Bill Clinton's portrait includes shadow of blue dress
The artist of the official White House portrait says he snuck in a reference to the Monica Lewinsky scandal. 'Most famous liar of all time' »
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These Two Teens Aren't Just Sisters -- They're Twins
When Lucy and Maria Aylmer tell people they are twins, disbelief is one response. The 18-year-olds from Gloucester, U.K. are two of the five children born to their Caucasian father and half-Jamaican mother, World Wide Features reports. While their other siblings have a blend of features from their parents, Lucy and Maria are opposites: Lucy has...
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LOOK: J.J. Watt's cabin in the 'middle of nowhere' is insane
Back in January, the only thing we knew about J.J. Watt's log cabin was that it was made of logs and it was a cabin. We also learned that the cabin was "minimalistic" because that's what Watt said when he bought the place. Apparently though, Watt has a slightly different definition of minimalistic than the rest of us. First, let's take a look in the log cabin office below, where there's a Brett Favre jersey hanging.
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Tech Scion Kim Kardashian Covers 'Adweek': Yes, My Selfies Are 'Ridiculous'
Kardashian talks about her future which is essentially just more selfies, more apps, more social media.
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Life on Los Angeles' 'Skid Row' (21 photos)
If you don't live in Los Angeles and you think you know what LA's Skid Row is like, think again. Nothing anywhere else in America compares. San Francisco's Tenderloin is tiny. Seattle's once-dreary Skid Row is dotted with galleries and cafes. And the Bowery in New York is now home to the New Museum of Contemporary Art and a sprawling Whole Foods complete with its own craft-beer emporium. In Downtown LA, however, as many as 54 blocks—between Third Street and Seventh Street, from Alameda to Main—are almost entirely given over to the homeless, the limbless, the drug-addicted, and the mentally ill. Battered tents line the boulevards. Mountains of garbage block the sidewalks. The air smells like urine, feces, and burning crack. And everywhere there are people—dazed, disheveled, disabled; stretched out on lawn chairs or sprawled on the pavement; some scoring heroin from marked tents, others injecting it between their toes in plain sight. LA's Skid Row is a systemic, festering problem that devastates more Angelenos, day in and day out, than sporadic police shootings ever could. (Andrew Romano/Yahoo News) Here's a look. See RELATED story by Andrew Romano/Yahoo News Find more news-related pictures in our photo galleries and follow us on Tumblr!
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Iraq launches major assault to retake Tikrit from IS
Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded jihadists in and around Tikrit in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of the Islamic State group's main strongholds. Government forces have battled their way north for months, notching up key victories against IS, but Tikrit has been their toughest target yet, with the jihadists having resisted them several times. Commanders voiced hope the operation, launched Monday, would be a step towards the recapture of Mosul, the jihadists' main hub in Iraq, although a US envoy leading an international coalition against IS said no timeline should be imposed. "The army, federal police, Popular Mobilisation (volunteer) units, and the sons of Salaheddin's tribes are performing the duties of liberation in the largest operation against Daesh since June," said a senior army officer on the ground, using an Arabic acronym for IS.
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Study finds gorilla origins in half of human AIDS virus lineages
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revealing new details about the origins of AIDS, scientists said on Monday half the lineages of the main type of human immunodeficiency virus, HIV-1, originated in gorillas in Cameroon before infecting people, probably via bushmeat hunting. HIV-1, which causes AIDS, is composed of four groups, each coming from a separate cross-species transmission of a simian version of the virus from apes to humans. ...
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Notre Dame: Brian Kelly changes course with Mike Sanford hiring
SOUTH BEND, Ind. The process of Notre Dame hiring one of college footballs brightest up-and-coming coaching minds began with a coincidence in the mountains outside Salt Lake City. The weekend after signing day in February, then-Boise State offensive coordinator Mike Sanford drove four hours down Interstate 84 to Park City, Utah, a popular skiing town where Sanfords family owned a vacation home. While there, he got a call from Chad Klunder, Notre Dames associate athletic director for football operations. Brian Kelly wanted to meet with Sanford about joining the Irish staff, and just so happened to be out west at the time.
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Artist claims he left a hidden reference to the Lewinsky scandal in Bill Clinton's portrait
Monica Lewinsky may have literally cast a...
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Here's How Much the Typical American Made Last Year, By Age and Sex -- How Do You Compare?
Saving while you're young makes a big difference, but here's why that's still tough for many.
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Bill Gates repeats at top of Forbes' list of billionaires
NEW YORK (AP) — The world's richest person got even richer this year. And a basketball superstar-turned-owner made the list for the first time.
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Samsung Galaxy S6 and its missing features
Is Samsung afraid to commit to one Galaxy S6? The two new models are the same, except for the screen -- and both remove features fans loved. Meanwhile, HTC shows off the Grip fitness band and Vive VR headset.>
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Woman visiting New York is crushed between to taxi cabs
A 42-year-old woman from California was critically injured on Monday morning after she was struck and pinned between two taxis in midtown Manhattan, police said.
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Andrew Wiggins drops Jordan Hamilton to the floor with spin move (VIDEO)
Hamilton had no chance.
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Kevin Garnett jaws with Austin Rivers during Wolves-Clippers
Well, this is kinda fun:
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Warren Buffett explains how taxes, Wall Street greed, and executive ego help him get rich
Vox.com qWarren Buffett's annual messages to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway are always full of interesting observations about the business world. At Berkshire, we can — without incurring taxes or much in the way of other costs — move huge sums from businesses that have limited opportunities for incremental investment to other sectors with greater promise. What he's saying is that some businesses are profitable, some businesses are promising. There's money to be made in shifting funds from the profitable businesses to the promising ones.
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‘Ellen’s Design Challenge’ Winner Disqualified in Dramatic Finale Twist
If you have yet to watch the series finale of HGTV’s “Ellen’s Design Challenge,” stop reading now. Well, that was a short-lived victory for furniture designer Tim McLellan. The cowboy with a masculine sense of furniture design won HGTV’s inaugural “Ellen’s Design Challenge” on Monday evening — until he didn’t. Shortly after the confetti dropped on McLellan, fellow finalist Katie Stout and executive producer Ellen DeGeneres, the last man standing was disqualified for presenting what was deemed an unoriginal piece in the grand finale.
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The Most Common Sources of Food Poisoning
A late-night roiling stomach is cause for frenzied reflection. After wondering if you’re getting sick, your thoughts will likely wander to your most recent meal, prompting that anxiety-inducing question: “Was it something I ate?”
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3 Pharmaceutical Stocks Set for Massive Earnings Growth in 2015 - Stocks in the News
These pharma stocks have seen rising earnings estimates lately and could be poised for growth in 2015.
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Who's next for Ronda Rousey? Who's left?
UFC commentator Joe Rogan thinks Rousey could beat 50 percent of her male counterparts. Maybe it's best for her to take a break.
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Senate Democrats to Boehner on Immigration Move: No Means No
House Speaker John Boehner has until Friday to figure out how to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security without fanning a rebellion among the conservative wing of his party. In a 47-43 vote with 60 needed, the Senate rejected Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest attempt to use a funding bill to pressure Democrats on immigration.
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