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Syria Sanctions Tightened by EU

As Syrians head to the polls, the European Union imposed a new set of sanctions on Monday in an attempt to get President Bashar al-Assad to call off his assault on the city of Homs and on opposition protestors.
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Walnut Growers Seek to Stop Sales to Diamond Foods Inc.

Some California farmers plan to stop selling their walnuts to Diamond Foods Inc. in the wake of an accounting scandal over grower payments that has claimed the jobs of the snack company's CEO and chief financial officer.
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Diamond Foods Plummets, Probe Could Nix Pringles Deal

Diamond Foods nosedived at the opening of the market after an internal probe found the snack company had obfuscated payments booked to walnut growers, leaving investors uncertain of the company's actual earnings.The revelations have jeopardized a deal between the Proctor and Gamble and Diamond for the sale of the Pringles brand of potato chips.
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Diamond Foods Fires CEO; Stock Crashes

Diamond Foods Inc removed top management after a probe by its audit committee found that the company improperly accounted for payments to walnut growers, sending its shares down 40 percent in after-hours trading.
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Amanda Piechowski Gets Engaged to Giant's Greg Jones at Super Bowl 2012

New York Giants' linebacker Greg Jones, 23, got engaged to his college sweetheart Amanda Piechowski, 24, on Sunday night, after his team beat the Patriots, 21-17. Jones proposed to Piechowski on the confetti-covered Lucas Oil Stadium field as the celebration got under way. His girlfriend was tearful and wearing her Super Bowl attire -- jeans and a blue Giants jersey, none other than No. 53, of course.
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Super Bowl 2012 Halftime Show: LMFAO Wore $1 Million Headphones [VIDEO]

LMFAO member SkyBlu dazzled onstage with Madonna at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, but his performance wasn't the only thing lighting up the stage: so were his diamond-encrusted Beats By Dre headphones, worth an estimated $1 million. Watch how the headphones were made here, and check out LMFAO's halftime performance.
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$3B WWII Wreck and Other Sunken Treasures Around the World

Treasure hunter Greg Brooks claimed he has located the wreck of a World War II British merchant ship that was carrying a load of platinum now worth $3 billion. The ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II and should Brooks' location of the ship proves accurate, he will find one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered.
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Lana Del Rey gets icy in Born to Die

Unwrinkled pop newcomer Lana Del Rey has a lot in common with grizzled Newt Gingrich this week. They're the names on everyone's lips; we're all pleased to have them around, out of appreciation or sheer blood sport; and there's a general expectation that neither will be much more than a footnote in their respective races a month from now.
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2012 Golden Globes: Sofia Vergara’s $5 Million Style is Most Expensive [PHOTOS]

Modern Family star Sofia Vergara wore more than $5 million worth of jewelry to the 2012 Golden Globes Award on Sunday, sending her to the top of the list for the most expensive Golden Globes styles. Jennifer Lopez was able to match that when she wore $5 million worth of jewelry, including a pair of earrings that was worth $3 million, last January.
British artist Damien Hirst poses for photographers in front of his painting ''Shark's Jaw, Skull and Iguana on a Table'' (2008), in London

Damien Hirst on hitting the spot

Damien Hirst may have slowed down since bursting onto the scene as unofficial leader of the Young British Artist movement in the 1990s, but he remains one of the most divisive figures in the art world today.
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A Minute With: Damien Hirst on hitting the spot

Damien Hirst may have slowed down since bursting onto the scene as unofficial leader of the Young British Artist movement in the 1990s, but he remains one of the most divisive figures in the art world today.

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