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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Robin Williams
Age: 60
Occupation: Actor and Comedian
Known For: A long career, including the TV series ‘Mork and Mindy,’ winning an Oscar for ‘Good Will Hunting,’ and voicing the Genie in the film ‘Aladdin’

Jon Lovitz
Age: 54
Occupation: Actor and Comedian
Known For: Five seasons on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ numerous movie and TV roles, and voiceover work on the animated show ‘The Critic’

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Michael Vick is lending his support to a congressional bill that will penalize those who attend animal fights.

The Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act would make attending an animal fight a misdemeanor punishable up to a year in prison. Under the act, bringing a child to an animal fight could cost an offender up to three years in jail.

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Everybody knows about sunscreen and beach chairs, but what if you want to take your beach time to the next level?

With temperatures climbing into the 90s (in some areas, the 100s) this month, now is the perfect time to buckle down and get serious about planning the perfect trip to the beach.

But before

Los Angeles Lakers star Ron Artest may be thinking about life after hoops — the 6’7″ forward performed a stand-up act last week at Caroline’s comedy club in New York City.

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It’s a double dose of bad news for Lamar Odom.

A 15-year-old boy who was in a car accident last week involving the Los Angeles Lakers star has died.

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Lisa Lampanelli
Age: 50
Occupation: Comedian
Known For: Her racy and raunchy style of comedy, frequent appearances on Comedy Central roasts, and being a staunch supporter of the gay community

Stuart Scott
Age: 46
Occupation: Sportscaster
Known For: His longtime work with ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’ and coining such catchphrases as “boo-yah!” and “cool as the other side of the pillow”

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As creativity goes, ice cream can be pretty vanilla. But what happens when a daring few decide to stray from convention and offer up some truly unique flavors? People take notice, that's what happens. If yo

Given the sheer number of women Tiger Woods allegedly bedded during his marriage to Elin Nordgren, it shouldn’t come as a total shock that Nordgren’s new boyfriend, Jamie Dingman, used to date one of Tiger’s mistresses.

TMZ is reporting that before Dingman linked up with Nordgren he dated Rachel Uchitel, who was the first woman linked to Woods during the golfer’s rapidly-escalating infidelity  scandal of late 2009.

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

64 – A great begins that ultimately destroys most of Rome (More info)

1925 – Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, ‘Mein Kampf’ (More info)

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Team USA had already beaten Japan three times this year, but this was the game that mattered most.

The American women, seeking their first World Cup title since 1999, dominated during much of the final game on Sunday. They outshot Japan by a 29-12 margin and a 6-3 margin on goal and led twice. But in the end, after two 15-minute extra time periods, the teams were tied up at 2-2 – and it all came down to penalty kicks.

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1762 – Catherine II becomes tsar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia (More info)

1867 – The first dental school in the US, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, is established in Boston (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1790 – The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act (More info)

1969 – Apollo 11, the first manned space mission to land on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida (More info)

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