Miss Universe 2013:Gabriela Isler of Venezuela Crowned Miss Universe

Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler is the new Miss Universe 2013.Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler won the coveted Miss Universe 2013 crown on Saturday night, beating 85 other contenders from around the world at a glittering ceremony held in Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia.Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo of USA crowned the new beauty queen Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler.

Similarly Patricia Yurena Rodriguez of Spain was Crowned First runner up  while Second runner up Award went to  Constanza Baez  of Ecuador .3rd runner up: Philippines - Ariella Arida and 4th runner up: Brazil - Jakelyne Oliveira.

Miss USA, Olivia Culpo walks on stage for the last time as Miss Universe 2012.The final Question & Answer round begins.

Miss India was able to make it to the Top Ten but wasn't able to get into top 5.Women representing 86 countries vie for the Miss Universe crown held in Russia for the first time. 

The glitzy contest is taking place in Crocus City Hall on the edge of Moscow and beamed around the world's television screens to an audience of around two billion people.

The 62nd annual gala, will be hosted by SNBC Live's host Thomas Roberts and America's Got Talent's judge, Melanie Brown or Mel B of the Spice Girls.

Women representing 86 countries vie for the Miss Universe crown held in Russia for the first time.

The glitzy contest is taking place in Crocus City Hall on the edge of Moscow and beamed around the world's television screens to an audience of around two billion people.

The 62nd annual gala, will be hosted by SNBC Live's host Thomas Roberts and America's Got Talent's judge, Melanie Brown or Mel B of the Spice Girls.

Here are the Final Round questions of the Top five contestants with their answers. 

Q for Venezuela: "What is your biggest fear and how do you plan to overcome it?"

Miss Venezuela: "Fear is not negative. We should overcome all our fears and this in turn would make us stronger. As soon as we overcome our fears we can face any challenge."

Q for Philippines: "What can be done about lack of jobs for young people around the world?"

Miss Philippines: "We should invest in education. That is my primary advocacy. Through it we can land good careers in the future. It is the ticket to a better future."

Q for Miss Brazil: "What is your opinion on places who do not allow women to vote, travel abroad?"

Miss Brazil: "In my opinion, we as women achieved our independence through time. Unfortunately, nowadays we still have problems with our independence. But we need to keep our open minds because nowadays we are homemakers, part of a work force. We are capable of everything."

Q for Miss Spain: "What is the most significant thing we can do to help elect women into public office?"

Miss Spain: "In order to select a good woman she must posses good qualities in order to do a good job discipline, knows how to adapt... so she can fulfill her job"

Miss Spain Patricia

Q for Miss Ecuador: "What would happen to the world if we could no longer use the Internet?"

Miss Ecuador: "Computers have advantages and disadvantages. We are no longer as close to our families. We should use technology positively."

TOP 5 FINALISTS: Miss Ecuador, Miss Brazil, Miss Spain, Miss Philippines, Miss Venezuela

Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo struts on stage in a million-dollar swimsuit with 900 stones by Italian brand Yamamay.

International recording artist Emin performs as the top 10 finalists take the stage in their evening gown.

TOP 10: Miss Spain, Miss Philippines, Miss Great Britain, Miss India, Miss Brazil, Miss USA, Miss Ukraine, Miss Ecuador, Miss Venezuela, Miss Dominican Republic.

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Miss World 2013: Miss Philippines Megan Young is Miss World 2013

Miss Philippines Megan Young bagged the prestigious title of Miss World 2013 which was held in Indonesia this year. The first and second runners up are- Miss France Marine Lorphelin and Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter.

It was a loss for India yet again as India's candidate Navneet Kaur Dhillon could not even make it to the Top 10 list.Amid massive protests from Islamic hardliners and repeated threats of terror attack, one of the largest beauty pageants Miss World 2013 was held in Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Indonesia with great pomp and dazzle.

Megan Young

 129 contestants from all over the world vied for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history.Yu Wenxia of China PR crowned her successor at the end of this event. Indonesia is hosting the event for the first time.

Megan young

The beauty contest was presented by Myleene Klass, former Mr. World Kamal Ibrahim, Daniel Mananta, with Jennifer Reoch, reigning Mr. World Francisco Escobar and the Philippines' first princess, Gwendoline Ruais.

The result of Top Ten was as follows:

10th place Ghana, 9th place Jamaica, 8th place Spain, 7th place Indonesia, 6th place England, 5th place Nepal, 4th place France, 3rd place Australia, 2nd place Brazil, 1st place Philippines.

Top Ten Finalist of Miss World 2013

                                        

Special Event Winners
Beauty with a Purpose - Miss Nepal, Ishani Shrestha
Beach Fashion - Miss Brazil, Sancler Frantz
Top Model - Miss Philippines, Megan Young
Talent - Miss Indonesia, Vania Larissa
Sports - Miss Netherlands, Jacqueline Steenbeek
Multimedia Award - Miss India, Navneet Dhillon

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Indian Origin Nina Davuluriwon Miss America 2013

Twenty Four year-old Nina Davuluri, became the First Miss America of Indian descent as the famous beauty pageant returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey, after a six-year stint in Las Vegas. Davuluri from Syracuse sashayed off with the tiara and the $50,000 scholarship cash as the nationally televised pageant was back in Boardwalk Hall, where judges chose her to succeed the current title-holder, and former Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, USA Today reported.

Nina Davuluriwon

She performed a Bollywood dance for the talent part, answered a question about plastic surgery and hopes to become a doctor, like her father.

She once battled bulimia, according to a Syracuse.com July story, and is the first Indian-American to serve as Miss New York and is the first Miss America winner of Indian descent.

Earlier, after a night of big numbers, endless crowd cheering, swimsuit strutting, dancing, singing, the 53 Miss America contestants (50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) were narrowed down to one winner, USA Today said.

Nina Davuluriwon

The 53 contestants introduced themselves in a taped segment with those quippy catchphrases, including "Listening to your phone calls from the Nation's Capital. Just kidding! I'm Miss District of Columbia, Bindhu Pamarthi."

The 100-year old pageant was televised live by ABC, which picked up the contest again in 2011 after dropping it in 2004 because of a steep ratings decline.

Nina Davuluriwon

The judges were 2004 Miss America winner Deidre Downs Gunn, the New York Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire, Lance Bass from the boy band 'N Sync, comedian Mario Cantone, violinist Joshua Bell and television chef Carla Hall.

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Lady Gaga Lesbian??Lady Gaga says lesbians are 'more daring than straight men'

Lady Gaga has opened up about her sexual past, claiming lesbians are "more daring" and energetic than "straight men" - and blasting the idea she was only saying it "to be shocking".Lady Gaga prefers "daring" lesbians to heterosexual men.

The 'Applause' hitmaker has opened up about her sexual past and insisted she only "fell in love" when she was convinced a man could have the same energy as the women she'd been with.Speaking on 'Watch What Happens Live', she revealed: "It's similar to how I feel about guys.

Lady Gaga 

"I like them because I find lesbians to be way more daring than straight men, when it comes to coming on to you. And I really like that."And it wasn't until I found a guy that could come onto me as strong as a lesbian that I fell in love."

The outspoken star - who is dating actor Taylor Kinney - said she wasn't discussing her preference just "to be shocking", explaining she is genuinely attracted to women.She added: "I like girls. I've said that (before). I know people think I just say things to be shocking, but I actually do like p***y. It just depends on whose p***y it is."

The 27-year-old singer also spoke candidly about her previous career as a "burlesque dancer" and noted she earned more as a performer than she would have done as a waitress.She said: "I made more money stripping than waitressing ... I didn't show too much - I was a burlesque dancer.

"Because my family's European, for me it wasn't that weird and I didn't do anything super seedy - although my dad didn't think so."

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Brazilian Gisele Bundchen named world's richest model

The Brazilian model has a net worth of $42 million, placing her at the top of the annual list made by Forbes magazine thanks to her lucrative endorsement deals with H&M, Chanel, Pantene and David Yurman.Gisele's eye for design has also increased her income, with her stake in Brazilian footwear company Grendene and her own lingerie labelboth proving profitable investments.

Gisele Bundchen

The 33-year-old star's remarkable earnings were be tough to beat since former Victoria's Secret model, Miranda Kerr, came in second place with a mere $7 million.While the Australian beauty boasts Kora Organics beauty line to her name as well as deals with Qantas, David Jones and Mango, her earnings are still seven times less than Gisele's.

Gisele Bundchen

Meanwhile, eight out of 10 models on the list are either current Victoria's Secret Angels or have modelled for the lingerie label in the past, proving the lingerie brand's exposure has been profitable for its alumni.
Model of the moment Cara Delevingne was notable by her absence in the top 10, but is likely to climb up the ranks in the future.

Meanwhile, Kate Moss fell from second to fourth place, despite seeing her earnings triple last year, raking in 11.7 million pounds from October 2011 to October 2012.

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William‬, ‎Kate‬'s Royal Baby‬ boy named George Alexander Louis

Prince William and Kate have named their new-born baby boy, George Alexander Louis, William's office said on Wednesday. The baby is Britain's third-in-line to the throne.
   Kate gave birth to a baby boy weighing 8 lbs 6 oz (3.8 kg)on Monday, announced officially via a notice pinned to an easeloutside of Buckingham Palace. Prince William and his wife Kate emerged from her London hospital on Tuesday and presented their newborn son, a future British king, to the world's media.

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World gets the first glimpse of ‎William‬, ‎Kate‬'s Royal Baby‬ boy

Prince William and his wife Kate emerged from her London hospital on Tuesday and presented their newborn son, a future British king, to the world's media. To huge cheers and a frenzy of snapping from the hundreds of waiting photographers, Kate, smiling broadly and wearing a loose-fitting blue dress, walked down the steps holding the boy before passing him to her husband. He's got a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure," William told journalists, while Kate said they were "very emotional" after welcoming their first child, who is third in line to the British throne."It's a special time," Kate said. "I think any new parent would know what this feeling feels like."The unnamed baby raised a tiny hand above his white blankets.
William said the baby was "a big boy, he's quite heavy", and joked: "He's got her looks, thankfully." The couple were "still working on a name", he added.

Cloe up Pics of Royal Baby

After speaking briefly to the press, William and Kate returned to the hospital before re-emerging minutes later with their son in a car seat.William secured the seat in the back of a black Range Rover parked outside the hospital, before driving his family back to their home at Kensington Palace.

William and Kate with Their Baby Boy

The grandparents have visited, and now the world is due to see Prince William, his wife, Kate, and their newborn baby boy emerge from a central London hospital Tuesday.

Crowds of journalists and onlookers camped outside the hospital are eagerly anticipating the baby's first public appearance.

Family Snap with Royal baby

Earlier, grandparents Prince Charles, his wife, Camilla, and Michael and Carole Middleton — Kate's parents — visited the young family at the hospital.Charles called the baby "marvelous," and told reporters that "wait and see, you'll see him in a minute."Carole Middleton described the infant as "absolutely beautiful."

The couple's Kensington Palace office said Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to the 8 pound, 6 ounce (3.8 kilogram) baby boy at 4:24 p.m. Monday, triggering an impromptu party outside Buckingham Palace and in front of the hospital's private Lindo Wing.The palace said Tuesday that "mother, son and father are all doing well this morning."
As celebratory lights, gun salutes and other tributes were unleashed in Britain and abroad, William thanked staff at St. Mary's Hospital "for the tremendous care the three of us have received."
"We know it has been a very busy period for the hospital and we would like to thank everyone — staff, patients and visitors — for their understanding during this time," he said in a statement.

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Robert Downey Jr tops Forbes' world's highest paid actor list

'Avengers' star Robert Downey Jr has been named as the world's most profitable celebrity according to Forbes magazine's annual list of highest paid actors.The 48-year-old actor has earned approx $75 million since last year with profiting huge amounts from starring in 'The Avengers' and 'Iron Man 3' as he had his share in the film's total earnings at the box office, reported Forbes online.

 Director Steven Soderbergh and Robert independently financed and produced 'Magic Mike' which also grossed in good profits.Downey Jr has taken the top position in 10 highest paid actors from June 2012-2013 in the world ahead of several well-known celebrities like Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Sandler, Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington and Liam Neeson.

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'Glee' star Cory Monteith found dead in a hotel room in Canada

‘Glee’ star Cory Monteith has been found dead in a hotel in Vancouver, Canada, confirmed officials earlier through a telecast press conference.
The 31-year-old was found dead on the 21st floor of The Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, with his cause of death still being investigated, stated a Vancouver Police spokesperson.Foul play has been ruled out by the coroner, with the department spokesperson adding: “All hotel videos and room access records have been gathered. We are investigating the cause of death.”

The Canadian national checked into the hotel on July 6 and was discovered at noon Canadian time when he was late for checkout.The initial findings on Monteith’s autopsy will be ready in “one-two days” said the coroner’s office.

Meanwhile, with no cause of death yet determined, the actor’s past medical records will be examined and a drug overdose is being investigated.The actor checking into rehab earlier, with his rep telling ‘People’ magazine that he had “voluntarily admitted himself to a treatment facility for substance addiction.”

The actor also received treatment when he was 19 for addiction.Monteith, who starred as Finn Hudson on the hugely popular ‘Glee’ on Fox, dated co-star, Lea Michele.
The actress was not with him at the time.The actor’s last tweet was on July 13, where he simply said: “Oh, it’s a shark tornado.

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Adele gets immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds London has unveiled its waxwork of 'Skyfall' songstress Adele and the singer has given her double the stamp of approval, branding it 'amazing'.
Adele has praised her "amazing" Madame Tussauds waxwork.The 'Skyfall' singer - who won an Oscar earlier this year - can now lay claim to a life-size statue of her very own as the popular tourist attraction unveiled a doppelganger in her honour at its London museum Yesterday (03.07.13).

Adele Wax Statue in Madam Tussauds

Adele had a chance to sneak a peek at her waxwork prior to its public launch and commented: "That's scary! It's amazing. I feel a bit emotional."
The 24-year-old singer - who has largely been out of the spotlight since giving birth to her first son, Angelo, with boyfriend Simon Konecki in October 2012 - also gave the double her stamp of approval. 

She quipped: "They've even got my chin right!"Adele's waxwork is styled after her look at the Grammy Awards in February 2012, which is a night the 'Someone Like You' hitmaker no doubt cherishes, as she took home of the six prestigious US trophies for her multi-platinum selling album, '21'.
Madame Tussauds London's PR manager Nicole Fenner commented: "Adele is quite simply one of the world's most successful, celebrated and popular performers and rightly deserves a place here at Madame Tussauds London.
"We wanted to replicate her as a dynamic performer and hopefully we've achieved that. She is one of the most influential and acclaimed British female artists ever and looks right at home alongside our other pop greats."
 The attraction will go on display at Madame Tussauds museums in London and Amsterdam later this month.

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US Green Card shifting from lottery to points system

Are you vying to live in USA by getting green card and believe in luck that lottery will full fill your desire then it’s not possible in days to come.Ten criteria for immigrant applicants will be taken into account in the system, which has a theoretical maximum of 100 points.For years, millions of immigrant applicants hoped they would be lucky enough to win the US Green Card lottery. Under reform being considered in Congress, they may soon be asking: "Am I skilled enough?"

By 2017, according to a proposed revamp of laws governing admission to the United States, permanent residency permits known as Green Cards could be doled out not on luck but "on merit," via a points system that would put more qualified applicants at the front of the line.

Are you a French computer scientist with a strong command of English, already living in the United States on a visa but whose employer is reluctant to sponsor you for permanent residency? The new system may work in your favor.Nothing is set in stone yet, but an 844-page measure, the most comprehensive immigration reform in a generation, is working its way through the Senate, and members of the House say they, too, are hopeful a bill can be signed into law this year.

Ten criteria for immigrant applicants will be taken into account in the system, which has a theoretical maximum of 100 points.Under the new system, a university degree will be worth five points, a master's degree 10 and a doctorate 15.

Each year of work experience will provide an applicant from zero to three points, depending on the employment level, for a maximum of 20 points.Are you a programmer, computer scientist, or software developer? 10 points.If your job is in an occupation related to your degree: 8-10 points.A TOEFL English language proficiency score of 80 or more? Chalk up another 10.Contractors who employ at least two people: 10 points.Clearly, skills and experience count under the proposed system -- but so does youth. Those age 25 and under will receive eight points; 25-32 year old are awarded six points; and age 33-37 years, four.Those age 38 or above receive no bonus.

A sibling of a US citizen earns 10 points, as does the married child, 31 or older, of a US citizen.

Community service will help. Those who can prove their "civic involvement" will be allocated five points.A final clause gives five points to those from countries with low immigration, which rules out Mexicans, Chinese and Indians.

120,000 green cards by 2017

Unlike other countries that have adopted the points scheme, including Britain and Canada, the exact bar for immigration admission under the proposed US system remains a mystery: other factors are also at play. But if your score is among the top 60,000, you will gain a green card.

Another block of 60,000 will also be awarded permanent residency based on criteria that favor lower-skilled labor such as construction.The merit system will come into force from October 2017, provided that the immigration reform law passes President Barack Obama's desk this summer. Over the years, the number of green cards could rise to 250,000."For many at a bachelor level," or for someone whose employer doesn't want to serve as a sponsor, "you're in a bind," immigration attorney Gregory Siskind told AFP."So the points system will give you an alternative to relying on your employer to get a green card," he added. "For a lot of people, that's going to mean freedom."

Until 2013, a lottery offered 55,000 visas per year. But Republican lawmakers have sought to end the program, which makes no distinction between skilled and unskilled immigrants.

In addition to the points system, the Senate proposal provides quota-free green cards for extraordinarily qualified researchers, scientists and graduates of US universities.

"I don't think that the long waits that we've had for a while are going to be a problem for a couple of years."

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Psy releases his new single Gentleman (Watch the Video Here)

South Korean rapper Psy released his much-anticipated new single on Thursday hoping to repeat the success ofGangnam Stylethat made him the biggest star to emerge from the growing K-pop music scene.

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 The video for Gangnam Stylehas become the most watched item on YouTube with more than 1.5 billion hits and Psy's horse-riding moves sparked an international dance craze. South Korean rapper PSY performed his new single and accompanying new dance at a concert on Saturday as he spoke about how he hopes North Koreans will enjoy his music even as tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula. 

PSY Entrerning the stage to Entertain 50,000 fans 

PSY released his latest single, Gentleman, in 119 countries on Friday, hoping to replicate the success of Gangnam Style, the smash YouTube hit that made him an international star almost overnight last year.  The choreography for Gentleman - including the arrogant dance, as PSY called it - was unveiled at a concert in Seoul on Saturday before more than 50,000 fans. The music video has now been uploaded onto YouTube in the hope it can repeat Gangnam's success. Wearing a black and white houndstooth blazer PSY took to the stage amid a frenzy of screams. 

PSY Unique's outfit in Live Performance

His concert, which was titled Happening, was sold out and the cool performer certainly put on a show for his loyal fans.PSY, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, said on Saturday that he regretted the current tensions between the two Koreas. The situation has been grabbing global headlines, with North Korea becoming increasingly belligerent with war rumblings, leaving its neighbors wary of a possible missile test by Pyongyang. 

PSY Performing in his New song gentleman

'It's a tragedy. We are the only countries divided right now,' PSY said at a news conference ahead of the concert. North and South Korea, which are divided by heavily fortified borders, are technically still at war, with the 1950-53 Korean War ending with a cease-fire, not a peace treaty. 

PSY Live Performance

PSY said he hoped North Koreans would enjoy his new music. He said his job was to make all people, including North Koreans, laugh. PSY co-composed the music and wrote the lyrics, which poke fun at a self-claimed gentleman who enjoys his time at a dance club. Audiences have questioned whether PSY will be a one-hit wonder known only for Gangnam Style.
But the South Korean musician, whose humble personality has endeared him to his fans at home since he made his debut more than a decade ago, shrugs off the skepticism. 'Whether or not a couple of my songs become a global hit, I've been doing this job for 12 years,' PSY said.
'I will bring more Korean dance moves and Korean songs overseas.'

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Nepal woman in record books for climbing Everest twice in same season

A Nepalese woman mountaineer has been recognized by Guinness World Records for climbing Mount Everest twice in the same climbing season.

Nepal's Tourism Minister Posta Bahadur Bogati handed over the certificate issued by Guinness World Records to 29-year-old Chhurim who scaled the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) summit on May 12, 2012, and again a week later on May 19.

Chhurim Sherpa

Chhurim, who like most Nepalese Sherpas use only one name, said she plans to climb other high peaks in the future.

Everest has been climbed by nearly 4,000 climbers, but women climbers make only a small portion of that number, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

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Michael Jackson's son Prince lands first job as TV reporter

Michael Jackson’s son Prince has followed his legendary father into show business and has been appointed Special Correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. 

The 16-year-old said that he is looking to become well-rounded as a producer, director, screenwriter and actor, the Daily Mail reported. 

Michael Jackson’s son Prince

Prince will talk to celebrities for the show, with his first interview being with Oz The Great And Powerful actors James Franco and Zach Braff and director Sam Raimi.

He said that it felt different being the interviewer instead of the one being interviewed.

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Siblings born just six and Half months apart

A pre-school teache in UK is the proud mom of two kids born six-and-a-half months apart. The kids –a boy and a girl –is all set to enter record books for the closet age gap between siblings in the UK, reported Daily Mail. The 31-year-old Sadie Budden was stunned to learn she was pregnant three weeks after her son Ronnie was born in August 2011.

 However, she and her 38-year-old partner were even more shocked when she delivered daughter Sienna at 26 weeks of her pregnancy. The little girl had difficulty breathing and eating. But three-and-a-half months later, she was healthy and ready to go home.

 The kids are known as ‘Tandem twins’ as they are born within the same nine to ten months.

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Tragic country music star Mindy McCready has committed suicide

Tragic country music star Mindy McCready has committed suicide at age 37, one month after the death of her boyfriend led her back into the drug and alcohol abuse that plagued most of her adult life.

McCready shot herself on the porch of her home in Heber Springs, Arkansas, on Sunday afternoon. 

The final weeks of McCready's life were fraught and tumultuous. Her live-in boyfriend David Wilson was found shot dead in their home on January 13 and police said the case was suspicious. She was forced to take to TV to deny she had played any role in the shooting and called Wilson her 'soul mate.' 

A neighbor said McCready shot her dog before killing herself. She revealed in an interview last month that the dog had found the bullet that killed Wilson.

She told Dateline ABC: 'I didn't find the bullet, the dog did. It was in the dog's mouth.'

Asked if she had killed her boyfriend, McCready responded: 'Oh my God, no. He was my life, we were each other's life.'

Her death came only days after she was released from rehab. A judge had ordered her committed to a mental health facility after she admitted she had been drinking too much. Her father said she was also abusing prescription medication again.

McCready and her BF David Wilson

McCready spent just two days in a treatment facility before she was allowed to go home earlier this month.

'She was released because they think she is mentally stable enough, and she was tested for drugs and alcohol and everything came up fine,' a source told E! News. 'Nothing illegal came up.'

'One of the reasons they released her is she didn't have any symptoms of what an alcoholic would have. There were no signs she had a problem to the doctor.'

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Meteorites hit Russia, More than thousands injured (watch Video)

A 150-foot-wide rock is making an unusually close pass by Earth. Last morning, a heavy meteor shower rained down on central Russia on Friday, sowing panic as the hurtling space debris smashed windows and injured dozens of stunned locals, officials said.

The gymnasium-sized rock 2012 DA14, 40 or 50 meters (130 to 160 feet) across, is making the closest Earth flyby of a natural object ever predicted well in advance.

It will pass within 28,500 km (18,000 miles) of Earth’s surface at 19:25 Universal Time (11.25am UAE time) tonight, February 15th. It would have then reached 8th magnitude as it whizzes north across the stars at a rate of 0.8° per minute.

Meteorites looking like large burning Rock

According to various reports, at least 1000 people were reportedly ‘injured’ when a meteor streaked across the sky over Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday morning.

The meteor triggered several big explosions, sending fragments falling to earth. Russian Interior Ministry spokesman said more than 500 people hurt in meteorite fall. 

There are conflicting reports about what actually happened.

Eight meter Hole Left by Meteorites in Russia

Schools in the Urals area of Russia have been ordered to remain shut for the day as a precautionary measure after reports of the impact blowing out windows of buildings and with temperatures plunging in central Russia to -18˚C (0˚F).

A spokeswoman for the Emergency Ministry, Irina Rossius, told The Associated Press that there was a meteor shower, but another ministry spokeswoman, Elena Smirnikh, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying it was a single meteorite.

Amateur video broadcast on Russian television showed an object speeding across the sky, leaving a thick white contrail and an intense flash.

Russia Today, a news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios, has published this YouTube video showing amateur footage of a bright ball of fire, the meteorite, hitting earth and causing what it says was a series of explosions.

Witnesses said that houses shuddered, windows were blown out and cellphones stopped working just after the meteor shower.

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Brangelina to marry in May??

Hollywood celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will reportedly get married at the end of May this year.

The couple, who raise six kids together, has been telling close pals to keep the last week of May free, sparking speculation their nuptials will be taking place then."Brad has asked those closest to him to make sure they are free the week after the Cannes Film Festival finishes on 26 May," showbizspy.com quoted a source as saying.

"Brad will be in Cannes with Angelina and the kids to promote 'World War Z'. He has also blocked out a couple of weeks in his work schedule afterwards, which has made his friends even more certain.
"Everything is pointing to the end of May or beginning of June. Their renovations are due to finish any day now and builders have been working around the clock to complete in time," added the source. Hope to see the Couple get together forever.

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Believe it or Not: Woman gives birth twice in 8 months

A 26-year-old UK woman has given birth twice in eight months – and the babies are not twins, The Daily Telegraph reported.Claire Ormrod of Wales was pregnant with Alice, when she had an emergency caesarean section at just 25 weeks on December 6, 2011. Alice weighed 1 pound, 3 ounces, and doctors didn’t think she would survive.

Claire Ormrod with her kids and Husband

  But, Alice did survive, and seven weeks later – despite being on the birth control pill, Ormrod became pregnant again.In September 2012, son Gareth was born early also, at 29 weeks. He weighed 2 pounds.
“I was absolutely petrified when I found out I was pregnant again,” Ormrod told the Telegraph. “My (doctor) said I should have a termination; he said it would end up killing me and the baby, and that it wouldn’t be fair to put me through it. But I said, no, straight out."

Claire Ormrod with her kids

Ormrod has three older children, who were also born in spite of “precautions,” the Telegraph reported.

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‘Da Vinci Code’ Author Dan Brown To Reveal Title to New Novel

Dan Brown’s publisher said Monday morning that it will publish the thriller writer’s next novel on May 14, but coyly declined to immediately release the title of the book.

Mr. Brown is the author of 2003’s “The Da Vinci Code” and other best-selling novels. On his Web site, he writes that he is currently working on the film version of his most recent book, “The Lost Symbol.” The new work will again feature Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in Europe, where he focuses on what Random House’s Doubleday described as “one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces.”

Doubleday said the title will be revealed “later today via reader social media posts.”

In an interview with this newspaper in 2009 in which he discussed his fact-checking process for his fifth novel, “The Lost Symbol,” Mr. Brown said, “ The research is multi-layered. I’ll go to a place that I want to write about as often as three times to make sure that the descriptions are exactly right. You can’t always know from one or two visits which detail you are going to want to include. And I’ll talk to the building’s historian or specialist to make sure that what I’ve got is correct. Nobody reads the manuscript before it goes to the publisher. But my publisher has fact checkers, and you go through a very high level of scrutiny. That said, I’m weaving facts into a story of fiction.”

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