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Brazilian amputee model dead at 20

By doris | Published: January 24, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com (CNN) — Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa, whose hands and feet were amputated in a bid to save her from a deadly and little-known illness, died early Saturday, two friends of the model told CNN.Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa died Saturday after undergoing multiple amputations. Brazilian model Mariana Bridi [...]

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Viacom and Time Warner reach deal to avoid blackout

By doris | Published: January 1, 2009

Full Storly At washingtonpost.com NEW YORK (Reuters) – Viacom and Time Warner Cable reached an agreement in principle on Thursday that avoided a blackout that would have prevented more than 13 million U.S. subscribers from seeing popular TV shows like “Dora the Explorer” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” The two sides said in [...]

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Clintons to ring in the New Year in Times Square

By doris | Published: December 31, 2008

Full Story At CNN.com CNN) – Bill and Hillary Clinton will celebrate the end of the year in the heart of a city just as happy as they are to see the tail end of 2008, joining New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to watch the crystal ball drop in Times Square tonight.

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Lindsay Lohan Reveals She Has a Half-Sibling, Her Dad Denies It

By doris | Published: December 24, 2008

Full Story At People.com Lindsay Lohan has a half-sibling, she wrote Wednesday on her MySpace celebrity blog. “My father just let my family and [me] know, amongst other [things] that he had another child after my little sister Aliana,” Lohan, 22, writes in a post titled “Random Thoughts.” She continues: “Or maybe he had it [...]

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Boy George Guilty Of False Imprisonment

By doris | Published: December 6, 2008

Full Story At CBS News AP) Boy George, the flamboyant former Culture Club frontman, was convicted Friday of falsely imprisoning a male escort. Norwegian escort Audun Carlsen had alleged he was handcuffed to a wall hook at the singer’s east London apartment on April 28, 2007. Prosecutors said Carlsen was held by the singer, whose [...]

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