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HUGE BLACKOUT PARALYZES BRAZIL!

SAO PAULO (AFP) – Brazil on Wednesday sought to uncover the cause of a massive and mysterious blackout overnight, amid concerns of energy supply stability for the 2016 Olympics host nation.

The outage, which hit at 10:15 pm Tuesday (0015 GMT Wednesday) and lasted around four hours, plunged nearly half the country into darkness after supply problems from the country's biggest power plant.

An estimated 70 million people -- more than a… Continue

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MARIAH ROCKS A BANDAGE DRESS!

Mariah Carey is the latest - and hopefully the last - star to squeeze into Herve Leger's skin-tight bandage dress. The diva dons the curve-hugging dress for her latest music video, but we're not so sure it's the best choice in wardrobe.

So to all the Hollywood starlets for whom Leger is a go-to look: While this dress may be tight, that doesn't make it right. We're sick of this tired trend and it's time to move on to the… Continue

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EWWW! BRAVO IS FILMING A NEW REALITY SHOW! IT'S CALLED THE GAY HOUSEDUDES OF ATLANTA!

First there was the REAL Housewives of Atlanta - now Bravo has a new idea - the GAY housewives of Atlanta.

That's right, We just learned that Bravo is casting for a new show - tentatively titled 'Boys Club: ATL'

The premise of the show - to follow a group of openly gay male Atlanta socialites. Sounds like an interesting concept.

We just hope that they add Atlanta housewife Sheree to the cast, she should fit right… Continue

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EVEN WITH NEW TITTIES SHE STILL LOOKS LIKE A DOPE PHENE!

Re-engineered pop star Amy Winehouse took her new silicone assets out for walk last night in Camden, which seemed to burst through her wife-beater top like they were the handiwork of Dr. Bruce Banner. Who said her career was a bust?

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LOL! A HORSE GETS REVENGE!

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LIL WAYNE'S ROCK ALBUM "REBIRTH" IS DUE OUT DEC.15TH!

The wait is ova. No, not that one. After months of delays and rescheduled street dates, Lil Wayne's new album, Rebirth, finally has an official release date. According to Billboard.com, the disc long rumored to be Wayne's "rock" album will drop on December 15.

The album will come on the heels of his just-released No Ceilings mixtape. And while there has been some confusion about just how much actual rocking Wayne will do on it— he does appear on… Continue

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DJ SUSS ONE BIRTHDAY PARTY! THIS IS HOW IT GOES DOWN IN NYC!

DJ Suss.One Birthday Party @ Pink Elephant (NYC) - 11/08/09

P.Diddy, Maino, JimJones, dj webstar, RedCafe, Roseay, dj khaled, Dj Cassidy, Dj Affect, Green Lantern, D-Nice, Dj M.O.S, dj Erick Lapeau, dj K Black.

Directed By : M Jean… Continue

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MAN KILLS HIS WHOLE FAMILY & HIMSELF IN TEXAS!

CLEVELAND, Texas - Authorities called several times to check on a family's well-being in a rural Texas home eventually found the bodies of four people.

San Jacinto County investigators said Monday that 43-year-old Oliver Bills Jr. fatally shot his girlfriend, 27-year-old Shara Torres, her 4-year-old daughter, Sara Whitmire, and his mother, 71-year-old Gloria Bills, before shooting himself Saturday.

Friends and relatives say Oliver… Continue

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SERENA WILLIAMS WANTS TO BE AN ACTION STAR!

Serena Williams wears many hats, and she's about to try on another.

She was recently ranked No. 1 in the world by the Women's Tennis Association, she launched a handbag and jewelry collection this year, and now Williams wants to get back into acting.

"I really enjoy acting," she told WENN. "I like being in front of the camera. I think I should be an action star."

This wouldn't be the first time Williams appears on screen. In… Continue

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LIL BOOSIE GOTTA SERVE 4 YEARS IN PRISON FOR VIOLATING HIS PROBATION!

A Louisiana judge sentenced rapper Lil Boosie (born Torrence Hatch) to prison for four years on Monday for violating the terms of his probation. According to WAFB News, District Court Judge Chip Moore revoked Boosie's probation after an ankle monitor indicated that the MC had violated the terms of his release more than once by leaving his home during house arrest.

After taking a plea deal to a third-offense marijuana-possession charge in… Continue

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THE DC SNIPER HAS A DATE WITH DEATH TONIGHT!

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's governor denied clemency Tuesday for sniper John Allen Muhammad, clearing the way for him to be executed for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in 2002.

Muhammad is set to die by injection Tuesday night at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt. His attorneys had asked Gov. Tim Kaine to commute his sentence to life in prison because they say he is mentally ill. The U.S. Supreme… Continue

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RIHANNA HONORED @ THE GLAMOUR MAGAZINE'S WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS!

Even for a venue as grand as New York's Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine's Women of the Year awards.

Pop star Rihanna was there, in the most body-hugging of gowns. Tennis star Serena Williams was there, too, in a bright red, one-shoulder number. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones were presenters; so were Katie Couric and former President Bill Clinton.

And there were not… Continue

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LMAO! FANS PACKED CARNEGIE HALL TO SEE TRACY JORDAN & HE GAVE THEM GHETTO ASS TRACY MORGAN! THEY WERE SO APPALLED THEY WALKED OUT!

Fans expecting to see Tracy Jordan at Tracy Morgan’s Carnegie Hall performance Friday night got a rude awakening.

The bawdy comedian packed the venerable performance venue with fans expecting his “30 Rock” character’s prime-time humor. But minutes after Morgan started his routine, many walked out in disgust.

It turns out that some New Yorkers really can’t take a joke — especially when it’s unspeakably filthy.

“People seemed… Continue

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HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO SESAME STREET! DONT FRONT LIKE THEY NEVER THOUGHT YOU ANYTHING!

New York's friendliest street is turning 40. Today marks four decades since "Sesame Street" began teaching kids across the country their ABC's and 1-2-3's.

Above, Sesame Street co-founder and TV producer Joan Ganz Cooney (c) and Sesame Street cast members pose under a "123 Sesame Street" sign at the "Sesame Street" 40th Anniversary temporary street renaming in Dante Park on Nov.… Continue

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SO SAD! MOM SAW HER SON FALLING THROUGH THE AIR TO HIS DEATH!

UPDATE:

The heartbroken Bronx mother of a suicidal Catholic school student actually witnessed his fatal fall - and has been inconsolable ever since.

Augustina Agyemang could barely speak after catching a glimpse of 13-year-old Juda tumbling through the air outside their Norwood apartment Monday.

"She went out onto the terrace when she didn't see him in the living room anymore,"… Continue

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DAMN! DMX OWES THE IRS $1.5 MILLION IN TAXES!

DMX is in hot water. First he decided to pull out of his celebrity boxing match last week, now – he’s been hit with a $1.5 MILLION tax bill.

Here’s how much DMX owes, according to our pals at Detnews.com:

The IRS filed a $442,869 lien against DMX and his wife on Jan. 2 in the New York City Register's office.

The IRS filed a $663,554 lien against DMX on Sept. 10, 2007, in the Maricopa County (Ariz.) Recorder's office.… Continue

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MEMBERS OF THE WU-TANG ENTOURAGE GOT ARRESTED FOR WEED SMOKE & E PILLS FOUND ON THE TOUR BUS!

Two guys who kinda-sorta-sometimes perform with the Wu-Tang Clan rap group have been arrested in Arkansas ... on a tour bus that cops say was "filled" with marijuana smoke.

Ronald Bean (left) and Patrick Charles (right), aka DJ Mathematics and Streetlife, respectively, were busted last night after a routine traffic stop turned into a scene from "How High."

According to the police report, the officers opened the bus door and "could… Continue

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JANET JACKSON & JERMAINE DUPRI ARE STILL A COUPLE!

The mystery surrounding the enigmatic relationship between Janet Jackson and producer Jermaine Dupri has been solved.

The duo reportedly are still together, but not married, People.com reports.

Breakup rumors have swirled around the couple since they began dating, and they were thought to have parted ways when Dupri did not attend Michael Jackson's funeral.

US Weekly reported at the time that the duo are "polar… Continue

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RIHANNA'S "WAIT YOUR TURN" COVER ART!

Rihanna looked full of confidence on Sunday when she took the stage with Jay-Z in Los Angeles, but on the cover art for her single "Wait Your Turn," she appears to be cowering from something. In the photo that surfaced over the weekend, Rihanna is topless and wearing torn-up jeans with fishnet tights, heavy eye makeup, red lipstick and a chain-link necklace. She's covering her chest with one arm and has the other on her forehead as she looks down and… Continue

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