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September 26, 2015 9:57 pm JST N. Korea's Kim Jong Un now tips scales at 130 kg: paper SEOUL (Kyodo) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's reported weight gain is continuing unabated, with the South Korean government estimating from his body shape and gait that he has put on some 30 kilograms over the past five years and presently weighs around 130 kg, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported Saturday. Since obesity is often linked to health problems such as cardiovascular disease, neighboring countries are paying close attention to changes in Kim's waistline. When Kim officially emerged as successor...

A Texas Pee Wee football league has ruled that a 300-pound seventh-grader is too big to play, according to Dallas-Fort Worth television station KDFW Fox 4's website. Elijah Earnhardt, 12, was informed this past weekend by the Mesquite Pee Wee Football Association that he is not allowed to play in the league, according to the report posted on MyFoxDFW.com. The league's rule is that any seventh-grader weighing more than 135 pounds is barred and must play in his school's league, according to the report. But Earnhardt, who is more than 6 feet tall, and his mother, Cindy, told the website...

A documentary film is being produced by Magnum Films/Cabin Creek Films about our favorite country music group, the Dixie Chicks. The feature length documentary film will cover a broad base of subjects, including their early years, their unprecedented success, the controversy surrounding their comment about President George W. Bush, and what they are doing today. The film will have a special focus on the last couple years, especially the aftermath and repercussions of the Bush incident. There are elements of the film that will "shock and surprise" fans. Cecilia Peck, daughter of Gregory Peck, and close friend of Adrian Pasdar...