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Washington, Mar 24 : Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have shown that expert advice suppresses areas of the brain responsible for making financial judgments under risk.
 
In uncertain times like that of recession, many people feel unqualified to sort out the implications of their financial decisions, and thus seek the advice of a consultant on what choices to make.
 

Washington, Mar 24 : Aussie actress Portia De Rossi has issued an apology for marrying comedienne Ellen DeGeneres in a video spoof that is taking aim at supporters of the same-sex marriage ban in California.

The two had tied the knot in August last year, when the Supreme Court had in May legalised same-sex unions in the state, but the ruling was revoked a few months later with the passing of the Proposition 8 bill.

Washington, Mar 24 : American model Christie Brinkley has revealed that she turned a viewing of revived Broadway musical West Side Story into a life lesson for her teenage son.

Brinkley, 55, wanted her son to understand the violence of gangs and the danger involved with them, when she saw 13-year-old Jack and his sister reading an ad recruiting people to a gang.

Washington, Mar 24 : The rift between Charlie Sheen and his ex-wife Denise Richards is said to have healed after the birth of his twin sons from wife Brooke Mueller.

Richards, 38, revealed that she had visited Sheen and Mueller in hospital after they became parents to Max and Bob earlier this month, and she insists the babies helped heal the bitterness that had once existed.

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