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U.S. Medicare Administrator Quits

Obamacare Top Official Resigns

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary has accepted the resignation of Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who was in charge of the disastrous rollout of an online insurance exchange.

Actress Jennifer Aniston speaks at the

Jennifer Aniston On Decade-Old Jolie Feud: 'It's Just Tiresome and Old'

Clarifying a controversy that has spanned a decade, Jennifer Aniston says there is absolutely no feud between her and Angelina Jolie, and urged everyone to get over it already.

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Paula Abdul Will Reportedly Replace Mary Murphy on 'So You Think You Can Dance'

Former Idol judge Paula Abdul is set to take the seat of Mary Murphy on the hits dance competition, "So You Think You Can Dance".

Singer Yao Beina, 33, Dies of Cancer

Thirty-three year old popular Chinese singer Yao Beina died from breast cancer on Friday afternoon. Yao became a household name in China after she recorded a string of theme songs for the popular drama, The Legend of Zhenhuan, three years ago.

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria Returns To Television As 'Telenovela' diva

Former Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria will produce and appear in a 13-episode miniseries called "Telenovela". NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt made the announcement at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Friday.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's Rocky Road to Divorce

Rapper Nick Cannon and Songbird Supreme Mariah Carey are officially in the process of a divorce. Cannon filed papers to finally legalize the separation last December 12, days before Carey was about to make an appearance for the Rockerfeller Center Tree Lighting event.

China's Drug Crackdown Yields 60,000 Arrests

China Nabs 60,000 Drug Suspects in 100-Day Crackdown

China's anti-narcotics authorities have cast a wider net with a haul of about 60,000 arrests for drug-related offenses and confiscated nearly a dozen tons of illegal substances in a sweeping, iron-fisted campaign that took more than 3 months.

U.S. Film on Tibet 'Nowhere to Call Home' Strikes a Chord with China

A documentary about a Tibetan woman - a single mother trying to make it in the big city - may be the last thing the Chinese audience would want to see from an American filmmaker, but "Nowhere to Call Home" won praises from viewers in China.

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Meet The New Bruce Lee (Video)

An unnamed four-year-old Chinese boy is on his way to becoming social media's latest viral sensation as he displays his skill using the Japanese martial art weapon nunchuck with a skill like the original Kung Fu master, deceased actor Bruce Lee.

Oprah, Cast of 'Selma' at White House for Film Screening

Oprah Winfrey and rapper Common were among the guests who attended the White House screening of the movie "Selma" on Friday that was hosted by President Obama and his first lady.

Kevin Malarkey

The 'True Story' of The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven … is False

Instead of "The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven," the title of the book by 16-year-old Alex Malarkey should have been "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie."

John Kerry & James Taylor

Awkward Moments at Kerry’s Tribute to Paris Terror Victims

His fluent but American-accented French failed to save U.S. State Secretary John Kerry from awkward moments when he paid tribute to the Paris terror victims on Friday.

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Humans are a Threat to Ocean Life, Says New Research

The wave of extinctions caused by humans may soon sweep across the seas.

Petrichor

Scientists Explain the Strange Smell that Comes with Rain

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers claim they've identified the process that forms this earthy smell.

Expansion microscopy

MIT Scientists Develop Technique for Better Study of Tissues

The technique uses inexpensive, commercially available chemicals and microscopes commonly found in research labs.

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