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From sexual harassment accusations to some erratic behavior around his intent to purchase Twitter , some longtime fans of Tesla boss Elon Musk are wondering if he's as clever as he's previously seemed. Musk has built a massive social media following on his dedication to innovation, free speech, and voicing his opinions as loudly and consistently as possible, and has gained a legion of fanboys because of it. But while many believe Musk some kind of futuristic tech prophet, some Americans are becoming disillusioned with him these days. However, if Musk even feels down in the dumps about this and...

An upstate New Yorker bearing an uncanny resemblance to Brian Laundrie had a rude awakening when US Marshals on the hunt for the fugitive pulled their guns on him during a nap on the Appalachian Trail. Ithaca couple Severin Beckwith and Anna Brettmann were catching a few winks at the Lodge at Fontana Village Resort after lunch when they heard a knock and their door flew open, the New Yorker reported. “Next thing I see is a bunch of guys with riot shields with ‘US Marshals’ written on them, handguns pointed at my face,” Beckwith told the mag. The stunned...

<p>The three-night competition, which had been scheduled for July 23-25, typically attracts more than 100 burly, bearded contestants from around the world.</p> <p>KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of the 40th annual Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West, organizers announced Thursday.</p>

An Afghan talent show contestant’s striking resemblance to Justin Trudeau has turned him into an unlikely celebrity in the war-torn country. Abdul Salam Maftoon, a wedding singer from a village in the remote and impoverished northeastern province of Badakhshan, had never even heard of his more famous doppelganger until a judge on the popular television music contest Afghan Star pointed out the uncanny likeness. Slightly built with a long face and dark brown hair and eyes, Maftoon, 29, hopes the flattering comparison to the politician widely rated as one of the sexiest leaders in the world will bring him more...

Cecilia Thompson was working as a FEMA contractor doing demolition in Mississippi in 2008 when U.S. Sen. John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his running mate. Friends and family started calling immediately, saying “that lady running for vice president looks just like Cecilia.” About a year later, Thompson, a North Shore native who splits time between Massachusetts and Colorado, began working as a part-time Sarah Palin impersonator at political events and business functions. Thompson, who gives her age as “older than Sarah,” sat atop the Green Monster in-character last night after winning tickets in an “As Seen on TV” costume...

Even though he's out now, this guy is the gift that keeps giving. With a little embellishment I provided a hint for the identity of his doppleganger... If you're not a child of the 90's and have no clue then check out the answer at Death by 1000 Papercuts. If you still don't know you might actually be better off for it.

GHANA -- Air Force One swooped into Ghana yesterday, carrying an upbeat President Barack Obama planning to meet his illegitimate son for the first time. Only moments after leaving the plane, however, the president discovered his love child wanted nothing to do with him. “I informed the president at the airport that he is an evil spirit, and because of this the boy did not want to see him,” said Hawabu Tarana, the juju (witch) doctor from the boy’s hometown of Kumasi, and family spokesman. “There is also a rumor going around that the reason Mr. Obama cannot produce a...

He looks O, so familiar. Maybe it's the American-flag lapel pin, or that supersized smile - or maybe it's just those ears. But the man posing for pictures outside the Grace Hotel in Midtown Wednesday was not really the nation's commander in chief, even if some European tourists were fooled.

Here is video of a Chicago man who many believe is a dead-ringer "look-alike" of President Barack Obama. Funny: One woman in the report says, "Put some more meat on his bones" and he'll look just like him! . . . . (Watch Video)

Obama’s popularity has really spread around the world. Everything from streets, hotels, and even people are being named after the newly elected President of the United States. For one photographer in Indonesia, it is not the name Obama that has thrown him into almost instant fame, but rather his face. Ilham Anas bares a striking resemblance to the president-elect Barack Obama in this recent commercial. CNN report on Sen. Obama's Indonesia school- VIDEO A LITTLE LATE CNN TO START VETTING DON'T YOU THINK?

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Man didn't ask to be like Mike, so he's suing Court - Allen Ray Heckard says his resemblance to Michael Jordan is distressing, and he wants the star and Phil Knight to pay Related Documents (PDF): 1 Saturday, July 08, 2006 HOLLY DANKS HILLSBORO -- Michael Jordan made a bushel of money shooting baskets and pitching Nike products. Allen Ray Heckard, a 51-year-old Northeast Portland man, says he has been told he looks like Jordan. Now he wants some of that fortune for the pain and suffering of having a famous face. Heckard, an airport shuttle driver and auto detailer...

“NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams told The Hill that he wrote Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.) letters of apology last week after he confused the two men at the State of the Union address. During NBC’s broadcast, Williams noticed Obama on the House floor and identified him to the viewing audience. Unfortunately, it was actually Ford. “I made a silly and honest mistake, and knowing both men I knew instantly what I had done,” a contrite and gracious Williams said in a phone call. “I obviously should have corrected it, but the proper time...

SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - As the United States prepares to go to war with Iraq (news - web sites), a man who looks just like Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) proudly wanders the halls of California's state capitol. Jaded state legislators don't even bat an eye when he appears to drop by their offices. They know it is actually Jerry Haleva, a savvy political insider with his own lobbying firm, Sergeant Major Communications, and a thriving sideline as Hollywood's favorite double for Saddam Hussein. If you have seen Saddam in a movie lately, you have may have seen Haleva....

Russian gardeners hunting a scrap metal thief were surprised when their man turned out to be an Osama bin Laden lookalike. The Alekseyevka gardening association in the Kursk region of Russia is considering offering the bin Laden double to the US in exchange for a new electric transformer. Their old one was destroyed by thieves looking for scrap metal. The gardeners staged an ambush to try and catch the culprit. They hid in wait at a local scrap metal yard and caught a man with a big bag of electrical components, who looked exactly like the world's most wanted man....

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 October 28 Earth's Richat Structure Credit: Landsat 7, USGS, NASA Explanation: What on Earth is that? The Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania is easily visible from space because it is nearly 50 kilometers across. Once thought to be an impact crater, the Richat Structure's flat middle and lack of shock-altered rock indicates otherwise. The possibility that the Richat Structure was formed by a volcanic...

BERLIN, Sept 26 (AFP) - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has at least three doubles who stand in for him at official events and has not appeared in public personally since 1998, German public television channel ZDF reported Thursday. ZDF said in a summary of a report to be broadcast later Thursday that research by a German medical expert had shown that the Iraqi leader had avoided all public functions for the last four years. Instead, he had replaced at them by people who bear a striking physical resemblance to him. Saddam also skips meetings of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command...