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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.   ---Derek ZoolanderI don't know which is funnier; a global warming themed fashion show or the fact that the Associated Press reports on it with a completely straight face. They assume the polar ice caps are melting so what to do? Waste ...

Hailing from North London, 24 year old Grace Obika has steadily been building a buzz since hitting the performing circuit three years ago. Indeed, the singer, who is being touted as the new face of commercial Indie-Soul, has performed at London's famed Jazz Cafe, the African Music Awards, and was a finalist on MTV's 'Hugo ...

Hailing from North London, 24 year old Grace Obika has steadily been building a buzz since hitting the performing circuit three years ago. Indeed, the singer, who is being touted as the new face of commercial Indie-Soul, has performed at London's famed Jazz Cafe, the African Music Awards, and was a finalist on MTV's 'Hugo ...

WASHINGTON — It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home. It ends when a person is forbidden to board an airplane – a decision that's in the hands of about six experts from the Transportation Security Administration. The no-fly list ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system. The White House announcement came as Obama prepared to travel to Missouri on Wednesday, taking his closing argument to the nation's ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home. The Comfort has been stationed off the country's coast for seven weeks treating victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake. But the U.S. military is scaling back in Haiti and ...

Robert M. Groves, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, sent me a letter today. Mr. Groves told me that my 2010 Census form will be arriving sometime next week and that my "response is important. Results from the 2010 Census will be used to help each community get its fair share of government ...

Senator Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who is playing a crucial role in bipartisan negotiations over financial regulation, pressed to remove a provision from draft legislation that would have empowered federal authorities to crack down on payday lenders, people involved in the talks said. The industry is politically influential in his home state and a ...

Maybe you missed your earnings target last year or your stock was crushed. But if you're a corporate executive, that might not necessarily prohibit you from earning a generous bonus. Following an unprecedented period of economic turmoil, a number of corporate boards appear to have taken pity on executives last year. In some instances, they handed ...

Today's most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment:Sony is coming late to the 3DTV party, but they think the new technology will account for 10% of their television business.  This is a big gamble, since, at the moment, there is no consumer demand.  However, Sony does have a secret 3D weapon.  They are planning ...