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Europe mulls banning 'boxes' for abandoned babies

Europe mulls banning 'boxes' for abandoned babies — German pastor Gabriele Stangl says she will never forget the harrowing confession she heard in 1999. A woman said she had been brutally raped, got pregnant and had a baby. Then she killed it and buried it in the woods near Berlin. Stangl wanted to do something to help women in such desperate situations. So the following year, she convinced Berlin's Waldfriede Hospital to create the city's first so-called "baby box." The box is actually a warm...

Russell Crowe Helped Me Get Wolverine - By Turning It Down

Hugh Jackman: Russell Crowe Helped Me Get Wolverine - By Turning It Down - Hugh Jackman has revealed that his "Les Miserables" co-star, Russell Crowe, was the original choice for the role of "X-Men" character Wolverine. "Russell has given me advice several times at key moments in my life that helped with my career. I also owe him because two of the biggest roles I've ever had in my life, he turned down - and suggested me for them," the actor told Entertainment Weekly in a new interview with...

Lady Gaga ditches wheelchair

Celebrity Lady Gaga ditches wheelchair - Lady Gaga is no longer wheelchair-bound. The 'Edge of Glory' singer has been rolling around in two custom-made designer wheelchairs since her hip surgery last month, but was spotted walking "with ease" for the first time on Tuesday (09.04.13) on a romantic date with her boyfriend Taylor Kinney. The 27-year-old star appeared to have made a full recovery as she headed to Chicago restaurant Sunday with 'The Vampire Diaries' hunk. The couple...

Justin Bieber begins concert more than two hours late (again)

The Image Gate/Getty Images Justin Bieber begins concert more than two hours late (again) - Hey, Justin Bieber: we understand it might not go with your harem pants, or those giant metal wings we’ve seen from your show, or maybe not even with your new swaggy haircut – but it might be time for you to start wearing a wristwatch on the regular. Bieber was in Dortmund, Germany on Friday night for the latest leg in his “Believe” European tour, but left fans disappointed when...

Gold Rush In Romania

Gold Rush In Romania - This mountain contains Europe’s biggest gold deposits. With the economic crisis, the price of gold is rocketing and there are plans to open new gold mines in Spain, Portugal, Slovakia, Greece, Northern Ireland and Romania. The Rosia Montana – Red Mountain – project is among the most controversial, due to the sheer size of the proposed site, the impact on environment, and the archaeological artefacts from Ancient Rome which are found all over this 2000 year-old site. Team-leader...

Final 10-mile trek for space shuttle Atlantis

Final 10-mile trek for space shuttle Atlantis — Accompanied by astronauts and shuttle workers, Atlantis made a slow, solemn journey to retirement Friday, the last space shuttle to orbit the world and the last to leave NASA's nest. Atlantis emerged just before dawn from the massive Vehicle Assembly Building and, riding atop a 76-wheeled platform, began the 10-mile trek to the Kennedy Space Center's main tourist stop. About 200 workers gathered in the early morning chill to see the spaceship...

Bones, Caskets Unearthed by Sandy

Image credit: Thomas MacMillan/New Haven Independent Bones, Caskets Unearthed by Sandy - Residents of New Haven, Conn., got an eerie Halloween surprise when a famed tree uprooted during Hurricane Sandy, unearthing the bones of a woman who died nearly 200 years ago - and maybe from others who died during the same period. Around 6 p.m. on Monday the famous tree at New Haven's Upper Green, named the "Lincoln Oak" after President Abraham Lincoln, was uprooted as Sandy swept through....