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Charlene Wittstock’s Midyear Style Report (PHOTOS, POLL)

Call her a nervous wreck or a runaway bride — but Charlene Wittstock has made it through the first half of 2011 looking nothing less than utterly chic. The 33-year-old South African stunner (and former Olympic swimmer) is set to marry Monaco’s Prince Albert II this weekend. Cue the endless comparisons to her late mother-in-law Grace Kelly…however, Charlene holds her own. She’s not one to shy away from glitzy accessories and jewelry and prefers to keep it simple when it comes to color schemes. Charlene’s state visit to Ireland with Albert and the April nuptials of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge brought us some stunning formalwear, while her less-formal events in South Africa showed us some equally fantastic casual sportswear. Take a look below and let us know which looks you love.

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Noted Psychiatrist Says Bill Maher Hates Women and Has No Regard for Life

As NewsBusters previously reported , Bill Maher last Friday disgracefully attacked Bristol Palin saying, “The s–t doesn't fall far from the bat.” On Wednesday's “Fox & Friends,” noted psychiatrist Keith Ablow analyzed the behavior of HBO's “Real Time” host concluding that the comedian has a deep-seated hatred of women and absolutely no regard for life (video follows with transcript and commentary): BRIAN KILMEADE, HOST: TV host and comedian Bill Maher on the attack once again. This time attacking Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol on the release of her new book. (BEGIN VIDE CLIP) BILL MAHER: Bristol claims that the night she lost her virginity, she had accidentally gotten drunk on wine coolers that she didn't know contained alcohol and then — and then blacked out and didn't remember a thing. Oh, the Palins. I'll tell you the s–t doesn't fall far from the bat. Bristol, just admit it, you were horny, and while we're at it, stop claiming that you were on birth control pills that didn't work when you got pregnant. Here's a tip, hon – they're not birth control pills if they're shaped like Fred Flintstone. (END VIDEO CLIP) KILMEADE: All right. Are these attacks called for? What would prompt him to speak that way about a young woman and not about other people? Let’s ask Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist and Fox News contributor joining us right now from Boston with his reaction. You heard what you could that we couldn't — that we didn't have to bleep out. What's your take? Just a comedian going off trying to get laughs? DOCTOR KEITH ABLOW: No. Look, this guy needs his head examined so it's good that you called me in. Bottom line is here's a guy you have to understand, her book’s called “Not Afraid of Life.” Here's a guy who never saw a life that he didn't question. For euthanasia. For the death penalty. For abortion. This is somebody who is not affiliated with life at all. No children. So you have to look at him and say you know what? Why is he so hostile toward women? He has a deep-seated, it seems, hatred to some extent, of women. Frequents the Playboy mansion. All the girls that he dates, the women he dates, they have to be supermodels. And the bottom line is you really got to wonder is he projecting on to her? KILMEADE: I mean, but the thing that gets me is not so much the attack, it's the hatred that's behind it. I mean, it almost bleeds out of his eyes and ears. ABLOW: Absolutely. KILMEADE: And that's what I'm getting. Also, you factor in his movie, the documentary “Religulous” where he's anti-religion as well. ABLOW: Anti-religion. Don't forget, he said that suicide bombers at 9/11 were more heroic than American servicemen. This is someone very closely affiliated with not loving the birth, not having regard for life and therefore, I would say, having it in for women. He says elsewhere in the tape that basically the way that people are born is that babies drop out of them. He's very much divorced from the beauty of the birth experience. He doesn't say, “Bristol, admit it, you had feelings for this young man.” No, you were horny. See, he wants to think women are sluts. That's his view of the world. Interestingly, his mother who happened to have been Jewish, denied her religion until his teen years. So you wonder what kind of ascendance was in operation in that family. Was the male so far above the female that he's internalized this? KILMEADE: Right, and what does it say about society that this guy is still on the air and gets paid a ton of money to act like this? ABLOW: Has it in for women, doesn't like the notion of birth, embraces death, likes suicide bombers. Very simple. KILMEADE: All right. And doctor, we should charge him for this, because you just gave him a quick diagnosis. Now it's up to him to get treatment. ABLOW: I sent a bill because this could have taken six months. KILMEADE: Making a lot of money because HBO is a pay service. Dr, Keith, thanks so much for joining us from Boston. See you soon. ABLOW: Thanks. This certainly explains the constant attacks on former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota). Yet, the bigger picture is indeed what it says about our society that he has a nationally televised program on a premium cable network that people have to pay for. Heaven help us. (H/T RCP )

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Noted Psychiatrist Says Bill Maher Hates Women and Has No Regard for Life

As NewsBusters previously reported , Bill Maher last Friday disgracefully attacked Bristol Palin saying, “The s–t doesn't fall far from the bat.” On Wednesday's “Fox & Friends,” noted psychiatrist Keith Ablow analyzed the behavior of HBO's “Real Time” host concluding that the comedian has a deep-seated hatred of women and absolutely no regard for life (video follows with transcript and commentary): BRIAN KILMEADE, HOST: TV host and comedian Bill Maher on the attack once again. This time attacking Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol on the release of her new book. (BEGIN VIDE CLIP) BILL MAHER: Bristol claims that the night she lost her virginity, she had accidentally gotten drunk on wine coolers that she didn't know contained alcohol and then — and then blacked out and didn't remember a thing. Oh, the Palins. I'll tell you the s–t doesn't fall far from the bat. Bristol, just admit it, you were horny, and while we're at it, stop claiming that you were on birth control pills that didn't work when you got pregnant. Here's a tip, hon – they're not birth control pills if they're shaped like Fred Flintstone. (END VIDEO CLIP) KILMEADE: All right. Are these attacks called for? What would prompt him to speak that way about a young woman and not about other people? Let’s ask Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist and Fox News contributor joining us right now from Boston with his reaction. You heard what you could that we couldn't — that we didn't have to bleep out. What's your take? Just a comedian going off trying to get laughs? DOCTOR KEITH ABLOW: No. Look, this guy needs his head examined so it's good that you called me in. Bottom line is here's a guy you have to understand, her book’s called “Not Afraid of Life.” Here's a guy who never saw a life that he didn't question. For euthanasia. For the death penalty. For abortion. This is somebody who is not affiliated with life at all. No children. So you have to look at him and say you know what? Why is he so hostile toward women? He has a deep-seated, it seems, hatred to some extent, of women. Frequents the Playboy mansion. All the girls that he dates, the women he dates, they have to be supermodels. And the bottom line is you really got to wonder is he projecting on to her? KILMEADE: I mean, but the thing that gets me is not so much the attack, it's the hatred that's behind it. I mean, it almost bleeds out of his eyes and ears. ABLOW: Absolutely. KILMEADE: And that's what I'm getting. Also, you factor in his movie, the documentary “Religulous” where he's anti-religion as well. ABLOW: Anti-religion. Don't forget, he said that suicide bombers at 9/11 were more heroic than American servicemen. This is someone very closely affiliated with not loving the birth, not having regard for life and therefore, I would say, having it in for women. He says elsewhere in the tape that basically the way that people are born is that babies drop out of them. He's very much divorced from the beauty of the birth experience. He doesn't say, “Bristol, admit it, you had feelings for this young man.” No, you were horny. See, he wants to think women are sluts. That's his view of the world. Interestingly, his mother who happened to have been Jewish, denied her religion until his teen years. So you wonder what kind of ascendance was in operation in that family. Was the male so far above the female that he's internalized this? KILMEADE: Right, and what does it say about society that this guy is still on the air and gets paid a ton of money to act like this? ABLOW: Has it in for women, doesn't like the notion of birth, embraces death, likes suicide bombers. Very simple. KILMEADE: All right. And doctor, we should charge him for this, because you just gave him a quick diagnosis. Now it's up to him to get treatment. ABLOW: I sent a bill because this could have taken six months. KILMEADE: Making a lot of money because HBO is a pay service. Dr, Keith, thanks so much for joining us from Boston. See you soon. ABLOW: Thanks. This certainly explains the constant attacks on former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota). Yet, the bigger picture is indeed what it says about our society that he has a nationally televised program on a premium cable network that people have to pay for. Heaven help us. (H/T RCP )

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Samsung Galaxy S II gets official for Canada on Bell, Virgin Mobile and SaskTel

We’ve already had some indication of where and when the Galaxy S II would land in Canada, and three carriers have now finally made things fully official (even if they haven’t yet got completely specific). That includes Bell and Virgin Mobile — neither of which are confirming a price at the moment — plus regional carrier SaskTel, which plans to offer the phone for $79.99 on a three-year contract. SaskTel and Virgin Mobile both also say that the phone will be available in the coming weeks, while Bell isn’t offering much more than a chance to win the phone in a contest that ends July 19th — we’ve previously heard that the phone will be hitting Bell on July 14th . Perhaps not surprisingly, it’s looking like the phone will also alternatively be known as the “Galaxy S II” or “Galaxy S II 4G” depending on the carrier. Samsung Galaxy S II gets official for Canada on Bell, Virgin Mobile and SaskTel originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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The explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine that killed 29 people was caused by safety concerns that owner Massey Energy was well aware of, but hid from federal regulators, according to a new report from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. “This much we already know. The tragedy at…

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Casey Anthony Case: George Anthony Gets Grilled (Again) on the Stand

On the day when many wondered whether Casey Anthony might take the stand, Jose Baez opened testimony by calling her parents, yet again, to the stand. Casey’s parents, George and Cindy Anthony, and her brother, Lee, have all testified multiple times about the disappearance of Casey’s 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Cindy Anthony testified about having Caylee’s

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Six-time champion Roger Federer was upset in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the second straight year today, squandering a two-set lead for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament and losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Federer had been 178-0 in matches in which he had…

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Monaco’s Royal Wedding: Does Future Princess Charlene Wittstock Have Cold Feet?

Astonishing claims suggest that the future princess tried to flee to South Africa just days before her $70 million wedding to Monaco’s Prince Albert. Yesterday, in an article entitled “Albert-Charlene: Marriage in Peril,” respected French magazine L’Express reported that the couple had a falling out on June 21 over fresh allegations that Albert was having an

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Taliban militants today released a pair of French journalists they’ve been holding for 547 days. Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphan Taponier were nabbed along with three Afghans back in December 2009, France 24 reports. The interpreter has also been released, but there’s no word on the fixer or driver. The journalists…

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Take a Look, It’s in a Book: LeVar Burton Plans ‘Reading Rainbow’ Flash Mob

All of NewsFeed’s childhood dreams are about to come true. Well, except for the pony. So yeah, maybe we’ve always had a secret desire to join a flash mob, but could it get any more kookier or mind-blowingly fantastic with a Reading Rainbow theme? LeVar Burton, the former host of Reading Rainbow, is doing just

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