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A record year for Disney

2016 the year of Disney!

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Zsa Zsa Gabor's best quotes

Here are some of the best quotes attributed to Zsa Zsa Gabor, who has died aged 99.

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Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies aged 99

The Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has died aged 99.

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Toddler, 3, shot dead in Little Rock, Arkansas, road rage attack

The three-year-old boy is the second toddler to die in a road rage incident in Little Rock in less than a month.

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Donald Trump wraps up 'thank you' tour in Alabama

Donald Trump has wrapped up a ‘thank you’ tour in the place where he kicked off his presidential campaign.

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Mourners pay tribute to American hero John Glenn

Marines have led a funeral procession for former US astronaut and senator John Glenn in Columbus, Ohio.

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'Not much happens in Russia without Putin', Obama on Russian US election hack

Syria, Russian hacking and the Trump transition dominated Obama’s annual end of year press conference, before heading off for a two-week Christmas break in…

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Murdoch empire makes Sky deal

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox is buying European pay-TV firm Sky in a deal that unites a media empire across two continents.

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Trump vote goes back to college

Electoral college to ratify Trump victory or not?

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Trump picks hardline pro-settlement lawyer as ambassador to Israel

Donald Trump has named hardline pro-settlement lawyer David Friedman as his pick for ambassador to Israel.

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Obama "vows retaliation" against Russia

The US president says Washington will take action against Moscow over claims of its involvement in the country's recent presidential election.

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Kerry accuses Assad of 'massacre' in Aleppo

US Secretary of State John Kerry has accusing President Bashar al Assad and his forces of ''carrying out nothing short of a massacre'' in the city.

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Amazon makes drone delivery history

Internet retailer Amazon has made its first drone delivery in Europe and the first ever directly to a customer. It took place in Cambridge, England.

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US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for second time in a decade

The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates the first time this year and the second time in a decade.

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Trump's Energy choice promises Perry Christmas for fossil fuel lobby

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has been confirmed as president-elect Donald Trump's choice for Energy Secretary.

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Opinion - The Manchurian Cabinet

Trump’s adoration of Russia – or, more accurately, Russian riches – was apparent well before Americans went to the polls, as was his habit of surrounding himself with likeminded advisers.

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Briton jailed for Trump shooting attempt

A 20-year-old British tourist who prosecutors say caused a security scare at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Las Vegas by trying to wrestle a gun from a police officer was sentenced on Tuesday to a y

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Trump says Tillerson will be 'fierce advocate for America'

US President-elect Donald Trump has stopped off in Wisconsin on his victory tour of states just hours after a recount of votes there added to his presidential…

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Federal Reserve meets, interest rate hike expected

The Federal Reserve's policy meeting is expected to end with a 0.25 percent interest rate rise, but all eyes are on Donald Trump to see how he reacts.

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Trump names oil executive with ties to Russia as US secretary of state

Donald Trump has announced that the new US secretary of state will be Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson.

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