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Brain-Eating Amoeba Linked to Three Deaths

Boys Swimming in Pond
Sixteen-year-old Courtney Nash, who died from a brain infection last week after going for a swim in a Florida river, reportedly is the third person to die after being exposed to the waterborne amoeba Naegleria fowleri.
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Gerard Butler, Laura Prepon, Danny Masterson Sued Over Shin BBQ

Two former employees of the celebrity-owned Shin BBQ are suing the Hollywood restaurant, which is backed by several stars of the big and small screen. They are accusing the restaurant of failing to pay overtime, failing to pay for rest periods, failing to pay for meal periods and failing to pay minimum wage, as well as for unfair competition and violating the fair labor standards act.
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Capybara Rodent

Giant Rodent, Weighing 100 Pounds, Spotted in California

A giant South American capybara rodent weighing at least 100 pounds has been spotted at a California waste-water treatment facility, but has since disappeared in the brush, a wildlife official said on Tuesday, adding that it is apparently an escaped pet.
Taylor Armstrong, from the Bravo reality TV series 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills', arrives at the unveiling of artist Jack Armstrong's 'Cosmic Starship' Harley-Davidson motorcycle at Bartels Harley-Davidson in Marina Del R

'Real Housewives' death exposes stress of reality TV

The apparent suicide of a husband on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" again showed the dark side of reality TV and the stress that unrelenting media coverage can place on people, experts said on Tuesday.
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London deemed top fashion capital-survey

London has overtaken New York as the world's fashion capital for 2011, fueled by media interest in late British designer Alexander McQueen and Kate Middleton, according to a survey by the Global Language Monitor.
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Investor Gundlach feared his new firm would fail

Jeffrey Gundlach thought it was "quite likely" that DoubleLine Capital, the firm he launched after being fired by his former employer, was going to fail six months after its formation, he said in court.
Armstrong arrives at Bartels Harley-Davidson in Marina Del Rey

Suicide Rocks Beverly Hills "Real Housewives"

The estranged husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong has been found dead in an apparent suicide, just three weeks before the reality show is scheduled to return to U.S. television.
Artist Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey: Obama 'Hope' Artist, Beaten in Copenhagen

Shepard Fairy, the Los Angeles street artist who won international acclaim for creating the popular "Hope" poster that became the image of President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign was reportedly assaulted last weekend at the opening of his exhibition at a gallery in Copenhagen.

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