Breaking News & Hottest Global News without Border (Series 3)

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Max Page, the 6-year-old actor who plays a pint-size Darth Vader in this year's breakout Super Bowl ad, manipulated the Force on TODAY Monday — and revealed that he's never even seen a "Star Wars" movie because they're too scary.

Source: 'Little Darth Vader' reveals face behind the Force

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Final results from last month's independence referendum announced on Monday show that 98.8 percent of the ballots cast were for secession from Sudan's north.

Source: S. Sudan prepares to be world's newest country

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A California man attending a cockfight has died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird that had a knife attached to its own limb.

Source: Armed rooster kills Calif. man

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The mountains of snow on city streets are finally melting, revealing oozing lumps of garbage, gaping potholes, bicycles, rat-infested sofas, discarded Christmas trees — even bodies.

Source: Snow melt in East reveals 'disgusting' items

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A former Fort Wayne, Ind., mayor who won four terms is proving less popular with current city leaders, who say they probably won't name a new government center for him because of the jokes his moniker could inspire.

Source: Ex-mayor's name too funny for Ind. center

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If convicted, the 24-year-old "Mean Girls" star could be sent to prison for up to three years, prosecutors say.

Source: Lindsay Lohan pleads not guilty to theft charge

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A married congressman from upstate New York resigns suddenly amid a scandal over emails and a shirtless photo supposedly sent in response to a Craigslist dating ad.

Source: Congressman quits over Craigslist scandal

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Two people were missing after a massive natural gas explosion demolished two houses, set fire to several more and sent flames hundreds of feet into the air in a Pennsylvania city.

Source: Gas blast levels Pa. homes, sets off massive fire

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One person was dead and five were missing after a massive natural gas explosion demolished and set fire to homes and sent flames hundreds of feet into the air in eastern Pennsylvania.

Source: 1 dead, 5 missing after massive Pa. gas blast

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President Hosni Mubarak addressed an expectant Egypt on Thursday, saying that he had delegated his powers to the vice president and saying those who died during Egypt's unrest did not die in vain.

Source: Mubarak: I'll delegate 'some' powers to VP