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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie And Their Children In The Galapagos Islands To Celebrate Their Engagement [PHOTO]

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are gearing up for a busy time in their lives. The couple, who have six kids and have been together for seven years, recently became engaged. Jolie also just became the special envoy for the U.N. High Commission for Refugees and the couple confirmed their attendance at this year's Cannes Film festival. However, for now it is vacation time and Jolie, Pitt, and their six children are in the Galapagos Islands.
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Rio Tinto Explores Sale Of Diamond Operations

Rio Tinto PLC said Tuesday it is mulling ways to sell off its diamond operations, as the world's third-largest mining company tries to divest mines it says may no longer fit its growth strategy.
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Halle Berry Engaged! Her 5 Hottest Looks

It has just been confirmed that French actor Olivier Martinez proposed to Halle Berry last month! The hunky actor and the Oscar winning goddess have had a very low-key relationship that many would envy.
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Barclays' Chief Diamond Nets $26 Million Pay Deal

The deal, which does not include the bank covering Diamond's £5.7 million tax bill, comes after Barclays' profits fell 3 percent in 2011 and is set to anger shareholders and fair pay campaigners critical of huge payouts.
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Middle East Tidbits: Dr. Pepper Not Kosher, Bomb Iran Billboard Controversy, Sexist Ad Award

Chief Rabbinate of Israel has ordered Kashrut supervisors to remove the popular American drink Dr. Pepper from stores, because the production of the drink is not being reviewed for compatibility with Jewish dietary laws, an Israeli blogger has found. A group of anti-war activists in Utah have put up a billboard with the words Bomb Iran supposedly to create awareness among the citizens against a potential war with Iran, involving Israel. The Women's International Zionist Organization, ...
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Diamond at heart of royal upheavals up for sale

A diamond coveted by kings, queens and princes for centuries, used to reinforce alliances between nations and pawned to pay off royal debts goes on sale at Sotheby's in Geneva on May 15.
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The Death of Starchitecture? Critics Move to the Small Scale

A star-studded quartet of architecture critics discussed their craft on Monday night at the AIANY’s Center for Architecture in Manhattan, arguing for the vitality of buildings in modern life and the impact of criticism in a changing world.
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Syria Sanctions Tightened by EU

As Syrians head to the polls, the European Union imposed a new set of sanctions on Monday in an attempt to get President Bashar al-Assad to call off his assault on the city of Homs and on opposition protestors.
Cans of Pringles are seen on display in New York

Kellogg to Swallow Pringles for $2.7B

Kellogg Co agreed to swallow Pringles potato chips for $2.7 billion in a cash deal that makes the cereal company second only to PepsiCo Inc in the global snack food market.
Walnuts sit in a trailer last Oct. 1 after being harvested in Lompoc, Calif.

Walnut Growers Seek to Stop Sales to Diamond Foods Inc.

Some California farmers plan to stop selling their walnuts to Diamond Foods Inc. in the wake of an accounting scandal over grower payments that has claimed the jobs of the snack company's CEO and chief financial officer.
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Diamond Foods Plummets, Probe Could Nix Pringles Deal

Diamond Foods nosedived at the opening of the market after an internal probe found the snack company had obfuscated payments booked to walnut growers, leaving investors uncertain of the company's actual earnings.The revelations have jeopardized a deal between the Proctor and Gamble and Diamond for the sale of the Pringles brand of potato chips.
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Diamond Foods Fires CEO; Stock Crashes

Diamond Foods Inc removed top management after a probe by its audit committee found that the company improperly accounted for payments to walnut growers, sending its shares down 40 percent in after-hours trading.
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Amanda Piechowski Gets Engaged to Giant's Greg Jones at Super Bowl 2012

New York Giants' linebacker Greg Jones, 23, got engaged to his college sweetheart Amanda Piechowski, 24, on Sunday night, after his team beat the Patriots, 21-17. Jones proposed to Piechowski on the confetti-covered Lucas Oil Stadium field as the celebration got under way. His girlfriend was tearful and wearing her Super Bowl attire -- jeans and a blue Giants jersey, none other than No. 53, of course.

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