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Bill Gates repeats at top of Forbes' list of billionaires

World's richest man got richer with $79. billion in 2015.

Senh: Bill Gates is retired, but he's still on the list. Good to see Michael Jordan finally making it on the list. What a great move for him to buy the Charlotte Hornets. Because of the impending TV deal, every basketball team is worth a lot more than previous years.

 

Most popular baby names for 2012

Top baby names for boys and girls in 2012.

 

Most Visited Cities In The World 2012

In the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index, London leads the world as both the most popular destination city for overseas travelers, and in the average amount each visitor spends. Whether drawn by business or as tourists, London's visitors from New York are the ones that travel the furthest and spend the most.

 

The Most Subscribed-To YouTube Channels

Smosh is now the most-subscribed to channel on YouTube with 7 million subscribers. Here is a look at the channel's competition. All numbers are from VidStatsX as of January 22nd.

 

Read all about it: The Amanda Knox booklist

Amanda Knox - USA Today

The Amanda Knox story has spawned books that declare her guilt and proclaim her innocence.

 

Top Online Jobs for Q1 2013: The Freelancer Top 50 Report

I was quite excited to see Meghan Casserly’s report this week on the way the freelance revolution is closing the gender gap in jobs and earnings for women. Then I received a message from Freelancer.com with their newest research on the top online jobs for 2013 overall.

 

Jay-Z, Jennifer Lawrence, President Obama top Time's 100 Most Influential list

Jennifer Lawrence - NBC News

Along with expected political figures like President Barack Obama (appearing for the eighth time; wife Michelle also holds a slot) and Vice-President Joe Biden, Time also singled out power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z, Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence and Daniel Day-Lewis, musicians including Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Frank Ocean, television stars like "The Mindy Project's" Mindy Kaling and "Breaking Bad's" Bryan Cranston, and entertainers from other countries such as Bassem Youssef, dubbed the Egyptian "Jon Stewart," who is under investigation in that country for his political satire.

 

'Fifty Shades' of complaints: Erotic trilogy makes list of challenged books

Fifty Shades of Grey

Here's a list "Fifty Shades of Grey" was destined to make: The books most likely to be removed from school and library shelves. On Monday, E L James' multimillion selling erotic trilogy placed No. 4 on the American Library Association's annual study of "challenged books," works subject to complaints from parents, educators and other members of the public. The objections: Offensive language, and, of course, graphic sexual content.

 

The World’s 25 Highest-Paid Musicians 2012

Dr. Dre

With a whopping $110 million in pretax earnings, Dr. Dre is this year's top-earning musician—thanks largely to his Beats headphone line. He leads a pack of pop stars, rock icons, rap moguls and country crooners, many of whom bank the bulk of their bucks outside the recording studio. Totals are calculated from May 2011 through May 2012.

 

Top U.S. spots for family fun

Spread across nearly 3,500 square miles and home to some 60 animal species and almost half of the world's geysers, visitors could explore Yellowstone National Park for weeks and not see everything in the country's first national park.

 

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