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MARKHAM, Ontario, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- An online poll of Canadians who exchange Christmas kisses under mistletoe found bad breath and slobbering are the two biggest turnoffs.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Australian actor Hugh Jackman has been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2008.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Charlize Theron will serve as a peace envoy for the United Nations, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon says.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The way in which certain celebrity-endorsed charities are run skirt along the boundaries of legality, an expert says.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Hollywood heavyweight Sylvester Stallone says he wants to direct fellow actor Forest Whitaker in Stallone's upcoming movie "The Expendables."

ALBUQUERQUE, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Film stars George Clooney and Ewan McGregor are heading to New Mexico to shoot their new movie "Men Who Stare at Goats," the movie's publicist says.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Four new movies, led by the Coen brothers' "Burn After Reading," were the favorites in U.S. theaters this weekend, Box Office Mojo said Sunday.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. actor George Clooney is recruiting noted colleagues to star in the movie "The Men Who Stare at Goats," The Hollywood Reporter said.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- On an evening in Geneva, Switzerland, one week ago at a fundraiser for the Obama Victory Fund, George Clooney awed 40 guests. Born in Lexington, Ky., he is one of the world's great leading men. He won an Oscar and Golden Globe for his role in "Syriana." He received critical acclaim for "Good Night and Good Luck." He is thoughtful, intellectually curious and very likable.