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December 16, 2013 | | DO-GOODERS Plenty of celebs can't wait to tell you they're working hard for charity, but who is doing the most to help? The Daily Beast has crunched the numbers to sort the posers from the difference-makers. Endorsements add major value for a charity, so we weighed public perception, number of charities, promotion in traditional media, and raising awareness online to rank the 25 most charitable celebs. Elton John, Angelina Jolie, and Oprah all fared pretty well. On the other hand, Jay Z once claimed "my presence is charity," and here's a hint: you won't see him in the Daily Beast rankings. TWO-TIMING She's back. Former President Michelle Bachelet won her second Chilean presidential election with nearly 62 percent of the 90 percent of votes counted in a run-off. Bachelet previously served as head of the country from 2006-2010, and has now become the first two-term leader in Chile since Gen. Augusto Pinochet. "I am happy with the result and victory and I shall be a president for everyone in Chile," she said. AIR STRIKES An estimated 83 people were killed Monday in aerial bombings in the Syrian city of Aleppo, according to an opposition group. At least 27 children and eight women were among the dead, according to the Local Coordination Committee, which opposes Bashar al-Assad's regime. An additional 135 people died in clashes Sunday, the group said. Helicopters dropped bombs in 12 neighborhoods of the city, Syria's largest and one of the most strategically important for both sides. An estimated 100,000 people have died in Syria since its civil war began nearly three years ago, and more than 2.3 million have fled the country, according to the United Nations. LEGEND Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine, the 1940s star of Suspicion and Rebecca, died Sunday at the age of 96. A friend said Fontaine died "peacefully," in her sleep. Fontaine was the sister of actress Olivia de Havilland, and the pair's longstanding feud was the stuff of Hollywood legend. Both were nominated for Oscars in 1941, but Fontaine took home the statue for Suspicion, one of three Academy Award nominations for the actress. Fontaine acted well into her seventies, until her final role in a Family Channel film Good King Wenceslas in 1994. Fontaine married and divorced four times, and had one daughter. MELLOW Terry Lee Loewen was a laid-back, warmhearted airport technician—or so his family thought. He may have been a good father and a kind friend, but the FBI says he was also plotting a massive attack on the Wichita, Kansas airport. In a letter to his family, he is alleged to have bid them farewell and explained that he wanted to inflict "maximum carnage." His son was stunned. "I never thought he would do something like this. He's always a calm and loving man," said Damien Loewen, 24. The Daily Beast's Michael Daly on the mellow man accused of being a wannabe jihadist. | | 
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