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Web address controversy deepens after U.S. warning

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A controversial attempt to expand Internet addresses far beyond the likes of .com, .org or .net has provoked a rare threat from the U.S. government to withdraw a key license from the body that runs the Internet's core functions.
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Kim Kardashian Flour Bomb: 6 Must Watch Videos Of Celebrity Flour-Bombing

Last night Kim Kardashian had a run in with a powdery white substance, but it's not what you think. The reality star was hit with a flour bomb while on the red carpet of the launch of her new perfume, True Reflection. Believe it or not, Kim Kardashian isn't the only celebrity to be gifted with a flour bomb. Check out some of these videos of celebrities and politicians meeting the white cooking substance.
Syria's President Assad and wife arrive at a dinner during a EU-Mediterranean summit in Paris in 2008.

EU Sanctions Syrian First Lady

The wife of Syria's leader, Asma al-Assad, will suffer sanctions from the EU, including a travel ban to Europe and an asset freeze.
Mali Coup

Tuareg Rebels Advance In Northern Mali Amid Military Coup

Tuareg rebels in northern Mali, flush with arms and fighters from the Libyan revolution, pushed south Friday morning to occupy positions vacated by government forces as mutinous soldiers in the capital sought to complete a coup by arresting the president, military sources said.
Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachael Ray Lambaste New York Times For Cook Book Article

Gwyneth Paltrow caught up with Rachel Ray on the Rachel Ray Show yesterday after putting her kids to bed and pouring herself a glass of wine. The iconic actress phoned in from London for the show to talk about a New York Times article I Was a Cookbook Ghostwriter, which claimed that several celebrities had not actually written cookbooks under their names.
Oil

Oil Drops Below $107 After Weak China PMI

Crude oil prices declined in European trade Thursday as sentiment was dampened after reports indicated a sharp slowdown in the Chinese manufacturing activity in March.
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Study Finds Electrotherapy Dampens Brain Connections

Scientists have discovered how electroconvulsive or electric shock therapy - a controversial but effective treatment - acts on the brains of severely depressed people and say the finding could help improve diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
Space Tourism

Space Tourism To Take Off By 2014, FAA Says

The Obama administration is preparing for a space tourism industry that is expected to be worth $1 billion in 10 years, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration's commercial space office said on Tuesday.
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2 (VSS Enterprise) glides toward Earth on its first test flight after being released from its WhiteKnight2 (VMS Eve) mothership over Mojave, California October 10, 2010. The craft was piloted by engineer and test pilot Pete Si

U.S. Space Tourism Set for Takeoff by 2014, FAA Says

The Obama administration is preparing for a space tourism industry that is expected to be worth $1 billion in 10 years, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration's commercial space office said on Tuesday.
Quit Smoking

Deaths From Smoking Triple Over Decade

Tobacco-related deaths have nearly tripled in the past decade and big tobacco firms are undermining public efforts that could save millions, a report led by the health campaign group the World Lung Foundation (WLF) said on Wednesday.

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