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It has been a shocking last couple of days in the U.S. In the dark of night Watertown Massachusetts was transformed into a full police lock down as cops narrowed in on the Boston marathon bombing suspects. This is a dramatic gallery of images of the Watertown police manhunt. With one suspect still on the run residents and witnesses continue to see swat teams clambering on roofs, bomb squads and maximum police forces all over town.

Findings of a new international study revealed that people who enjoy successful entertainment or sporting careers tend to die younger. Researchers Richard Epstein and Catherine Epstein said the study, based on analysing 1,000 New York Times obituaries from 2009-2011, found film, music, stage performers and sports people died at an average age of 77.2 years. Researchers said that earlier deaths could indicate that performers and sports stars took more risks in life, either to reach their goals or due to their success. And of course the more common notion was also discussed, such as smoking, drinking and drug habits which are often adapted and abused in the entertainment industry.

A plane carrying more than 100 passengers and crew overshot a runway on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on April 13 and crashed into the sea, injuring nearly two dozen people, officials said. Here are some photos released by the Indonesian National Rescue Team.

This is Haley Morris-Cafiero. She is a Memphis based photographer who decided to capture other people's glances at her while she would stand alone in public places. She explained her experiment as "Weight Watchers" sensing that others stare because of her weight. Pretty interesting pictures. Take a look for yourself.

The 40th anniversary of Pablo Picasso's death on April 8th 1973 took place last week. Life Magazine celebrated the modernist master's life and career with some astonishing color portraits created by Gjon Mili. Mili made these portraits over the course of two decades in the middle of part of the last century.

What's trending on tiwtter right now? I've got you covered so that you are in all the "in" clubs. What are five words you hate hearing often? Some people took this message and ran with it, because apparently there are a lot of words people hate hearing! These are some of the best and funniest tweets!

Chilean students and their supports took to the streets in a demonstration to demand free and quality education for all. Thousands of people led by both secondary and university student organizations marched through the downtown streets in the capital city. They continued to demand an education overall in the latest demonstration since 2011. In the end this rally turned violent. A little too violent.

Australia is a terrifying place. I don't think any country even comes close to how scary Australia is. If you love camping avoid Australia at all costs. From creepy creatures to horrifying weather and crazy people Australia is one messed up place. I know I'm not planning a vacation there anytime soon and here is why.

Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads.

Cookie Monster stands accused of shoving a 2-year-old. Super Mario was charged with groping a woman. And Elmo was booked for berating tourists with anti-Semitic slurs. These so-called 'street entrepreneurs' roaming Times Square are not like the familiar children's characters we've come to love. A string of arrests in the last few months has brought unwelcome attention to the growing number of people who make a living by donning character outfits, and charging tourists a few dollars to pose with them in photos.

These celebrities 'cried wolf' by abusing their race card in multiple situations. Do you think they had a good reason to bring up race discrimination?

Kenneth Crockett, the CEO of Radiate Athletics has implimented NASA's technology invented in 1960's to make a fortune. He has created a shirt that changes color as you exercise based on temperature fluctuations, through thermochromic dyes. The idea is to allow people to see which muscles they are working and how hard in order to better track their exercise progress. The company has reached it's $30,000 goal within 30 hours of posting the page in late March, and has raised more than $222,000 in funding in another two weeks. These shirts are selling great on their website, starting as low as $25, and will hit the department stores in 2014.

Sandro Lupo's hours at Hooters were cut, therefore forcing her to quit, after she had brain surgery. Her manager told her that she had to wear a wig to cover her baldness and the scar to work, but she couldn't because the wig impaired her healing. She is suing Hooters for an unknown sum of money. Her lawyer says she was humiliated and discriminated against based on a temporary disability Americans with Disabilities Act bans. Hooters defense wants the suit to be dropped. Well as we all know Hooters is all about visual appeal, and their bussiness would be compromised when costumers see the bald headed scarred waitress. As superficial and sad as this sounds, this is the reality, and the case will probably be dismissed in federal court like some previous similar discrimination cases with Hooters.

So I think its time we all take up ceramics. Apparently ceramics are worth way more than I thought they were. April 8th a red bowl with a lotus pattern broke the world record for Chinese Kangxi ceramics, fetching over $9 million after a bidding war won by a Hong Kong ceramics dealer at the last day of spring sales for global auctioneer Sotheby's.

A Shipwreck site called the "Tortugas" excavation was originally discovered in 1965. After a long wait the 400 year old treasure found off the Florida Coast in the Gulf of Mexico has finally been recovered. The treasure fleet ship was sailing back to Spain in 1622 after collecting colonial treasures. It was hit by a fierce hurricane about 400 miles from the Florida keys. Lets take a look at some of the findings from the recovered treasure.

"If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing." These were some of the most famous words by Margaret Hilda Thatcher, who was unfortunately found deceased at age 87, this morning of April 8, 2013. Her son, Sir Mark, and daughter Carol confirmed that she died this morning. Lord Bell, her spokesman, said: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning. A further statement will be made later." Lady Thatcher died at the Ritz hotel at about 11am after suffering a stroke. Her children were not at her bedside as they were abroad. Her doctor and carer were there when she died.

Margaret Thatcher, the first woman ever to serve as prime minister of Great Britain and the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century died at age 87 on April 8.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87. CNN reports: "She suffered a stroke Monday, her spokeswoman said. Thatcher's funeral will be at St. Paul's Cathedral, with full military honors, followed by a private cremation, the British prime minister's office announced."

Google co-founder Sergey Brin was pranked on April Fools Day by some folks at Google X when they decorated hisTesla Model-S like an eye-lashed pink Batmobile. Google software engineer Kelly Ellis says that it’s a “reference to the rumor (or long-running inside joke, whichever you prefer) circulating among Googlers that Sergey Brin is Batman!”

Charlie Haughey was drafted to the US Army in 1967. After arriving in Vietnam in 1968, he served a tour of duty as a rifleman and was commissioned to take photos of the battalion for Army and civilian newspapers. These powerful images provide a unique and previously unseen view into the war and life in the U.S. Army. Haughey shot nearly 2,000 photos from March 1968 to May 1969,

Paris Hilton held up a sign reading "Stop Homophobia" outside of a gay club in Milan. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing for gay rights. Paris Hilton might not be the best thing from a PR standpoint for the gay rights movement. I guess any support is good support though.

Michelle Obama spent the afternoon getting dirty for a good cause — the annual planting of the White House Garden. The first lady, joined by about 30 children from various elementary schools across the country, spent about a half an hour Apr. 4 planting wheat, spinach, potatoes, kale, radishes and other veggies on the South Lawn.

Switzerland is building in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel, which is the world’s longest train tunnel, with 35-mile long parallel tracks crossing the Alps. The tunnel should become operational at the end of 2016. Take a look at some of the amazing photos.

Hiker Kyndall Jack, who disappeared March 31 in the Cleveland National Forest in Southern California, was found alive April 4, a day after her friend Nicholas Cendoya was found.

Lets all hope this is a joke and not real. If this is real this kid is a rich troll who is pissing off a lot of people. Apparently this 17 year old has enough money to launch stacks of money into the air with a balloon or use gold plated staples. "Itslavishbitch" is an internet troll who has amassed 90,000 followers on Instagram. He claims it is all real and if that's the case then he flaunting way to much and he needs to just stop. This is starting to get ridiculous. Just look at these photos.

There's nothing like dying to get a fresh perspective on life, at least that's what one 22-year-old recently learned.In a theatrical act of soul-searching, Chinese student, Zeng Jia, staged her own funeral in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on March 30.

"I feel so good after coming out of the coffin," Zeng told China Daily.

Exxon's Pegasus pipeline was shut after the leak was discovered March 30 in a subdivision near the town of Mayflower, which spilled thousands of gallons of crude oil in Arkansas. The leak forced the evacuation of 22 homes, and clean up has begun.

I am sure you have heard the story of your grandparents walking barefoot in the snow up hill both ways. Well that's nothing compared to what 14 year old Chinese boy Yu Qiyun and his little sister have to do to get to school. They have to commute to a school 20 miles from their home in a village in the Hunan Province. The children must climb 66 feet up old wooden ladders on a steep cliff with a 230 foot pit below them. They do this all with heavy back packs on as well. Yu says he wants to get his education so he can get a good job to earn money to eventually build a road for his village and family. Check out the short video clip below

White House photographer Eric Draper shares an intimate look at the 43rd president of the U.S. from his forthcoming book, "Front Row Seat." Eric Draper worked behind the scene and took some interesting photos of the former president.

Life Magazine celebrates Brigitte Bardot the French icon with a series of rare mostly unseen photographs, most of which never actually ran in LIFE magazine — made by Loomis Dean in 1958, when the young Bardot was conquering movie audiences around the globe.

The Construction of the One World Trade Center will be completed this year. The building will be not only the tallest in New York but in the entire United States. Its no surprise the view will be amazing but you have to grasp how amazing until you see it. The Observation Deck on the 100th-102nd floors was open for a preview on Monday to a handful of lucky people and the pictures are fantastic. Here are just 3 examples of the beautiful view from the new One World Trade Center which will officially open to the public in 2015.

As if the fact that her songs are all about going out and partying and getting drunk of her bootay and dying young isn't weird enough (although they are ridiculously catchy), the chick is legitimately off her rocker. Her latest confession? That she's drank her own pee. DRANK. HER. OWN. URINE. The twisted popstar told BBC 1 radio that sipped on the smelly stuff on film for her MTV documentaryKe$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life. "I was told drinking my own pee was good," Ke$ha said. "Somebody tried to take my pee away from me and I said, 'That is mine!' So I snatched it up and took a chug and it was really gross so I don't do it anymore." What?! What do you mean you don't do it anymore!!? That's so not ... normal Ke$ha. But really, it wouldn't have surprised me if she said that actually enjoyed the taste of her own fluids by the barrel. The woman does have a bit of a urine fascination -- after all.

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