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]]> CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday named Rafael Reif, an electrical engineer born in Venezuela who has been the university’s provost since 2005, as its 17th president. Reif, 61, replaces Susan Hockfield, the first female president of MIT, who announced in mid-February that she was stepping down after almost eight years leading one of the most prestigious universities in the United States

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]]> http://the-gossip.net/venezuelan-born-academic-named-president-of-mit/feed 0 Mexico pays tribute to Carlos Fuentes before French burial http://the-gossip.net/mexico-pays-tribute-to-carlos-fuentes-before-french-burial http://the-gossip.net/mexico-pays-tribute-to-carlos-fuentes-before-french-burial#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:28:30 +0000 admin http://the-gossip.net/mexico-pays-tribute-to-carlos-fuentes-before-french-burial Mexico pays tribute to Carlos Fuentes before French burial is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS

]]> MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans bid farewell to renowned author Carlos Fuentes on Wednesday in an emotional tribute attended by the president and the country’s most prominent intellectuals before a planned burial in France.

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]]> http://the-gossip.net/mexico-pays-tribute-to-carlos-fuentes-before-french-burial/feed 0 Britney is back – and so are the brickbats http://the-gossip.net/britney-is-back-and-so-are-the-brickbats http://the-gossip.net/britney-is-back-and-so-are-the-brickbats#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:20:04 +0000 admin http://the-gossip.net/britney-is-back-and-so-are-the-brickbats Britney is back – and so are the brickbats is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS

]]> LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Britney Spears hasn’t even taken her seat as the new judge of “The X Factor,” but the pop icon is already getting a lesson in the media glare of live, talent show television. Spears had barely wrapped up an appearance in New York confirming she is joining the singing contest before the celebrity knives were out, raising the question of how well the singer, who went through a public meltdown in 2007, can handle all the newfound attention. ..

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]]> http://the-gossip.net/britney-is-back-and-so-are-the-brickbats/feed 0 Lawyer says John Travolta vindicated by dropped sex lawsuit http://the-gossip.net/lawyer-says-john-travolta-vindicated-by-dropped-sex-lawsuit http://the-gossip.net/lawyer-says-john-travolta-vindicated-by-dropped-sex-lawsuit#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 23:15:02 +0000 admin http://the-gossip.net/lawyer-says-john-travolta-vindicated-by-dropped-sex-lawsuit Lawyer says John Travolta vindicated by dropped sex lawsuit is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS

]]> LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One of the two male masseurs who accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault dropped his $2 million lawsuit on Tuesday, but the lawyer for the second man said he was going ahead with that case and was confident of success. The unidentified man, referred to as John Doe No

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]]> http://the-gossip.net/lawyer-says-john-travolta-vindicated-by-dropped-sex-lawsuit/feed 0 Okada bets to win with fine dining and casinos http://the-gossip.net/okada-bets-to-win-with-fine-dining-and-casinos http://the-gossip.net/okada-bets-to-win-with-fine-dining-and-casinos#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:43:51 +0000 admin http://the-gossip.net/okada-bets-to-win-with-fine-dining-and-casinos Okada bets to win with fine dining and casinos is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS

]]> HONG KONG (Reuters) – Kazuo Okada, the Japanese billionaire engaged in a fierce legal battle with Las Vegas casino tycoon Steve Wynn, is diversifying his pachinko company with a string of his own restaurants and is negotiating to build a casino resort in South Korea. On Tuesday, Okada opened a 25,000-square-foot fine dining complex in Hong Kong, the first step in an expansion plan that includes an Okada restaurant in Shanghai scheduled to open in September, and a dining complex in Tokyo due to open in December

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]]> http://the-gossip.net/okada-bets-to-win-with-fine-dining-and-casinos/feed 0 Masseur drops sex assault claim against John Travolta http://the-gossip.net/masseur-drops-sex-assault-claim-against-john-travolta http://the-gossip.net/masseur-drops-sex-assault-claim-against-john-travolta#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:13:19 +0000 admin http://the-gossip.net/masseur-drops-sex-assault-claim-against-john-travolta Masseur drops sex assault claim against John Travolta is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS

]]> LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One of the two male masseurs who accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault dropped his $2 million lawsuit on Tuesday, but the lawyer for the second masseur said he was going ahead with that case and was confident of success. The unidentified man, referred to as John Doe No.

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]]> http://the-gossip.net/masseur-drops-sex-assault-claim-against-john-travolta/feed 0 Venezuela challenger woos Chavez’s rural heartland http://the-gossip.net/venezuela-challenger-woos-chavezs-rural-heartland http://the-gossip.net/venezuela-challenger-woos-chavezs-rural-heartland#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:00:38 +0000 admin http://the-gossip.net/venezuela-challenger-woos-chavezs-rural-heartland Venezuela challenger woos Chavez’s rural heartland is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS

]]> SOCOPO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Deep in the rural home state of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that has for years been off limits for opposition politicians, rival candidate Henrique Capriles struggled to push through a throng of screaming supporters. Small-time ranchers and farmers swarmed the muddy streets of Socopo, where the Venezuelan plains meet the Andes mountains, jostling to catch a glimpse of the candidate in a chaotic tumult reminiscent of the cattle herding typical of the region

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]]> http://the-gossip.net/venezuela-challenger-woos-chavezs-rural-heartland/feed 0 Booker T. & the MGs bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn dies at 70 http://the-gossip.net/booker-t-the-mgs-bassist-donald-duck-dunn-dies-at-70 http://the-gossip.net/booker-t-the-mgs-bassist-donald-duck-dunn-dies-at-70#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 07:29:27 +0000 admin http://the-gossip.net/booker-t-the-mgs-bassist-donald-duck-dunn-dies-at-70 Booker T. & the MGs bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn dies at 70 is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS

]]> LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bassist Donald “Duck” Dunn, a member of Booker T. & the MGs whose thick bottom grooves anchored many of the classic soul hits from the 1960s, has died on tour in Japan, his friend and bandmate Steve Cropper said on Sunday. Dunn was 70.

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]]> http://the-gossip.net/booker-t-the-mgs-bassist-donald-duck-dunn-dies-at-70/feed 0 Chavez shows strength after Cuba cancer treatment http://the-gossip.net/chavez-shows-strength-after-cuba-cancer-treatment http://the-gossip.net/chavez-shows-strength-after-cuba-cancer-treatment#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 01:34:18 +0000 admin http://the-gossip.net/chavez-shows-strength-after-cuba-cancer-treatment Chavez shows strength after Cuba cancer treatment is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS

]]> CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez strode, sang and gave a rousing speech on Friday in a careful show of vigor after his latest cancer treatment in Cuba fanned rumors he was dying five months before an election. The socialist Chavez, who had only been seen live in public once in the previous month, addressed the nation after flying back from Havana where he has completed six rounds of radiation therapy.

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]]> http://the-gossip.net/chavez-shows-strength-after-cuba-cancer-treatment/feed 0 Second masseur accuses John Travolta of sexual battery http://the-gossip.net/second-masseur-accuses-john-travolta-of-sexual-battery http://the-gossip.net/second-masseur-accuses-john-travolta-of-sexual-battery#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 07:27:34 +0000 admin http://the-gossip.net/second-masseur-accuses-john-travolta-of-sexual-battery Second masseur accuses John Travolta of sexual battery is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS

]]> LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A second unidentified masseur has joined a $2 million lawsuit against John Travolta claiming the actor sexually assaulted the men in two separate incidents during private massages, according to amended court documents filed on Tuesday.

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