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Michelle Obama’s J.Crew outfits trigger shopping frenzy

Michelle Obama’s J.Crew outfits trigger shopping frenzyNew York, Apr 5 : US First Lady Michelle Obama's fashion sense has continued to inspire most, and this time she has caused a shopping frenzy stateside after she was seen sporting J. Crew outfits in London.

When a photograph of Michelle wearing a cream-coloured "crystal constellation" cardigan priced at 298 dollars during a visit to Maggie''s Cancer Caring Centre emerged, it was sold out by 10a. m. the same morning on J. Crew''s Web site, reports the New York Daily News.

Sarah Palin’s sister-in-law charged with burglary

Sarah Palin’s sister-in-law charged with burglaryNew York, April 4 : Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin''s family is once again in the news for non-political reasons, for her sister-in-law Diana was arrested on Thursday for allegedly burgling a house.

According to reports, Diana Palin even brought her 4-year-old daughter along for the heists.

Alaskan newspaper the Anchorage Daily News says that Diana was caught by the homeowner, Theodore Turcott, who was hiding in his bathroom with a gun.

Eateries named ''Obama Fried Chicken'' has New Yorkers protesting

Eateries named ''Obama Fried Chicken'' has New Yorkers protestingNew York, Apr. 4: Two fast-food joints here are calling themselves Obama Fried Chicken, and this has ruffled some feathers.

The eateries in Brooklyn and Manhattan plastered the new President''s last name on their awnings recently.

"Why name it that? Just because Obama is black, they''re going to put his name on a fried chicken place in a black neighborhood?" the New York Daily News quoted 16-year-old Akilah Nassy, as saying outside the Brooklyn store.

US stocks end positive on strong week, overshadow jobs' report

US stocks end positive on strong week, overshadow jobs' report New York - US stocks made gains Friday at the close of a strong week for global markets, buoyed by some positive economic news and a comprehensive deal by world leaders to tackle the global recession.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed 21 per cent over the past four weeks, its best run over that timeframe since 1933, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Mullen says Pak may implode with nuke-weapons in future

Mullen says Pak may implode with nuke-weapons in futureNew York, Apr. 3: The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has expressed concern that Pakistan may implode with nuclear weapons in near future, and also "use" them.

"My biggest concern is that if Pakistan gets to a point where it implodes, you've got a country that could be an Islamist, theocratic country with nuclear weapons which could both use them and proliferate them. One of our goals is to make sure that doesn't happen," The News quoted Admiral Mullen, as saying.

Lutfi''s sister says Britney wanted her brother''s help

Lutfi''s sister says Britney wanted her brother''s helpNew York, Apr 3: The sister of Britney Spears'' former manager Sam Lutfi has testified that the pop singer told her in recent months that she needed her brother''s help to hire her own attorney.

Attorneys for Britney''s father and conservator, Jamie Spears, have been seeking a long-standing restraining order against Sam, a manager and close confidant of the singer during her personal meltdown, that forbids him from contacting her.

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