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  Apr 11, 2014

  Immigration Reform 2014 Latest News: Nanci Pelosi Suggests Race is Why Republicans Block Immigration Reform

  Nancy Pelosi suggested that the reason substantive immigration reform hasn't been passed in Congress is because Republican members are racist. The GOP claims that they are committed to immigration reform, but have cited the President's record on enforcing current laws as the reason change hasn't been enacted.

• Apr 10, 2014

  Star Wars Episode 7 Movie Cast News, Latest Rumors: JJ Abrams May Cast Unknown Maisie Richardson-Sellers for Film

  The "Star Wars: Episode 7" movie cast may involve relatively unknown British actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers, as rumors, updates and latest news point to the Oxford student playing a descendant of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Preliminary filming for Episode VII has already taken place, but major shooting is beginning next month on May 14.

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  Apr 10, 2014

  Heart Bleed Virus Update: Open SSL Computer Bug - How to Protect Gmail, Yahoo, Facebook Security Passwords

  The Heart Bleed virus has been affecting millions of websites on the Internet for two years, but there are ways to protect yourself from the bug, according to reports. Though users don't have much power over the Heart Bleed virus — website administrators and creators have to update their OpenSSL software — there are ways to defend important passwords on Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo! and other sites.

• Apr 10, 2014

  Twins Found Dead After 3 Years: Men Rotting in Recliners Since 2011

  Twins were found dead in their Chattanooga, Tenn. home, and authorities believe the 63-year-old Andrew and Anthony Johnson have been dead since 2011. When police entered the home alongside the twins' relatives March 29, they found both men rotting in their recliners.

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  Apr 9, 2014

  Amanda Knox Trial and Guilty Charge: Knox Wins Privacy Case Over Publication of Sexual Partners and Diary Details

  The Amanda Knox trial may have resulted in a guilty charge for the 26-year-old for the murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007, but she is now afforded some small solace. Italian journalists who were given access to the now-26-year-old's diary published private information about Knox's sexual partners in 2008, and now she is being awarded damages for the reports.

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  Apr 9, 2014

  Student at Yale Ate Ice Cream Every Day to Gain Weight or Be Expelled

  A student at Yale had to eat ice cream twice a day for months to attempt to gain weight or face being expelled from the university, according to reports. No matter how much Frances Chan tried to convince the school's health officials that she always been 5-feet-2-inches and 90 pounds, they still wanted her to gain weight.

• Apr 9, 2014

  Bracket Blunder Costs UConn Fan $100,000; He Didn't Pick a Winner

  A bracket blunder ended up costing Corey Johnson of Meriden, Conn. a cool $100,000 Monday when his favorite team won the NCAA championship. 28-year-old Johnson, a lifelong UConn Huskies fan, had a stellar bracket that concluded with UConn and the University of Kentucky Wildcats, but somehow forgot to fill in the winner.

• Apr 9, 2014

  Ashton Kutcher on 'Men' With Mila Kunis, Couple Pokes Fun at Celebrity Relationships

  Ashton Kutcher's "Two And A Half Men" character Walden Schmidt meets Vivian, who is played by Mila Kunis, in the episode airing Thursday night. The actors poked fun at celebrity relationships in a tongue-in-cheek scene alluding to their real life relationship.

• Apr 8, 2014

  Human Ken vs. Human Barbie: She 'Dresses Like A Drag Queen' and is a 'Plain Jane' Underneath the Makeup

  Human Ken and human Barbie apparently don't get along very well: the 33-year-old who spent over $150,000 to turn himself into a plastic-like version of the doll said his counterpart Valeria Lukyanova of Russia is "an illusionist" who doesn't look the way she claims. Human Ken, whose real name is Justin Jedlica made the comments after her recent controversial interview.

• Apr 8, 2014

  4 Who Brutally Beat Driver Arrested for 'Senseless Vigilante Attack'; Detroit Victim in Coma (VIDEO)

  Four people who brutally beat driver Steve Utash in Detroit have been arrested so far, with two of the arrests occurring Saturday and another two arrested Monday. Utash was driving his white truck through Detroit last week when he hit a 10-year-old boy who stepped off the curb. When the 54-year-old got out to help, a mob viciously beat him.