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Whitewashing accusations against Swift and Bieber comeback

Fresh from winning the MTV Best Music Video of the Year award for ‘Bad Blood’, Taylor Swift is facing criticism for her latest offering ‘Wildest

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Taste of America comes to Deauville for Film Festival

The 41st Deauville American Film Festival has opened with a special tribute to Canadian actor Keanu Reeves, whose decades-long career has seen him

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US court rules transgender person cannot be deported to Mexico

A transgender person from Mexico who suffered years of abuse there has been granted the right to stay in the United States by a US appeals court

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Saudi Arabia reassured over Iran after Obama meets King Salman

Saudi Arabia says it is satisfied with assurances from Washington over the Iran nuclear deal following President Obama’s meeting with King Salman

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Iran and Yemen top agenda as Saudi king meets Obama

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been meeting US President Barack Obama in Washington, with Iran and Yemen topping the agenda. It is the king’s first

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Judge overturns Brady's four-game 'deflategate' suspension

A federal judge in New York has overturned Tom Brady’s four-game ban handed down by the NFL for his alleged involvement in the “Deflategate” scandal

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US unemployment falls again to 71/2 year low

The latest US jobs data for the month of August shows unemployment at its lowest level for nearly seven and a half years, but the rate of job

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No going back: ex-National Security Advisor Sandy Berger on the Iran nuclear deal

In the United States, the highly controversial debate about the Iran nuclear deal has mobilised many high-profile opinion makers on both sides of the

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Beachgoers try to save 30-foot long shark

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Kentucky official jailed for refusing to recognise gay marriages

A judge in the US state of Kentucky jailed an official on Thursday for repeatedly refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples. Country

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Obama secures enough Senate support for Iran nuclear deal

US President Barack Obama has secured enough Senate votes to protect the Iran nuclear deal in Congress. Democrat Barbara Mikulski became the 34th

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US president tours Resurrection Bay to highlight Alaska climate change

US President Barack Obama has toured Resurrection Bay in the US state of Alaska. Obama is counting on Alaska’s deteriorating landscape to elicit a

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Burning Man 2015: what we are missing, and how we can catch up

No, we are not at Burning Man, and if you’re reading this then you probably aren’t either as there’s virtually no mobile network or Internet at Black

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Redford and Nolte take a hike in A Walk in the Woods

Redford returns to acting with a buddy comedy about crossing the nearly 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.

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US recognises its role in creating climate change

US President Barack Obama told a meeting for foreign ministers in Alaska that world leaders must agree to cut carbon emissions at a UN summit planned

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Wondaland artists use 'sound as a weapon' for Black Lives Matters

Grammy award winning artist Janelle Monáe is making waves in the music industry with her sonic movement Wondaland. The collective are on a major

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Freddie Krueger creator Wes Craven has died aged 76

US horror film director Wes Craven has died. He was perhaps best known for creating Freddie Krueger’s “Nightmare on Elm Street” and the “Scream”

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Hundreds pay tribute to police officer killed at a Texas petrol station

Flowers, cards and balloons were some of the tributes laid at an impromptu memorial next to a Texas petrol station as hundreds honoured the police officer shot dead on Friday.

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New Orleans: march in memory of Hurricane Katrina

A march of remembrance has taken place in New Orleans as part of a day of events commemorating ten years since Hurricane Katrina struck. The

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