'Hackman Slaps Homeless Man In Self-Defence'

Gene Hackman acted in self-defence when he slapped a homeless man who became aggressive with the actor and his wife, police have said. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the incident occurred yesterday in the centre of Santa Fe, New Mexico, where...

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Teenager Lured Men To Deaths With Fake Jobs

A teenager has been found guilty of aggravated murder for his role in a plot to lure men to a non-existent farm with fake job offers and rob them. Authorities said Brogan Rafferty, 17, lured four victims with bogus job vacancies on Craigslist - a classified...

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Star Wars Given New Hope In £2.5bn Disney Deal

Disney has agreed a deal to buy Lucasfilm from its founder George Lucas and says it will make a new series of Star Wars movies. The US entertainment giant, which already owns brands such as Pixar, Marvel, ESPN and ABC, announced it is paying $4.05bn...

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Sandy: Dramatic Footage Of Air Rescue

Dramatic footage has been released of people being plucked from their flood-hit homes by helicopter. Video shows New York Police Department rescue teams loading people onto a helicopter winch to safety, as flood waters rose. But many people were not...

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Sandy Uncovers Bomb At Guantanamo Bay

The US military has had to close down a ferry landing at Guantanamo Bay after Hurricane Sandy uncovered an old bomb. The 500lb (227kg) object was discovered several days after the hurricane - later downgraded to a superstorm - hit the Cuban island....

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Steve Jobs' Super Yacht Takes To The Water

A super yacht designed by Apple founder Steve Jobs has taken to the water a year after his death. The Venus, named after the Roman Goddess of Love, could well be one of the last Jobs designs the world will see. The 256ft (78m) vessel was a collaboration...

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GM Slashes Jobs Amid Europe Car Downturn

General Motors has announced European job cuts amid the sales downturn in the foreign car market. The US parent firm of Britain's Vauxhall said it would aim to make $500m (£310m) in fixed-cost savings between 2013 and 2015. It added the company was...

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Minerals Find Gives New Clues To Life On Mars

Nasa has discovered the mineralogy of Martian soil is similar to balsatic, weathered soils of volcanic origin in Hawaii. The minerals were found in the first sample of soil collected recently by Mars rover Curiosity using its Chemistry and Mineralogy...

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Sandy: President Obama Visits Emergency HQ

President Barack Obama is visiting rescue workers ahead of his trip to New Jersey to see the damage done by superstorm Sandy. At least 55 people have been killed across the US and Canada. The worst of the damage is focused on New York and New Jersey,...

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Wall Street Opens Higher After Sandy Shutdown

New York's Dow Jones opened up 0.4% after Hurricane Sandy's arrival on the East Coast forced a two-day market closure. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, while the Nasdaq fell slightly in early trading. US stock markets were closed on Monday or Tuesday as Sandy...

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