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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey Fumbles in Lip-Sync Fail

It is another unfortunate performance for Mariah Carey. The 44-year old singer performed at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival last Friday night, however, the outcome was not how she hoped it would be.

Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler on Moving to Netflix: "That's where it's cool to be."

Last year, Chelsea Handler's fans were taken aback when she announced the end of her E! show. And a lot of fans wondered what her new show would be like.

Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's newly appointed finance minister

Asian Markets Upbeat on New Greek Debt Deal and Oil Recovery

Asian markets soar on Monday as investors are hopeful for the Greek debt deal and a continued recovery of oil prices.

Britney Spears, Steven Tyler Reunite at Super Bowl 14 Years After They Performed the Halftime Show!

Long before Katy Perry performed with her tiger and dancing sharks, some of the biggest names in the music industry performed at the Superbowl XXXV halftime show. Steven Tyler was the headliner and invited Nelly, Mary J. Blige 'N Sync and Britney Spears to close his performance.

50 Shades of Grey Gets 18 and Over Rating in the U.K.

Good news for American teenagers under 17 who are hoping to see 50 Shades of Grey, since they are allowed to see the film as long as they are accompanied by adults thanks to its R rating. But those in the U.K. weren't as fortunate because the British Board of Film Classification has slapped it with an 18 rating, meaning nobody under the age of 18, even with an adult, will be allowed to watch the movie.

Sprint

Sprint Could Take Over Half of Radio Shack stores on talks of a shutdown

The near-century old Radio Shack Corp. readies shutting up shop on a bankruptcy deal that would have Sprint Corp. gaining half its stores and shutting down the rest of the electronic retailer's chain.

TripAdvisor Acquires ZeTrip and its Travel App, Rove

Zetrip employees are now incorporated into TripAdvisor's mobile group.

Tony Abbott

Gmail, Skype And Facebook Excluded from Australia's Data Retention Scheme

Australia has announced a new update to its data retention service.

Pelosi vs. Netanyahu

Minority Speaker Tells Israel PM: Talk About Iran on TV, Not Before U.S. Congress

Democrats in the U.S. Senate and House hint they may boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech on March 3 after advising him to cancel it.

Super Bowl XLIX

17-State Super Bowl Sex Sting Arrests 570 People

The Sheriff's Office of Cook County in Illinois said on Monday that a sex trafficking sting operations across 17 states it spearheaded as part of observing the National Day of Johns resulted in the arrest of 570 men and women who tried to hire the services of sex trade workers, and the rescue of 68 victims of human trafficking.

Google

Google May Directly Compete with Uber in Transpo Services

Google Ventures, the search engine's venture capital group and one of Uber's largest investors at $258 million back in August 2013, explores the ride-sharing market with the unique possibility of using its revolutionary driverless car for the project.

FAA probes JetBlue, 'Joyriding' Plane Near Collision

U.S. Aviation Agency Probes Near Collision of JetBlue and ‘Joyriding’ Plane

U.S. aviation regulators are officially investigating the narrow mid-air miss between a JetBlue Airbus 320 bound for New York state and a small aircraft which is reported to be "joyriding" in civil airspace.

one-ring

Fourth-Grader Threatens Classmate With "One Ring", Gets Suspended

A fourth-grader has been suspended from Kermit Elementary School after threatening to make a classmate "disappear".

China Joins Cobra Gold War Games

China to Take Part in Thailand’s Cobra War Games

China is going to join Thailand's annual Cobra Gold military drills for the first time this year, a source at the Royal Thai Armed Forces told the Bangkok Post on Sunday.

Senator John McCain

John McCain Offers No Apology for ‘Low-Life Scum’ Remarks

Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain said on Sunday that he does not find a need to apologize for his "low-life scum" remarks to members of the Pink Group who disrupted the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last week.

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