http://www.npr.org – The U.S. economy grew at a better than expected 3.3 percent rate in the second quarter, according to a report Thursday from the Commerce Department. But tax rebate checks and the weak dollar fueled the boost, and experts don't expect the healthy economic growth to last. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more »

http://www.cbc.ca – Unable to pay airport and supplier bills, Zoom Airlines Inc. is seeking court protection from creditors in Canada and the United Kingdom after its airplanes were grounded in Calgary and Glasgow. Read more »

http://www.babble.com – She's pregnant with her second child, although it's her first child with her new husband.  What actress tied the knot on Wednesday? Read more »

http://www.hollyscoop.com – Hilary Duff's father Bob will spend the next ten days of his life in the pokey after he got into a bitter fight with her mother Susan over their daughter's 21st birthday party. The former couple, who have ... Read more »

http://feeds.reuters.com – VENICE (Reuters Life!) - Eight months after tearfully bowing out of fashion, Valentino returned to the red carpet with a film celebrating the man who dressed some of the world's greatest beauties from Jackie Kennedy to Princess Diana. Read more »

http://feeds.reuters.com – LARA BAY, Cyprus (Reuters Life!) - To the untrained eye, a small depression on the beach means nothing. For Cyprus's vigilant turtle watchers, it's a sign of life about to burst forth from scorched grains of sand. Read more »

http://feeds.reuters.com – VENICE (Reuters) - The Coen brothers' latest film, the madcap comedy "Burn After Reading", has sharply divided the critics, unlike last year's acclaimed "No Country For Old Men" which won four Oscars including best picture. Read more »

http://www.mixx.com – Zhang Ziyi (born February 9, 1979, in Beijing) is one of the best-known Golden Globe-nominated Chinese film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international hits to her name. She is also one of the four most promising young film actress Read more »