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Anne Hathaway Cut Her Pants Into shorts to Fit 'This Summer’s Thighs'

Yahoo Style 

Anne Hathaway gave birth to her first son, Jonathan Shulman, on March 24 and, as she’s admitted, becoming a parent has changed her life in a lot of ways. There is no shame in gaining weight during pregnancy (or ever). There is no shame in finally breaking down and making your own jean shorts because last summer's are just too dang short for this summer's thighs.

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The Robots Are Coming and They've Brought an Orchestra (VIDEO)

Sputnik International 

An exciting hi-tech community project has been bubbling in the heart of Manchester in the UK. After a year of hard work and coordination by the School of Engineering team at Manchester University, a new kind of musical performance has been unveiled. Introducing, (cue drumroll!) the world's first Robot Orchestra...

Second U.K. seagull falls into vat of curry

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Daniel Uria
BECKFORD, England, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A second seagull in the United Kingdom found itself with orange feathers after accidentally falling into a vat of curry.

ISIS is raising a new generation of terrorist fighters — and its system of indoctrination is 'unprecedented'

BusinessInsider.com 

ISIS

ISIS might be ceding territory in the Middle East, but it hasn't given up the battle for hearts and minds.

The terrorist group is playing a long game, working aggressively to indoctrinate children under its control to groom the next generation of jihadis in its image.

While other terrorist groups around the world have also used children, new reports reveal the unprecedented system ISIS has created to raise the next generation of terrorists.

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Florida university student sues over cheating suspension

TheRepublic.com 

ORLANDO, Fla. — A University of Central Florida student is suing the school after being accused of sneaking out a cellphone during a test. Taylor Seitz tells the Orlando Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2bcf4bT) her punishment was “egregious.” She was barred from attending classes for two semesters after the February incident. She filed the lawsuit in Orlando Circuit

UW to ask for additional money and an end to tuition freeze

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System leaders plan to ask Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators to lift a tuition freeze and give the system about $40 million in new money in the next state budget.



US stocks veer higher in morning trading

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

U.S. stocks veered higher in morning trading Tuesday, led by gains in health care, technology and consumer-focused companies. Energy stocks lagged as an early rally in oil prices eased. Investors were poring over the latest batch of company earnings from…

US stocks veer higher in morning trading

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

U.S. stocks veered higher in morning trading Tuesday, led by gains in health care, technology and consumer-focused companies. Energy stocks lagged as an early rally in oil prices eased. Investors were poring over the latest batch of company earnings from…

26 preuves que la mode des années 2000 c'était vraiment n'importe quoi

BuzzFeed 

(Presque) tout était à jeter.

Ah, les années 2000! Une période si sombre de notre histoire vestimentaire.

Tony Barson Archive / WireImage

Où les règles du bon goût s'étaient visiblement envolées.

Tony Barson Archive / WireImage

Où rien ne nous faisait peur.

Pas même un combo lunettes roses-t-shirt rose-chaussures à moitié rose.

Tony Barson / WireImage

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A star of the 'Harry Potter' spinoff thought she bombed her audition

BusinessInsider.com 

YouTube/Pottermore

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" star Katherine Waterson didn't expect to be cast in the movie.

When Warner Bros. offered her an audition for the "Harry Potter" spinoff, Waterson thought "that’s way above my pay grade, and it’s not going to happen," she told Entertainment Weekly. But she auditioned anyway and thought "it really couldn’t have gone worse."

Here's how she described the experience to EW:

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Florida university student sues over cheating suspension

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

(AP) — A University of Central Florida student is suing the school after being accused of sneaking out a cellphone during a test. Seitz wrote a letter of apology, calling the incident "one of the biggest mistakes" of her life. Seitz says her assistant professor and the head of the department assured her the punishment would be failing the course and taking a workshop on academic integrity.





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