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First daughters Sasha and Malia Obama were secondary stars of the show at the 2013 inauguration of their father, President Barack Obama, Monday afternoon. Watch as they ensure that official White House photographer Pete Souza captures a historic moment as the president takes one last look back at the admirers gathered at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to watch him be sworn in to his second term.

The long-anticipated Mega launch may be the most awkward event in the history of tech releases, as Kim Dotcom presided over one of the most embarrassing and silly displays of pompousness in recent memory early Sunday morning Eastern Standard Time.

Kim Dotcom is launching Mega, his successor to Megaupload, at 2:30 a.m. EST Sunday via livestream, and here's your opportunity to watch the filesharing site release event live.

Kim Dotcom has launched Mega, an encrypted, secure file-sharing successor to Megaupload.com, which was shut down last year by U.S. authorities who charged him and several other Megaupload leaders with criminal copyright infringement and other counts.

Newly-acquired Liverpool Striker Daniel Sturridge is off to a great start in Anfield, having scored a goal in his each of his first three game with the Reds, further demonstrating his key role in what is becoming one of the Premier League's most effective attacks.

There may be a Hollywood controversy brewing as there is a documentary in the works called "Happy Valley," which is reportedly the working title of a forthcoming movie on the twilight of former Penn State University football head coach Joe Paterno's career starring Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino as Paterno.

Muhammad Ali's 71st birthday is Thursday, and Twitter has exploded with tributes to the boxer who will go down in history as "The Greatest."

Exclusive new details about the fifth Strokes album have been provided to the International Business Times a day after a Seattle radio station posted a teasing Facebook post about "All The Time," a new single by the band which has reportedly been provided, along with another track from the forthcoming LP, to the radio station by RCA Records.

New music by the Strokes has reportedly been released to a Seattle radio station, which said Wednesday it may leak the recording "soon."

Rumor has it that New York Knicks big man Rasheed Wallace may sit on the bench for the rest of the season as news reports say the Knicks have him in a holding pattern following a stress reaction he sustained in his left foot that has not seen him play since Dec. 15. And league sources reportedly say that Kenyon Martin may be at the top of a list of possible replacements to replace him as soon as possible.

Kim Dotcom has announced that he will launch "Mega," a secure, encrypted file-sharing site being billed as follow-up to his wildly popular Megaupload.com website, which was shut down last year by United States authorities who charged him and several other Megaupload leaders with criminal copyright infringement.

Twitter and Instagram are two social media sites that have taken the world by storm. But they have their own language that many users, especially new ones, have a hard time understanding. This glossary/dictionary will teach you the meanings behind key hashtags, abbreviations and slang terms like #FF, #TBT, #Icant, #Dead, SMH, FOH, #YOLO, CTFU and more.

An Ontario court last week denied a request by the U.S. government for Megaupload to turn over mirrored copies of 32 computer servers to American authorities, stating that the request was too broad and that its scope needs to be pared down if the court is to grant a warrant to obtain the mirror images of the servers.

Amanda Bynes' new cheek piercing photos are taking the social media world by storm after the actress took to Tumblr to show off her shiny new facial accessory. The decision to let the world see her newest piece of bling has her back in the news for the first time after she was caught up in a driving snafu that left her facing two misdemeanor charges of driving on a suspended license.

The House finally passed a Sandy aid package worth $50.7 billion Tuesday, 11 weeks after the storm battered the New York and New Jersey region.

Two men surrendered Tuesday evening after a shooting incident at Hazard Community and Technical College in Kentucky left at least two people dead and another wounded earlier that day, according to state authorities.

Actress Anna Kendrick tweeted Monday about "masturbating" at a movie theater during a Ryan Gosling film (we can only assume the dispatch was a joke), and the tweet has created a social media frenzy as people find the sexy message too enticing to leave alone.

On Tuesday evening, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the nation's first gun control law since the Dec. 14 shooting spree that left 20 children, six adults and shooter Adam Lanza dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The move came about an hour after the New York state Assembly approved it, and a day after the state Senate did the same.

Ryan Heber is being recognized as a hero as news gets out that he is reportedly the teacher who brought an end to the Taft Union High School shooting Thursday morning in Taft, Calif., despite being hit in the head by a shotgun pellet. Heber, a science teacher at the school, reportedly joined a Taft Union campus supervisor in calmly talking the shooter into putting his gun down, after which he was arrested.

The 2013 flu season is shaping up to be a particularly bad one, and reports are emerging that there may be a shortage of flu vaccines in both shot and mist form.

Click here for info about the 2013 Presidential Inauguration, including where and when to watch it via free online live stream and on live TV. President Barack Obama will be sworn in for his second term as President of the United States on Jan. 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

The National Rifle Association released a statement Thursday criticizing the White House Gun Control Task Force, but has yet to offer comment on a shooting at Taft Union High School in California.

A Georgia mother shot an intruder inside her Loganville home last week while her two young children hid in a crawlspace, sparking calls from pro-gun advocates to relax gun control laws, as the case illustrates how helpful the presence of a gun in the home can be for self-defense. But the evidence suggests that gun ownership does not actually lead to less deaths in the home.

Justin Bieber wore pajamas to a meet and greet Wednesday evening, shocking some fans and delighting others as a photo of him in sleeping clothes went viral via Twitter and other websites. The outfit was uninspired, to say the least. Was wearing PJs in public the worst fashion choice the Biebs has ever made?

Carmelo Anthony has reportedly been suspended for one game following his spat with Kevin Garnett after a game earlier this week that reportedly started after KG told Melo his wife LaLa "tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios" during the heated, physical contest. Did he deserve to be disciplined for the altercation?

A Redskins name change has long been a topic of discussion among football fans and others who find the name offensive to Native Americans. And the issue is getting a new round of attention, as Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent C. Gray said Wednesday that in order for the team to return to the nation's capital, there would need to be a "discussion" about changing the moniker to one that does not have the negative racial associations that come with the "Redskins" moniker.

The Papertab, a flexible, paper-thin tablet unveiled Tuesday at CES 2013, is a groundbreaking device. But is it the future of tablet technology or just a passing fancy designed to wow?

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday repeated a new rumor that Apple is working on a cheap iPhone model. But the nearly constant flow of rumors about Apple devices often leads tech-lovers to premature exuberance.

Take a photographic tour of the interior and exterior of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's $11 million mansion, and find out where the posh house is located with this handy slideshow.