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Avatar becomes the fastest movie ever to achieve $1bn (£625.6m) in ticket sales around the world according to 20th Century Fox and it’s done it in just 17 days. Apparently it is the most expensive film ever made. The film Lord of the Rings – The Return of The King was the highest grossing film in the last decade only making $1.12bn in total.
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US boy missing for four years found alive hidden behind fake wall –
A 13-year-old boy reported missing by his mother four years ago was found hidden behind a false wall in his father’s home. After a tip-off police raided a detached suburban house with an immaculately kept garden in Jonesboro near Atlanta, Georgia. They discovered the fake wall behind some towels and it disguised a passage to a space above the garage. The boy’s father Gregory Jean, 37, and stepmother Samantha Joy Davis, 42, and three other people in the house, were charged with obstruction, false imprisonment and cruelty to children. [Daily Telegraph]
‘Hot Selfie’ competition dubbed Facebook’s most narcissistic challenge CANCELLED after one hopeful is ‘intimidated’ after posting their photo –
A ‘hot selfie’ competition where posers paid to enter in the hope of winning $10,000 has been shut down before a winner could be chosen.
The narcissistic photography challenge was abandoned after ‘entrant tampering’, according to the competition’s website.Brisbane-based company Serious Selfie set up the competition which offered a cash prize for the best pout. A statement on the Hot Selfie website said: ‘It was with regret that Serious Selfies PTY. LTD. terminated the Hot Selfie Competition, ahead of its end date, as a result of entrant tampering. ‘Unfortunately, one of our entrants had been contacted and intimidated outside of the Facebook platform.’ [Daily Mail]
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Space Panic Stations –
Crew members were evacuated from a US segment of the International Space Station when an ammonia leak was detected in the USA section of the craft forcing all the crew to evacuate the area. The six crew members put on breathing equipment and moved into the Russian segment after the alert at around 0900 GMT, closing the hatch to the US side behind them. NASA officials believe a computer problem is likely to have caused the false impression of leaking coolant.
Pub Landlord takes on Nigel Farage –
British comedian Al Murray will stand against UKIP leader Nigel Farage at the general election in May using his character the Pub Landlord as a front. Murray, who has formed the Free United Kingdom Party (FUKP), will stand for election in Thanet South in Kent but said “Let it be known that like many of the parliamentary hopefuls in the forthcoming election, I have no idea where South Thanet is. But did that stop Margaret Thatcher from saving the Falkland Islands? No.”
Samsung launches Tizen –
Samsung’s first smartphones powered by its Tizen operating system have gone on sale. The Z1 handsets are only available in India and cost 5,700 rupees ($92 or £60) and have faster boot times and longer-lasting battery life than many budget-priced rivals. All other Samsung phones use the Android operating system.
Yosemite’s Dawn Wall finally scaled –
Tommy Caldwell, 36, and Kevin Jorgeson, 30, become the first climbers to successfully scale Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan mountain’s without bolts or climbing tools. The men have been ‘free-climbing’ the Dawn Wall to the 3,000-foot summit for 17 days, using only ropes only to prevent falling.
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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson makes emergency landing as plane runs low on fuel –
Bruce Dickinson, the Iron Maiden frontman, was forced to make an emergency landing at a Royal Air Force airfield when his replica war plane started to run low on fuel. The heavy metal star pilot made an unexpected appearance in his Fokker triplane at RAF Halton, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Dickinson took advantage of the Strasser Scheme, set up thanks to the work of Charles Strasser, the vice president of the Aircraft Operators and Pilots Association. It was established so that aircraft in can divert with no extra charge in the event of an emergency. All Ministry of Defence airfields, as well as 99 per cent of the UK’s civilian airfields, are signed up to the scheme. [Daily Telegraph]
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Google unveils Alphabet… but that’s already trademarked by BMW –
The general reaction to Google’s announcement that it would create a new holding company called Alphabet, of which Google would be a subsidiary, was one of surprise and approval.
But perhaps the most surprised recipient of the news was BMW, which already runs a registered business called Alphabet. The German carmaker told WirtschaftsWoche, the German business magazine, that it will be “necessary to examine the legal trademark implications” of the name of Google’s new parent company. BMW also said it had not been contacted by Google before the surprise restructuring on Monday. In his announcement, Google co-founder Larry Page said Alphabet’s website would be http://abc.xyz, a decision that may have been influenced by the fact that alphabet.com is owned by BMW’s subsidiary, which operates in 18 countries and supplies 530,000 vehicles to corporate customers. [Daily Telegraph]
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Novelist Jackie Collins dies aged 77 –
The novelist Jackie Collins has died of breast cancer at the age of 77, her family said in a statement. “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one-of-a-kind mother,” the statement said. The British-born writer, sister of actress Joan Collins, died in Los Angeles, her spokeswoman said. Collins’s raunchy novels of the rich and famous sold more than 500 million copies in 40 countries.
In a career spanning four decades, all 32 of her novels appeared in the New York Times bestseller list. [BBC]
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Japan shocks the rugby world and Twitter erupts –
80-1 outsiders to beat South Africa, Japan’s win over the two-times world champions has sent Twitter into a frenzy. Japan’s utterly well-deserved conquering of the mighty Springboks [32-34] has, unsurprisingly, made Twitter’s rugby community quite excited.The bookmakers usually know a thing or two about these things, yet more than a few people would have thought this morning that even 40-1 for the Brave Blossoms to win against the Boks was rather generous. For those who don’t understand how big a shock this was, @Burgerboxx provided an interesting, and somewhat useful, analogy. [Daily Telegraph]
Guinness World Record judicator hit in head by robot at giant Belfast Meccano bridge opening –
Engineering students have set a new world record with a 100ft footbridge made from Meccano. The temporary structure – weighing in at approximately 1,300lbs – has been built 100 feet long across Belfast’s Clarendon Dock and was unveiled at an event on Saturday. Representatives from Guinness World Records were on site to confirm it had set a record for the world’s largest ever Meccano construction. However the event did not go quite as smoothly as organisers hoped, with a giant Meccano robot believed to have malfunctioned and swiped a Guinness World Record judicator round the head.Dr Danny McPolin from the school of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, who led the project, said: “If you count all the nuts and bolts and washers, there is approximately 70,000. “In terms of the longer pieces, if they’re all laid out end-to-end I think it would be about 3.8kms – approximately 10,000 or 11,000 pieces. [Daily Telegraph]
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‘Muggle’ becomes internet sensation after Democrat debate –
Amid the suited spin doctors and political professionals, one maverick in the Democratic Presidential Debate really stood out. And it wasn’t Bernie Sanders. The internet was abuzz with musings about who the striking white-haired person in the audience could be. Bathed in a blue light from the studio settings, the man was seemingly oblivious to the sensation he was creating. And his identity remains a mystery – for now – and so online jokers have come up with their own answers. [Daily Telegraph]
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Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean both win three BET Hip Hop Awards –
Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean were the big winners at this year’s BET Hip Hop Awards. Both rappers won three prizes followed by Drake, J. Cole and Fetty Wap, who all won two. Lamar, who enjoyed success earlier this year with his third album To Pimp A Butterfly, was named lyricist of the year at the ceremony which took place in Atlanta, Georgia. He also won awards for impact track and hip hop video for his single Alright. [BBC Newsbeat] See List of the Day for full winners list.
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Man cuts ball fired at 160 kmh with samaurai sword
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Assuming the radar gun reads the highest velocity, and taking drag into consideration, the ball hits the sword after around 211 ms. If he is using the sound for triggering his reaction the sound would take ~3 ms to reach him and using the average audio stimulus reaction time of ~170 ms would leave him ~38 ms to draw the sword and hit the ball. That’s 0.038 seconds.
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BET Hip Hop Awards Winners 2015
Best Hip-Hop Video
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $ign – “Play No Games”
Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West – “Blessings”
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” — WINNER
Nicki Minaj feat. Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West – “Blessings” — WINNER
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU”
Fetty Wap feat. Monty – “My Way”
Nicki Minaj feat. Beyoncé – “Feeling Myself”
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter”
Best Live Performer
Drake
J. Cole — WINNER
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Lyricist of the Year
Big Sean
Drake
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar — KENDRICK LAMAR
Nicki Minaj
Video Director of the Year
Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom — WINNER
Chris Robinson/Lil Chris
Colin Tilley
Director X
DJ of the Year
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Esco
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard — WINNER
Producer of the Year
DJ Mustard — WINNER
J. Cole
Kanye West
Mike Will Made-It
Pharrell Williams
Timbaland
MVP of the Year
Big Sean
Drake — WINNER
Future
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Track of the Year
“Alright” – Produced by Pharrell Williams and Sounwave (Kendrick Lamar)
“Blessings” – Produced by Boi-1da and Vinylz (Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West)
“Commas” – Produced by DJ Spinz and Southside (Future)
“IDFWU” – Produced by Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West and Key Wane (Big Sean feat. E-40)
“Trap Queen” – Produced by Tony Fadd (Fetty Wap) – WINNER
Album of the Year
Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
Wale – The Album About Nothing
Who Blew Up Award
Bobby Shmurda
DeJ Loaf
Fetty Wap — WINNER
Rae Sremmurd
Tink
Hustler of the Year
Dr. Dre — WINNER
Drake
J. Cole
Jay Z
Nicki Minaj
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)
A$AP Rocky
DeJ Loaf — WINNER
Drake
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
Best Club Banger
Big Sean feat. E-40 – “IDFWU” (Produced by Dj Dahi, Dj Mustard, Kanye West and Key Wane) — WINNER
Dej Loaf – “Try Me” (Produced by Dds)
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” (Produced by Tony Fadd)
Future – “Commas” (Produced by DJ Spinz and Southside)
Rich Homie Quan – “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)” (Produced by DJ Spinz and Nitti Beatz)
Best Mixtape
Future – 56 Nights – WINNER
Future – Beast Mode
Future – Monster
Lil Wayne – Sorry 4 The Wait 2
Travis Scott – Days Before Rodeo
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Drake – “Blessings” (Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West)
Drake – “My Way (Remix)” (Fetty Wap feat. Drake) — WINNER
E-40 – “IDFWU” (Big Sean feat. E-40)
Kendrick Lamar – “Classic Man (Remix)” (Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter” (Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Lil Wayne)
Impact Track
Big Sean feat. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change The World”
Common and John Legend – “Glory” (From The Motion Picture “Selma”)
J. Cole – “Apparently”
J. Cole – “Be Free”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” — WINNER
People’s Champ Award
Big Sean feat. Drake and Kanye West – “Blessings” — WINNER
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Future – “Commas”
Kendrick Lamar – “i”
Rae Sremmurd – “No Type”
Rich Homie Quan – “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)”
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Peta’s NSFW Super Bowl 50 advert banned by TV execs –
An advert produced by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, intended to air during the Super Bowl next month, has been barred from viewers’ screens by TV executives. The advert, depicting two couples having sex, is intended to encourage people to adopt veganism. “Vegans last longer. See the side by side proof here,” reads the supporting text, as the vegan and meat-eating couples are shown going at it hammer-and-tongs. The meat-eaters’ love-making is over within moments of the advert beginning – while the vegans keep going until the end. PETA says it planned for the clip to be aired during the Super Bowl, where advertisers pay millions of dollars to target US TV’s largest, most receptive audience of the year. “We did try to submit the ad last fall but we didn’t get a response from the executives at CBS,” a spokesman for the animal rights organisation said. However, since news broke that the advert was banned it’s received a huge amount of attention, winning 1.1 million YouTube views in just three days. [Daily Telegraph] See Video of the Day
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Super Bowl 50: Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers –
The Denver Broncos produced a defensive masterclass to upset the Carolina Panthers 24-10 and win Super Bowl 50. Carolina were heavy favourites, having lost only once all season and with the league’s Most Valuable Player of the season Cam Newton at quarterback. But Newton was smothered by the Broncos defence and gave up three turnovers, including one that led to a touchdown. That helped Denver, quarterbacked by veteran Peyton Manning, open a 10-0 lead early on and they never lost it. It had been rumoured the game would be 39-year-old Manning’s last, but he said afterwards he would “take time to reflect”. [BBC]
Coldplay and Beyonce star in half-time show –
British group Coldplay were the main performers at the half-time and they were joined by Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson. Coldplay opened the show by singing ‘Yellow’ and ‘Viva La Vida’ as children carrying multi-coloured umbrellas and violins streamed onto the pitch. Mars and Ronson performed their hit ‘Uptown Funk’, before Beyonce sang her new song ‘Formation’. The artists closed the show by performing a mash-up of Coldplay’s hit ‘Fix You’ and Beyonce’s ‘Crazy In Love’. [BBC]
Twitter suspends 125,000 ‘terrorism’ accounts –
Twitter says it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 “for threatening or promoting terrorist acts”. In a blog, the US-based firm said the accounts “primarily related to ISIS” (the so-called Islamic State group). “We condemn the use of Twitter to promote terrorism,” it said, adding that it had increased its report reviewing teams to react faster. Twitter has more than 500 million users around the world. [BBC]
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List of Superbowl Champions [from Wikipedia]
| Game | Date | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Venue | City | Attendance | |
| 50 | February 7, 2016 | Denver Broncos† | 24–10 | Carolina Panthers* | Levi’s Stadium | Santa Clara, California (2)[note 1] | 71,088 | |
| (8, 3–5) | (2, 0–2) | |||||||
| XLIX | February 1, 2015 | New England Patriots† | 28–24 | Seattle Seahawks* | University of Phoenix Stadium (2) | Glendale, Arizona (3)[note 1] | 70,288 | |
| (8, 4–4) | (3, 1–2) | |||||||
| XLVIII | February 2, 2014 | Seattle Seahawks* | 43–8 | Denver Broncos† | MetLife Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 82,529 | |
| (2, 1–1) | (7, 2–5) | |||||||
| XLVII | February 3, 2013 | Baltimore Ravens† | 34–31 | San Francisco 49ers* | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (7) | New Orleans, Louisiana (10) | 71,024 | |
| (2, 2–0) | (6, 5–1) | |||||||
| XLVI | February 5, 2012 | New York Giants* | 21–17 | New England Patriots† | Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis, Indiana | 68,658 | |
| (5, 4–1) | (7, 3–4) | |||||||
| XLV | February 6, 2011 | Green Bay Packers* | 31–25 | Pittsburgh Steelers† | Cowboys Stadium | Arlington, Texas | 103,219 | |
| (5, 4–1) | (8, 6–2) | |||||||
| XLIV | February 7, 2010 | New Orleans Saints* | 31–17 | Indianapolis Colts† | Sun Life Stadium (5)[note 3] | Miami Gardens, Florida (10)[note 2] | 74,059 | |
| (1, 1–0) | (4, 2–2) | |||||||
| XLIII | February 1, 2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers† | 27–23 | Arizona Cardinals* | Raymond James Stadium (2) | Tampa, Florida (4) | 70,774 | |
| (7, 6–1) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XLII | February 3, 2008 | New York Giants* | 17–14 | New England Patriots† | University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, Arizona (2)[note 1] | 71,101 | |
| (4, 3–1) | (6, 3–3) | |||||||
| XLI | February 4, 2007 | Indianapolis Colts† | 29–17 | Chicago Bears* | Dolphin Stadium (4)[note 3] | Miami Gardens, Florida (9)[note 2] | 74,512 | |
| (3, 2–1) | (2, 1–1) | |||||||
| XL | February 5, 2006 | Pittsburgh Steelers† | 21–10 | Seattle Seahawks* | Ford Field | Detroit, Michigan (2)[note 1] | 68,206 | |
| (6, 5–1) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XXXIX | February 6, 2005 | New England Patriots† | 24–21 | Philadelphia Eagles* | ALLTEL Stadium | Jacksonville, Florida | 78,125 | |
| (5, 3–2) | (2, 0–2) | |||||||
| XXXVIII | February 1, 2004 | New England Patriots† | 32–29 | Carolina Panthers* | Reliant Stadium[note 3] | Houston, Texas (2) | 71,525 | |
| (4, 2–2) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XXXVII | January 26, 2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers* | 48–21 | Oakland Raiders† | Qualcomm Stadium (3)[note 3] | San Diego, California (3) | 67,603 | |
| (1, 1–0) | (5, 3–2) | |||||||
| XXXVI | February 3, 2002 | New England Patriots† | 20–17 | St. Louis Rams* | Louisiana Superdome (6) | New Orleans, Louisiana (9) | 72,922 | |
| (3, 1–2) | (3, 1–2) | |||||||
| XXXV | January 28, 2001 | Baltimore Ravens† | 34–7 | New York Giants* | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, Florida (3) | 71,921 | |
| (1, 1–0) | (3, 2–1) | |||||||
| XXXIV | January 30, 2000 | St. Louis Rams* | 23–16 | Tennessee Titans† | Georgia Dome (2) | Atlanta, Georgia (2) | 72,625 | |
| (2, 1–1) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XXXIII | January 31, 1999 | Denver Broncos† | 34–19 | Atlanta Falcons* | Pro Player Stadium (3)[note 3] | Miami Gardens, Florida (8)[note 2] | 74,803 | |
| (6, 2–4) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XXXII | January 25, 1998 | Denver Broncos† | 31–24 | Green Bay Packers* | Qualcomm Stadium (2)[note 3] | San Diego, California (2) | 68,912 | |
| (5, 1–4) | (4, 3–1) | |||||||
| XXXI | January 26, 1997 | Green Bay Packers* | 35–21 | New England Patriots† | Louisiana Superdome (5) | New Orleans, Louisiana (8) | 72,301 | |
| (3, 3–0) | (2, 0–2) | |||||||
| XXX | January 28, 1996 | Dallas Cowboys* | 27–17 | Pittsburgh Steelers† | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe, Arizona[note 1] | 76,347 | |
| (8, 5–3) | (5, 4–1) | |||||||
| XXIX | January 29, 1995 | San Francisco 49ers* | 49–26 | San Diego Chargers† | Joe Robbie Stadium (2)[note 3] | Miami Gardens, Florida (7)[note 2] | 74,107 | |
| (5, 5–0) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XXVIII | January 30, 1994 | Dallas Cowboys* | 30–13 | Buffalo Bills† | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia | 72,817 | |
| (7, 4–3) | (4, 0–4) | |||||||
| XXVII | January 31, 1993 | Dallas Cowboys* | 52–17 | Buffalo Bills† | Rose Bowl (5) | Pasadena, California (7)[note 1] | 98,374 | |
| (6, 3–3) | (3, 0–3) | |||||||
| XXVI | January 26, 1992 | Washington Redskins* | 37–24 | Buffalo Bills† | Metrodome | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 63,130 | |
| (5, 3–2) | (2, 0–2) | |||||||
| XXV | January 27, 1991 | New York Giants* | 20–19 | Buffalo Bills† | Tampa Stadium (2) | Tampa, Florida (2) | 73,813 | |
| (2, 2–0) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XXIV | January 28, 1990 | San Francisco 49ers* | 55–10 | Denver Broncos† | Louisiana Superdome (4) | New Orleans, Louisiana (7) | 72,919 | |
| (4, 4–0) | (4, 0–4) | |||||||
| XXIII | January 22, 1989 | San Francisco 49ers* | 20–16 | Cincinnati Bengals† | Joe Robbie Stadium[note 3] | Miami Gardens, Florida (6)[note 2] | 75,129 | |
| (3, 3–0) | (2, 0–2) | |||||||
| XXII | January 31, 1988 | Washington Redskins* | 42–10 | Denver Broncos† | Jack Murphy Stadium[note 3] | San Diego, California | 73,302 | |
| (4, 2–2) | (3, 0–3) | |||||||
| XXI | January 25, 1987 | New York Giants* | 39–20 | Denver Broncos† | Rose Bowl (4) | Pasadena, California (6)[note 1] | 101,063 | |
| (1, 1–0) | (2, 0–2) | |||||||
| XX | January 26, 1986 | Chicago Bears* | 46–10 | New England Patriots† | Louisiana Superdome (3) | New Orleans, Louisiana (6) | 73,818 | |
| (1, 1–0) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XIX | January 20, 1985 | San Francisco 49ers* | 38–16 | Miami Dolphins† | Stanford Stadium | Stanford, California[note 1] | 84,059 | |
| (2, 2–0) | (5, 2–3) | |||||||
| XVIII | January 22, 1984 | Los Angeles Raiders† | 38–9 | Washington Redskins* | Tampa Stadium | Tampa, Florida | 72,920 | |
| (4, 3–1) | (3, 1–2) | |||||||
| XVII | January 30, 1983 | Washington Redskins* | 27–17 | Miami Dolphins† | Rose Bowl (3) | Pasadena, California (5)[note 1] | 103,667 | |
| (2, 1–1) | (4, 2–2) | |||||||
| XVI | January 24, 1982 | San Francisco 49ers* | 26–21 | Cincinnati Bengals† | Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac, Michigan[note 1] | 81,270 | |
| (1, 1–0) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XV | January 25, 1981 | Oakland Raiders† | 27–10 | Philadelphia Eagles* | Louisiana Superdome (2) | New Orleans, Louisiana (5) | 76,135 | |
| (3, 2–1) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XIV | January 20, 1980 | Pittsburgh Steelers† | 31–19 | Los Angeles Rams* | Rose Bowl (2) | Pasadena, California (4)[note 1] | 103,985 | |
| (4, 4–0) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XIII | January 21, 1979 | Pittsburgh Steelers† | 35–31 | Dallas Cowboys* | Miami Orange Bowl (5) | Miami, Florida (5)[note 2] | 79,484 | |
| (3, 3–0) | (5, 2–3) | |||||||
| XII | January 15, 1978 | Dallas Cowboys* | 27–10 | Denver Broncos† | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana (4) | 76,400 | |
| (4, 2–2) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| XI | January 9, 1977 | Oakland Raiders† | 32–14 | Minnesota Vikings* | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California (3)[note 1] | 103,438 | |
| (2, 1–1) | (4, 0–4) | |||||||
| X | January 18, 1976 | Pittsburgh Steelers† | 21–17 | Dallas Cowboys* | Miami Orange Bowl (4) | Miami, Florida (4)[note 2] | 80,187 | |
| (2, 2–0) | (3, 1–2) | |||||||
| IX | January 12, 1975 | Pittsburgh Steelers† | 16–6 | Minnesota Vikings* | Tulane Stadium (3) | New Orleans, Louisiana (3) | 80,997 | |
| (1, 1–0) | (3, 0–3) | |||||||
| VIII | January 13, 1974 | Miami Dolphins† | 24–7 | Minnesota Vikings* | Rice Stadium | Houston, Texas | 71,882 | |
| (3, 2–1) | (2, 0–2) | |||||||
| VII | January 14, 1973 | Miami Dolphins† | 14–7 | Washington Redskins* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (2) | Los Angeles, California (2)[note 1] | 90,182 | |
| (2, 1–1) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| VI | January 16, 1972 | Dallas Cowboys* | 24–3 | Miami Dolphins† | Tulane Stadium (2) | New Orleans, Louisiana (2) | 81,023 | |
| (2, 1–1) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| V | January 17, 1971 | Baltimore Colts† | 16–13 | Dallas Cowboys* | Miami Orange Bowl (3) | Miami, Florida (3)[note 2] | 79,204 | |
| (2, 1–1) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| IV | January 11, 1970 | Kansas City Chiefs^ | 23–7 | Minnesota Vikings‡ | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, Louisiana | 80,562 | |
| (2, 1–1) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| III | January 12, 1969 | New York Jets^ | 16–7 | Baltimore Colts‡ | Miami Orange Bowl (2) | Miami, Florida (2)[note 2] | 75,389 | |
| (1, 1–0) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| II | January 14, 1968 | Green Bay Packers‡ | 33–14 | Oakland Raiders^ | Miami Orange Bowl | Miami, Florida[note 2] | 75,546 | |
| (2, 2–0) | (1, 0–1) | |||||||
| I | January 15, 1967 | Green Bay Packers‡ | 35–10 | Kansas City Chiefs^ | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles, California[note 1] | 61,946 | |
| (1, 1–0) | (1, 0–1) |
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It’s Kylie Minogue versus Kylie Jenner in a battle for who owns their name –
Kylie Minogue is trying to stop Kylie Jenner from using “Kylie” as a trademark in America. And the singer’s lawyers aren’t pulling any punches. They’ve filed documents describing the Keeping up with the Kardashians star as a “secondary reality television personality” who participates in “photo exhibitionism”. They also say giving Kylie J the trademark could damage Kylie M and her other trademarks. The legal papers from KDB refer to her as a “home-schooled graduate,” saying her “photographic exhibitionism and controversial posts have drawn criticism from, for example, the disability rights and African-American communities”. [BBC Newsbeat]
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Sam Smith ‘taking a break from Twitter’ after Oscars row with Dustin Lance Black –
Sam Smith says he’s taking a break from social media. It’s after Dustin Lance Black criticised him on Twitter for claiming that he was the first openly gay man to win a prize at the Oscars. Sam Smith made the comment during his acceptance speech after winning the Academy Award for best song for the theme tune to James Bond movie Spectre. “I read an article… by Sir Ian McKellen and he said no openly gay man had ever won an Oscar,” he said. “I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world. “I stand here tonight as a proud gay man and I hope we can all stand together as equals one day.” But the comments didn’t go down well with director Dustin Lance Black, who won an Oscar in 2009 for his film Milk. After all the online drama, the British singer said it was time to “log off for a while”.
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Harrison Ford auctions Han Solo Star Wars jacket in honour of daughter with epilepsy –
Harrison Ford is auctioning his Star Wars: The Force Awakens jacket for charity. The 73-year-old actor – who reprised his role as Han Solo in the latest installment of the sci-fi franchise – donated the iconic garment which he wore in his first scene in the 2015 movie to raise money for epilepsy research. The signed garment will benefit the NYU Langone Center and FACES (Finding A Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures), with bidding starting at $18,000 on ifOnly. But the actor – whose 26-year-old daughter Georgia suffers from the condition – joked the director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at the New York clinic, Dr. Orrin Devinsky, had taken a shine to the jacket. [Daily Mirror] In February 2016 the production company behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens was being prosecuted over a filming incident in which Harrison Ford broke his leg.
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FBI finds method to hack gunman’s iPhone without Apple’s help –
The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple’s help, ending a court case, the US justice department says. Apple had been resisting a court order issued last month requiring the firm to write new software to allow officials to access Syed Rizwan Farook’s phone. But officials on Monday said that it had been accessed independently and asked for the order to be withdrawn. Responding to the move, Apple said: “From the beginning, we objected to the FBI’s demand that Apple build a backdoor into the iPhone because we believed it was wrong and would set a dangerous precedent. As a result of the government’s dismissal, neither of these occurred. This case should never have been brought.” [Daily Telegraph]
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Donald Trump is sworn in as 45th President of the United States –
There is some dispute to the size of the inauguration crowd, starting an acrimonious war of words between the new president and the press.
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