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U.S. Returns Paintings Looted by Nazis to Poland

A pair of 19th century paintings by Polish Impressionist Julian Falat, looted by the Nazis nearly seven decades ago, were returned to Polish authorities on Thursday in a ceremony in New York.
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As Gridlock Grips Capitol Hill, Government Shutdown Nears

With less than six days until a possible U.S. Government shutdown, considerable differences remain between Democratic and Republican proposals to fund disaster relief. The GOP wants any Hurricane Irene disaster relief funds to be offset by cuts to other programs. Democrats say doing so would hold disaster victims hostage to partisan politics.
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Jennifer Aniston Spends $450,000 on Painting

We were all wondering how Jennifer Aniston was going react after all the comments that Brad Pitt recently made in front of the media about his five-year long marriage with Aniston. Well, it seems our very own Rachel from America's most famous series Friends has really grown into a mature lady and has not let an iota of the whole episode. She is moving strong and happy with her man Justin Theroux. Doing what? Spending some real huge bucks!
Paul McCartney (L) and Nancy Shevell arrive for the fifth anniversary celebration of "The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil" show at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada June 8, 2011.

Paul McCartney's Ballet Stumbles with Critics

Paul McCartney's ballet debut writing an orchestral score and tale of love about an ocean dwelling princess received poor, early reviews on Friday that called his music agreeable but the story and staging bland.

New Amazon Tablet: 5 Things to Know

Amazon appears ready to release its new tablet, hailed by some observers as a legitimate threat to Apple's global-leading iPad. Amazon's PR firm sent an invitation to journalists Friday afternoon announcing a press conference in New York City on Sept. 28, when the company is expected to reveal its new consumer tech weapon -- the Kindle tablet. But while the tablet hasn't been revealed publicly yet, it is apparently quite real -- seen by one tech journalist already with other strong hint...
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DJIA in Worst Fall Since Depth of '08 Crisis

The Dow Jones industrial average on Friday suffered its worst week since the depths of the financial crisis in 2008, stung by severe anxiety over Europe's spiraling debt crisis and a warning from the Federal Reserve about the U.S. economy.
Lock of Aboriginal hair

Century-Old Hair From Australian Aboriginal Man Unlocks Mystery of Human Dispersal

In the 1920s, an Aboriginal man from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia gave a lock of hair to a British anthropologist. Now, after over a century, scientists have obtained a genomic sequence from that 100-year-old lock of hair, which showed that Aboriginal Australians are descendants of an early human dispersal into eastern Asia, possibly 62,000 to 75,000 years ago.

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