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Rushdie said life was quite normal before attack

The Satanic Verses author was not worried about security before the stabbing attack in New York state.
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'We have lost a bright light' - Anne Heche family

The Donnie Brasco actress is legally dead, a representative says, after a car crash in Los Angeles.
Entertainment & Arts
Salman Rushdie: The writer who emerged from hiding

Rushdie suffered years of Islamist death threats after writing The Satanic Verses in 1988.
Entertainment & Arts

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Villa get off the mark with victory over Everton

Aston Villa get their Premier League campaign up and running with victory over Everton as Steven Gerrard beats his old midfield rival Frank Lampard.
Football
Saturday's Scottish football - Rangers & Livi lead; Aberdeen level

The SPFL weekend continues with four Premiership matches topping the bill. Follow radio and text coverage.
Football
McIlroy bogeys final hole to miss cut by one shot

World number three Rory McIlroy misses the cut for the first time since March at the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis.
Golf

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Why open relationships are on the rise

From 'free passes' to swinging, interest in consensual non-monogamy is spiking
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The 21st Century's ultimate film star

How Brad Pitt became Hollywood's most enduring icon
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An underground city of 20,000 people

It remained a secret to outsiders until the 1960s
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The puppet calling his creator racist

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The Saxon villages 'locked in time'

"It is an almost ancient way of living"
Travel
The new problem for 'overthinkers'

Communicating remotely is hard – particularly for anxious workers
Worklife
Aggressive dolphin bites two more Japanese swimmers

It is the latest in a string of attacks this summer - all believed to involve the same creature
Asia
What did the FBI find in Trump's home?

Agents took classified documents from the former president's home as part of an unprecedented...
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King Goat removed from 'throne' as Irish heat soars

The goat is taken down from its pedestal on Friday for the second day in a row as temperatures soar
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