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• Nov 25, 2011

  Maggie Daley Dies Aged 68

  Chicago’s former First Lady Maggie Daley passed away on Thursday at the age of 68. She was the wife of Richard M. Daley who served as Chicago’s mayor for 22 years.

• Nov 25, 2011

  Lauren Alaina Forgets National Anthem at Thanksgiving NFL Game (VIDEO)

  American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina has fumbled her words before millions of viewers as she messed up the national anthem at the Thanksgiving Day NFL game televised across the United States.

• Nov 25, 2011

  Solar Eclipse Offers Stunning Vision to Southern Hemisphere

  A partial solar eclipse was seen over parts of the southern hemisphere Friday Nov. 25, as the moon passed between the Earth and the sun.

• Nov 25, 2011

  Andrea True Dies: 'More, More, More' Singer Passes Away Aged 68

  Andrea True, pop singer of the famous disco hit “More, More, More,” has died Nov. 7 at a hospital in Kingston, NY. She died aged 68.

• Nov 24, 2011

  Oldest 4-Star General in US Army Dies Aged 98

  Ralph Haines Jr., who was the U.S. Army’s oldest four-star general, has died of natural causes Wednesday. He passed away peacefully at San Antonio Military Medical Center, a spokesman from the Army has said. He was aged 98.

• Nov 24, 2011

  Ralph Fiennes and Kenneth Branagh to Win British Independent Film Awards

  Ralph Fiennes and Kenneth Branagh are rumored to take be the winners of major prizes at the Moet British Independent Film Awards.

• Nov 24, 2011

  Miley Cyrus Fat Accusations Spark Strong Rebuke

  Miley Cyrus recently came under fire for her supposed weight gain, but she has since hit back to defend herself and non-zero sized women everywhere through her Twitter.

• Nov 24, 2011

  Octopus Walks on Land, Stuns Onlookers (VIDEO)

  An octopus has been captured on video trying to walk on land. A family filmed the Eastern Pacific Red Octopus “walking” through the seaweed next to a tide pool at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, 20 miles outside of San Francisco, California.

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  Nov 24, 2011

  Steve Jobs Biopic to be Created by The Social Network's Aaron Sorkin

  A Steve Jobs biopic is set to be handed to Aaron Sorkin, who brought the story of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to the big screen in Oscar-winning movie The Social Network.

• Nov 24, 2011

  Good Will Hunting House for Sale for Less Than $1M

  The house in which the screenplay for hit movie Good Will Hunting was written has gone up for sale. The house has been made famous by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who worked together in the residence to put together the famous screenplay for their breakthrough movie.