John Galliano may have apologized for the Anti-Semitic slurs that got him fired from Dior back in 2011, but two years later and he's far from redeemed. Now it seems like he's hoping to change that in a very public fashion.
The launch of the iPhone 6 didn't take place in Silicon Valley, or even in Silicon Alley. The announcement took place in an art studio off an cobblestone alley in Greenpoint, next to the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory.
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President Obama takes a (possibly) large lead in Paul Ryan's home state of Wisconsin, has a small lead in Virginia, but is tied with Mitt Romney in Colorado. In another poll of 12 swing states, Obama is up by two points. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Dan Brown's theories aren't the only ones coming under fire in the wake of a discovery of an early Christian text in which Jesus uses the words "my wife" — now the woman who made that finding is getting some raised eyebrows.
Today we get another glimpse at the first half of Peter Jackson's foray back into Middle Earth with an official trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
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In the latest swing state polls, Obama is up by 8 in Virginia and five in Michigan, and Romey leads by 2 in Colorado and 1 in Florida. While in the Massachusetts Senate, Elizabeth Warren keeps her lead. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Keep the Da Vinci Code away from the Harvard Divinity School. Professor Karen King stumbled across a 4th-century scrap of papyrus that has the Coptic words "Jesus said to them, 'My wife…,'" but she's begging everyone, "Don't say this proves Dan Brown was right."
Harvard may have the fancy name, but people who go to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology made more money after graduation this year, with a median starting salary of $56,700 compared to the Cantab median of $54,100.
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Elizabeth Warren has experienced a bounce in the Massachusetts Senate race polls, and Obama has a foreign policy edge on Romney. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Maybe call off that order of fish and chips: only about 100 adult cod are left in the North Sea according to recent estimates by marine biologists.
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Both candidates had good news to point to in the national polls today, which means they also both had bad news. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Today, during a taping of Live! with Kelly and Michael, Mitt Romney made an obvious play for a vote. Whose? Snooki's. Why? Snooki is the ultimate swing voter.
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Anna Wintour must like her fund-raising like she likes her magazine: big. While her September issue of Vogue had 916 pages, her fundraising efforts yielded $2,682,001for Barack Obama in 2011 and 2012.
The classic USA Today design may be old news, but the paper remains the paper of the future — at least when it comes to movies.
Obama leads in two national polls, and is substantially in the front in Michigan. Here's our gide to today's polls and why they matter.
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With health care at stake in the presidential race, a new study finds just how much money in the country's medical system gets wasted: for every dollar spent, 30 cents.
Obama may be losing his post-convention bounce according to a new tracking poll, McCaskill solidly leads Akin, and Obama has a hold of New Mexico. Meanwhile, 30 percent of Americans are satisfied with how things are going in the country. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
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A new study finds that an alarming number of homeowners — 800,000 — would not have faced foreclosure had the banks taken full advantage of the government's Home Affordable Modification Program to assist distressed mortgage-holders following the financial meltdown.
Two national polls show conflicting results among likely voters, while Bible Belt whites have some lingering issues with Romney and Democrats mostly think they are hearing good news about the economy. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Michael Lewis may be a big-shot writer with several bestsellers under his belt, but when he profiled Barack Obama for Vanity Fair, he was not treated all that different from other reporters covering the White House: he had to get quotes approved.
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Idiot Nerd Girl — a meme featuring a girl in oversized glasses with the word "NERD" written across her hand — is one example of geek culture's entrenched misogyny, but recently one woman decided to take action on the matter, or, rather, the meme.
Florida's hunt to find non-citizens registered as voters has turned up one Canadian — probably not what Governor Rick Scott was expecting.
Rasmussen's tracking poll now follows suit with a bump for Obama. That said, North Carolina remains neck-and-neck and New Mexico is perhaps closer than it should be for a non-swing state.
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Gallup and Reuters/Ipsos are showing that Obama got a convention bump in both the presidential race and his job approval. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Andy Warhol is once again in the news, with a major show of his works at the Met and an upcoming Christie's auction of his works.
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No bounce yet for Obama, but he's still leading in New Jersey. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Tonight we see the confluence of three major, celebrity-filled, potentially world-changing events: the final night of the Democratic National Convention, the MTV Video Music Awards, and Fashion's Night Out.
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Obama's favorability is down while Romney's is moving up, but the two are tied among likely voters in a national poll. Here's our guide to todays' polls and why they matter.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo — the TLC reality show about pageant child Alana and her proud redneck family — has become a viral sensation and gained ratings success, but how much is the family actually getting?
The Paralympics. Those got underway last Wednesday and last until this Sunday (Jay Z is joining Coldplay and Rihanna at the closing ceremony on Sunday), but here in the U.S. few have been paying much attention. Since you might not have seen them, here are some great moments you've probably missed.
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With the DNC getting underway in Charlotte, support for Obama is lagging in North Carolina, though polls in Michigan and Colorado are more favorable. Meanwhile, Florida did not give Romney more support after the RNC. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
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One poll shows a convention "bounce" for Romney, while Michigan is close, or not really. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
What's the difference between Paul Ryan and Sarah Palin? 15.3 million viewers. And lipstick.
Now that President Obama has stepped up and participated in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" Q&A, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian has extended an offer to Mitt Romney to face Redditors as well. Ohanian told The Atlantic Wire that he wants Reddit to become an "expected campaign stop."
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Claire McCaskill is leading by a point in the Missouri Senate race, where polling hasn't really produced a clear picture, and Obama is up by a wide margin in his home state of Illinois. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
The National Weather Service reports that 7.86 inches of rain fell yesterday at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, surpassing the record 4.50 inches that the airport saw on that same date in 2005 when the city was facing Katrina.
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