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Apple iPhone 5 Cases: 13 Brilliant Designs That Highlight (And Protect) The Phone's New Features [PICTURES]

Unlike past iPhone launches, where customers could possibly get away with using their old iPhone case on the new model, Apple has endowed the iPhone 5 with a brand-new form factor with a taller and thinner build, a larger 4-inch screen, and several migrated components like the earphone jack and speaker grills. This means that everyone buying the new iPhone 5 will be in the market for new cases to both protect and brand their new purchase. We've scoured the Internet for the coolest iPhone 5 ca...

10 Animals That Could Disappear Forever [PHOTOS]

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Scientists have recently come out with a list of 100 species teetering on the brink of extinction, highlighting animals other than the usual suspects like the giant panda. Take a gander at these adorably doomed creatures.
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DreamWorks Acquires Rights to ‘Casper,' ‘Lassie,' And Other Classic Media Titles

DreamWorks will be purchasing Classic Media for $155 million cash after a deal was agreed upon on Monday. Among some of the titles DreamWorks will have the rights to are “Casper, the Friendly Ghost,” “Lassie,” “Where’s Waldo,” “The Lone Ranger,” “Postman Pat” and “George of the Jungle.”
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Gumby the Movie? DreamWorks Eyes Catalog Of Retro Characters

For fans of the DreamWorks Animation brand, there is a certain somber irony in its bid to acquire a catalog of pop-culture relics. The company, founded in 1994 out of a merger between DreamWorks SKG and Pacific Data Images, built its name on inventive storytelling and original offerings such as Antz, Shark Tale and Kung Fu Panda.
Lemurs are being increasingly hunted and eaten in Madagascar as foreign influences have slowly eroded the culture and taboos that protect the primates.

Lemurs At Grave Risk Of Extinction: Report

About 90 percent of Madagascar’s primal forest habitat has vanished, posing a threat not only to the survival of lemurs, but of other animals.
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Kathie Lee Gifford, Martin Short Have Awkward Moment On 'Today Show'; Gifford References Shorts Dead Wife [VIDEO]

On a recent episode of The Today Show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, Martin Short made an appearance in an effort to promote his latest film, Madagascar 3. The friendly interview was all fun and laughs until Kathy Lee, the wife of former New York Giants running back Frank Gifford, decided to touch on a topic besides the latest Martin Short movie release.
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2 Quakes Hit Indonesia's Coast; Tsunami Watch Canceled

An 8.2-magnitude temblor struck 618 kilometers off the coast of Aceh province, epicenter of the December 2004 tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people in Asia. Two hours earlier, a magnitude-8.6 quake struck off Sumatra.
The Costa Allegra, that is stranded in the Indian ocean.

Costa Allegra: Will Cruise Line Have to Change Name to Survive?

After a fire and a power outage, the Costa Allegra is being towed by another vessel in the Indian Ocean. But is this latest incident -- after the sinking of the Costa Concordia off Tuscany in January -- weighing down fleet owner Costa Crociere?
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Costa Allegra Rescued by French Tuna Fishers

The Costa Allegra cruise ship has been reached by the French fishing ship Travignon is being towed the Allegra toward the Seychelles' main islands.
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Lawyer expects more sex abuse cases at L.A. school

A lawyer suing on behalf of three students who say they were sexually abused at a Los Angeles area school where two teachers have been arrested said Wednesday he represents nine victims and expects many more to come forward.
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Second teacher arrested amid L.A. sex abuse probe

Days after the arrest of a school teacher accused of taking bondage-style photos of students with cockroaches on their faces, a second instructor from the same school was arrested on Friday on suspicion of molesting two girls, authorities said.
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Yum Brands Sees 130 New Africa Stores This Year: Report

U.S. fast-food giant Yum Brands Inc. plans to open 130 new KFC stores in Africa this year, bringing its presence on the continent to 1,000 restaurants, the Business Day newspaper in South Africa said on Friday, citing a senior executive.

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