200 abducted schoolgirls are being held. The...
Elena Baltacha, who was British number one for nearly three years, retired from the sport in November 2013

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Tennis player Elena Baltacha has died of liver cancer at the age of 30. Born in Ukraine and raised in Scotland, former British number one...
Khloe Kardashian took to Instagram to show off her hard work

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Khloe Kardashian took to Instagram to show off her hard work in a photo of her slimmed down waist. Khloe Kardashian took to Instagram...