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Conrad Black Vanity Fair

Conrad Black Vanity Fair

Conrad Black Vanity Fair. 'Humbler' Conrad Black tells Vanity Fair about Mafia, moguls and time in jail. Conrad Black hosed down shower stalls and earned the respect of "Mafia people" during his time in prison and is currently worth about $80 million, the disgraced media baron reveals in a forthcoming interview in Vanity Fair magazine.

Psychic Challenge Praagh

Psychic Challenge Praagh

Psychic Challenge Praagh. 'Top' psychics offered $1M to prove powers. While high-profile medium James Van Praagh has yet to take the bait, a self-proclaimed Toronto psychic says she's considering taking up a $1-million challenge to prove her abilities.

"I would say yes, I would take [the] challenge because I have enough faith in my own abilities if I was available," Toronto-based psychic Nikki told CBC News.

"I am the real thing so I don't have to worry about this stuff."

Bug Vomit Killing Trees

Bug Vomit Killing Trees

Bug Vomit Killing Trees. Insect's vomit is killing Florida's iconic palms. A deadly palm tree disease, once confined to Manatee County, has spread and threatens to decimate the state's iconic sabal palms.

An insect with a disgusting habit is transmitting the disease, called Texas Phoenix Palm Decline. Experts are worried it will kill trees statewide.

Tibetan Skull Camera. Named after Yama, the Tibetan God of Death, this bizarre camera was created using a real human skull, blessed by a Tibetan Lama.

Designed and built by Wayne Martin Belger “for the study of exodus and for the research of modern incarnations of historical iconic figures”, Yama looks nothing like a photo camera, but, according to the info on Boy of Blue Industries, it actually has a film loading system, so it must take photos.

Yama is made from aluminum, titanium, copper, brass, bronze steel, silver, gold and mercury and is studded with Asian and American turquoise, 4 sapphires, 9 opals and 3 rubies (the biggest one costs $5,000). With all the digital cameras on the market today, Yama can’t target the title of best photo camera, but it stands a shot as the world’s scariest camera.

August 2011 Notable Deaths

August 2011 Notable Deaths

August 2011 Notable Deaths. In August we said farewell to many noteworthy individuals, including a controversial reality show husband and a concentration camp survivor. Read on to learn more about them and the others who passed away this month.

August in memoriam, Russell Armstrong, Rudolf Brazda

Jay Z MTV VMA Chris Brown

Jay Z MTV VMA Chris Brown

Jay Z MTV VMA Chris Brown. Jay-Z's Very Public VMA's Snub to Chris Brown. A beaming Beyoncé revealed her pregnancy to the world by rubbing her burgeoning baby bump to the audience at the VMA’s on Sunday night.

And while delighted dad-to-be Jay Z offered a huge smile for the cameras to that news - his reaction to bad boy Chris Brown couldn't have been more frosty.

Maria Sharapova News

Maria Sharapova News

Maria Sharapova News. Maria Sharapova rallies for victory at US Open. Maria Sharapova's slow start almost turned into an early exit at the U.S. Open.

The three-time major champion picked up her game in time to avoid an upset against 102nd-ranked Heather Watson, rallying for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory Monday in the opening round.

Girls Goat Zoo Walk

Girls Goat Zoo Walk

Girls Goat Zoo Walk. 2 pajama-clad girls take stolen goat for walk. Everything went according to plan for two pajama-clad stepsisters who took a goat they'd freed from a Minnesota zoo for a late-night walk.

Until they told the Mankato police officer who stopped them about 11:30 p.m. Saturday that the animal lived in their bedroom closet.

Timberlake Biel together again

Timberlake Biel together again

Timberlake Biel together again. Actress Jessica Biel is reportedly dating her ex-flame, singer-actor Justin Timberlake.

The pair, who split earlier this year, were seen enjoying a romantic rendezvous at Ella's Uncle coffee shop in Toronto, Canada, reports contactmusic.com.

Sugar-free popsicle recall

Sugar-free popsicle recall

Sugar-free popsicle recall. Unilever United States, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of mislabeled 24-count boxes of Popsicle® brand Sugar Free Orange, Cherry and Grape flavored ice pops that mistakenly contain Popsicle® brand Sugar Free Healthy Bunch® Fudgsicle® and Creamsicle® ice pops. Milk, a known allergen, is undeclared on these boxes. Persons who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the Sugar Free Healthy Bunch® Fudgsicle® or Creamsicle® ice pops.
The affected boxes may contain Fudgsicle® and Creamsicle® ice pops that are individually wrapped with the “Fudgsicle®” and “Creamsicle®” logos. This limited voluntary recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Biggest Lottery Winnings. A compilation of stories about people winning the lottery. However, some of them disrupted the jackpot a few times in a row.

Panda Poop Solve Biofuel Woes?

Panda Poop Solve Biofuel Woes?

Panda Poop Solve Biofuel Woes? Biofuels might be a way to make energy out of renewable resources and cut dependence on fossil fuels, but currently, producing them from corn and other edible plants is largely impractical.Now, a group of researchers believes they may have found a solution — in panda poop.

Burning man festival

Burning man festival

Burning man festival. Several thousand more would-be participants will have to wait until next year, as 2011 marks another historic milestone: the first time the event has ever sold out, said Burning Man communications manager Andie Grace.

According to an agreement with the Bureau of Land Management, the event is permitted an average of only 50,000 people per day, Grace said.

Taiwan HIV-Infected Organs

Taiwan HIV-Infected Organs

Taiwan HIV-Infected Organs. Taiwan hospital transplants 5 HIV-infected organs. One of Taiwan's best regarded hospitals mistakenly transplanted HIV-infected organs into five patients after a hospital staffer misheard the donor's test results by telephone, the hospital said.

The five are now being treated with anti-AIDS drugs, an official at National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei said Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because she is not authorized to deal with the media.

Man Names Kids Lady Gaga Will.I.Am

Man Names Kids Lady Gaga Will.I.Am

Man Names Kids Lady Gaga Will.I.Am. Lady GaGa and will.i.am are to be the names of a British father's two children.

Ian Clark, 36, is following the advice of his eldest child Maddie, who persuaded him to name his second daughter Meggie Maisie Lady GaGa.

Now Clark plans to call his first son Tommy will.i.am, according to The Mirror.

Clark's partner Melanie Robinson, from Cramlington in Northumberland, said: "I'm trying to convince him not to."

Saskatchewan couple win $40 million lottery. A Saskatchewan couple from the village of Paradise Hill won $40 million in a recent lottery draw. John and Darlene Kinzel took the top prize from a Lotto Max draw one week ago.

On Friday they were presented to news media and said they planned to stay in Paradise Hill, a village of about 485 people roughly 250 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.

The retired couple moved to Paradise Hill three years ago.

Young Hollywood Spending Machines. Megastardom goes hand in hand with megabucks -- even for teenagers. While some of Hollywood's biggest earners can't legally vote or drink, that doesn't mean they can't use a charge card. Cha-ching! Keep clicking to see some of young Hollywood's most outrageous purchases.

Justin Bieber

Pricey Purchase: $25,000 on a ruby-and-diamond pendant shaped like Stewie from "Family Guy"

Who knew Justin was such a big "Family Guy" fan? He'd better be, considering the loot he dropped on his Stewie necklace! The singer helped famous Beverly Hills jeweler Jason Arasheben design the fancy bauble, which contains over 12 carats of multicolored rubies and white diamonds set on 14-carat gold, according to TMZ. Think Selena Gomez can look forward to any jewelry this special?

Beyonce Pregnant

Beyonce Pregnant

Beyonce Pregnant. The bootylicious singer revealed her baby bump at the MTV VMA’s last night. We can’t get enough of cute celebrity couples at MSN and in our eyes Beyoncé and Jay-Z are one of the hottest power-matches in Hollywood. We were thrilled to find out then, that Beyoncé is pregnant. Hurray!
The singer revealed her growing baby bump on the red carpet of last night’s MTV VMAs. Wearing a bold orange dress, Beyoncé told the awaiting press: “I have surprise.” Beyoncé you tease!

Big Brother Death Threats. "Big Brother" executive producer is not into the way fans show their support to their favorite Jeff Schroeder by making threats against the family of another contestant Shelly Moore. Taking to Twitter, Allison Grodner tells fans to stop the disgraceful actions, writing "No matter how much you dislike an HG, this is wrong! True BB fans do not try to ruin lives. Please stop!"

Beyonce pregnant video music awards

Beyonce pregnant video music awards

Beyonce pregnant video music awards. Beyonce revealed her baby bump after performing - courtesy MTV Video Music Awards. Singer Beyonce Knowles has outlined a baby bump to photographers after months of speculation she might be pregnant.

The R&B star, 29, used her hands to frame her baby bump under a loose-fitting dress as she arrived at the MTV Music Video Awards in Los Angeles.

Shia labeouf public meltdown. Shia Labeouf Public Meltdown, Actor Shia LaBeouf publicist is downplaying reports suggesting that the actor became unruly at a party in Los Angeles on Friday night (26Aug11), insisting on the departure of the star of Transformers since the coup has been “misinterpreted “.

Mtv VMA Winners

Mtv VMA Winners

Mtv VMA Winners. Music fans across the globe were treated to another another exciting ceremony celebrating the top music videos of the past year when the annual MTV Video Music Awards aired on August 28, 2011.

Nominees were announced on July 20, 2011 when fans began voting on their favorites in categories such as best male, female, rock and hip hop video, as well as Video of the Year.

Hurricane Irene Flooding

Hurricane Irene Flooding

Hurricane Irene Flooding. Obama warns Hurricane Irene flooding could worsen. President Barack Obama on Sunday warned that flooding from Hurricane Irene could worsen as rivers flood their banks and said federal recovery efforts would last a few weeks.

Tropical Storm Jose

Tropical Storm Jose

Tropical Storm Jose. Tropical Storm Jose, which formed near Bermuda early Sunday, was seen to be weakening, but still expected to bring squalls to the island late night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a report.At 11 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT), Jose was located about 190 miles northwest of Bermuda, with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 km/h), and was moving north at 21 miles per hour (33 km/h).

Powell Cheap Shots

Powell Cheap Shots

Powell Cheap Shots. Colin Powell says Cheney book takes "cheap shots". Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's new book levels "cheap shots" at colleagues and mischaracterizes events, ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday.Powell, whose disagreements with Cheney on issues such as Iraq have been well known for years, said President George W. Bush's national security team did not function smoothly and that he had advised Bush to try to resolve the problem.

South African facebook photo

South African facebook photo

South African facebook photo. The photo on Facebook in which a white man poses with a rifle over the apparently lifeless body of a black child is “sick and horrifying” and should be denounced by every forward-thinking South African, the Independent Democrats said yesterday.

“Whenever we see or experience racism of any form, as a society we should all condemn it in the strongest possible terms. If we fail to do so, we will simply allow this kind of sick behaviour to permeate and grow in our society,” said ID secretary-general Haniff Hoosen.

Fan Falls Rangers Park

Fan Falls Rangers Park

Fan Falls Rangers Park. Just what the heck is happening at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington? Two months after firefighter Shannon Stone fell over a railing and landed on concrete, suffering injuries that eventually became fatal, another fan took a dangerous fall while leaving the ballpark on Saturday night.An unidentified 24-year-old man was knocked unconscious after falling 21 feet down a stairwell leading from the stadium's upper deck to ground level. The game between the Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers was not over yet, so the stairwell wasn't crowded with fans. According to police, the man was with the people who accompanied him at the game.

Big Brother Death Threats

Big Brother Death Threats

Big Brother Death Threats. Family of "Big Brother" contestant receives death threats. The family of a reality television show contestant has been receiving death threats, and the FBI could be get involved.

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According to a report from TMZ, numerous phone calls have been made to the family of “Big Brother” contestant Shelly Moore after she voted to evict fan favorite Jeff Shroeder out of the house.

Famous final concerts

Famous final concerts

Famous final concerts. Before their legendary rooftop performance, the Beatles took the stage one last time 45 years ago on Aug. 29, 1966, and sang their way into history. Check out some other legendary final performances.

Store owner accused of keeping worker in box nude

Store owner accused of keeping worker in box nude

Store owner accused of keeping worker in box nude. A California, United States judge set a pricey bail , yogurt shop owner bail set at $10 million , for a yogurt shop owner who allegedly kidnapped a female employee, knocked her unconscious and kept her naked inside a box. The woman later woke up at the store it called, o' my yogurt , in Monterey Park and was able to escape.

Brad Pitt saves woman

Brad Pitt saves woman

Brad Pitt saves woman's life. Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt was hailed a hero last night for rescuing a stricken extra who was knocked to the ground on the set of World War Z.

More than 700 actors were packed into Glasgow's George Square to film chaotic scenes amid heavy gunfire when the drama occurred.

Tacit Glove Gives Sight to the Blind. Using sonar technology, the wrist-mounted glove helps a user recognize the distance from an object by applying varying levels of pressure to the wrist, Engadget reported.

The gauntlet is made of an Arduino microcontroller, ultrasonic sensors and a pair of servomotors. The circuitry and software are registered under Creative Commons, allowing anyone — including you, dear reader — to go and construct his or her own.
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Pauline Quirke size of sumo

Pauline Quirke size of sumo

Pauline Quirke size of sumo. She's lost an astonishing 7st 3lb in just eight months, and is delighted with her new look. And now Pauline Quirke has revealed what motivated her to lose weight: a television programme about sumo wrestlers.She told the Daily Mail: "I'd watched a programme about sumo wrestlers a few days before which said one of them tipped the scales at 20 1/2 stone. I thought, 'That's a lot of weight.' Then, the following week, I got on the scales and they said 19st 6lb. I thought, 'That can't be right', so got off, got on, got off again, twiddled the knob. It was definitely 19st 6lb."
She even went out and bought a new pair of scales, but when they confirmed her weight she realised she had to act.

Tom Jones heart scare

Tom Jones heart scare

Tom Jones heart scare. Legendary crooner Tom Jones was forced to cancel a concert in Monte Carlo after being admitted to hospital with "a heart scare".

The producer of the show, which was to take place at The Sporting Club on Saturday night as part of a summer-long festival, took to his Twitter account to announce the news.

Famous September birthdays

Famous September birthdays

Famous September birthdays.If you celebrate a birthday in September, you share the month with a prince, a doctor and a carpenter. Find out which day these celebrities, and a few others, will blow out their candles.

B.C. votes to scrap HST

B.C. votes to scrap HST

B.C. votes to scrap HST. B.C. votes 55% to scrap HST. British Columbians have voted to axe the province's controversial harmonized sales tax, according to the results of a binding, province-wide referendum.

Elections B.C. announced on Friday morning that 54.73 per cent of the 1.6 million British Columbians who cast a ballot in the mail-in referendum voted to get rid of the tax and 45.27 per cent voted to keep it.

Melissa Gilbert Divorce

Melissa Gilbert Divorce

Melissa Gilbert Divorce. Court records show Melissa Gilbert has filed for divorce after 16 years of marriage to fellow actor Bruce Boxleitner. The former "Little House on the Prairie" star cited irreconcilable differences in her divorce petition, which was filed Monday in Los Angeles.

The filing states the couple separated in January, shortly after their 16th wedding anniversary.

Sick Steve Jobs Photo

Sick Steve Jobs Photo

Sick Steve Jobs Photo. Just two days after ending his storied reign as Apple's CEO, a shockingly frail Steve Jobs stood with the support of a friend in an exclusive photo taken at his California home.

No longer in his iconic turtleneck-and-bluejeans uniform and thinner even than he was during his last public appearance only two months ago, the 56-year-old tech guru seemed almost too weak to hold himself up as he prepared to climb into a waiting car in his driveway in Palo Alto.

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt. Athletics-'Crazy' Blake ahead of schedule in upstaging Bolt. Jamaican sprinter, "wonderful cricketer" and chicken nugget lover. There is no doubt that Yohan Blake is cut from the same cloth as the man he replaced as 100 metres world champion on Sunday.

The 21-year-old also shares a great self-confidence with Usain Bolt and, although he obviously benefited from the disqualification of his training partner for a false start on Sunday, he was not prepared to put his victory purely down to luck.

Brad Pitt saves woman's life

Brad Pitt saves woman's life

Brad Pitt saves woman's life. HOLLYWOOD hunk Brad Pitt was hailed a hero last night for rescuing a stricken extra who was knocked to the ground on the set of World War Z.

More than 700 actors were packed into Glasgow's George Square to film chaotic scenes amid heavy gunfire when the drama occurred.

Kristin Cavallari accepts Marine ball invite

Kristin Cavallari accepts Marine ball invite

Kristin Cavallari accepts Marine ball invite. Kristin Cavallari Accepts Marine Ball Invite, Recently dumped Kristin Cavallari is still fresh to show that pulling a Mila Kunis and goes to the ball of the Marines in November as well. TV star joins a handful of celebrities who have accepted an invitation to attend the party later this year.

Ricky Gervais and Golden Globes

Ricky Gervais and Golden Globes

Ricky Gervais and Golden Globes. The Golden Globes are most entertaining when watched in the company of someone who knows that the awards and the awarders are best not taken too seriously. Last night, that person was host Ricky Gervais, who—hilariously and to Hollywood's apparent discomfort—didn't so much host the awards as he conducted a three-hour roast of them.It was the second straight year hosting for Gervais, who came off atypically tame at last year's awards. He was anything but this year, with a blistering monologue that left a smoldering crater where the floor of the Beverly Hilton had been. He limbered up with some Charlie Sheen jokes—easy enough—then laid into dubious movie nominee The Tourist (stopping to apologize, "I haven't even seen the Tourist! Who has?") and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association itself. (The foreign press, he said, contrary to rumors did not nominate the film just to hang out with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. "They also accepted bribes.")

Foreclosure in richest apartment building

Foreclosure in richest apartment building

Foreclosure in richest apartment building. Would you believe it that the richest apartment building faces foreclosure? A New York couple is facing foreclosure in one of the world’s richest apartment buildings. The couple reportedly stopped making payments on $16 million in loans tied to their apartment at 740 Park Avenue. In addition to that, famous celebrities is also facing foreclosure like R. Kelly and Burt Reynolds. More...

Naked Rambler sent back to jail

Naked Rambler sent back to jail

Naked Rambler sent back to jail. The 52-year-old was arrested outside Perth Prison almost immediately after he was released from his previous 21-month sentence. He was found guilty of breaching the peace and being in contempt of court.

Steve Jobs ill fake

Steve Jobs ill fake

Steve Jobs ill fake. A picture of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently hit the web showing him in a gravely ill state. However, researchers studied the image and say there are signs that it was altered to make Jobs look more frail.

Texas Supreme court strip club fee

Texas Supreme court strip club fee

Texas Supreme court strip club fee. A $5 entrance fee to Texas strip clubs is constitutional and not an improper restriction on nude dancing, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.Lower courts had called the so-called "pole tax" an improper burden on the free expression of nude dancing and a violation of the First Amendment.

X Factor Frankie tattoo

X Factor Frankie tattoo

X Factor Frankie is a cheeky liar, say girls behind the names of his sleazy tattoo. Frankie Cocozza. It was the moment that confirmed this year’s X Factor is set to be the sleaziest yet. Eighteen-year-old Frankie Cocozza bared his bottom to the nation to expose the tattooed names of seven girls he claimed were summer conquests. Now, as the Mail reveals their full identities for the first time, the teenagers have told of their anger. Many of them were forced to call family and boyfriends to reassure them that they had not had sex with the contestant.

Miss Universe 2011 Contestants at the Mayor's office in Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab talks with (L-R) Miss Brazil 2011 Priscila Machado, Miss Nicaragua 2011 Adriana Dom, Miss Puerto Rico 2011 Viviana Ortiz, Miss Bahamas 2011 Anastagia Pierre, and Miss Colombia 2011 Catalina Robayo Vargas, in Sao Paulo in this publicity photograph released to Reuters August 26, 2011. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Sao Paulo on September 12. Picture taken August 26.

It's here! New York prepares for lockdown as airports and subway shut down and Hurricane Irene makes landfall on the East Coast

It's here! New York prepares for lockdown as airports and subway shut down and Hurricane Irene makes landfall on the East Coast

-Entire public transport system as well as five main New York City airports on lockdown from midday
-115mph wind gusts batter east coast and North Carolina as Irene wreaks havoc
-Category 1 storm made landfall near Cape Lookout, North Carolina last night
-Experts say biggest worry are the storm surges of up to 11ft that could hit New York City
-President declares federal emergency for New York state and warns U.S. is about to experience 'historic hurricane'
-Mayor Bloomberg tells people in evacuation zones to 'get out now' before public transportation shut down at noon
-States of emergency declared in seven states - New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Connecticut and Delaware

X Factor gets slushy as wannabe's audition is interrupted by her boyfriend's proposalWhat are you going here?: Wannabe pop star Samantha's audition for X Factor was interrupted by her boyfriend Paul, who joined her on stage Contestants attending the live auditions at The X Factor normally brace themselves for either being booed or applauded.

Residents told to flee as Hurricane Irene moves closer

Residents told to flee as Hurricane Irene moves closer

Perfect storm: Heavy rains and wind from Hurricane Irene whip the sand on the beach at Pawleys Island, South Carolina, on Friday. The hurricane began lashing the East Coast with rain on Friday

New York is beginning mandatory evacuations for the first time in its history because of Hurricane Irene.

Thousands of people living in low-lying areas across all five boroughs – including Battery Park on the tip of Manhattan – will have to leave their homes by 5pm today and seek shelter elsewhere. The order – enforced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg – applies to the lowest-lying areas of the city which are expected to be plunged under water.

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