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  • Jennifer Lawrence Trades Pixie Cut for Sexy Bob

    Jennifer Lawrence seems to be letting her hair grow out and she looks fabulous with the longer locks.

    The Academy Award-winning actress was spotted Monday in New York City donning her new do.

    The 23-year-old cut her hair back in November into a short pixie cut that fans either loved or hated.

    She told Yahoo she went for the extreme cut because she felt her hair “couldn’t get any uglier” after years of abuse from coloring and styling.

    “It was just kind of like [shoulder-length] and it grew to that awkward, gross length,” Lawrence said. “I just kept putting it back in a bun, and I said, ‘Well, I don’t want to do this,’ so I just cut it off.”

    Time sure does fly because it seems like only yesterday she stepped – or fell rather – out onto the red carpet during award season with her hair still really short.

    But since those by-gone days of gowns and jewels, the Hunger Games star’s locks have grown out into her new bob-style cut.

    She sure looked great hitting the town with her new hairstyle and fresh, spring-like attire Monday.

    How do you prefer JLaw? With a pixie or a bob?

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  • Rhino Horns Worth $16 Million Stolen in S. Africa

    This is not the kind of story you want to hear on Earth Day.

    However, according to a press release, more than 40 rhino horns worth millions of dollars were stolen over the weekend from a safe at a state tourism organization building in South Africa.

    According to Lowvelder newspaper, the horns were discovered missing from the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) early Monday morning local time.

    “The culprit, or culprits, cut open two steel safes fitted with double locks,” a source from the agency said.

    Dex Kotze – conservationist, CEO of South African jeweller Jenna Clifford and an advocate for the protection of rhinos – said the horns could be worth as much as $16 million.

    According to MTPO CEO Jacques Modipane, the stolen pieces – weighing more than 176 pounds – came from dehorning operations conducted by the agency. The horns are kept in the MTPA storage for registration purposes before being moved to another secure location where most of the stock is kept.

    The pieces kept on the MTPA premises are micro-chipped, DNA-sampled and photographed before moving to the other facility.

    “At MTPA we take this matter seriously and want to indicate that we will leave no stone unturned until this matter is resolved,” said Modipane.

    The poaching of rhino horns is very serious and on the rise in South Africa – home to 20,000 rhinos, which is 70 to 80 percent of the world’s total rhino population.

    The rhinos are often killed with semi-automatic weapons and left to die after the removal of the sought-after horns, which are used extensively in parts of Asia, especially Vietnam, as a component in traditional medicine to combat cancer and enhance virility.

    Here’s an interesting graph about the poaching industry. $1 Million South African rands is equivalent to around $95,000 U.S. dollars.

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  • Al-Qaida: 55 Killed in U.S. Airstrike in Yemen

    Just days after an apparent victory dance by Yemeni al-Qaida members, dozens of the militant fighters were killed Sunday in a U.S. drone strike against the terror organization’s Yemen affiliate.

    Yemen says 55 al-Qaida suspects were killed in Sunday’s air raids – the latest in a string of strikes in the country.

    An official with the Supreme Security Committee in Yemen told ABC News that an American drone strike on April 10 killed 10 members of al-Qaida. However, three civilians who “were in a pickup truck that suddenly appeared next to the car that was targeted” were also killed.

    The next day three additional strikes “completely destroyed” an al-Qaida training facility.

    Mohammed Albasha, a spokesperson for the Yemeni Embassy in Washington, D.C., tweeted from his personal account Monday morning that 55 were killed in the strike.

    A spokesperson for the Pentagon declined to address the strikes directly.

    “I can’t speak to specific operations… but as you know we’ve got a very strong and collaborative relationship with the Yemeni government,” Col. Steve Warren told reporters. “We work closely together with them on various initiatives in the counterterrorism realm, but I don’t have any specifics to comment on.”

    The strikes came just days after al-Qaida’s Yemen affiliate – al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) – released a propaganda video showing leader Nasir al-Wahishi speaking to armed men recently released from prison.

    “The depiction of such a large gathering of fighters and the appearance of senior leaders are atypical of AQAP’s propaganda videos,” said an American official.

    A State Department spokesperson says the video doesn’t necessarily depict a show of strength by the terror group, but said, “We know they’ve been gaining strength.”

    However, U.S. officials have said AQAP is the most dangerous of the al-Qaida affiliates.

    In a statement released today, the Yemeni government said they are in the process of determining the identities of those killed in the strikes.

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  • Taylor Swift Hires Publicist to Combat Bad Press

    Singer Taylor Swift, in an effort to counter some really bad press of late, has hired publicist Tree Paine to handle her PR.

    “There isn’t a publicist in NY, LA or Nashville that wouldn’t jump at an opportunity to work with someone as talented as Taylor Swift and her management team,” Paine said.

    Paula Erickson represented the 24-year-old Grammy-award winning singer for the past seven years until she resigned in March.

    After signing on with Swift, Paine set up a new PR company called Premium PR with a website in the works. She has worked with both the Academy of Country Music and Warner Music’s Nashville operations.

    Paine sure doesn’t waste any time. She has already been busy promoting and shooting down false stories on behalf of her new client.

    Swifters seem to approve her choice of Paine as her new publicist.

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  • Miranda Kerr Poses as Sexy Playboy Bunny for Easter

    Not exactly what one would think of when posing for an Easter shot, but why not?

    Wearing nothing but sexy lingerie and bunny ears, Miranda Kerr posed with some other yummy treats for a an Easter video produced by Sean Thomas for The Love Magazine.

    In the video, the Australian model seductively tucks Easter candy into her lingerie, struts around a rather lavish home and writhes about on a bed loaded with all sorts of goodies.

    The let’s-face-it-she’s-gorgeous model, who seems pretty comfortable in her own skin as the video can attest, spoke recently to E! News and spilled about her confidence.

    “It comes from knowing yourself from the inside out and being authentic and individual and not being afraid of that,” she said.

    The 31-year-old – who has a 3-year-old son with estranged spouse Orlando Bloom – recently shared the shocking news that she had a strong urge to cut off her hair when she was pregnant.

    “I wanted to cut my hair when I was pregnant. I had such an urge to cut it really short.

    “I’d like to and you’ll see I’m sure in a few years. I have a [faux bob] though. I like to mix it up. One day, I’ll cut it for real.”

    The former Victoria’s Secret Angel has beautiful hair and says she can’t bear to leave the house without perfectly clean hair.

    She told The Huffington Post: “I can’t leave home without having fresh, clean hair. I wash it every second day unless I’m working back to back days, then I like to keep it fresh. There’s nothing better for me after I’ve freshly washed my hair and I’ll let it dry on its own.

    “I just love that feeling of clean hair because it’s like a little luxury in life. After I get off an airplane the first thing I do is wash my hair. If my hair is not clean I don’t feel my best.

    “I used the shampoo and conditioner and nothing else. My hair gets so much work done to it with the industry I work in. It’s constantly getting pulled, pushed and curled, and you feel like it’s nice sometimes to have a blowout and no products.”

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  • American Meb Keflezighi Wins Boston Marathon

    An American man has won the Boston Marathon for the first time in more than 30 years.

    Meb Keflezighi, a 38-year-old immigrant from war-torn Eritrea, finished Monday’s race in an unofficial time of 2:08:37.

    The last time an American won the men’s race was in 1983 when Greg Meyer won and the last time an American woman has won was in 1985 when Lisa Larsen Weidenback came in first.

    Rita Jeptoo of Kenya won Monday’s women’s race in 2:18:57, a new course record.

    This isn’t the first time Keflezighi has brought marathon glory back to the United States. In 2009, Keflezighi was the first American man to win the New York City Marathon since Alberto Salazar won in 1982.

    Keflezighi – pronounced ka-FLEZ-ghee – and his family came to the U.S. in the mid-1980s after fleeing their native Asmara, Eritrea. They settled in Italy for a short time before making their way to San Diego.

    More than 30,000 racers started the Boston Marathon on Monday morning under tight security following last year’s bombing which killed three and injured hundreds of others.

    Boston remains strong despite the attack. Nearly 36,000 signed up to run the race – 9,000 more than usual – to show support and defiance.

    And the bombing did nothing to deter on-lookers this year. A record crowd of one million people – twice the usual number – was expected to watch.

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  • Wheel Well Flight: Teen’s ‘Miraculous’ Survival

    Wheel Well Flight: Teen’s ‘Miraculous’ Survival

    Authorities are calling a 16-year-old teen’s survival from California to Hawaii in the wheel well of a Hawaiian Airlines jet ‘miraculous.’

    The Santa Clara youth jumped a fence Sunday and climbed into the wheel well of a Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45 jet without being detected, according to Security video from San Jose’s Mineta International Airport.

    The ballsy kid emerged from the wheel well in Hawaii unharmed despite temperatures that may have reached 80 degrees below zero and a serious lack of oxygen.

    The jet reached an altitude of 38,000 feet, an FBI official said.

    “How he survived I don’t know,” said Tom Simon, an FBI spokesman based in Honolulu. “It’s a miracle.”

    “He was unconscious for the lion’s share of the flight,” said Simon. “I imagine he must have blacked out at about 10,000 feet. The air is pretty thin up there.”

    The plane landed at Maui’s Kahului Airport at 10:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, but Simon said the teen did not regain consciousness for an additional hour following the five and a half hour flight.

    He climbed out from the wheel well once he woke up and still went undetected until Hawaiian Airlines personnel noticed the teen on a ramp and notified security, airline spokeswoman Alison Croyle said in a statement released Sunday night.

    “Our primary concern now is the well being of the boy, who is exceptionally lucky to have survived,” the statement said.

    The teen – who said he ran away from home after an argument – was not charged in the incident and was turned over to the Hawaiian Department of Human Services after receiving medical attention.

    Rosemary Barnes, a spokeswoman at the San Jose airport, said the FBI and the Transportation Security Administration were investigating how the teen breached security and made it onto the plane and said the airport “meets and exceeds” all federal security requirements as mandated by the TSA.

    “Despite this, no system is 100 percent, and it is possible to scale an airport perimeter fence line, especially under cover of darkness, and remain undetected, and it appears this is what this teenager did,” Barnes said.

    Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Dublin said the incident raises some troubling concerns.

    “I’m interested, as a member of the Homeland Security committee, in learning about what happened at this airport, what does perimeter security look like at all of our commercial airports across the country and is there more that we could be doing to make sure that somebody who would want to do harm does not have unfettered or ease of access onto the runway.”

    Officials did not release the stowaway‘s name because he is a minor.

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  • Knicks Fire Head Coach Mike Woodson, Entire Staff

    New York Knicks Coach Mike Woodson was fired Monday by Phil Jackson who took over as president of the team a month ago.

    “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Mike Woodson and his entire staff,” Jackson said in a press release. “The coaches and players on this team had an extremely difficult 2013-14 season, and blame should not be put on one individual. But the time has come for change throughout the franchise as we start the journey to assess and build this team for next season and beyond.”

    Woodson was fired with one year remaining on a three-year contract.

    Woodson was reportedly packing his belongings at the training facility in Tarrytown and declined comment.

    “I’ve got to clear my head first before making any comments,” Woodson told The Post.

    The move was an anticipated one when 13-time NBA champion (11 titles as a coach) Jackson took the reins in March, looking to bring in his own staff and implement a triangle offense.

    The rest of the coaching staff — assistants Jim Todd, Herb Williams, Darrell Walker and LaSalle Thompson — were also let go by Jackson, according to the team.

    The firing comes after the team fell from division champions to out of the playoffs in one season.

    Fans seem to agree with the move. They began chanting “Fire Woodson’’ in November when the Knicks found themselves at a 3-13 start. But Knicks owner James Dolan stuck it out with Woodson during the disappointing season.

    The Knicks finished the season 37-45 and missed the playoffs.

    According to the Knicks’ press release, “In parts of three seasons with the Knicks, Woodson compiled an overall record of 109-79 (.580) that included two consecutive NBA Playoff appearances and an Atlantic Division title – the team’s first in 19 years. On Mar. 19, 2014, he became just the seventh coach in franchise history to reach the century mark in victories. Initially named Knicks interim head coach with 24 games remaining in the 2011-12 season, Woodson completed his ninth season at the helm of an NBA franchise, posting a record of 315-365.”

    Jackson will begin the search for Woodson’s replacement immediately.

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  • Neil Patrick Harris Curses Fan, but Not Really

    Here’s a tip: don’t mess with an actor while in mid-performance – unless the actor is in a production that lends itself to improv.

    Neil Patrick Harris has been in a bit of hot water after news outlets reported the actor cursed out a female fan who yelled out “We love you, Neil!” in the middle of a performance of his Broadway show Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

    But it turns out his seemingly nasty response was just a bit of in-character improv.

    After the seemingly rude young lady expressed her thoughts, Harris yelled back in character, “I’m doing something up here, ­motherf–ker!”

    According to Gossip Cop, Harris was only acting in character and didn’t mean it at all.

    A rep for the former How I Met Your Mother actor said the reply, though profane, was all in good fun and in character – playing a German transgender punk rocker named Hedwig.

    “The response to the fan yelling was actually done in character — Neil as Hedwig, not as though Neil stopped the show to respond out of character,” said Harris’ rep.

    “When the fan initially yelled, ‘I love you, Neil,’ Neil (as Hedwig) then responded, ‘Who’s Neil? I’m not Neil.’ He then looked over at Yitzhak (played by Lena Hall) and said, ‘Are you Neil? You better not be Neil’ followed by Hedwig then offering the quote in question,” the rep told the site.“It was all done in good fun, and fully in the context of the show. The audience went crazy and it really was a light-hearted moment…”

    The play is actually a production that allows for improvisation and audience interaction.

    The New York Post reported the moment was met with rapturous applause.

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  • ‘Heaven is For Real’ Crushes It at Box Office

    Faith-based film Heaven Is for Real crushed it at the Easter weekend box office, earning $21.5 million from 2,417 theaters to destroy big-budget sci-fic epic Transcendence, which earned an unimpressive $11.5 million from 3,455 locations.

    Heaven Is for Real, from Sony’s TriStar label, opened Wednesday and earned $28.5 million in its first five days and placed third overall for the weekend.

    Christian-based movies seem to be making a huge impact of late and Heaven is for Real is the latest Christian film to exceed expectations.

    The movie is based on the real-lfe story of Nebraska pastor Todd Burpo, whose young son Colton said he visited Heaven during an emergency surgery. The film is adapted from the pastor’s book about Colton’s near-death experience, co-written by Lynn Vincent.

    The film stars Greg Kinnear and was produced by well-known pastor T. D. Jakes, director Randall Wallace and Hollywood veteran Joe Roth.

    Not surprising, the drama did its biggest business in the country’s Bible Belt, but appealed to mainstream audiences as well.

    “It’s really a terrific result,” said Sony’s distribution chief Rory Bruer. “And Easter was certainly a date that was in the wheelhouse of the film.”

    Currently there are three Bible-themed films in the top 10 chart.

    In addition to Heaven is for Real, Noah placed No. 9 with $5 million for a domestic total of $93.2 million. God’s Not Dead came in No. 10 with $4.8 million, adding to its total of $48.2 million.

    It came as a big surprise that the $12 million Heaven Is for Real beat Johnny Depp’s Transcendence, which cost $100 million to produce.

    Transcendence is the fourth big-budget bomb in a row for Johnny Depp after The Lone Ranger and Dark Shadows.

    In terms of Depp’s openings, Transcendence came in lower than The Tourist, which debuted to $16.5 million in 2010.

    Captain America: The Winter Soldier enjoyed its third week in the top spot, followed by Rio 2.

    Here’s the real life Colton Burpo who claimed to have visited Heaven.

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  • Alexis Bledel’s Fiancé Opens Up About Their Love

    In a world where every hook-up, engagement and wedding is ‘news’, it’s rare to find a Hollywood couple that keeps their relationship on the down low. However, Mad Men‘s Vincent Kartheiser and his fiancé, Alexis Bledel, have been very hush-hush about their love.

    Finally, we have some word from Vincent Kartheiser about his relationship with his fiancé.

    According to Vulture, Kartheiser met the Gilmore Girls actress two years ago when she guest-starred as his character’s mistress on Mad Men. Currently he lives in Los Angeles but has been staying in Brooklyn with the 32-year old actress.

    Kartheiser, 34, says they didn’t start dating until after season five wrapped.

    “We were completely professional,” Kartheiser said. “We never saw each other out. We never—it was nothing, it was just work.”

    Several of his costars including Jon Hamm, and Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, spoke out on their behalf.

    “I did know he liked her from a very early point,” Hamm said. “I was a supporter of that union.”

    Weiner also commented on the couple, adding, “I told Vinnie that they would be great together. I was like, ‘Don’t blow it!’”

    Weiner told the show’s writers that the two would get married.

    “Honestly, they’re a really good match,” Weiner said. “They’re both very down to earth, with a sense of responsibility and strong family ties. And they’ve been acting since before they can remember, which makes for a very special personality. It’s not just that I thought they would look cute together.”

    But, he said, with a laugh, “Even with all of Alexis‘s amazing qualities, I think that if she had not been such a good actress, he would not have been interested.”

    The two were engaged in March 2013 after dating for several months.

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  • Jodi Arias Claims She Contracted Hepatitis C in Jail

    Jodi Arias – who was convicted last year of murdering her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander and is awaiting the death penalty phase of the case – claims she has Hepatitis C, blaming it on Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

    To add to that, she believes there is a conspiracy between Arpaio and journalist Nancy Grace.

    Arias has reportedly filed for restraining orders against Sheriff Arpaio and Grace, claiming that it’s a violation of her privacy and could affect her death penalty outcome.

    Arias believes that a tuberculosis shot she received while in the Maricopa County Jail was contaminated, infecting her with Hepatitis C.

    She also accuses Arpaio of giving sexual letters between her and Travis Alexander’s cousin to Grace.

    And finally, Arias says her breast implant leaked – causing a fungal growth – but was denied medical help.

    Is that it Jodi?

    Sheriff Arpaio gave ABC15 his first response to claims, saying he has no knowledge of any Hepatitis infection and thinks she is probably using the story as a media ploy.

    “I have no knowledge of that,” said Arpaio referring to Arias’ claims that she contracted Hepatitis C while in the Sheriff’s care. “That comes out of the county medical agency. Looks like she just wants more publicity. I cut off her meetings in jail a while back and she’s in court right now, so she’s probably using me as a vehicle to get some connection with her court testimony. Everything she is saying I have no knowledge of and it doesn’t even make sense.”

    Arpaio also rejects claims that Arias’ does not get fed in the jail until she recites patriotic songs.

    What will this woman think of next?

    Twitter is having fun with her latest allegations.

    Let’s all relive the sentencing, shall we?

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  • Loch Ness Monster ‘Found’ on Satellite Image

    OK Nessie lovers, this may be the day you have been waiting for.

    Since the sixth century, the legend of the Loch Ness Monster has continued to fuel the imagination of, well, just about everyone. A recent satellite image is confounding scientists and giving fresh hope to believers of the elusive Scottish sea creature.

    The image was taken by an Apple Map’s satellite and shows a shadowy form of around 100 feet in length the waters of the Loch Ness.

    “We’ve been looking at it for a long time trying to work out exactly what it is,” Gary Campbell, president of the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club said.

    “It looks like a boat wake, but the boat is missing. We’ve shown it to boat experts and they don’t know what it is.”

    The club spent six months studying the image and finding no other obvious explanation, concluded the image is that of the Loch Ness Monster.

    “Whatever this is, it is under water and heading south, so unless there have been secret submarine trials going on in the loch, the size of the object would make it likely to be Nessie,” Campbell said.

    One of the spotters, 26-year old Andrew Dixon from Darlington, said: “It was a total fluke that I found it. I was looking at satellite images of my town and then just thought I’d have a look at Loch Ness. The first thing that came into my head when I saw it was, ‘That’s the Loch Ness Monster‘.”

    This supposed sighting is the first reported in 18 months, the longest that Nessie has been missing since 1925. All three sightings of the monster in 2013 were found to be fake – one was a duck, one was a wave and one wasn’t even taken at Loch Ness.

    LOL!

    What do you think? Is it Nessie? Here is what some are saying about the finding on Twitter.

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  • Gwen Stefani to Replace Aguilera on ‘The Voice’

    According to Us Weekly, Gwen Stefani will have her own big red chair on NBC’s The Voice for the seventh season, replacing pregnant Christina Aguilera.

    No worries Christina fans – this is only a one-off gig. She’s expected to be back after she has her little one and has already signed on for Season Eight.

    According to TMZ, producers began searching for Aguilera’s replacement after the Your Body singer announced her pregnancy back in February.

    Apparently the network wanted Aguilera to stay on during her pregnancy, but the Fighter singer is reported to be “struggling” and decided to take a break from this rotation in the coach’s seat.

    Pharrell Williams is slated to take over the big red chair for Cee Lo Green, and it looks like the bromance between coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will continue as they are expected to return.

    Stefani and Williams are used to working together so it’s not much of a stretch for them.

    Last week, Stefani appeared onstage during Pharrell‘s set at Coachella to sing her hit Hollaback Girl, which they co-wrote nearly 10 years ago. Stefani was also featured on Pharrell’s 2005 first solo single, Can I Have It Like That.

    The Voice is just about to begin live rounds for Season 6 and airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC.

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  • Anna Kournikova Hasn’t Met Enrique Iglesias’ Dad?

    Seriously!

    Tennis Pro Anna Kournikova has yet to meet Enrique Iglesias‘ dad, Julio, despite the fact they’ve been dating for 12 years.

    “The last 14 years, 15 years of my life have flown by. And that’s the only way I can truly explain it,” said 38-year-old singer. “There’s no reason why — it’s not his fault, and it’s not my fault.”

    The reason could be that Iglesias and his dad, who is the best-selling Latin music artist in history, have had a strained relationship over the years.

    Last year, the 70-year-old said he would likely never collaborate with his son because it may come across as too commercial.

    “Singing with my son is something that would come off as very commercial,” Julio told El Universal at the time. “I think that he and I will never sing together. If we sing, it will be at a dinner, when he has kids and wants his kids to sing, just like my little ones do. I don’t believe in a public commercial duet between my kids and me.”

    Enrique and Kournikova, 32, met on the set of the singer’s Escape music video in 2001. Although they have been dating for a very long time, it doesn’t look like marriage is on the horizon for the power couple anytime soon.

    “I’ve never really thought marriage would make a difference. Maybe it’s because I come from divorced parents, but I don’t think you love someone more because of a piece of paper,” Iglesias told Parade in March 2012. “Nowadays, it’s not taboo to have kids and not be married.”

    Kournikova seems to agree with her love.

    “[Marriage] isn’t important to me,” Kournikova said in a Women’s Health interview. “I’m in a happy relationship — that’s all that matters.”

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  • Lara Spencer to Co-Host Good Morning America

    Lara Spencer was promoted on Good Morning America and will join other co-hosts George Stephanopolous and Robin Roberts, ABC News announced Friday.

    Spencer, 44, recently renegotiated her deal with ABC, which coincides with Josh Elliott‘s announcement that he was leaving GMA for NBC Sports.

    “A key member of our on-air team, Lara Spencer, rejoined ABC three years ago – bringing her style, humor, sunny confidence, wonderful journalism and storytelling to GMA. Lara is clearly an essential ingredient in the success we have enjoyed and I am so pleased to announce that Lara has been elevated to co-host of the program along with Robin and George,” said ABC News President James Goldston in a note posted to the ABCNews website Friday.

    “Lara grew up at WABC and GMA and then returned to us in 2011 as GMA mounted its epic challenge,” said Goldston. “A New York Times best-selling author with another book on the way, the creator and executive producer of Flea Market Flip on HGTV and great mom to Duff and Kate, Lara is simply as talented as they come.”

    Stephanopolous tweeted about the big news on Friday.

    Spencer has been Good Morning America‘s lifestyle anchor since rejoining ABC in 2011 and was previously a national correspondent for the morning show from 1999 to 2003.

    Spencer tweeted her thanks Saturday to all her well-wishers.

    Spencer should be a great addition to the morning program. Here’s a view of some of her fun antics.

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  • Idris Elba and Girlfriend Welcome Baby Winston

    Idris Elba and his girlfriend, Naiyana Garth, have welcomed their first child together, the actor revealed via Twitter on April 17, the day after his son was born.

    “My Son Winston Elba was born yesterday..Truly Amazing,” the 41-year-old actor wrote. Alongside the caption, the Luther star shared a beautiful black and white photo of his little baby boy holding onto his finger.

    The actor also has an 11-year-old daughter, Isan, from a previous relationship.

    The British actor has a plethora of projects in the works including a live-action movie adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic The Jungle Book.

    Elba is perhaps best known for his performance of Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and is also known for TV roles on The Wire and Luther.

    Image via Twitter, Idris Elba

  • Pablo Larrazabal Escapes Hornet Attack in Pond–VIDEO

    Yikes!

    Pro Golfer Pablo Larrazabal was playing in the second round of the Malaysian Open on Friday when a swarm of hornets “three times the size of bees” attacked.

    “They were huge and like 30 or 40 of them started to attack me big-time,” he said. “I didn’t know what to do. My caddie told me to run, so I start running like a crazy guy. But the hornets were still there, so the other players told me to jump in the lake.”

    The attack came on the 14th hole at the Kuala Lumpur Country Club, the fifth of his round. Larrazabal ran for safety, tossing his hat and shirt before jumping in the pond. He suffered more than 20 stings and needed injections to prevent a severe allergic reaction.

    “I ran to the lake, threw my scorecard down, took off my shoes and jumped in the water,” he said. “It was the scariest moment of my career, for sure. I’ve never been so scared.”

    I think we all can relate to that statement.

    Larrazabal went on to birdie the now infamous 14th hole and finished the day with a 2-under par round of 68.

    Larrazabel later tweeted about the hornet attack and the aftermath.

    Larrazabal said he wan’t looking forward to facing that particular hole in the third round the next day.

    “Tomorrow it will be very, very scary to play that hole,” Larrazabal said.

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  • ‘8THEIST’ Licence Plate Denied, ‘BAPTIST’ Approved

    A New Jersey woman is filing a federal lawsuit after a request for a vanity license plate that read “8THEIST” was rejected, while another request for one reading “BAPTIST” was accepted.

    Shannon Morgan, of Maurice Township, said in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the Motor Vehicle Commission violated her First Amendment rights.

    After receiving a rejection for a license plate reading 8THEIST – deemed “objectionable” – the woman decided to see what would happen if she applied for another license plate with the word “Baptist.” This request was accepted.

    “There is nothing offensive about being atheist,” said Morgan. “I should be able to express my sincerely held beliefs with a license plate just like everyone else.”

    Shannon Morgan says she is proud to be an atheist and contends that it is her right to express her beliefs and is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.

    “She believes that the commission’s decision to deny her a plate that reads ‘8THEIST’ but to allow her one that reads ‘BAPTIST’ expresses a preference for theistic religious belief over non-theistic belief,” the lawsuit states.

    Morgan obtained the services of a religious liberty group to help in her fight against the system for her right to express her beliefs.

    “The state of New Jersey is favoring religion while disparaging non-belief,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “It simply has no right to do that. This license plate issue may seem like a small matter but it is indicative of a much larger problem – atheists are often treated by the government as second-class citizens.”

    The Washignton, D.C.-based group’s website says it is “dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.”

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  • Chelsea Clinton Pregnant With Her First Child

    It’s going to be a special year for the Clintons.

    Chelsea Clinton announced Thursday that she and her husband, Marc Mexvinsky, are expecting their first child this fall.

    Clinton, 34, is the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

    The world has been waiting impatiently for the former first daughter to have a little Clinton heir. In an interview with Glamour magazine last year, she said having a family was in the works, calling 2014 “the year of the baby.

    “Marc and I are very excited that we have our first child arriving later this year and I certainly feel all the better whether it’s a girl or a boy that she or he will grow up in a world with so many strong female leaders,” Clinton said in New York, alongside her mother at a Clinton Foundation event on empowering women.

    “I just hope I will be as good a mom to my child and hopefully children as my mom was to me,” she said.

    Hillary Clinton, the former first lady, secretary of state and New York senator, said she was “really excited” about becoming a grandma.

    “It makes this work even more important because we’ve made a lot of progress,” Clinton said. “I want to see us keep moving and certainly for future generations as well so that maybe our grandchild will not have to be worried about some of the things that young women and young men are worried about today.”

    Like most people with good news to share, Hillary posted the news to Twitter.

    And in perfect grandfather-to-be fashion, the former president also tweeted his excitement.

    While her mother contemplates a run for the White House, Chelsea will juggle baby-prep with her work as vice chair of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and as a special correspondent for NBC News.

    She has contemplated following in her parents’ footsteps by running for office, but that may need to be put on hold for a bit.

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  • Rare Baby Camel Born and He is the Cutest

    Cute baby animal lovers prepare yourselves.

    A very rare baby camel was born April 9 at the Budapest Zoo and made his first appearance on Tuesday.

    Little baby Ilias is of the endangered wild Bactrian or Camelus bactrianus ferus species, which are mostly domesticated today.

    Experts say there is still a small group of around 800 to 900 who live in the Gobi desert in Mongolia and China, but are very close to extinction.

    Ilias’ mother is eight-year-old Iris, whose maternal line has been at the zoo for many years, and his father came from another zoo in Miskolc, in northeast Hungary.

    Zookeepers waited a few days before presenting Ilias to the public, giving the little guy some time to bond with his mama.

    “When he was born there were problems, the baby was looking for milk from the mother, but as this was her first baby she had no experience,” said Zoltan Hanga, a spokesperson for Budapest Zoo. “Us zookeepers had to hold down the mother and gently help the baby to feed.”

    Recently another rare Bactrian baby camel was born at the Cincinnati Zoo.

    For all you baby camel lovers, here are some more precious pics of these little “ships of the desert.”

    Image via YouTube