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(Newser) - Troy Polamalu became the highest-paid Steeler and the top-earning safety in the league yesterday, signing a five-year extension on the first day of Steelers training camp. The mild-mannered Samoan-American's ability to line up at multiple positions, knack for reading defenses, and wacky free-wheeling mentality have made him the lynchpin of...

(Newser) - Models are no longer glorified clotheshangers but celebs in their own right, with movie deals, famous beaux, and even their own product lines. These 10 mannequins, listed with their earnings over the past year, have turned looking pretty into a multimillion-dollar business:

1. Gisele Bundchen, $33 million
2. Kate Moss, $9 million 

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(Newser) - Former Goldman Sachs chairman John Whitehead is appalled by Wall Street's salary binge, and he wants his ex-employer to snap out of it. In an ornery interview with Bloomberg News, Whitehead, who ran the company from 1976 to 1984, says hedge funds sparked the rush toward obscene paydays but Goldman...