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At the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, Modern Family wins Outstanding Comedy Series andBreaking Bad wins Outstanding Drama Series. A copy of the 1938 Action Comics #1 is auctioned for US$3.2 million, the highest price paid for a single issue of a comic book. Bank of America agrees to pay more than US$16 billion for the sale of risky mortgage-backed securities before the Great Recession. At least 52 people are killed in a series of landslides (damage pictured) in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The 41st Chess Olympiad concludes with China winning the open section and Russia winning the women's section of the tournament. Ongoing: Ebola outbreak – Gaza conflict – ISIL Iraq offensive –Ukrainian unrest Recent deaths: Richard Attenborough – B. K. S. Iyengar –Hashim Khan