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  • Michael Douglas stars as the flamboyant pianist and entertainer Liberace in Steven Soderbergh's new HBO biopic, <em>Behind the Candelabra.</em>
    Douglas, Damon Illuminate HBO's 'Candelabra'
    Steven Soderbergh's latest film is a showbiz story about Vegas icon Liberace and his secret lover — played, respectively, by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, both terrific in their roles. It premieres Sunday on HBO.
  • A photo taken of the clown who wore a mask resembling President Obama during a rodeo Saturday at the Missouri State Fair.
    Rodeo Clown Behind Obama Skit Is Banned From State Fair
    The fallout continues from Saturday's performance, during which the clown in the "Obama" mask and others mocked the president. Politicians from both sides of the aisle have condemned the act. Rush Limbaugh, meanwhile, puts part of the blame on the president.
  • A Crowd Of Scientists Finds A Better Way To Predict Seizures
    The winners of an online competition identified electrical patterns in the brain that often precede a seizure. The victors included a mathematician and an engineer, but no doctor.
  • These robotic arms are part of a modular kitchen that's been set up so that the robot chef can find exactly what it needs.
    This Robot Chef Has Mastered Crab Bisque
    The system, a pair of robotic arms, learned to cook by mimicking the motions of a top chef. Even though it can't smell or taste, its maker says the robot should be able to make 2,000 meals by 2017.
  • The French have six weeks of vacation, free universities, top notch public transport and arguably the world's best health care system. Yet in poll after poll the French rank quite high in unhappiness.
    What Makes A Nation Happy?
    A group representing some of the world's richest countries has created an interactive online tool that invites the public to rank 11 factors that contribute to happiness.
  • Investigators Examine Mangled Voice Recorder From Doomed Flight
    A top French investigator said they hope to have "rough ideas in a matter of days" as to why Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 crashed in the French Alps Tuesday, killing all 150 people onboard.
  • Ahead Of Netanyahu's Speech To Congress, Hints Of A Thaw
    The Israeli leader will meet with Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Harry Reid, D-Nev., after his March 3 speech. Also, two senior Obama administration officials will address the AIPAC conference.
  • Diplomacy Through Cricket? It's All In How You Spin It
    Many attempts have been made by India and Pakistan to ease regional tensions through cricket. But the sport's reputation as the "Gentlemen's Game" is a lie: deceit, betrayal and bare-faced criminality abound.
  • Valerie Davidson was appointed health commissioner by Alaska's Gov. Bill Walker to help him expand Medicaid in the state. She'll look for middle ground with Republicans to get it done, she says.
    Alaska's Governor Eager To Expand Medicaid
    The state's last top guy was hostile to Obamacare. But Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, sees Medicaid expansion as a cost-effective no-brainer. Can he convince Republicans in Alaska's legislature?
  • Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy, seen in a photo taken last year, says his resignation was "by mutual agreement.
    An Update On LA's iPad Program
    A high-profile school tech program; a federal corruption investigation and the resignation of the superintendent.
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