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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Michael Moore
Age: 58
Occupation: Filmmaker, Author and Activist
Known For: His successful and controversial documentaries ‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ ‘Bowling for Columbine’ and ‘Sicko,’ writing and starring in the TV shows ‘TV Nation’ and ‘The Awful Truth,’ and being hated by conservatives even though he criticizes both ends of the political spectrum far more than his detractors seem to realize

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If you have trouble sticking to a workout routine or a diet, having your loved ones nag you to get fit may actually be the first step in whipping yourself into shape .

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Thought to be eliminated in the US since 2000, the number of measles cases spiked last year to 222, the highest number in 15 years. Not surprisingly, the majority of those affected did not receive the measles vaccine, said a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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While gas prices may be coming in a little bit after a four-month surge, they still stand at almost four dollars a gallon. According to a new survey from Harris Interactive of 2,451 adults, these unprecedentedly high prices are causing Americans to change their overall spending habits.

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‘Think Like a Man,’ the movie inspired by comedian Steve Harvey’s self-help book, has finally done what no movie in the past five weeks could — with $33 million in earnings, it toppled ‘The Hunger Games’ from its spot at the top of the weekend box office charts.

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In a move that all but assures Mitt Romney will become the GOP nominee for president, fellow candidate Rick Santorum decided Monday to drop out of the race.

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It’s Rock Week on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ and with two performances from 70s kabuki-rockers Kiss planned for Monday and Tuesday, the whole ballroom is abuzz. Even the ‘DWTS’ logo has been Kiss-ified.

Host Tom Bergeron says we’re gonna “rock out with our lockstep out,” which isn’t at all how that saying goes but hey, kids are watching so we’ll let it go.

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After Monday night’s emotional performances during which the dancers did tributes to memorable periods in their lives, it seems almost cruel to cut someone — but the merciless ax of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ must fall.

Whose head rolled across the ballroom, never to cha-cha again?

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We lost Martina Navratilova from the competition last week, which we hope means she’s relaxing at home with all of her Wimbledon trophies and reveling in the fact that she’ll never have to wear high heels again.

This week? The competitors do a personal dance that tells a story about their lives. Break out the Kleenex — you know none of these will start with, “So the funniest thing happened to me …”

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Mariah Carey
Age: 42
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: Selling in excess of 200 million records worldwide and charting dozens of singles including ‘Vision of Love,’ ‘Hero’ and ‘One Sweet Day,’ suffering a very public physical and emotional breakdown in 2001, her marriage to actor and TV personality Nick Cannon, and her recent hilariously loopy appearances as a pitchwoman on HSN

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You could say ‘The Hunger Games’ did well in its debut, but that would be a vast understatement — with $155 million in revenues, the film adaptation of the best-selling novel left the other movies in the dust and moved easily to the top of the charts this weekend.

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Times are certainly tough and we’re all looking for ways to stretch a buck, but we shouldn’t do so at the expense of stretching our waist size.

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