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Stanislas Wawrinka has beaten Rafael Nadal in a thrilling match to become the latest Australian Open champion. While Nadal was the favorite, Wawrinka proved to be the better player on the day. The game finished in four sets. Nadal was plagued by injury not to his knee, but to his back. He had work done to it during the match but the extent of the injury was not clear. He was visibly upset at the loss and was fighting back the tears during his post match speech.

Rafael Nadal has dispatched Roger Federer in straight sets to book himself a place in the Australian Open final to be played on Sunday night. The first set was a tough one going to a tie breaker however, the second and third were taken by Nadal without too much trouble. Nadal has had a tough run being out of the game for 7 months with a knee injury but came back with a bang. Rafael Nadal will now play Stan Wawrinka in the final.

American Arrested with $5 million in Sydney - An American citizen has been caught with over $5 million dollars stored in several suit cases. The suit cases were found when after the police started cracking down on international money laundering and drug trafficking. The man had only been in the country for 2 days and denied any of the money belonged to him. The man is now in custody awaiting trial.

Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln - DreamWorks Studios just announced that Daniel Day-Lewis will take on the role of President Abraham Lincoln in the long-in-development biopic to be directed by Steven Spielberg. Lincoln, which playwright Tony Kushner has adapted from the Doris Kearns Goodwin book Team of Rivals, has been on Spielberg's docket for years, with Liam Neeson once attached to star as the 16th president. Kushner also co-wrote Spielberg's Munich, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Kathleen Kennedy and Spielberg are producing the project, which the director will begin filming next fall. “Daniel Day-Lewis would have always been counted as one of the greatest of actors, were he from the silent era, the golden age of film or even some time in cinema's distant future," said Spielberg. "I am grateful and inspired that our paths will finally cross with Lincoln." DreamWorks expects to have the film in theaters late in 2012 through Disney...

Amish Staggering Growth in Midwest - The Amish are one of the fastest-growing religious groups in North America, according to a new census by researchers at Ohio State University. The study, released July 27 at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, suggests a new community sprouting every three and a half weeks. Nearly 250,000 Amish live in the U.S. and Canada, and the population is expected to exceed 1 million around 2050. The growth may not be visible outside Amish country, but the rural settlements definitely see the boom. “This place has grown,” said Daniel Miller, 52, who has spent his life on an Amish settlement here. “It’s because all of the kids.” Many Amish families have multiple children, Miller said, adding that those children often stay in the community and eventually sprout families of their own. There are currently 99 church districts, or communities, in Middlefield, which is east of Cleveland in central Northeast Ohio. Miller said he remembers when...

Anna Chlumsky Veep - Twenty-one years after she played an adorable tomboy in the 1991 coming-of-age film, Chlumsky is showing off her more glamorous side. The 31-year-old actress showed up to the New York screening of her new show, HBO's "Veep," on Tuesday wearing a sexy form-fitting Gianni Versace dress (from New York Vintage), smouldering eyes, and a cascade of curls brushed to the side by hair stylist Creighton Bowman. If that wasn't far enough from her breakout role as Vada Sultenfuss in "My Girl," Chlumsky also accessorized with jewelry by House of Lavande and shoes by Walter Steiger. The blond beauty returns to the spotlight in "Veep," portraying the chief of staff to the vice-president of the United State (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus). The HBO series is an American version of "The Thick of It," a BBC show that spawned the 2009 film "In the Loop," in which Chlumsky also played a part. Anna Chlumsky Veep

Comedian Gallagher Heart Attack - Prop comic Gallagher, best known for obliterating watermelons with a sledgehammer, suffered a heart attack on Wednesday night. The 65-year-old was taken by ambulance to a hospital after he complained of having chest pains. Gallagher's manager, Craig Marquado, spoke with CBS 11 of Dallas. Marquado said Gallagher is having "very serious issues with his heart." He expected his client to be in the hospital for an extended period. According to various sources, including TMZ, Gallagher (real name: Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr.) was in a Texas bar when he suddenly collapsed. He was set to perform later that night. This isn't Gallagher's first heart attack. He suffered a minor one onstage last year while performing in Minnesota. Though he was arguably most famous during the '80s, Gallagher remains a well-known comedian. In the '90s, Gallagher's younger brother, Ron Gallagher, began impersonating his big bro and performed a sim...