Kim Jong-un Is Back; Stewart-Paltrow War of Words

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title: Kim Jong-un Spotted for 1st Time in More Than a Month

text: The North Korean dictator has reportedly been seen in public after staying out of the public eye for 40 days.

Kim Jong-un was last seen Sept. 3 and questions started being raised when he was not photographed in public for weeks on end.

The notoriously mysterious regime has a tight control over its state-run media, making it clear that he was actively avoiding the public glare.

When he was last seen in September, he was visibly limping and the few photos that came out of his return to the public Monday showed the 31-year-old "Supreme Leader" using a cane, though no explanation was given.

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title: Conscious Catfight? Stewart Takes a Swipe at Paltrow

text: It's a war of meticulously chosen words.

Martha Stewart, whose name has long been synonymous with her lifestyle brand, took a dig at actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who has been expanding her domestic empire and becoming a bigger competitor for Stewart.

The 73-year-old businesswoman has made public jabs at Paltrow in the past, but at the time she used what seemed to be backhanded compliments and deferments to Paltrow's acting career as wiggle room. Paltrow recently hired Lisa Gersh, the former CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, to come work for GOOP, and that's when the cooking gloves came off.

In the latest issue of Stewart's magazine, she included a feature on pairing pies-and-crusts, calling it "Conscious Coupling." The phrase is a clear poke at Paltrow, who explained that her split from her husband of 10 years wasn't just a normal split, but it was a "conscious uncoupling."

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title: Cornel West Arrested in Ferguson

text: Civil rights activist Cornel West was arrested at a rally in Ferguson, Missouri.

West, a former Princeton University professor whose work has focused on race and equality issues, was taking part in a demonstration over police treatment of minorities.

The unrest in Ferguson has continued from the summer after the police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen.

Police say that the protesters wanted to be arrested.

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title: Penelope Cruz Named 'Sexiest Woman Alive'

text: Well, she already has an Oscar.

Penelope Cruz has been named the "sexiest woman alive" by Esquire magazine.

The mother of two has been tight-lipped when it comes to her personal life, but it is believed that she got married to fellow Spaniard Javier Bardem in 2010.

Cruz, 40, is not the only accomplished actress to add the magazine's prestigious title to her list of accolades, as fellow Academy Award-winners Halle Berry, Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie are among the 10 previous winners.

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