Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx: A star is born? He became the city's youngest, and its second African-American, mayor when he was elected in 2009 to his first two-year term after serving on the City Council. Now that his city is hosting the Democratic National Convention, he's getting a lot of attention this week. Read more about him at the Huffington Post.
Terrence J to replace Ryan Seacrest: The newest E! News co-host says, "I've always had a passion for the wide spectrum of pop culture that E! News covers so well; I can't wait to get started … I've had a great career so far, and it's all been building toward this."
Eight interracial celeb relationships you didn't know about: Love is blind, but some of these couples have been nearly invisible. Check them out at MadameNoire.
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