• Taylor Swift posted her first bikini pic to Instagram to prevent paparazzi from selling it, after rumors about her belly button

    For years, Taylor Swift has been plagued by the rumor that she doesn't have a belly button. I don't like showing my belly button. When you start showing your belly button then you're really committing to the midriff thing.

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    • 15 Disgusting Things We Do Without Even Realizing

      There are certain behaviors that everyone knows are just disgusting. However, there are some dirty deeds that seem innocent enough on the outside.

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      • Iran blocks websites for reporting on reformist ex-president

        Iran has blocked two news websites after they published reports about former reformist president Mohammad Khatami and pictures of him, state-run IRNA news agency said Friday. Newspapers have said judicial authorities told media they were banned from publishing information, including pictures, about…

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        • British TV shows student picture of 'Jihadi John' in baseball cap

          Sky News broadcast a photograph of the 26-year-old wearing a black cap with a logo that resembled the P from the Pittsburgh Pirates U.S. Major League Baseball team, which it said was stored by the University of Westminster where he studied. Two U.S. government sources have told Reuters that Emwazi…

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          • Oscars still top draw for advertisers despite fickle ratings

            By Eric Kelsey and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of people who watched Sunday's Oscars was down and the critics were less than impressed, but Hollywood's biggest night is still a top draw for television advertisers. Despite a 15 percent drop in viewership to 37.3 million,…

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            • Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light

              Friends and co-workers worldwide are debating the true hues of a royal blue dress with black lace that, to many an eye, transforms in one photograph into gold and white. Experts are calling the photo a one-in-a-million shot that perfectly captures how people's brains perceive color and process…

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              • Class of 2015: Cars Ready to Roll

                There are over 50 new and redesigned cars coming soon to a dealership near you! Get ready for the 2015 class with specs and reviews you can trust!

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                • In Algeria, women 'imams' battle Islamist radicalisation

                  Hundreds of female religious guides have been at the forefront of Algeria's battle against Islamic radicalisation since the civil war that devastated the North African country in the 1990s. The surge of the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, and even in Libya next door, as well as the growing…

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                  • One of CNN's aviation experts thinks Putin stole missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

                    Screenshot/CNN Private pilot and science writer Jeff Wise, one of CNN's aviation analysts during the network's wall-to-wall coverage of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, has a wild theory about the plane's true location. In short, he thinks that the plane landed on a remote runway in…

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                    • Over 40 killed as Iraqi forces battle IS

                      Baghdad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 41 people were killed and over 100 injured in Iraq Saturday, as Iraqi forces and allied militiamen clashed with Sunni jihadi group Islamic State, security sources said. In the deadliest militant attack, three suicide car bombers backed by dozens of IS militants…

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                      • Indonesia's stance 'clear' on Australians' executions: Widodo

                        Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said his country's stance is "clear" on the pending executions of two Australian drug smugglers, despite the suggestion by Australia's prime minister that he is "carefully considering" his position. The executions by firing squad of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew…

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                        • CIA Economist: "In 2015, the U.S. economy will..."

                          In a tell-all interview, CIA economist, Jim Rickards explains five catalysts that could send the American economy into a 25-year great depression.

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                          • Invite the world to fight ISIS but help it militarily

                            Iraq's army has just shot down two British planes as they were carrying weapons to the ISIS in Al Anbar province. The Iraqi Parliament's National Security and Defence Committee have photos of the planes that have been shot down. In recent months, if you called up contacts in Baghdad, Najaf and…

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                            • Here come the ultra-luxurious SUVs!

                              The SUV is back, big time. Automakers like...

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                              • How Samsung won and then lost the smartphone war

                                In November 2011, Samsung released the first of a series of ads that would define the company for the next three years. It started with a bunch of hipster-looking people waiting outside a mock Apple Store for the next iPhone. As the hipsters tick down the hours until they have the right to get…

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                                • Most of the NBA's highest-paid players aren't worth it

                                  Because of the NBA's salary cap system, the players that are hurt most often are the best players in the league. A perfect example is LeBron James who is just the 5th highest-paid player in the NBA. Below is look at the expected salaries for the 12 highest-paid players in the NBA.

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                                  • (2015's) Best SUV Unveiled

                                    2015's hottest suv revealed. This left crowds stunned!

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                                    • A model tells us what it was like to walk in Kanye West's bizarre fashion show

                                      Everyone has been weighing in on Kanye West's Adidas collaboration show at New York Fashion Week. Devan Mayfield, who walked the runway at modeling West's line, spoke with Business Insider about her experience with the show. Mayfield said she found out about the casting call last minute.

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                                      • Fears mount for Iraq heritage after IS museum rampage

                                        Archaeologists expressed fears Friday that after ransacking the Mosul museum in Iraq, Islamic State group jihadists would embark on a systematic destruction of heritage in areas under their control. Particularly at risk are the ancient cities of Hatra, a UNESCO world heritage site, and Nimrud. Both…

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                                        • Saudi reports 10 MERS deaths in a week

                                          Ten more people in Saudi Arabia have died from MERS over the past week, health ministry figures showed on Friday, after an international mission urged extra measures to combat the virus. Saudi Arabia is the country worst-hit by Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Doctor Abdul…

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                                          • Oil rebounds after volatile week

                                            Oil prices rebounded Friday on bargain-hunting at the end of a volatile trading week, having slumped the previous day as surging US crude reserves added to the global supply glut.European benchmark Brent North Sea crude for April delivery rallied $1.14

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                                            • 22 Mind-Blowing Machines

                                              To start here, you're looking at a dual jet-engine-water-gun-tank for putting out oil fires. Crazy.

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                                              • Safarova beats Azarenka to win the Qatar Open

                                                Fed Cup winner Lucie Safarova beat Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 to clinch the Qatar Open on Saturday. The Czech snapped Azarenka's 14-match winning streak in Doha and also foiled the Belarusian's attempt to clinch a record third Qatar Open title.

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                                                • Dozens dead as Qaeda militants in Syria seize rebel base

                                                  Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate on Saturday drove US-backed rebels out of a strategic northern military base in fierce fighting that left dozens dead, a monitor said. At least 29 fighters from the Western-armed Hazm movement were killed along with six Al-Nusra Front jihadists, according to the Syrian…

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                                                  • Visa on arrival now for 150 countries

                                                    New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India will provide visa on arrival (VoA) to visitors from 150 countries -- a sharp rise from the 43 countries now, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced Saturday. "Last year VoA was issued to 43 countries. As tourism in the country has increased, I propose to increase the…

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