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10 Celebs Who've Had Weight Loss Surgery

One even had gastric bypass and a lap band

(Newser) - Not all celebrities lose weight by subsisting entirely on air and kale . Celebuzz rounds up 10 stars who've gone under the knife to shed some pounds:
  • Sharon Osbourne got lap-band surgery in 1999 and lost 125 pounds, but by 2006 she had gained back 65 pounds and said the
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25 Celebrity Health Scares
 25 Celebrity Health Scares 
Mar 24, 2013 1:39 PM CDT

25 Celebrity Health Scares

The stars open up about their problems

(Newser) - Some celebrities keep quiet about their health woes, but these 25 rounded up by the Huffington Post have been quite open about their medical issues:
  • Carnie Wilson: Just revealed she has Bell's palsy, which causes droopiness in the facial muscles.
  • Nick Cannon: He experienced mild kidney failure last year
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25 Celebrity Jailbirds
 25 Celebrity 
 Jailbirds 
Mar 23, 2013 9:10 AM CDT

25 Celebrity Jailbirds

Yep, even Frank Sinatra spent time behind bars

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan may have escaped a jail sentence this time around, but she's been there a few times in the past —and so have these 25 other celebs rounded up by the Huffington Post :
  • Tim Allen: Spent two years in jail after being caught with cocaine and pleading
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16 Celebs Married to Regular People

Not all stars are married to other boldface names

(Newser) - Not every celebrity relationship is of the Kim-Kanye variety: Huffington Post rounds up 16 celebrities married to refreshingly "regular" joes:
  • Patrick Dempsey: Married to hairstylist and makeup artist Jillian Fink since 1999.
  • Paul Rudd: Married to film crew member Julie Yaeger.

12 Stars Who’ve Insured Body Parts

Heidi Klum's legs: $2.2M

(Newser) - When you're a celebrity, certain body parts may be a bit more valuable to you than they are to a normal person. So why not insure them? The Frisky rounds up a dozen stars who have done just that:
  • Troy Polamalu: The NFL star's famous hair landed him
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11 Celebs Who Aspired to Be Priests, Nuns

Including, oddly enough, Michael Moore

(Newser) - Can't really picture Tom Cruise as a priest ? Well, he's far from the only celebrity who ever aspired to the religious order. Huffington Post rounds up 10 more:
  • Jack White: At 14, the musician thought he "might have had the calling to be a priest,"
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12 Celebs Have Finances Hacked and Posted

Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian among the exposed

(Newser) - A website has hacked and posted the private financial data of a dozen A-list celebrities and political figures, including Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, and Hillary Clinton. TMZ won't name the site, but says the FBI launched an investigation after credit card info, social security numbers, mortgages, and other data were...

5 Successful Celebs Who Were Once Teen Moms

Aretha Franklin had her son at just 14

(Newser) - Being a teen mom doesn't mean you can't also be a success, as these five celebrities rounded up by The Stir prove:
  • Sofia Vergara was married at 18, had a son by 19, and was divorced a year later. Of course, she went on to rack up a
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25 Celebs Who Married Young
 25 Celebs Who Married Young 
Mar 9, 2013 11:05 AM CST

25 Celebs Who Married Young

Jamie Lynn Spears will join the under-25 group

(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears, engaged at just 21 , joins a whole host of young brides in Hollywood. The Huffington Post rounds up 25 under 25:
  • Megan Fox married Brian Austin Green when she was 24.
  • Hilary Duff wed Mike Comrie at age 22.
  • Heidi Montag was 22 when she married Spencer
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30 Celebs Who Spend Like Crazy
 30 Celebs Who 
 Spend Like Crazy 
$60K ... on fish?
Mar 8, 2013 10:44 AM CST

30 Celebs Who Spend Like Crazy

If you would never spend $60K on fish, you are probably not a celebrity

(Newser) - Celebrities: They are not just like us. Unless, of course, you're the type of person who spends $50,000 at a North Carolina strip club, like rapper Drake recently did. The Huffington Post lists 30 stars who spend so lavishly, they may be headed to Nicolas Cage Town :
  • Lady
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And the Most Reputable Company in America Is...

Amazon takes top spot from Apple, while AIG is the big loser

(Newser) - Which American businesses have the best rep? Look toward the retail and electronics industries, reports MarketWatch , which shares the results of the latest Harris Interactive survey of the country's top 60 companies. It looked at six factors, among them product quality and how employees are treated. Among the leaders:...

The Schools Most Likely to Produce Rich People

US dominates the list

(Newser) - Most of the world's richest people have something in common: They went to school in the US. Wealth-X has compiled a report on which universities worldwide boast the most "ultra high net worth" alumni—defined here as those with $30 million or more—and US universities dominate the...

5th Straight Year: Hawaii Best for Well-Being

At the bottom: West Virginia

(Newser) - Seems Hawaii is still the place to be: It's now topped a Gallup-Healthways well-being poll for the past five years, USA Today reports. The survey evaluates overall well-being based on a series of questions on everything from physical health to job satisfaction. Over the past five years, Colorado, Minnesota,...

5 Cuts Pentagon Should Make Now
 5 Cuts Pentagon 
 Should Make Now 
OPINION
Feb 26, 2013 12:08 PM CST

5 Cuts Pentagon Should Make Now

Start with the F-35 mistake: Paul Barrett

(Newser) - To hear the Pentagon tell it, the looming sequester cuts will hurt military readiness and put the nation at genuine risk. "Flapdoodle," writes Paul Barrett at Businessweek . "The military is manufacturing a crisis to protect its wasteful, bloated, poorly designed budget." He suggests five cuts the...

10 Celebs Who've Had Big Time Tax Troubles

The latest: Mary J. Blige

(Newser) - Just because you're rich and famous doesn't mean you always bother to pay your tax bill. HLN lists 10 celebrities who've gotten in serious money trouble with Uncle Sam:
  • New Jersey just hit Mary J. Blige with a tax lien of more than $900,000. She was
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11 Celebs Who Have Come Out as Bisexual

Clive Davis recently joined their ranks

(Newser) - Clive Davis shocked quite a few people when he recently came out as bisexual . Entertainment Tonight rounds up 10 other celebrities who've done the same:
  • Megan Fox: See if you can follow her logic. "I have no question in my mind about being bisexual," she told Esquire
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America&#39;s Most Miserable Cities
 America's Most 
 Miserable Cities 
forbes list
Feb 22, 2013 11:30 AM CST

America's Most Miserable Cities

Detroit grabs the distinction from Forbes

(Newser) - Sorry, Detroit. Forbes is out with its annual list of the most miserable cities in America, which takes into account not only obvious factors such as unemployment and crime, but also things like taxes, foreclosures, home prices, and commute times. Some highlights:
  • The worst five: Detroit leads the way, followed
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20 Celebs Whose Love Lives Are Blissfully Private

These rare few keep things out of the press

(Newser) - You can hardly go a nanosecond without hearing all about the latest escapades of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West or Taylor Swift and whoever she's dating/dissing this week. But some celebrities manage to keep blissfully silent about their love lives. Huffington Post rounds up 20:
  • Jake Gyllenhaal: Speaking of
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10 Celebs Who Rebounded With Younger Men

May-December relationships: Not just for guys

(Newser) - How to get over a broken heart? Hook up with someone much younger, obviously. The Frisky Rounds up 10 celebrities who have done just that:
  • We were all very sad when Susan Sarandon's 23-year relationship with Tim Robbins (who was already 12 years younger than she) broke up ... but
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10 Most Unpopular Athletes
 10 Most Unpopular Athletes 
Feb 6, 2013 6:04 PM CST

10 Most Unpopular Athletes

Manti Te'o joins Lance Armstrong at top of list

(Newser) - The new Nielsen/E-Poll survey of the most disliked athletes in America has the not-so-surprising name of Lance Armstrong at the top of the list, reports Forbes . More surprising is that Notre Dame star and soon-to-be-NFL'er Manti Te'o tied Armstrong with a measly 15% approval rating. Even if he...

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