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Angelina Jolie flew to Pakistan today to meet people displaced by flooding and film fresh appeals for international aid. The actress—a goodwill ambassador for the UN’s refugee agency—describes the crisis as an “economic and social catastrophe,” Radar reports, with “one-fifth … Continue reading →

The elder two of Michael Jackson’s children have started going to school with other kids for the first time in their lives, and are thriving. Prince Michael Jackson, 13, and Paris, 12, ended homeschooling at their own request, and are … Continue reading →

Arizona Democrats say a Republican operative’s effort to get homeless people and drifters to register as Green Party candidates marks a new low in political dirty tricks. The party is seeking to have the “sham” candidates removed from the ballot, … Continue reading →

Opponents of the world’s oldest profession scored a victory Friday when Craigslist replaced its “adult services” section with a black “censored” banner, thereby grinding all prostitution to a screeching halt. For a nanosecond. Then pimps predictably picked up their nefarious … Continue reading →

The FDA has declared a genetically engineered salmon safe for human consumption, putting it one brief swim away from a supermarket near you. Dubbed AquAdvantage Salmon, the Massachusetts-bred fish have been enhanced with a gene from an ocean pout—an eel-like … Continue reading →

The high unemployment rate is making day labor in America the “occupation” of a far broader, more diverse population. While the informal nature of the sector makes it tough to compile accurate statistics, the number of people seeking casual work … Continue reading →

You better believe Paris Hilton got special treatment after she was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession. “Yeah, she was treated differently so I don’t have a disruption of my process here at the county jail,” says the jailer who … Continue reading →

You better believe Paris Hilton got special treatment after she was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession. “Yeah, she was treated differently so I don’t have a disruption of my process here at the county jail,” says the jailer who … Continue reading →