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Drought, blight threaten to press up olive oil price
Madrid (AFP) - Shoppers risk paying more for their olive oil this year as a drought in Spain and a blight in Italy wither trees in the two top producers, driving up prices.Months of dry weather have...
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Nut price surge could leave Nutella-lovers shelling out
Istanbul (AFP) - Fans of chocolate spread Nutella or the hazelnut-filled Ferrero Rocher could soon be facing rising bills for their nutty treats because of poor weather in Turkey.Prices of hazelnuts...
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Burger King Is In Talks To Buy Canada's Most Famous Donut Chain To Avoid US...
The Wall Street Journal's Liz Hoffman and Dana Mattioli report Burger King is in talks to buy Canadian donut giant Tim Horton's to pull off a "tax inversion" that would see the home of the Whopper move...
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Here's How Russian, French, Portuguese, And German Native Speakers Screw Up...
Computer scientists at MIT and Israel's Technion recently developed an algorithm that analyzes quirks and errors in English-as-a-second-language (ESL) essays to predict the author's native tongue,...
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A Sony Exec's Plane Was Diverted After Hackers Tweeted A Phony Bomb Threat To...
A Sony executive's plane was diverted Sunday after a hacker group tweeted to American Airlines that there were explosives on board the flight.The tweet was targeted at John Smedley, the president of...
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The Most Outrageous Outfits At MTV's Video Music Awards
Sunday night marked the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards.Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj, and Usher all performed, while Kim Kardashian, Gwen Stefani, Lorde, and many others presented...
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Futures Trading In Chicago Will Re-Open At 10 PM Eastern
Futures trading on Chicago's CME/Globex exchange will open at 10 p.m. Eastern Sunday, according to a statement on the firm's website. Earlier, trading was suspended indefinitely following a technical...
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'Sin City' Sequel Bombs Opening Weekend
Jessica Alba and Eva Green couldn't save "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For." The sequel to the 2005 film bombed this weekend debuting to $6.5 million at theaters.The first film, based on Frank Miller's...
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The Weekend Is Over And Markets Are Going Nowhere
The weekend is over and markets are mostly going nowhere — in one big case, literally.Japan's Nikkei was up 0.3%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was flat.Korea's Kospi was down 0.1%.Chicago's CME/Globex...
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Robin Williams suicide casts shadow over Emmys
Los Angeles (AFP) - The Emmy Awards take center stage Monday with "Breaking Bad", "True Detective" and "Orange is the New Black" among the favorites of TV's 66th annual version of the Oscars.But this...
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Mission accomplished as Phelps comeback gains pace
Gold Coast (Australia) (AFP) - Michael Phelps says he accomplished all he wanted to in his first international meet back from retirement, after winning three gold medals at the Pan Pacific...
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United start 'not good enough' for Van Gaal
Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Louis van Gaal has demanded an immediate improvement from Manchester United after admitting their start to the season has not been good enough.They avoided matching...
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First Teaser For The Final Season Of 'The Newsroom' Shows An Ominous End To...
While MTV is airing the Video Music Awards, HBO just debuted the first trailer for the final season of Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom."The teaser, which debuted ahead of the series finale of "True...
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California wine country hit by strong 6.0-magnitude quake
Napa (United States) (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked California's scenic Napa Valley wine country, the strongest to hit the region in a quarter of a century, seriously injuring three and...
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Jim Foley Got This Letter To His Family Past His ISIS Captors
Before freelance reporter James Foley was brutally murdered last week by militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), he was forced to read a propaganda statement in the video...
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Nicki Minaj Had A Major Wardrobe Malfunction During The MTV VMAs
Nicki Minaj arrived fully clothed to the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet.The singer had a costume change to open the show with her hit single "Anaconda":But during a performance of "Bang Bang" with...
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Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, And Jessie J Teamed Up For A Showstopping MTV VMA...
Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, and singer Jessie J. opened up MTV’s Video Music Awards with a showstopping performance of their three hit songs of the summer.Grande opened the awards show with “Break...
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Wildlife 'WikiLeaks' targets poaching in Africa
Dar es Salaam (AFP) - Poachers slaughtering Africa's elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists has turned to the...
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Temple stampede in central India kills at least 10: official
New Delhi (AFP) - A stampede killed at least 10 people and injured more than 60 in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Monday as pilgrims gathered at a temple, an official said."A stampede...
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Watch Taylor Swift 'Shake It Off' During MTV VMA Performance
We knew Taylor Swift was feeling frisky Sunday night when she arrived for the MTV VMA red carpet wearing this:Swift traded in her onesie for a fringed two-piece to perform her new single "Shake It Off"...
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