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Nick Cannon asks Mariah Carey pregnancy rumour-mongers to respect their privacy

Nick Cannon asks Mariah Carey pregnancy rumour-mongers to respect their privacyNew York, Apr 18 : It seems Nick Cannon has got tired of rumours about wife Mariah Carey's pregnancy, as he has asked people to give their privacy a little respect.

When asked about the authenticity to the claims, Cannon just laughed them off and urged people to respect his privacy.

"Everyone wants to know! I tell people to just relax," the New York Daily News quoted him ick as saying.

63 Pakistani terror suspects moved out of Gitmo prison

63 Pakistani terror suspects moved out of Gitmo prisonNew York, Apr. 18 : Most of the Pakistani terror suspects, who were held at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, have been shifted back to Pakistan, the New York Times claims.

Out of 71 Pakistanis imprisoned at the infamous detention camp, 63 have been shifted back to Pakistan, while eight are still languishing there.

Abdul Rehman, Ali Abdul Aziz, Majid Khan, Saifullah Paracha and Khalid Sheikh Muhammad were amongst the eight Pakistanis who were still detained at Guantanamo Bay, the report said.

Domino''s pizza workers face charges over YouTube ''special'' sandwich stunt

Domino''s pizza workers face charges over YouTube ''special'' sandwich stuntNew York, Apr 18 : Two Domino''s pizza workers are facing charges over a YouTube video, in which one of them was shown making "special" sandwiches after stuffing cheese up his nose.

Michael Anthony Setzer, 32, and Kristy Lynn Hammonds-the woman who filmed him doing the sandwich stunt-have been charged with ''distributing prohibited foods'.

Hammonds, the 31-years-old resident of Taylorsville, N. C., is also a convicted sex offender, revealed cops.

Sarah Palin considered aborting fifth child

Sarah Palin considered aborting fifth childNew York, April 18 : Alaska Governor Sarah Palin admitted having considered abortion when she was pregnant with her fifth child.

The former Republican vice-presidential candidate made the confession in a speech heard by 3,000 people in Evanston, Indiana on April 16.

The 45-year-old revealed that she did think, for a moment, of terminating her pregnancy but deciding against it and having baby Trig, who turned one on April 18, was "the best thing that ever happened to her".

Gloomy weather ‘sharpens the mind’

Gloomy weather ‘sharpens the mind’New York, Apr 18 : Gloomy weather might leave you feeling blue but it''s great for the brain, claim scientists.

The negative effect that bad weather has on people's mood actually sharpens their mind, researchers from Australia's University of New South Wales School of Psychology claimed.

"People performed much better on our memory test when the weather was unpleasant and they were in a slightly negative mood," The New York Daily News quoted Professor Joe Forgas, who quizzed shoppers at a Sydney store over a period of two months, as saying.

YouTube signs deal with Hollywood studios to show TV episodes, movies

YouTube signs deal with Hollywood studios to show TV episodes, moviesNew York, Apr. 17 : In another step in its transformation from an online jumble of amateur videos to a destination for mainstream TV programs and movies, YouTube said Thursday that it had signed deals with Hollywood studios to showcase thousands of TV episodes and hundreds of movies on its Web site.

Google, which owns YouTube, said it might eventually bring another innovation to the site: payment for some premium content.

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