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Britney Spears Releases Racy, Controversial 'Criminal' Video

Britney Spears gets steamy with her real-life boyfriend, Jason Trawick, in the new racy and controversial “Criminal” video. In the video, Spears escapes her abusive British boyfriend and runs away with her real-life boyfriend, Jason Trawick. The two become partners in crime, unsurprising given the song's name Criminal.
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More Facebook Friends Linked to Bigger Brain Areas

Scientists have found a direct link between the number of friends a person has on Facebook and the size of certain brain regions, raising the possibility that using online social networks might change our brains.
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Downgrade of Spain Ups Pressure on EU to Act

A double-notch downgrade to Spain's credit ratings has piled more pressure on European leaders to make rapid progress on solving the region's debt crisis or face unbearable borrowing costs.
Striking Grasberg miners vandalize truck

Freeport McMoRan Mulls Long-Term Shutdown of Indonesian Mine

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold is considering shutting down its strike-hit Grasberg mine as one of several contingency plans if security does not improve, as it struggles with one of the worst labor disruptions in Indonesia's mining industry.
Germany's Finance Minister Schauble attends a news conference at the end of the G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors at the French Finance ministry in Paris

French Credit Review Threatens Euro Zone Rescues

Moody's decision to review France's triple-A credit rating cast new doubt on Tuesday on Europe's hopes of drawing a line under its sovereign debt crisis, five days before a crucial EU summit.
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Lionsgate announces new TV sales vice president

Lawrence Szabo, an 18-year veteran of MGM's Worldwide Television Group, was named Lionsgate's new executive vice president of North America television sales, the studio announced on Monday.
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China watches nervously as Taiwan election nears

China is steeling itself for another presidential election in rambunctiously democratic Taiwan, hoping a victory for the ruling Nationalists enables even better ties but also girding for an opposition win that may inflame tensions.

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