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Up to 20 people were killed and more than 97 wounded in a series of bombings and shootings in central Iraq on Tuesday morning, the police said. In Baghdad, eight car bombs ripped through crowded areas mainly in Shiite districts across the capital, killing a total of 15 people and wounding 73 others, an interior ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Also in the capital, two people were killed when two sticky bombs attached to their cars detonated in western and eastern Baghdad, while a third shot dead by gunmen in the southern part of Baghdad, the source said. Meanwhile, a suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden truck into the entrance of an Iraqi army base in the town of Iskandariyah, some 50 km south of Baghdad, killing at least two people and wounding more than 10 others, a local police source anonymously told Xinhua. Separately, another car bomb ripped through Iskandariyah wounding ten people, the source said. Elsewhere, at least four soldiers were wounded in a car

Pope Francis officially began his ministry as the 266th pope on Tuesday in an installation Mass simplified to suit his style, but still grand enough to draw princes, presidents, rabbis, muftis and thousands of ordinary people to St. Peter's Square to witness the inauguration of the first pope from the New World. Francis thrilled the crowd at the start of the Mass by taking a long round-about through the sun-drenched piazza and getting out of his Jeep to bless a disabled man. It was a gesture from a man whose short papacy is becoming defined by such spontaneous forays into the crowd and concern for the disadvantaged. The blue and white flags from Francis' native Argentina fluttered above the crowd, which Italian media estimated could reach 1 million but appeared to be significantly smaller. Civil protection crews closed the main streets leading to the square to traffic and set up barricades for nearly a mile along the route to try to control the masses and allow official delega

Pastor life sentence, The former pastor was on monday sentenced to life in prison without parole in the fatal bludgeoning of his second wife in 2008. Arthur "A.B." Schirmer, 64, was sentenced nearly two months after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder in the death of Betty Schirmer. The conviction brought an automatic life sentence. "My mom is finally able to rest in peace," Betty Schirmer's son, Nate Novack, said after the sentencing. "We do have some closure and it's a great day overall, even though the life conviction isn't going to bring my mom back." Schirmer is charged separately with killing his first wife, Jewel Schirmer, in 1999. He awaits trial in that case. Prosecutors said he clubbed Betty Schirmer on the head with a crowbar, then loaded her into their car and staged a low-speed accident in an effort to conceal the crime. The former Methodist clergyman took the stand in his own defense and testified that he was driv

Pastor life sentence, A former Pennsylvania pastor was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole in the fatal bludgeoning of his second wife in 2008. Arthur "A.B." Schirmer, 64, was sentenced in Monroe County Court nearly two months after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder in the death of Betty Schirmer. The conviction brought an automatic life sentence. "My mom is finally able to rest in peace," Betty Schirmer's son, Nate Novack, said after the sentencing. "We do have some closure and it's a great day overall, even though the life conviction isn't going to bring my mom back." Schirmer is charged separately with killing his first wife, Jewel Schirmer, in 1999. He awaits trial in that case. Prosecutors said he clubbed Betty Schirmer on the head with a crowbar, then loaded her into their car and staged a low-speed accident in an effort to conceal the crime. The former Methodist clergyman took the stand in his own defense and te

Mob Wives star Playboy, Wives Chicago star Pia Rizza really wanted a part in Playboy. On March 18, TMZ reported that the magazine has turned her down and doesn't want her in their magazine. Do you think she is sexy enough to be in the magazine? Pia found out that someone wanted to sell her nude shots, but instead she wanted to be in charge of it and release them on her own. She contacted Playboy to see if they wanted to help her out but they do not want any part of it. All that they are saying is that they are not interested. That doesn't mean that Pia Rizza of "Mob Wives" won't have her nude pictures out there for the world to see. It is very possible that they will be released or sold to a magazine. A lot of places will pay big dollars for nude pictures of a reality TV star so don't stop looking for them now. Do you think that they should be out there for everyone to see?

Matt Hasselbeck cut, Before anyone jumps off the deep end, I’m not saying that this will happen, or even should happen.  But at the risk of sensationalism, the possibility isn’t that far fetched.  The Titans have been on a bit of a spending spree in free agency as of late which is all well and good.  They had money to spend and are doing so, and the way they are spending the money has been well received.  Their biggest signing was to offensive guard Andy Levitre, and although they paid him well for a guard, he didn’t break the bank.  So far they have spread around what they had to spend and are trying to cover all their bases. By all calculations, however, the Titans should be done spending.  They entered free agency with about $18M to spend in cap room this year. Apparently they spent just over that, about $18M, in cap hits for the 2013 year with their free agent signings.  Reports have it that the Titans are still in the ball park of $5M under the cap with the departure of Jordan Ba

Lisa Rinna lip trouble, Even an actress known for her lips can have problems. When guest co-hosting the "Today Show" on Monday (March 18), Lisa Rinna told Hoda Kotb about her years of lip trouble. It isn't too pleasant, but Lisa at least has no regrets about her choice to create legendary lips. "I would do it again," Rinna said. "I never had a career before I had the lips. So my lips have had their own career! Without my lips, I would have had a different career, and that probably would have been a nice career." That doesn't mean that everything has been great with the lips throughout the years. "A couple of years ago I had a doctor remove as much as they possibly can," the soap star admitted. Why was that necessary? "It got to a point where they were yucky," she said. "They get hard! I mean, it's gross. So they are now just whatever that was after they took out as much of the silicone as they could. And I find it so i