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Australian professional surfer Mick Fanning was eliminated from Billabong Pro in Teahupo’o, Tahiti on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Fanning lost to Spaniard Anitz Aranburu after scoring 5.17 and 1.50 points. It was Fanning’s first time competing since surviving a shark attack in July 2015. READ MORE
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Vin Diesel gave an emotional speech as he accepted the Choice Action Movie surfboard award for 'Furious 7' on Sunday, Aug. 16. Diesel stood alongside the late actor Paul Walker's daughter Meadow and costars Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, and Jordana Brewster.READ MORE
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Sarah Hyland tripped onstage while walking with ‘Pitch Perfect’ actor Skylar Austin at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. Hyland and Austin were onstage to present the Choice Comedian award to Ellen DeGeneres.READ MORE
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Calvin Harris and Zayn Malik fought on Twitter for half an hour after Malik retweeted a meme about Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus on Monday, Aug. 17. The meme featured quotes by Swift and Cyrus on their differing views about music sales. It was first tweeted by @FemaleTexts, a Twitter user. READ MORE
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One Direction cleaned slate at the Teen Choice Awards, by winning eight awards on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. The ceremony awarded fan-voted movies, actors, actresses, singers, comedians, athletes, televisions shows, YouTube stars, and more at the University of Southern California’s Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. The TCAs were aired live on FOX. Over 26 million votes poured in online and the TCAs were mentioned in more than 185 million tweets on Twitter. READ MORE
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Taylor Swift sang “Never Grow Up” and dedicated the performance to her godson Leo Thames during her 1989 World Tour concert in Santa Clara, California on Saturday, Aug. 15. Swift strummed a black acoustic guitar and traced back to her country music roots.READ MORE
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‘Trainwreck’ star Amy Schumer, director Judd Apatow, and singer Glen Hansard crashed a wedding in Dublin, Ireland on Friday, Aug. 14. The trio led the wedding party in a sing-a-long, as guests crowded around them at Grogans pub. READ MORE
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‘Full House’ opening credits were recreated by the San Francisco Giants in a parody video uploaded to the Major League Baseball YouTube channel on Friday, Aug. 14. The musical video opens up with the beloved '90s sitcom theme song “Everywhere You Look,” sung by Jesse Frederick.READ MORE
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Selena Gomez was confronted for being followed by Zayn Malik on Twitter in an interview with BBC Radio 1 on Friday, Aug. 14. The “Good for You” singer said that she did not know about it until someone else pointed it out to her. READ MORE
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Ronda Rousey, the Women’s Bantamweight title holder believes that she can “beat anyone on this planet,” under certain circumstances. The UFC champion was asked by a fan if she could beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a ruleless fight on Reddit AMA on Monday, Aug. 10.READ MORE
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Jason Pierre-Paul, the defensive end for the New York Giants had his right index finger amputated following a 4th of July fireworks accident in 2015. NY Giants Chairman Steve Tisch told TMZ that the accident will not ban fireworks for the other players on Friday, Aug. 14.READ MORE
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Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) must stop an international criminal organization from tipping the balance of world power through nuclear weapons and modern technology. Solo and Kuryakin enlist the help of Gaby Teller, the daughter of a German scientist to infiltrate the mysterious organization during the Cold War. ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ hit theaters on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. The film was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America.READ MORE
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LeBron James unveiled the I PROMISE program, his plan to provide college tuition for 1,100 students at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio on Thursday, Aug. 13. The LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) is teaming up with University of Akron (UA) to fundraise the costs of tuition and general fees over the next five years. READ MORE
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Singer Rihanna was named as key advisor to the four judges on Season 9 of ‘The Voice’ reality television singing competition on Thursday, Aug. 13. Rihanna has won eight Grammy awards in her music career and is set to release her eighth studio album, which she calls “R8.”READ MORE
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Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Easy E, MC Ren, and DJ Yella externalize their life experiences of growing up in the dangerous streets of Compton, California by taking their stories straight into the music industry. They form a hip hop group called N.W.A., which stands for “Niggaz Wit Attitudes” and use their gangsta rap as a platform for calling out authorities on police brutality. Their music, though born in the late 1980s, still resonates deeply today. ‘Straight Outta Compton’ hit theaters on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. The biopic was rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America.READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
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