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Virgin Galactic crash: Branson vows to continue space project
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File - President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talk with local residents at the Brigantine Beach Community Center, which is serving as a shelter for those displaced by Hurricane Sandy, in Brigantine, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012.

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01 Nov 2014

Sir Richard Branson has vowed to continue his space tourism venture despite the fatal crash of one of his craft in the California desert. One pilot died and the other was badly injured when Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo craft exploded on Friday. The founder of the Virgin Group said he was "shocked and saddened" but insisted he would...

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Witnesses identify man in connection with Meyiwa's murder
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Wreckage lies near the site where a Virgin Galactic space tourism rocket, SpaceShipTwo, exploded and crashed in Mojave, Calif. Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.

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01 Nov 2014

Johannesburg,, November 01: Police has revealed that a man who appeared in court on Friday in connection South Africa's football team captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa's murder has been positively identified in an identity parade. Gauteng police spokesperson Neville Malila said that since the beginning of the week, they have questioned a number...

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EBOLA THREAT RISING IN SIERRA LEONE
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FILE- In this file photo dated Monday, May 26, 2014, South Africa's goalkeeper Senzo Robert Meyiwa makes a diving save against Australia during their friendly soccer match in Sydney. According to reports Sunday Oct. 26, 2014, soccer club Orlando Pirates says 27-year old South Africa goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa died during a shooting incident in South Africa.

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31 Oct 2014

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Liberia is making some progress in containing the Ebola outbreak while the crisis in Sierra Leone is going to get worse, the top anti-Ebola officials in the two countries said. The news comes as nations are struggling with how to handle medical aid workers returning from Ebola-ravaged counties. The people of Liberia...

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Burkina Faso protests: Compaore's 27 years as president
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31 Oct 2014

31 October 2014 Last updated at 10:12 GMT Protesters are gathering for a second day in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou, calling on President Blaise Compaore to resign immediately. They are angry at Mr Compaore, who responded to a day of violence by saying he would stay in power for a further year under a transitional government BBC News looks...

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Barroso leaves European Commission after 10 years – stricter budget rules are part of legacy
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Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore speaks to the media after a meeting with France's President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Sept, 18, 2012.

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31 Oct 2014

After 10 years in office, outgoing European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso will make way. Today is his last day before the new Commission under Jean-Claude Juncker takes over. After chairing 444 meetings of the College of Commissioners, Barroso said in Brussels he is proud of having helped steer the 28-nation bloc through one of the worst...

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Russia may resume Ukraine gas supply next week if bills paid -Gazprom CEO
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Barroso leaves European Commission after 10 years – stricter budget rules are part of legacy

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31 Oct 2014

MOSCOW Oct 31 (Reuters) - Russia may restart gas supplies to Ukraine as soon as next week if all financial conditions are met, Alexei Miller, head of state gas monopoly Gazprom , said on Friday. Moscow, Kiev and the European Union clinched a deal on Thursday that would resume supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine over the winter...

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Will North Korea ever use its nuclear weapons?
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Russia may resume Ukraine gas supply next week if bills paid -Gazprom CEO

31 Oct 2014

The US has claimed that Pyongyang is now able to shrink a nuclear weapon to fit on a ballistic missile. NK News asked an expert panel how worried we should be ...

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Leading the fight against female mutilation
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File - In this July 27, 2013 photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to war veterans during a mass military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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31 Oct 2014

EFUA DORKENOO 1949-2014 Efua Dorkenoo helped to lead a successful 30-year campaign against the tradition of genital cutting of girls and women, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, by casting the practice as a human rights violation. Dorkenoo started organisations to battle genital cutting and coordinated the effort more broadly as acting director...

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Russia Agrees to Terms With Ukraine Over Gas Supply
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31 Oct 2014

Russia agreed to terms for restoring natural-gas exports to Ukraine, laying the groundwork to prevent residents going without heat as temperatures drop. The gas negotiations, brokered by the European Union, came as pro-Russian rebels stepped up attacks on Kiev government forces. European leaders said they hoped the deal would help improve ties...

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Apple's Cook: 'I'm proud to be gay'
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A worker at a boosting compressor station ''East-Poltava'' near the village of Kovalivka, Poltava region some 357 kilometers of Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, June 27, 2014. Russia has agreed terms for restoring gas exports to the Ukraine in an EU-brokered deal.

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30 Oct 2014

(Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Thursday became the most prominent American corporate leader to come out as gay, saying he was trading his closely guarded privacy for the chance to help move civil rights forward. The 53-year-old Alabama native and self-described "son of the South", who has spoken out against discrimination of...

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Libya rendition case can be heard
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30 Oct 2014

The case of Libyan politician Abdul Hakim Belhaj and his wife Fatima Boudchar who allege the UK participated in their rendition to Tripoli can be heard in the English courts. The ruling by three judges in the Court of Appeal reverses a decision by the High Court that the couple's claim against former foreign secretary Jack Straw and Sir Mark Allen,...

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Protesters In Burkina Faso Set The Parliament On Fire
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File - Libyan Transitional National Council military commander of Tripoli, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, left, shakes hands after his speech at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday Oct. 23, 2011 as Libya's transitional government declare liberation of Libya after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi.

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30 Oct 2014

© AFP Issouf SanogoCars burn outside Burkina Faso's parliament in Ouagadougou on October 30, 2014 Ouagadougou (AFP) - Angry demonstrators in Burkina Faso went on the rampage on Thursday in protest at plans to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule, setting parliament on fire and wreaking havoc across the capital. Crowds of...

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Ebola outbreak: Fewer burials, fewer new cases in Liberia, the WHO says
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30 Oct 2014

October 30, 2014 -- Updated 0713 GMT (1513 HKT) (CNN) -- The fight against Ebola in Liberia got some welcome news -- with a little caution. The number of new cases in the nation appears to be declining, with fewer burials and lab confirmations, and less-cramped hospitals, the World Health Organization said. If the trend continues, the hardest hit...

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Three US citizens last seen with police in Mexico are found dead

A health worker sprays disinfectant onto a college after they worked with the body of a man, suspected of contracting and dying form the Ebola virus on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014.

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01 Nov 2014

Three US citizens who were in Mexico visiting their father and were last seen in the custody of police have been killed along with a friend, authorities said Friday. Their bodies, each with a gunshot to the head, have been identified by relatives,...

3 trick-or-treaters killed in crash in LA

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01 Nov 2014

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles area authorities say they're looking for a motorist who crashed into three teenage girls trick-or-treating in Halloween costumes, leaving them with fatal injuries and fleeing the scene./p...

Election Night Eating: A Tasting Menu For What's At Stake

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01 Nov 2014

This Tuesday, NPR is hosting a virtual election...

Abuse inquiry 'must start soon'

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01 Nov 2014

The government has been urged to get an inquiry into...

Third victory parade in 5 years charms Giants fans

01 Nov 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants celebrated a third World Series victory in five years with a ticker-tape parade, and it seemed everyone had a story about brought them to rainy downtown San Francisco....

Blackout hits Bangladesh as line from India fails

01 Nov 2014

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh was hit by a nationwide blackout on Saturday after a transmission line bringing electricity from neighboring India failed, but power was restored to many parts of the country within a few hours, an official said....

Boko Haram denies truce, kidnapped girls married

01 Nov 2014

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has denied agreeing to any cease-fire with the government and said more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls all have converted to Islam and been married off....

China manufacturing growth falls in October

01 Nov 2014

BEIJING (AP) — China's manufacturing growth declined further in October amid a slowing economy and languishing global demand, according to a survey released Saturday....

Van Gaal: I’m not jealous of Manchester City squad
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01 Nov 2014

The Dutchman is confident ahead of Sunday's derby and feels this is a good time to play the Premier League champions after their recent defeats to West Ham and Newcastle United Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists he is not jealous of Manchester City’s squad as he prepares for his first derby on Sunday. Manuel Pellegrini's men...

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Ancelotti: Bale deserves to play after injury
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Manchester United's manager Louis van Gaal stands on the touchline before his team's English Premier League

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31 Oct 2014

The Wales international's position within the European champions' starting line-up has come under scrutiny during his absence with a back injury due to the impressive form of Isco Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Gareth Bale remains one of Real Madrid's most important players despite the impressive form of Isco during the Welshman's absence...

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Guardiola: Dortmund still Bayern's biggest rivals
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Paris Saint Germain's coach Carlo Ancelotti gestures during their French League One soccer match against Lyon, in Lyon, central France, Sunday, May 12, 2013.

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31 Oct 2014

The German league leaders host BVB at the Allianz Arena on Saturday but their coach is taking nothing for granted - even though the visitors have already lost six times Pep Guardiola insists that Borussia Dortmund remain Bayern Munich's principal rivals for this season's Bundesliga title - despite the 14-point gap between the two sides. BVB have...

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Zidane cleared to return to coaching until appeal verdict
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New FC Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola listens questions of journalists during a news conference in Munich, southern Germany, Monday, June 24, 2013.

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31 Oct 2014

The Real Madrid Castilla boss had been hit with a three-month suspension for not having the required coaching credentials, but that ban has now been put on hold Real Madrid have revealed that Zinedine Zidane has been cleared to continue coaching until the appeal against his three-month ban is heard. The Frenchman had been hit with the suspension by...

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Gilchrist: Dhoni is an amazing captain
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Soccer legend Zinedine Zidane, left, and Paris Saint Germain's David Beckham pose for a photograph, during a media event, in a sports store, on the Champs Elysees Avenue, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.

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31 Oct 2014

Bangalore: Adam Gilchrist Friday said he did not agree with his countryman Ian Chappell's demand for Mahendra Singh Dhoni relinquishing Test captaincy and hand over the reins to Virat Kohli. "I have said it several times before that I am very impressed with Dhoni right from the moment he arrived onto the scene....

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Van Gaal: Falcao out, but Rooney plays v Manchester City
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Australia's Adam Gilchrist stretches to catch out India's Mahendra Dhoni at the WACA in Perth, Australia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, on the third day of their third test match. Australia made 212 in reply to India's 330 in their first innings.

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31 Oct 2014

Louis van Gaal has revealed that Radamel Falcao will miss Sunday's Manchester derby through injury, though Wayne Rooney returns to the fold. Van Gaal told reporters: "Falcao is still injured. Rooney was never injured. He shall play, he is my captain. I think [Antonio] Valencia is fit again to play. "This is the biggest derby that I shall manage. It...

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Luis Enrique: Madrid defeat hurt but Barcelona are still top
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Manchester United's manager Louis Van Gaal looks on ahead of their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.

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31 Oct 2014

The Blaugrana boss was stung by Saturday's setback at the Santiago Bernabeu but he says the players have moved on and are looking forward to facing Celta this weekend Luis Enrique has admitted that last weekend's Clasico loss at Real Madrid hurt - but pointed out that Barcelona remain top of La Liga. The Catalans took the lead through Neymar after...

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Reus refuses to commit long-term future to Dortmund
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Roma's coach Luis Enrique, of Spain, looks on during a Serie A soccer match between Novara and Roma at the Silvio Piola stadium in Novara, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011.

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31 Oct 2014

The forward says the only thing he is currently focusing on is his club's upcoming fixtures, but he did not address speculation linking him with Bayern Munich and Manchester City Marco Reus has shrugged off speculation linking him with a move away from Borussia Dortmund - yet declined the opportunity to commit himself to the club. The Germany...

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Billboard: Taylor Swift's first-week sales for '1989' could hit 1.2 million
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Dortmund's Marco Reus during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between BvB Borussia Dortmund and Hamburg SV in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013.

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31 Oct 2014

The latest sales projections have Taylor Swift in hot pursuit of ... herself. Her "1989" album is now tracking toward a first-week sales total of 1.2 million copies, according to Billboard. Her previous album, “Red,” sold 1.21 million units in its first week of release two years...

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Charli XCX live at London's Heaven reviewed: "Pop's new cheerleader"
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YouTube Presents Taylor Swift-American singer-songwriter.

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31 Oct 2014

© Getty Images / Brigitte Engl/Redferns "I feel like I'm in a battle of the bands scene from a Lindsay Lohan film," an astute voice from the crowd remarks. They're not wrong. As pink light glows down on the stage at London's Heaven, Charli XCX and her all-female band strut onto the stage in matching cheerleader outfits. We could easily be...

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YouTube now offers 60 frames-per-second videos
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Charli XCX performs at the Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - September 29, 2014

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31 Oct 2014

YouTube has been given a new playback feature that was first teased in June. The video-sharing website now offers the option of displaying videos running at 60 frames...

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Chris Brown 'content' with Rihanna and Drake
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31 Oct 2014

Chris Brown is 'content' with Drake and Rihanna. The 25-year-old Loyal singer began dating the Diamond songstress in 2008, but the pair split a year later after he assaulted her. Rihanna struck up a romance with Drake in the years following their breakup and during an...

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Arctic Monkeys at The Woodlands, 10/30/2014
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Singers Rihanna and Chris Brown perform at the Z100 Jingle Ball 2008 at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 in New York.

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31 Oct 2014

Arctic Monkeys Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion October 30, 2013 Once this whole Ebola thing dies down a little, there are worse ways the Centers for Disease Control could spend taxpayer money than investigating the likely spike in the birth rate between now and the late-2013 release of the Arctic Monkeys' latest album, AM. These blokes might be...

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Son to Usher: 'Dad, you're not a great singer'
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31 Oct 2014

NEW YORK • One of Usher's sons studies his dance moves meticulously, while the other has said to the Grammy-winning star: "You're not a great singer." Usher says his son Nayvid Ely Raymond, who turns 6 in December, isn't impressed with the multiplatinum singer. "He doesn't care about what I do as much. ......

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Justin Bieber Apartment Hunting In New York, Getting Distance From Selena Gomez?
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Usher performs during the OMG Tour on New Year's Eve at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida - USA December 31, 2010

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31 Oct 2014

The 20-year-old singer was spotted by paparazzi apartment hunting in downtown SoHo in Manhattan on Wednesday, after attending the New York Knicks Vs. Chicago Bulls game at Madison Square Garden. In pictures, the Biebs is seen emerging from a luxury building with security, wearing a gray jersey, black leather pants and white sneakers. Before he was...

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Miley Cyrus -- You're Screwing Up Our Dance ... Nae Nae Creators Say
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Singer Justin Bieber arrives at the premiere of the feature film "Justin Bieber's Believe" at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 in Los Angeles.

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31 Oct 2014

Miley Cyrus' version of the "Nae Nae" is total crap ... so say the guys who created the dance -- and based on the video they sent us, it looks like the Toonz wanna teach her a lesson. Miley appeared on an Australian morning show this week and taught the hosts how to "Nae Nae" -- or so she claimed ... because the Toonz weren't impressed. Watch the...

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How 'The Big Bang Theory' scored Billy Bob Thornton for a surprise guest spot

Miley Cyrus arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Inglewood, Calif.

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31 Oct 2014

The Big Bang Theory moved back to Thursday night with nothing short of a miracle: The show was able to keep a surprise cameo under wraps ahead of airing, an act that’s nearly unheard of in an age where spoilers freely leak long before episodes...

Spider-Man: The Crazy Plan Sony May Have To Save The Franchise

Actor Billy Bob Thornton arrives to the premiere of "Manure" during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.

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31 Oct 2014

Financially, the Amazing Spider-Man film series is still going strong (relatively speaking), but creatively its had a bumpy ride. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened to mixed reviews in May, forcing Sony to reformat their plans for the Wall-Crawlers...

'The Great Gatsby' films past and present

US actress Emma Stone, left and US born actor Andrew Garfield arrive for the World premiere of The Amazing Spiderman 2, at a central London cinema in Leicester Square, Thursday, April 10, 2014.

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31 Oct 2014

Did you know 's "The Great Gatsby" (in theaters May 10) is the fifth "Gatsby" film ever made (including a 2000 made-for-TV movie)? Check out scenes from the 1974 rendering...

Chris Rock's SNL Promos Are Hilariously About Prince

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31 Oct 2014

It rarely happens, but this weeks Saturday Night Live episode is actually featuring a musical guest that many people are more stoked about than the host. Kenan Thompson knows it, and deep down, host Chris Rock knows it, too. Check out the...

Kaley Cuoco gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Host Chris Rock speaks on stage at the BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Los Angeles.

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31 Oct 2014

"Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday. And it's in a stylish location, right in front of the Napoleon Perdis Makeup Academy corporate office, the thrilled company pointed out...

Marvel's Sets ‘Doctor Strange’ Release Date; ‘Captain America 3' Gets Title

Kaley Cuoco arrives at the 22nd annual "A Night At Sardi's" to benefit the Alzheimer's Association at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Full Article The Wrap

28 Oct 2014

Marvel flexed its marketing muscles on Tuesday at a fan event where the studio announced that “Doctor Strange” will hit theaters on Nov. 4, 2016 — though still no official word on whether Benedict Cumberbatch will play the Sorcerer...

Ron Perlman From Fat Boy to Hellboy

Benedict Cumberbatch arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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28 Oct 2014

In his memoir, actor Ron Perlman opens up about his attempted suicide, life as a fat kid, and coming to dislike his Sons of Anarchy character. The cigar-chomping, one-of-a-kind visage of Ron Perlman has enthralled audiences since his film debut in...

Christian Bale Thinks Moses Had These Mental Problems

Actor Ron Perlman on the Sons of Anarchy panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California.

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28 Oct 2014

A religious movie without controversy is like a hockey game without a penalty. Its technically possible, but it very rarely happens. Earlier this year, there was a whole lot of noise surrounding Noah thanks to how the Old Testament character was...

Life in Helmand (MoD - UK Ministry of Defence)
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31 Oct 2014

(Source: MoD - UK Ministry of Defence) Up to 9,500 UK service personnel were deployed to Afghanistan at any one time. Although many were in the relative comfort of Camp Bastion, a large number were in austere conditions in forward operating bases. Enabling communications with home and providing basic facilities and entertainment was a big challenge...

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Secretary-General's statement on appointment of High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (UN - United Nations)
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Life in Helmand (MoD - UK Ministry of Defence)

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31 Oct 2014

(Source: UN - United Nations) Latest Statements New York, 31 October 2014 - Secretary-General's statement on appointment of High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations The world is changing and UN peace operations must change with it if they are to remain an indispensable and effective tool in promoting international peace...

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UN agency warns Somalia on verge of food crisis, urges uptick in humanitarian funding (UN - United Nations)
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Secretary-General's statement on appointment of High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (UN - United Nations)

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31 Oct 2014

(Source: UN - United Nations) A farmer with his livestock at th e Hargeisa Livestock Market in Somaliland. Photo: FAO 31 October 2014 - Still reeling from a devastating famine which struck the countryside in 2011, Somalia once again sits on the brink of another humanitarian crisis as a poor rainy season followed by severe bouts of floods threaten...

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US, global stocks get big boost from Bank of Japan
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UN agency warns Somalia on verge of food crisis, urges uptick in humanitarian funding (UN - United Nations)

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31 Oct 2014

Stocks rose across the globe Friday, capping off what has been a seesaw month for investors, after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly announced a new stimulus package to boost the country's struggling economy. Japan's stock market jumped 4.8 percent to reach its highest level since 2007. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 184 points, or 1.1 percent,...

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Women prefer vacations without their kids: Survey
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Traders Luke Dalton, left, and Steven Kaplan, foreground right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010.

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31 Oct 2014

New Delhi, October 31: A vacation must mean a vacation in its truest sense. A majority of Indian women have admitted in a new survey that they prefer to go on a holiday without their children, primarily due to a lack of personal time with their spouse. The survey, was spread across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi NCR with a sample size of 1,000...

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Panasonic Raises Profit Forecast as Solar Business Grows
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31 Oct 2014

Panasonic Corp. (6752) raised its full-year profit forecast by 25 percent as the Japanese electronics company’s investments in solar panels, car-navigation systems and other businesses pay off. Net income will rise to 175 billion ($1.6 billion) in the year ending March, up from an earlier projection of 140 billion yen, Panasonic said in a statement...

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Sony reports narrower Q2 loss than expected
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A man looks at a line of Panasonic TV products at an electric store in Tokyo, Friday, May 11, 2012.

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31 Oct 2014

TOKYO: Sony's losses ballooned to $1.2 billion last quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company's troubled mobile phone division reported huge red ink. The Tokyo-based maker of the PlayStation 4 video game machines, Spider-Man movies and Xperia smartphones had reported a 19.6 billion yen loss for the same July-September...

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Nikkei hits 7-year closing high on surprise BOJ policy
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Andrew House speaks at an event to announce the Sony Playstation 4 Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in New York.

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31 Oct 2014

Jiji Press Stocks skyrocketed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday due to a flurry of purchases sparked by a surprise Bank of Japan decision to take additional monetary easing, lifting the benchmark Nikkei average to the highest closing level in nearly seven years. The 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 755.56...

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