Jesse Metcalfe engaged to Cara Santana

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Jesse Metcalfe, known for his role as John Rowland on the ABC drama, is engaged to girlfriend Cara Santana, a source confirms exclusively to Us Weekly.

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The 33-year-old actor previously dated Courtney Robertson, a model who is currently a contestant on Ben Flajnik's season of "The Bachelor."

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A source tellsUs Metcalfe and Santana "have been dating for four to five years and living together for at least three."

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His fiancee grew up in El Paso, Texas and moved to L.A. to become an actress.

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Car bomb kills 8 in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) ? Iraqi officials say a car bomb outside the northern city of Mosul has killed at least eight people.

A Mosul police official says the blast struck a Shiite district early Monday about 20 miles (30 kilometers) outside of the city, which is predominantly Sunni.

An official at Mosul's Al-Jomhouri hospital confirmed the death toll.

The bombing is the latest in a string of attacks that have killed more than 140 people since the U.S. withdrew its troops from the country last month.

Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.

Associated Press

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China's number of Web users rises to 513 million

BEIJING (AP) ? The number of Internet users in China has surged past 500 million as millions of new Web surfers go online using mobile phones and tablet computers, an industry group reported Monday.

The popularity of the Internet in China has driven the explosive growth of profitable Web companies and made fortunes for some Chinese entrepreneurs despite government controls on what the public can see online.

The number of mainland Internet users rose to 513 million in December, up 12 percent from a year earlier, the government-sanctioned China Internet Network Information Center said.

Among them, the number who go online using handheld devices rose 17.5 percent over a year earlier to 356 million.

The popularity of wireless Internet was reflected Friday in a scramble by Chinese gadget fans and scalpers to buy Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone 4S, which sold out within hours of its China launch.

Angry customers shouted and threw eggs at Apple's flagship Beijing outlet after the company failed to open the store, citing the size of the crowd. Apple postponed further iPhone 4S sales at its mainland stores for safety reasons but said they will be sold online and through its local carrier, China Unicom Ltd.

The communist government encourages Internet use for business and education but tries to block access to material it deems pornographic or subversive.

The governnment is strengthening its control over popular microblogs after a bullet train crash last July that killed 40 people prompted an online outpouring of criticism of the official response.

Microblog services have been ordered to monitor postings content more closely and remove objectionable material, while news media were barred from reporting online material without firsthand verification.

Despite such controls, popular online services such as portals Sina.com and Sohu.com, video websites Youku.com and Tudou.com and search engine Baidu report growing traffic and revenues.

Outlets owned by the ruling Communist Party or by the government also have jumped into the market, launching their own search engines and other services.

On Friday, regulators approved an initial public stock offering by the online arm of the ruling party newspaper People's Daily, people.com, on the Shanghai Stock Exchange to raise 527 million yuan ($85 million).

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China Internet Network Information Center: www.cnnic.net.cn

Associated Press

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Really, Greece? Pedophiles? (ContributorNetwork)

COMMENTARY | OK, Greece, I read in a story by the Associated Press that you have recently decided to recognize kleptomaniacs, pyromaniacs and pedophiles as those deserving of disability payments. I can say that although I may understand your logic in deciding this, I must say that your logic fails to recognize one of its major flaws -- that although these things may be debilitating to those who suffer from it, these "disabilities" are much more debilitating for the victims than for the sufferers.

Victims otherwise known as the rest of your citizens and tourists. Let's be honest with each other, Greece, diabetes and organ transplant recipients aren't suffering from an illness that affects the lives of the rest of your citizens -- other than financially, that is. But these people, who suffer from these other mental illnesses, harm otherwise innocent people.

Greece, you have always been rather high my list of places to visit; your rich ancient history, gorgeous views, wonderful food (minus the tripe). This recent decision of yours, though, is seriously making me rethink my travel plans.

Tourism is a great moneymaker for your almost bankrupt country, and I don't really see how providing government subsidies to those who suffer from "illnesses" -- mental illnesses whose impulses sufferers are rarely able to stop acting upon -- will do much to help your economic situation.

I mean, sure, you can argue that now Greece will be a beacon for the pedophiles and pyromaniacs of the world, but perhaps this isn't the contingent of the population you'd really like to have tour Greece. As I said, I'd love to visit Greece. However, I don't think I'd like to visit Greece knowing that I'd have to tie my daughter to my arm, clutch my purse, and jump every time someone lights a match. I have a feeling that I'm not the only person who feels this way.

I understand that pedophiles and pyromaniacs are in every society, and they are an issue that all governments must deal with. Let me suggest a more palatable solution for all of us potential tourists: that you take all of the money you would hand out to these sufferers and instead, use the money to build a government run institution where they can reside without interacting with the public. Not only will you be helping these mentally ill people, but you will also be taking a stride to try and make Greece's streets safer for its citizens and tourists.

Greece, please keep in mind that diabetes patients or organ transplant recipients aren't suffering from an illness that affects the lives of the rest of your citizens -- other than financially, that is. But pedophiles, pyromaniacs, and kleptomaniacs harm otherwise innocent people. Really, Greece, as a civilized nation, do you really want to help keep free those people whose mental illnesses lead to criminal activity?

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Marlins offering 10 years to Pujols

Jon Heyman tweeted early this morning that the Marlins? offer to Albert Pujols ? which we earlier heard had been sweetened ? was bumped up to ten years.

This, apart from being half-crazy given Pujols? age, may not necessarily be a game-changer for the Marlins, however. Yes, a decade deal is pretty major, but as Buster Olney tweeted a minute ago, the reason Pujols has still not accepted the Cardinals? offer is not because of contract length, but because of average annual value. Pujols may take shorter deal if someone can beat $22 million a year.

Still: the Marlins, contrary to what we thought a couple of weeks ago, are not screwing around.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/06/report-marlins-offer-to-pujols-now-ten-years/related/

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Billy Graham enjoys 'restful night' in hospital

FILE- In this Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, evangelist Billy Graham, 92, is interviewed at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. The Rev. Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 near his home in western North Carolina to be tested for pneumonia after suffering from congestion, a cough and a slight fever, his spokesman said. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

FILE- In this Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, evangelist Billy Graham, 92, is interviewed at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. The Rev. Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 near his home in western North Carolina to be tested for pneumonia after suffering from congestion, a cough and a slight fever, his spokesman said. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) ? Evangelist Billy Graham slept well at a North Carolina hospital where he continues battling pneumonia.

Mission Hospital spokeswoman Merrell Gregory said Saturday morning that the 93-year-old Christian leader had a "restful night."

Doctors at the hospital in Asheville said Graham was able to stand and walk Friday during a physical therapy session.

Dr. Mark Hellreich, a pulmonologist treating Graham, said he's making good clinical progress and looks better since treatment with antibiotics began.

Graham has suffered from several ailments in recent years. He was admitted to the hospital Wednesday night after suffering from congestion, a cough and a slight fever that was later diagnosed as pneumonia.

Graham was able to take meals on Friday sitting in a chair while talking with hospital staff. No discharge date has been set. .

Associated Press

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