Tropical storm Dolly hits Texas-Mexico border


Strong winds caused by Hurricane Dolly strike palm trees and cars in Matamoros, Mexico, July 23, 2008. Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into the south Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area and threatening floods. Dolly, the second hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, dropped up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain in the first few hours after coming ashore at the barrier island of South Padre Island, where it ripped off roofs, bent palm trees in half and left thousands of residents without power

Robert Morton checks on the damage to his 36-foot sailboat by Hurricane Dolly in Port Isabel, Texas July 23, 2008

A truck tries to cross a street flooded by Hurricane Dolly in Brownsville, Texas July 23, 2008

A horse is seen in a flooded farm as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall in Matamoros, Mexico, Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into the south Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area and threatening floods. Dolly, the second hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, dropped up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain in the first few hours after coming ashore at the barrier island of South Padre Island, where it ripped off roofs, bent palm trees in half and left thousands of residents without power

Tropical Storm Dolly is shown in the NASA satellite image taken July 21, 2008. Tropical Storm Dolly continued to strengthen slightly early Tuesday as it moved over the warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico towards the Texas-Mexico border, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest update.

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2008 Farnborough Int'l Airshow


A Lockhead Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon performs during the 2008 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) in the southern English town of Farnborough, July 14, 2008. More than 1,500 exhibitors from 39 countries participated in the world's premier aerospace business event during the seven-day fair opened on July 14.

A Vickers Vimy biplane performs during the 2008 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) in the southern English town of Farnborough, July 14, 2008. More than 1,500 exhibitors from 39 countries participated in the world's premier aerospace business event during the seven-day fair opened on July 14.

Photo taken in July, 2008 shows an Airbus A380 and the Red Arrows Display team during the 2008 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) in the southern English town of Farnborough, July 14, 2008. More than 1,500 exhibitors from 39 countries participated in the world's premier aerospace business event during the seven-day fair opened on July 14

Visitors view aerial performances during the 2008 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) in the southern English town of Farnborough, July 14, 2008. More than 1,500 exhibitors from 39 countries participated in the world's premier aerospace business event during the seven-day fair opened on July 14

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Fashion show in Macao


A model walks the runway during the 08-09 autumn-winter collection fashion show in Macao on July 22, 2008



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Miley Cyrus Is Looking For a Boyfriend

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Miley Cyrus comes out of her NYC Hotel early morning in a pair of green sweat pants, on her way to perform at NBC’s The Today Show on Friday morning.

Her costume was also brought in the car where she will change into performance clothes at NBC Studios.

“It’s kinda hard when I’m out with my friends and stuff; my friends are, you know, wantin’ to just hang out,” she told TODAY’s kid correspondent, Bailey Monte.

“Do you have a boyfriend right now?” Bailey asked.

“No,” Cyrus said, but then added with a laugh: “Lookin’.”

“It is hard when you are hanging out with guys, even guys that are just your friends,” Cyrus said. “It’s automatically your boyfriend, because that’s what the media thinks. I think it’s good if you can be able to have guy and girl friends that, you know, understand you … and it stinks when we go out; people automatically think we’re together.”

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Carrie Underwood is a Cheerful Giver

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Carrie Underwood has lunch with her two mystery guys, reportedly her nephews, at Il Fornaio restaurant in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

On the way to the restaurant, Carrie decided to show a little kindness by giving some money to a homeless person on the street. After lunch, she decided to do a little shopping at North Face.

Residents and visitors of the San Francisco area will have the opportunity to see Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, James Taylor, John Mayer, Carrie Underwood and others as they perform this week.

The 25-year-old country singer will perform at Konocti Harbor Amphitheatre in Kelseyville, CA on Saturday at 7 p.m.

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Salma Hayek is Little Lulu

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Salma Hayek wears a Little Lulu t-shirt as she goes for a doctor’s appointment near Santa Monica, California on Thursday.

Last week, Salma’s rep confirmed her split with French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault.

But according to her close director-pal, Felipe Fernandez Del Paso, Salma is doing well, and insists the split wasn’t as shocking as the media suggested.

“It came as a shock to you, but not to those who know her, and my friend is not depressed,” he said. “They’re both very intelligent; they have a daughter together and they’ll be able to work it out.”

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Nick Jonas’ Brown Blazer

Nick Jonas goes back to his NYC hotel carrying a Dr. Pepper Diet Soda on Thursday night.

The 15-year-old singer was kind enough to pose in a few pictures with fans.

In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, Nick and Selena Gomez were outed as a couple.

A source claims that back in February, the star of Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place wrote a song inspired by Nick.

“They were writing lyrics for the bridge, and she was saying how Nick makes her so mad when he doesn’t call her back,” the source tells E! News about the tune, titled “Head First.” “The verse was definitely written about Nick Jonas.”

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Jessica Simpson Goes Gramercy

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Jessica Simpson leaves the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York after dining with her parents on Friday.

The 28-year-old singer first took her parents and friend Ken Paves to Dos Caminos in NYC. She then partied on the roof top bar after dinner before leaving the hotel at midnight, and then had to be guided to her car by a friend.

Jessica just signed a multi-year contract with the Camuto Group and G-Ill to to design, develop, manufacture and distribute a line of contemporary dresses under the ‘Jessica Simpson’ label.

“I’m extremely excited to be expanding into the dress market,” Jessica said. “I plan on creating beautiful dresses in distinctive fabrics and silhouettes that are reflective of my personal style and offer something special to the market place.”

The dresses is set for a soft launch in Spring 2009 and will be completely rolled out by Fall 2009.

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Keanu Reeves is Comic-Con Cool

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Keanu Reeves and his beautiful costar Jennifer Connelly promote their new sci-fi film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, at the Comic-Con 2008 convention on Thursday in San Diego, Calif.

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a remake of the 1951 film of the same name. According to Wiki, the film updates Cold War themes like nuclear warfare to more contemporary ones, such as “humans vs. nature” and humanity’s generally violent nature toward itself.

Keanu, 43, plays alien messenger Klaatu. Connelly, 37, plays Helen Benson, a microbiologist inducted by the government into investigating Klaatu. The movie opens in theaters nationwide on December 12th.

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Publicist To Heather Mills: You’re Not God!

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Heather Mills, the ex-wife of The Beatles’ Paul McCartney, constantly gets skewered by the media and the latest report certainly isn’t going to help her tainted reputation!

The 40-year-old charity campaigner’s publicist, Michele Elyzabeth, has decided to quit after representing Heather for four years. Here’s a statement from Michele obtained by Extra:

“After working for Heather Mills for the past four years, I have decided to cease representing her. Since her divorce has become final, in my opinion, Heather has become an impossible person. Yesterday, we engaged in a heated argument during which she called me ’stupid.’ I reminded her that she was not ‘God’ and she answered, ‘I will never ever talk to you again’. I have been very patient in my dealings with Heather, however, I cannot take any more. I have given her substantial unpaid time and attention. I am owed money. I refuse to be subjected to her outbursts. On reflection and given the way I have been treated, I now have sympathy with much of what the British Press has reported about her.”

Maybe those rumors are all true after all!

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Zac Efron has a Fresh Face

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Now that we have the answer to boxers vs. briefs, Zac Efron shows his face in his classic black t-shirt as he heads to his lawyer’s office in Century City on Thursday.

Zac, 20, reportedly has been looking to land a role on the West End (London) stage to showcase his acting skills. With his High School Musical background of singing and dancing, Zac hopes to proves his triple-threat ability.

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Halle Berry is Tickled Pink

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Halle Berry sports a pink top with a plunging neckline as she visits a friend in the Hollywood Hills on Thursday.

The 41-year-old actress gave birth to her daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry four months ago. Earlier in the week, pictures of the cutie were taken!

The Swordfish actress has been a strong advocate for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying that if there are no olive branches, she will, “collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear!”

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Meg Ryan is Sleepless in Italy

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Sleepless in Seattle actress Meg Ryan receives the Francois Truffaut Award during the Giffoni Film Festival on Thursday in Giffoni, Italy.

The 46-year-old actress will be coming out with her next film, The Women, slated for a Sept. 12th opening.

It is a remake of George Cukor’s 1939 film of the same name where a wealthy New York leaves her cheating husband and bonds with other women at a resort.

Annette Bening, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Debi Mazar, Debra Messing, Bette Midler and Jada Pinkett Smith will all co-star.

Now that’s a lot of women!

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Zac Efron: Boxers or Briefs?

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Boxers!

Zac Efron hangs it low on the way to Smashbox in Culver City, Calif. on Thursday.

High School Musical costar Monique Coleman recently commented about Zac’s bangin’ bod!

‘Nique is looking to train for an upcoming Malibu Triathalon to raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and after seeing pictures of Zac toning his temple, she wants to work out with him. “That would be so cute,” Coleman told E!. “I keep seeing all those [paparazzi] shots of Zac, and I’m like, Look at him being all grown up!”

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Chace Crawford: Back to School!

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Chace Crawford gets back into his school uni and gives photographers a big smile while shooting scenes for Gossip Girl on Thursday in Long Island City, New York.

Chace celebrated his 23rd birthday last Friday and had a big bash attended by Blake Lively, Penn Badgley and Lydia Hearst.

The new season of Gossip Girl starts September 1st. Recent ads, however, have stirred controversy lately.

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Julia Stiles Has iTunes on the iPod

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The Bourne actress Julia Stiles listens to some beats on her iPod as she takes a stroll on a hot summer day in New York City on Thursday.

The 27-year-old Columbia University graduate has kept a fairly low profile recently with the exception of a Prince concert in London last year. Prince gave her a mic and she sang Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music” in front of over 20,000!

Ms. Stiles is involved with three upcoming projects, Gospel Hill, The Bell Jar and Cry of the Owl. She was reportedly seen at the Sylvia Plath Symposium at Smith College this past April, possibly doing research for her role in The Bell Jar.

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Miley and the Jonas Brothers are Forbes Fantastic

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Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers take the cover of the Entertainment All-Stars edition of Forbes magazine along with Patrick Dempsey, Will Smith, Mike Meyers, J.K. Rowling, Madonna, Maria Sharapova and Kanye West.

The issues delves into shrinking paychecks for Hollywood actors as studios aren’t getting back good returns on their investments.


Pick up your copy today!

And you’ll never guess who was the number one actor/actress with the best payback! (Answer after the jump!)

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Jessica Simpson Has Macy’s Magic

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Aspiring country singer Jessica Simpson leaves the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Manhattan and heads over to the Steiner Studios in Brooklyn on Thursday for an ad shoot with Macy’s department stores.

The 28-year-old actress will be joined by Martha Stewart, Kenneth Cole and Tommy Hilfiger on a full-scale replica of a Macy’s store.

Last year’s Macy’s celebs included: Sean Combs, Kimora Lee Simmons, Russell Simmons, Emergil Lagasse and Marc Ecko.


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Miley Cyrus is a VIP on TRL

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Miley Cyrus rocks her segment onstage and poses backstage during MTV’s TRL at MTV Studios on Friday in New York City.

The 15-year-old singer/actress has recently been active in raising money for the Cyrus’ family charity - the Pappy Cyrus Family Foundation. (in honor of Miley’s grandfather) The foundation supports underprivileged children.

Among the items up for auction on Ebay include: a meet and greet with Miley, clothes worn by the singer, signed posters and signed CDs.

The meet-and-greet is already up to $4,150! Check it out!

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