Damascus suicide bomb attack Bomb kills men at heart of Assad rule as Syria fight rages

A suicide bomber killed three of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's top military officials on Wednesday, security sources said, the worst blow to Assad's high command in the country's 16-month-old rebellion. The bomb killed Assad's powerful brother-in-law, the defense minister and a top general, bringing the battle to the heart of Assad's powerbase and sparking fighting across Damascus. Residents, fearing fierce retaliation by Assad's forces, said army helicopters fired machineguns and in some cases rockets at several residential districts....

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Sunita Williams to vote in US presidential polls 2012

Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams takes a morning jog near the Cosmonaut Hotel on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Williams, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, and JAXA Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for 8:40 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 15 in Kazakhstan.Sunita Williams, the NASA astronaut who blasted off on a Russian rocket for her second space mission on Sunday, plans to watch the Olympics and cast her vote in the US presidential election from the International...

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Anna University Affliated -Engineering, MBBS and BDS Fees Structures Declared by Justice Balasubramanian Committee Read more: Anna University Affliated -Engineering, MBBS and BDS Fees Structures Declared by Justice Balasubramanian Committee

Tamil Nadu Common Admissions (TANCA) 2012 is administered by Anna University, Chennai on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Annual fees for MBBS Courses in Government Medical Colleges will be   Rs.2.3 lakh per year for the academic year 2012-13. And Rs.2.8 lakh per year should be collected as Annual fees for MBBS courses in private Medical Colleges The Annual Fees for BDS courses for the academic year 2012-13 will be Rs.1 lakh. Read more: Anna University Affliated -Engineering, MBBS and BDS Fees Structures Declared by Justice Balasubramanian...

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Celeste Holm, Broadway star in 'Oklahoma!' and Oscar-winner, dies

Celeste Holm won an Academy Award for supporting actress in the 1947 film 'Gentleman's Agreement' and was nominated two other times. She also had frequent roles on television, including in the 1990s series 'Promised Land.' Celeste Holm, the versatile actress who achieved fame on Broadway in the original production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's hit musical "Oklahoma!" in 1943 and five years later won an Oscar for best supporting actress in the landmark movie-drama "Gentleman's Agreement," died Sunday. She was 95. Holm, whose more than 70-year...

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Utah rescuers find emaciated hiker after monthlong ordeal

Too weak to stand or walk, William M. LaFever sat in a shallow river bed in the south Utah desert, awaiting rescue that came more than a month after his family last heard from him. Thursday afternoon, a helicopter flying in the Escalante River gorge spied the bearded LaFever, 28, who had lost 50 pounds and eaten frogs and roots in his desperate effort to stay alive during his walk from a Utah city to Page, Arizona. "We came around the corner and we were pretty amazed to see him alive and sitting up," Shane Oldfield, a Utah Highway Patrol...

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Do you know How the Mormons Make Money

Late last March the Mormon Church completed an ambitious project: a megamall. Built for roughly $2 billion, the City Creek Center stands directly across the street from the church’s iconic neo-Gothic temple in Salt Lake City. The mall includes a retractable glass roof, 5,000 underground parking spots, and nearly 100 stores and restaurants, ranging from Tiffany’s (TIF) to Forever 21. Walkways link the open-air emporium with the church’s perfectly manicured headquarters on Temple Square. Macy’s (M) is a stone’s throw from the offices of the church’s...

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Jason Kidd charged with DWI

New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd was arrested early Sunday and charged with a misdemeanor of driving while intoxicated, according to Southampton Town police. A police spokesman said Kidd was involved in a single-car accident in which his 2010 Cadillac Escalade struck a telephone pole and went into the woods in hamlet of Watermill at around 2 a.m. Water Mill is a serene, mainly residential community east of Southampton Village. Kidd, 39, suffered minor injuries, according to the spokesman, and was treated at Southampton Hospital. He...

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Billingsley scratched, due for MRI on sore elbow

LOS ANGELES -- Chad Billingsley was scratched from his scheduled start for the Dodgers on Sunday with right elbow pain and instead will have an MRI. Chris Capuano was moved up a day in the rotation to take his place against the Padres. Manager Don Mattingly said Billingsley has been battling the pain for a while. He had a regular bullpen session on Friday that wasn't sharp, and after a shortened "touch-and-feel" session Saturday told trainer Sue Falsone that his elbow was "barky." Mattingly got the information during Saturday night's game. "My...

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Justin Verlander and Kate Upton making Video

Justin Verlander might have been knocked around some in Tuesday's All-Star game but, he seems to be winning the game of life. The Detroit Tigers' pitcher has been sighted with reigning Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model Kate Upton in recent days around Detroit, fueling breathless speculation that the two are dating. CBS Detroit said the pair have been seen at least one area bar, and Upton was recently sighted in a private box at a Detroit Tigers' game. This has to be true. Odds...

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Obama Biggest mistake too much perspiration, not enough inspiration

Call it "too much substance, not enough style?" President Barack Obama says his biggest mistake since getting to the White House three and a half years ago has been his tendency to tackle the job as national policy wonk rather than the inspiring figure he cut in the 2008 campaign. "When I think about what we've done well and what we haven't done well," the president told CBS television in an interview, "the mistake of my first term - couple of years - was thinking that this job was just about getting the policy right." "And that's important....

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Big Brother Premiere

Like a scab one cannot resist picking, Big Brother is an irritant I cannot resist looking at, for at least a few episodes, every summer. In the past, I’ve been hooked for whole seasons. More recently, I’ve found the house fetid, even toxic, and evicted myself quickly. Based on Thursday night’s premiere, I’m appalled to say I may have to watch at least one more time.It's here, y'all! The "Big Brother 14" premiere. It's like summer is officially starting. We are super pumped to be covering for you again this year, particularly because we really...

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Nicole Kidman Helped Katie Holmes With Tom Cruise Split

Katie Holmes has friends in high places -- and that includes Nicole Kidman.As Holmes, 33, struggled and secretly plotted to end her marriage to Tom Cruise, she found a pillar of support in her husband's second ex-wife, who divorced the actor in 2001."They've spoken over the last few weeks," a confidante tells the new Us Weekly of Holmes and Kidman, 45. "Nicole has been supportive, saying she's been through it too and to hang in there." (One way Holmes may have made those secret calls to Kidman? The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that the...

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Jessica Biel: Fiancé Justin Timberlake ‘has better taste than I do’

You might assume that a Hollywood starlet like Jessica Biel, who's been walking the red carpet since she was 14 (and usually looks pretty good), has developed some pretty solid style sense over the years.But that's not how she sees it.The 30-year-old actress, who's been engaged to actor/MySpace owner/recovering boy band member Justin Timberlake for the last seven months, confesses to InStyle that she turns to her fiancé for help with decisions in that department. In fact, when it came to choosing the custom-made engagement ring Biel has been...

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Highest paid young celebrities Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber

Singer Taylor Swift edged out teen heart-throb Justin Bieber as the highest-earning celebrity under 30, taking in $57 million, as women dominated the top spots on a list released by Forbes.com on Thursday.Bieber, who brought in an estimated $55 million, was the only male among the top five earners, who included Rihanna at No. 3 with $53 million, followed by Lady Gaga and Katy Perry."We are seeing a convergence of these talented women who know how to work the system," said Dorothy Pomerantz, the Los Angeles bureau chief for Forbes."The things...

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Reason Richest 400 People in America Got So Rich

In 1992, the 400th richest person in America made $24 million.In 2007, the 400th richest person in America made $138 million (or $87 million, inflation-adjusted).Now, that almost certainly wasn't the same guy. There's a lot of churn at the top of the money pyramid. In all of the 1990s, only 25% of the Fortunate 400 made more than one appearance. But the overall message is the same. The rich keep getting richer.According to the IRS, which recently released 2009 data from the 400 richest individual income tax returns, the real runaway growth in...

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China's economic growth slows despite stimulus

The world's second-largest economy grew by 7.6 percent in the three months ending in June over a year earlier, down from the previous quarter's 8.1 percent, data showed Friday. That was the lowest since the first quarter of 2009 during the depths of the global financial crisis.China's economy grew 7.6 percent in the second quarter of 2012 from a year earlier, its slowest pace in three years, confirming expectations of a downward trajectory that leaves full-year growth on course for its softest showing since 1999.The GDP number released on Friday,...

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Eddie Murphy Death by Twitter

Another day, another bogus celebrity death via Twitter. This time, it was Eddie Murphy, who supposedly died in a snowboarding accident, of all things. Hey, it was only a couple of months ago that Robin Williams died on a mountain in Austria! The bogus story -- yes, folks, Eddie is alive, he's alive! -- originated on a website called Global Associated News. Which is NOT where I'd go if I want to know the global news, because the site appears to be devoid of anything resembling actual news. In fact, the site has already fake killed off other celebs...

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