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    Mariah Carey proves that she can still “Get’em” at 42-years-old!The music video for Mariah’s "Triumphant (Get’Em)" ft. Rick Ross and Meek Mill just dropped – and the mother-of-two looks better than ever. In true Mimi fashion, the "American Idol" judge sports some super short dresses as she plays a gold-clad ring girl.And the wind machine is a nice (also hilarious) touch – because there’s generally a strong breeze inside a boxing ring. Right?Check out the video and vote below! Read more » See...

    Barclays retail boss Jenkins gets CEO task

    Britain's Barclays has picked softly spoken retail boss Antony Jenkins as its new chief executive to fill the shoes left by Bob Diamond, the colorful American investment banker who resigned after a rate-rigging scandal. Jenkins, brought in six years ago to turn around the British bank's credit card business, lacks experience in investment banking, which, though a big profit driver for Barclays, has been at the heart of the firm's recent troubles. Jenkins's manner will mark a sharp contrast with...

    Is a Penny Rounded a Penny Lost? Ask Chipotle

    My children are fans of the food at Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Soft, fresh tacos; black beans; melted cheese - what's not to like? So I was intrigued when I read about a payment policy that the restaurant chain uses in some locations. It's called "rounding" (which, by coincidence, my daughter is learning about at elementary school). Tim Boyle/Getty ImagesThe Consumerist recently riffed on a column in The Star-Ledger, which reported on Chipotle's practice of rounding the change in receipt totals...

    'Hitler' clothing store stirs anger in India

    The owner of an Indian clothing store said Wednesday that he would only change its name from "Hitler" if he was compensated for re-branding costs, amid a growing row over the new shop. The outlet, which sells Western men's wear, opened 10 days ago in Ahmedabad city in the western state of Gujarat with "Hitler" written in big letters over the front and with a Nazi swastika as the dot on the "i". "I will change it (the name) if people want to compensate me for the money we have spent -- the logo,...

    Raghuram Rajan, Reforms-Minded Economist, Moves In

    The arrival of a high-profile, reforms-oriented economist has created a stir in India’s finance ministry, which presides over an economy that has dramatically deteriorated over the past 12 months. But Raghuram Rajan’s enthusiasm for reforms may not be enough to precipitate change in the government’s policies. Dr. Rajan, the former International Monetary Fund chief economist who took charge as chief economic adviser to India’s finance ministry on Wednesday, didn’t have much to say on the first...

    Lady Gaga Gets Naked While Recording New Album, 'ARTPOP'

    Gaga has reportedly decided to record her new album, ARTPOP, completely in the nude. "Gaga has really taken to the idea of naked recording," a source allegedly told the UK's The Sun. "She has been recording vocals while she’s been completely starkers. She thinks it makes her voice sound better.” Mother Monster is certainly not shy about baring her body, in public or in private. Earlier this month, she posted a home video to her official YouTube page, in which she dances around her home and lifts...

    School asks deaf preschooler to change his sign language name

    Three-and-a-half  year old Hunter Spanjer, who is deaf, signs his name by crossing his forefinger and index finger and moving his hand up and down.To his family, friends and those who know the Signing Exact English (S.E.E.) language that the Grand Island, Neb., boy uses, that gesture uniquely means "Hunter Spanjer."But to Hunter's school district, it might mean something else. The district claims that it violates a rule that forbids anything in the school that looks like a weapon, reports...

    Isaac thrashes New Orleans, overtops levee

    Authorities say a storm surge driven by Hurricane Isaac is overtopping a levee in a thinly populated part of mostly rural Plaquemines Parish, south of New Orleans. Parish spokeswoman Caitlin Campbell said water was running over an 18-mile stretch of the levee early Wednesday and some homes had been flooded. Sheriff's deputies from St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes were going house-to-house looking for residents who'd remained after an evacuation order. Parish President Billy Nungesser said...

    Guns N' Roses Slash Once Caught David Bowie Naked With His Mom

    World-famous rockstars have seen it all: jet-setting to shows around the globe, partying in the most exclusive clubs and carousing with endless groupies. But Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash might have them all beat. Slash, formally known as Saul Hudson, really saw it all when he walked in on David Bowie naked with his mom. He found the glam-rock icon in bed with his costume designer mother, Ola Hudson, when he was just 8 years old. Slash revealed the shocking incident to Australian radio station...

    Officials: Hurricane Isaac's storm surge overtops levee, sends 12-foot flood into La. homes

     Hurricane Isaac made its second landfall in southeastern Louisiana early Wednesday, sending up to 12 feet of water into people’s homes as an 18-mile stretch of levee was overtopped, officials said. Officials in Plaquemines Parish said Coast Guard personnel and others were attempting to rescue people stranded on top of one levee. The storm surge also flooded areas of the Mississippi coast with water rising several feet in some parts, authorities said. Some 380,000 homes and businesses were...

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