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Top 10 Highest-Paid CEOs

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |12:20 pm

Leslie Moonves, who was paid $60 million, is the highest-paid CEO of S&P 500 companies with chief executives who have served at least two full years.

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How Do You Pronounce 'GIF' Anyways?

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |12:14 pm

“It’s pronounced ‘JIF,’ not ‘GIF.’” Those are the words of GIF creator Steve Wilhite, who finally settled the pronunciation debate Tuesday night as he accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Webby Award show in New York City, hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt. That’s...

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22 People Weather Twister in Bank Vault

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |12:11 pm

Dena Clark wasn't supposed to be at the Tinker Federal Credit Union in Moore, Okla., when the tornado hit Monday. Her worried mother knew a storm was coming and was on the phone with Clark telling her to go home. She's gald she didn't.

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Photos: Kate Is 'Mellow' in Yellow

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |12:05 pm

The Duchess attended a garden party on the grounds of Buckingham Palace.

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Pizza Delivery to Afghanistan Troops Sets Guinness Record

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |12:05 pm

A pizza mission to U.S. military service members in Afghanistan has made the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest pizza delivery. The non-profit, Pizza 4 Patriots, a 501(c)3 registered non-profit based in Illinois, has been sending pizzas to military service members abroad for...

Pizza Delivery to Afghanistan Troops Sets Guinness Record

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London Attack Could Be Terror-Related

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |11:56 am

UK official: Violent attack in London that killed 1 man could be terror related

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Watch: Profane Cancer Hats Get Sisters Kicked Out of Mall

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |11:07 am

Philadelphia sisters expressed their hatred of the disease that took their mother's life.

Watch: Profane Cancer Hats Get Sisters Kicked Out of Mall

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Paula Deen Museum in the Works

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |10:39 am

Cork, Ireland, already has the butter museum. But Albany, Ga., might soon have the next-best thing: The Paula Deen Museum. The Albany Herald reported that the love-her-or-love-to-hate-her Southern chef’s museum would be housed in her childhood home. The venture has been led by B.J. Fletcher,...

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'Reba' Actress Welcomes New Baby

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |10:37 am

JoAnna Garcia and Nick Swisher are parents! On Tuesday, the “Reba” actress and her husband welcomed their first child, a daughter, Garcia’s publicist confirms to ABC News. No other details were available. The couple announced the pregnancy in November, about two years after they tied...

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What Body Part Does Kim K Love More Than Ever?

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |10:33 am

There’s one body part that pregnant Kim Kardashian may not want to give up after birth: her lips. The reality star tweeted a photo of her swollen lips, along with, “My pregnancy lips are outta control #IGuessNotABadProblemToHave.” Kardashian recently admitted that she has struggled to...

What Body Part Does Kim K Love More Than Ever?

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Christie Challenger Out With $1M TV Ad

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |10:29 am

The woman challenging Chris Christie in his gubernatorial re-election bid in New Jersey, Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono, is out with her first television ad today. The ad begins running this week and is a more than $1 million buy, a Buono campaign aide said....

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Scammers Steal Gas Station

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |10:29 am

Customers of the SuperAmerica gas station in Waconia, Minn., about 35 miles southwest of Minneapolis, were in for a treat to see discounted gas prices and tobacco products sold at half off over the weekend, not realizing that the new station owner was an...

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IRS' Lois Lerner Takes Fifth, Shuns Congress

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |10:14 am

Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service’s director of Exempt Organizations who is at the center of the controversy after the agency targeted conservative organizations for gratuitous scrutiny, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination today at a congressional hearing examining the scandal. Lerner quietly took...

IRS' Lois Lerner Takes Fifth, Shuns Congress

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Aniston Stars in a Mini-'Friends' Reunion

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |10:04 am

Look who’s still, well, “Friends.” In a new promo for today’s episode of “Ellen,” Jennifer Aniston, who will co-host the talk show for a day, needs advice and a few “dumb jokes.” So, naturally, she decides to visit the home of her former “Friends” co-star...

Aniston Stars in a Mini-'Friends' Reunion

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31.2M to Drive on Memorial Day

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 9:54 am

AAA estimates 31.2 million Americans will drive for their Memorial Day getaway this weekend

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US Test-Launches Missile

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 9:32 am

US Air Force test-launches Minuteman 3 missile delayed by North Korea tensions

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Jodi Arias Feels 'Betrayed' By Jury

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 9:29 am

Hours after Jodi Arias asked a jury to spare her life for killing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, the convicted killer sat for a jailhouse interview with ABC News saying, it was "meaningless" to apologize to Alexander's family in court because no one would believe her.

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Liberace: 'Behind the Candelabra' in 1981

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 9:16 am

Liberace: 'Behind the Candelabra' in 1981

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Chinese Artist's Video Rants at State

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 8:28 am

The opening moments of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s new video (available on the artist’s website) set the tone for the next five minutes and 13 seconds. Against pounding guitar chords reminiscent of a Metallica classic, Ai is seen handcuffed and wearing a black hood in...

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Top 10 Most Popular BBQ Joints

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | 8:26 am

Foursquare looked at last summer's most popular barbecue joints nationwide and found the most popular establishments based on check-ins. If popularity is any indicator of deliciousness (and that's not always the case), make your plans to visit these 10 spots early.

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