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Lance Armstrong just doesn't seem like a very good guy to anyone anymore, and that's before we heard that he turned his back on his dying father, who was asking forgiveness.

Asking for forgiveness? Sound familiar, Lance??

According to Lance's stepmother, Rebecca Gunderson:

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It's that time of the year again… flu season!

We hope everyone got their flu shots!

Google has been tracking how bad the flu is based on aggregated google search data.

Basically that means they're probably looking at the frequency of searches like "how long does flu last?" or "flu remedies" or "I have the flu."

According to google, everywhere has "intense" flu activity, except

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Bono is known for ALWAYS wearing sunglasses, almost more than he is for being U2's lead singer! LOLz!

It turns out that the sunglasses aren't just a fashion statement.

His good friend Julian Lennon said that Bono wears the glasses because his eyes are

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George Michael didn't do so well during his BRIT Awards appearance and it's causing quite the stir!

The singer flubbed his lines while presented the Album of the Year award to Adele, and many speculated as to why his speech was impaired.

Some thought he was sick while others made light of the situation

A few even thought he was just plain drunk! We think George has a bit more class than that!

While his spokeswoman claims he was 100% sober, sources say that George is still feeling woozy from his illness and the jet lag from Australia through him for a loop.

We're willing to give George the benefit of the doubt.

Feel better, George!

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Anyone putting off getting their measles vaccine should listen up!

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, measles cases in the United States have reached their highest in 15 years!

So far, there have been 220 recorded cases of the contagious illness in our country, compared to the usual 60 to 70 cases per year.

Across the pond in Europe, there have been 26,000 cases reported between January and July of this year, with 9 deaths!

Luckily there have been no deaths in the U.S. because about 91.5% of the population is immunized, but the increased presence of the illness may be the result of unvaccinated people traveling overseas.

Experts note that measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children, so why risk it? All it takes is two doses of the vaccine for an estimated 98-99% chance of lifelong immunity!

Tags: cdc, centers for disease control and prevention, death, disease, europe, illness, measles, sickness

Most people that party at the Playboy Mansion are struck with hot tub fever, however, an unlucky few literally got a fever one of the mansion's hot tubs.

Back in February, 170 people reportedly fell ill with symptoms of Pontiac fever, a milder version of Legionnaire's disease, after attending a fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion.

While there was speculation that the outbreak originated at Hugh Hefner's estate, Los Angeles County health officials say the bacteria that causes the disease was, in fact, found in a hot tub at the Playboy Mansion.

The legionella bacteria found causes an acute respiratory infection with symptoms including fever and headache.

Let's hope Heff called in the pool boys CDC to take care of that bacteria, while those affected should rest assured they only caught a fever instead of something they couldn't throw back.

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Where's the beef?

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, a Kansas company, has recalled 14,158 pounds of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination.

The USDA has classified the recall as "Class 1," having determined:

"This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."

Sounds serious! Luckily, there have been no reports of any illness.

The company's recalled products include: 40-pound cases of "beef fine grind 81/19" with 10-pound "chub" sub-packages, 40-pound cases of "beef chuck fine grind 81/19" with 10-pound "chub" sub-packages, 40-pound cases of "beef sirloin fine grind 91/9" with 10-pound "chub" sub-packages, 40-pound cases of "beef fine grind 90/10 natural" with 5-pound "chub" subpackages, and 60-pound cases of "beef fine ground 93/7."

The beef was sent out on February 22 to Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington for further processing and distribution, possibly sold under different brand names.

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