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Don’t wear white after Labor Day, the saying goes — but do pull a Britney Spears and look amazing in a white bikini before then. The 30-year-old pop star posted a sunny Facebook photo of herself in a strappy white halter bikini with the caption, “Y’all ready for summer to end? I’m definitely not.” Looks like [...]
It was one year ago today that Kim Kardashian donned an ivory Vera Wang gown and wed NBA star Kris Humphries in a lavish televised ceremony. And, unfortunately, we all know how that turned out. While the Kardashian-Humphries divorce proceedings have played out for considerably longer than the marriage lasted — and are unlikely to be finalized this [...]
Extra-large phones often skew towards the, shall we say, pricey side. Micromax is keen to democratize this desire for the gigantic with the Superfone Canvas A100 (shown here on the left). A 5-inch LCD puts the Android 4.0 smartphone fully in phablet territory, but the inside is reasonable enough that those in the company’s native India won’t break [...]
That Japan-exclusive Pikachu clamshell might be slightly out of reach for US buyers, but starting today they can pick up a regular 3DS XL to the tune of $200. The oversized Nintendo handheld surpasses its predecessor in just about every category, shining through our review gauntlet with more battery life, a more comfortable grip and a more [...]
HEFEI, China — The wife of a disgraced Chinese politician was given a suspended death sentence Monday after confessing to killing a British businessman in a case that rocked the country’s top political leadership. A suspended sentence is usually commuted to life in prison after several years. Gu Kailai received the sentence and a family [...]
Get ready to see Jennifer Lopez in concert like you’ve never seen her before: in 3D, on the big screen. According to “Extra,” Lopez will be at the center of a new 3D concert flick. She’s just the latest in a series of artists to take their concerts to the big screen, following the likes [...]
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight that will air Monday, President Obama discussed his friendship with George Clooney, calling the actor a “wonderful guy.” “The truth is we got to know each other because of a substantive issue,” Obama said. “He is a terrific advocate on behalf of the people of Darfur, and to the people of [...]
Hundreds of thousands of teachers have lost their jobs in recent years. And as U.S. students go back to school amid a presidential campaign with clashing budget visions, President Barack Obama is sounding the alarm. Since since the end of the recession three years ago, 300,000 educators have lost their jobs — 7,000 in the last [...]
PRANBURI, Thailand — They’re better known as stealthy killing machines to take out suspected terrorists with pinpoint accuracy. But drones are also being put to more benign use in skies across several continents to track endangered wildlife, spot poachers and chart forest loss. Although it’s still the “dawn of drone ecology,” as one innovator calls [...]
NEW YORK — Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Michelle Obama are giving a helping hand to Beyonce. Obama and the pop stars have signed on to support Beyonce and the global campaign for World Humanitarian Day, which is Sunday. The campaign asks that on Sunday people help others through such acts as making sandwiches for [...]