Why Terrence Howard acted weird at the Oscars
The actor thought he had it together, until he noticed one powerful celeb watching him from the audience. 'I choked!' »
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Michael Jordan, Mark Cuban Among Top 19 Richest People in Sports – But Who Is No. 1?
If you think rising ticket prices for live sporting events and concession stand costs have gotten out of control, here are 19 reasons why.
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Oil at $95 a Barrel Discovered in SEC Rules on Reserves
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires drillers to calculate the value of their oil reserves every year using average prices from the first trading days in each of the previous 12 months. So Continental Resources Inc., led by billionaire Harold Hamm, reported last month that the present value of its oil and gas operations increased 13 percent last year to $22.8 billion. For Devon Energy Corp., a pioneer of hydraulic fracturing, it jumped 31 percent to $27.9 billion. “It has postponed the reckoning,” said Julie Hilt Hannink, head of energy research at New York-based CFRA, an accounting adviser.
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Healthy Joakim Noah propels Bulls with vintage performance
A little more than 10 months ago, a battered and bruised Joakim Noah limped off the United Center floor following a Game 5 loss to Nene and the Washington Wizards. The loss had ended the Bulls season, with Nene starring in his return from a Game 4 suspension with 20 points and seven rebounds in the clinching game. Noah had performed admirably hobbling on one knee, grabbing 18 rebounds and handing out seven assists while attempting to will the Bulls - minus Luol Deng and an injured Derrick Rose - to victory.
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Target is firing thousands of workers
Target is cutting thousands of jobs within the...
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Greeks bearing grudges rip up Brussels diplomatic rulebook
Strapped for cash and under pressure to deliver on reforms, Greece's new radical government has ruffled feathers in Brussels by not respecting the diplomatic niceties of the negotiating table. From 40-year-old Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras downwards, Greek officials have gone into EU meetings in fighting mood, their hard talk taking many by surprise and leaving some aghast. Tsipras startled fellow European leaders on Saturday when he spoke of a "trap by aggressive conservative forces" led by an "axis" of Spain and Portugal to undermine the month-old Greek government by cutting off EU funds. Maverick Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and bullish Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias have also been involved in clashes as they insisted on Greece's right to be treated as an equal partner despite its debts to the other members of the eurozone.
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Hilary Duff Explains Why She Filed for Divorce From Mike Comrie and Admits She Has a Crush on Charlie Hunnam
Hilary Duff graces the cover of Cosmopolitan's April 2015 issue. In the accompanying interview, the single star, who recently filed for divorce from hockey player Mike Comrie. , opens up about their breakup. She says. we spent the majority of our time together really happy. It wasn't working well enough to stay together, but there was still a lot of love involved. It was just a slow set-in of us not being the match that we used to be." Duff has a 2-year-old son with Comrie.
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Pot growers convicted on fed count in state where it's legal
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Three people were found guilty Tuesday of growing marijuana, but they also were exonerated of more serious charges in a widely-watched federal drug case in a state where medical and recreational marijuana is legal.
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Las Vegas hospital accidentally sends miscarried fetuses to laundry
(Reuters) - A Las Vegas hospital accidentally sent twin miscarried fetuses wrapped in linen to a commercial laundry facility on Tuesday, officials said. Henderson Police Department spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said that officers were called at around 10 a.m. local time by laundry company Angelica after workers discovered the fetuses. Richards said the remains were delivered accidentally by Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center. The incident was not considered suspicious, Richards said, but added that the Clark County Coroner's Office would investigate.
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Heidi Klum Reflects on Her Worst Style, Beauty Mistakes: "My Eyebrows Were Plucked to the Bejeezus!"
Heidi Klum opened up exclusively to Us Weekly about her questionable style and beauty choices over her decades-long modeling career; get the details
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Cramer blows the whistle on China
Jim Cramer is still lamenting on the Lumber Liquidators fiasco, and he is scared of what he is seeing coming out of China.
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I've Never Smoked Pot. Here's What Happened When I Tried To Get It Legally In D.C.
WASHINGTON -- This might be as good a time as any to share that I have never tried pot. This makes me less cool than pretty much everyone on the planet, including President Barack Obama, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), writer Cat Marnell and you, probably. I would claim my inexperience is part of my straight-edge, Ian MacKaye ethos, but I drink...
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Some initial reactions like the Shady McCoy trade for the Eagles
Shocking news broke on Tuesday night as ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the Philadelphia Eagles have traded running back Shady McCoy to the Buffalo Bills for former Oregon Duck linebackerKiko Alonso. This will obviously take some time to process but here are a few immediate reactions that view it as a positive for the Eagles, despite losing one of the best running backs in all of football. Initial thought: Eagles got the far better end of this trade. Chip Kelly trading LeSean McCoy for Kiko Alonso shows how much Chip loves his Oregon guys.
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The Chevy Colorado Proves Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Review
Over the last decade, manufacturers declared that small trucks no longer served a purpose; their customers only wanted full size pickups. They believed people who wanted a truck needed it to be able to haul more, tow more, and fit a small cadre of people in the back seats. Automakers thought they needed something that
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Meet the Life-Size Ford Tonka Truck (8 photos)
Built as a promotion for Ford's heavy-duty F-650 and F-750 trucks, the Ford Tonka dump truck takes a childhood favorite and super-sizes it. Although its destined to serve mostly as a showpiece, the Tonka is powered by Ford's 330-hp 6.2-liter diesel V-8, and can haul 17,000 lbs; think of it as the first Tonka that could carry its own sandbox.
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Dad’s genes dominate: study
We inherit equal amounts of genetic material from each parent, yet that coming from our father's side is more likely to take action, according to the study that was published in the journal Nature Genetics. The findings have broad implications for the study of human disease, and reveal that inheriting a genetic mutation could have different consequences depending on whether it comes from Mom or Dad. "This is an exceptional new research finding that opens the door to an entirely new area of exploration in human genetics," says Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD, professor of genetics and senior author of the paper. Scientists have known for some time, that 95 genes express themselves differently depending upon which parent they come from, according to Dr. Pardo-Manuel de Villena, and now, this study has revealed that there are thousands of others.
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Bored Knicks fans chant 'TOM HANKS' during blowout, Tom Hanks approves
Tom Hanks is at Madison Square Garden watching the Knicks. The Knicks are at Madison Square Garden losing by 30 to the Kings. Guess who the crowd's chanting for:
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Turmeric’s Health Benefits and 8 Ways to Get the Spice in Your Life
Turmeric is popping up as a treatment for many ailments. Start incorporating the yellow spice into your diet with these 8 recipes; your brain will thank you!
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Pro photographers deliver the final word on which smartphone has the best camera
Everyone wants their smartphone to have a killer camera and megapixel counts don’t tell the entire story by any stretch of the imagination. PhoneArena draws our attention to a new survey of photography experts conducted by Teleguru.pl that really looks like the final word on smartphone camera quality for this generation of devices. FROM EARLIER: Benchmark tests show Galaxy S6 performance crushes everything else on the market Anyone who’s followed these kinds of surveys in the past will not be surprised to learn that the Galaxy Note 4 generally bested its rivals in most of the criteria measured, although the iPhone 6 and the older Lumia 1020 from 2013 performed admirably in many conditions as well. Overall, the Note 4 came out on top
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175-Pound Pit Bull Hulk Shatters Misconceptions About the Breed
This dog just may be the world's largest Pit Bull. Only 18-months-old, Hulk weighs a hefty 175 pounds. He's also best friends with a 3-year-old boy.
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First Chinese C919 jet nears completion, aspires to take on Boeing 737, Airbus A320
China's direct challenge to Boeing's most popular aircraft is now taking shape in a Shanghai suburb, with first flight possible late this year. The C919, built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, better known as Comac, is China's most ambitious effort yet to break into the Western-dominated global aircraft market. The single-aisle twin-engine C919 jetliner is designed to go head-to-head against Boeing's 737 and Airbus' A320, and closely resembles the latter. In addition, Comac's own website is now for the first time carrying photos of major C919 subassemblies, including a vertical stabilizer and the rear fuselage section.
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