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Jared Diamond tore into presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in Wednesday's New York Times, writing in an op-ed that the former Massachusetts governor "misrepresented my views" when Romney talked about culture during a speech Sunday in Jerusalem.

Pop star hopefuls who make the cut for CeeLo Green's team on The Voice will be getting help from another powerful musical ally on the upcoming season, Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas. The forty-year-old rocker has also had hits like Lonely No More and Her Diamonds as a solo artist and by joining team Green on the reality competition he'll be able to advise young artists on how to come out on top of shows signature sing-offs.

Is lucky marriage number three on the table for Kim Kardashian? If the reports are true then it looks like Kanye West will be proposing as soon as the booty-full Kardashian finalizes her divorce from Kris Humphries.

A national election is expected to take place in Zimbabwe next year. Without sanctions to condemn, Mugabe would be hard-pressed to find something else to blame.

Student-loan debt levels are rapidly rising and recently topped $1 trillion in the U.S.. And communities in Kansas and New York are using the bait of paying off this debt to lure educated residents who they hope will help improve the economic, cultural, and social conditions of their respective regions.

Angelina Jolie had not been photographed while wearing her engagement ring -- until now, that is!

The British Parliament, might not be the place one would expect to see fireworks lit on July 4. But that's what's likely to happen Wednesday, when the former CEO of Barclays plc (NYSE:BCS), who resigned Tuesday, is expected to tell the House of Commons its fraud was partly done at the bequest of the Bank of England.

Barclays chief executive officer Bob Diamond Tuesday quit his post over the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) fixing scandal, in which the bank was fined £290 million ($450m) by the U.S. and UK regulators last week.

Surrounded by her famous parents who split in 1978, Mick and Bianca Jagger, Jade Jagger married DJ Adrian Fillary on Saturday at Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire. View the slideshow to see photos of the Jagger/Fillary wedding.

An abandoned slave fort in Sierra Leone is undergoing restoration so that it can be opened to the public. Officials hope that it will generate much-needed tourism revenues in the war-torn country.

Welcome aboard VH1's newest reality tv show, Hollywood Exes, where former spouses of celebrity heavy-hitters who have divorced and moved on talk about their lives after being shadows to their ex-husbands in the limelight. Almost like a first wives club, the cast includes Nicole Murphy, Sheree Fletcher, Jessica Canseco, Andrea Kelly and Mayte Garcia.

Emeralds from Brazil. Yellow sapphires from India. Diamonds from South Africa. Fine jewelry might not immediately have you thinking of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but sisters Kim and Nicole Carosella are hoping to change that.

For the third time in a mere two weeks, the motorcade of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been involved in a fatal accident. Who is to blame?

Drew Barrymore had the wedding, and the wedding dress, of her dreams when she married beau and the father of her baby, Will Kopelman. Here are all the details on the dress, designed by Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld.

The world's economies have fallen to their weakest level since the recession officially ended in 2009. German and U.S. bonds actually charge buyers interest rather than pay buyers interest. The euro zone's survival appears at genuine risk and China's red-hot economy, the second-biggest in the world, is not so red hot any more.

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in war crimes committed during the Sierra Leone civil war that took place in the 1990s. Taylor was found guilty by the same judge who presided over his sentencing in an international criminal court on Wed., May 30.

Google Wednesday observed the 166th birth anniversary of Peter Carl Fabergé, the Russian jeweler best known for creating famous Fabergé eggs, through a doodle that was made of precious metals and gemstones.

New York City restaurant Serendipity 3 already makes the world's most expensive sundae, but the Upper East Side eatery can now also claim the world's most expensive hamburger, too. On May 22, Serendipity 3 set the Guinness World Record for the world's most expensive hamburger with its Le Burger Extravagant, a sandwich that will set you back $295, and likely several hundred calories.

Bond girl Berenice Marlohe has been the talk of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The French actress will play Bond girl Severine in the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, which will hit theaters Nov. 9, 2012. On Monday, she gave guests an exciting surprise when she unveiled the official teaser trailer for Skyfall.

Cheryl Cole stood out as the vixen of the French Riviera over the weekend at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

The Hall of Famer is selling a piece of his legacy in the hopes of raising $100,000.