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Del Toro says he has soft spot for monsters Feb 8 2010 6:33PM
Actor Benicio del Toro says he signed on for
the lead role in "The Wolfman" remake because he has a soft spot
for monsters.
The Oscar winner says the werewolf he portrays and many other
dark characters in literature get a bad rap. In a Monday me
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| Iowa AG files charges over film tax credits Feb 8 2010 5:44PM
The Iowa attorney general's office has
accused two filmmakers, their companies and the former manager of
the Iowa Film Office of mishandling tax incentives designed to lure
moviemakers to the state.
Wendy Runge, of St. Louis Park, Minn., and Mat
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| URGENT Feb 8 2010 5:02PM
Criminal charges have been filed against
two filmmakers, their companies and the former manager of the Iowa
Film Office in connection with the alleged mishandling of tax
incentives.
The Iowa attorney general's office filed first-degree theft
ch
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| Celebrity photographer Felice Quinto dies at 80 Feb 8 2010 3:38PM
Felice Quinto, a celebrity photographer
who likely was the model for the character Paparazzo in Federico
Fellini's 1960 film "La Dolce Vita," has died.
Quinto's wife, Geraldine Quinto, says he died of pneumonia Jan.
16 in Rockville, Md. He was
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| Miley Cyrus, other celebs auction items for Haiti Feb 8 2010 2:14PM
Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to
benefit the relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh
Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi
Lovato and others will donate items and experiences.
Cyrus is donating se
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| `Up' wins best animated feature at Annie Awards Feb 8 2010 9:13AM
The travel adventure "Up" is the winner of
the best animated feature at the 37th annual Annie Awards.
Also competing for top honors at the Annies, presented
exclusively for animated films, were the musical fairy tale "The
Princess and the Frog,"
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| Goodell: lockout wouldn't be good...Super Bowl seen... Feb 7 2010 12:57PM
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says if a labor
dispute leads to a lockout next year, it won't be good for owners,
players or fans. Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation" hours
before the Super Bowl, Goodell said owners are proposing to reduce
the playe
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| Actor in Israel's Oscar nominated movie detained Feb 7 2010 11:47AM
Police say an actor in "Ajami," the Israeli
movie just nominated for an Oscar, was detained briefly for
attacking police in the neighborhood where the story was filmed.
Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Sunday that police arrested Tony
Copti, whose
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| Karina Smirnoff, others party on Super Bowl eve Feb 6 2010 10:24PM
Dancing with the Star's Karina Smirnoff
is staying quiet about who she wants to win the Super Bowl because
she doesn't know who is going to be on the next season of the show.
Smirnoff said Saturday that she didn't want to say anything she
would
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| Alba not flattered by attempt to look like her Feb 6 2010 10:23AM
Imitation is not the sincerest form of
flattery for Jessica Alba.
The actress says she's been distressed by Internet reports of a
Chinese woman who is having a plastic surgery makeover to look like
Alba in hopes of getting her lover back.
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| Hawaii man pleads guilty to child porn charges Feb 5 2010 1:18PM
A Hawaii man accused of [[kxtopic:film:t[Film]:t]]ing himself as he
sexually assaulted three young children and trading the images on
the Internet faces up to 100 years in prison.
Daniel Guerrero Seguerre III pleaded guilty Thursday in Honolulu
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| Screenwriter's life mirrors `Precious' character's Feb 5 2010 12:15PM
Geoffrey Fletcher has a lot in common with the
[[kxtopic:film:t[Film]:t]] "Precious: Based on a Novel by Sapphire."
"Precious" was the first screenplay Fletcher adapted, and his
struggle to enter the entertainment industry resembled the title
char
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| Camilla visits set of UK soap 'Coronation Street' Feb 4 2010 9:55AM
Prince Charles' wife has turned barmaid during a
visit to the set of a British TV soap.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, got behind the bar of the Rover's
Return, the fictional pub on "Coronation Street."
The duchess says she is a lifelong fan o
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| Kodak sees improved results in 2010 Feb 4 2010 8:17AM
Even if the global economy stays
listless, Eastman Kodak says it expects a financial upswing this
year driven by its digital printer businesses and leaner costs from
years of restructuring.
The picture-taking pioneer said at its annual investor
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Feb 4 2010 2:13AM
Tomorrow. That's when Michael Jackson's
doctor is supposed to face the music legally for the pop star's
death. A source has told The Associated Press that Dr. Conrad
Murray is to be arraigned on a charge connected to the singer's
death last June. The
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 3 2010 8:04PM
Attorney General Eric Holder says he was the
one who made the decision, but the FBI informed its partners in the
intelligence community that the Christmas Day terror suspect would
be charged in civilian court and that no objections were raised.
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| Compensation approved for Jackson estate admins Feb 3 2010 5:16PM
A judge has granted approval to a deal that
will give two men administering Michael Jackson's estate 10 percent
of its profits, minus some sizable assets.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved the
arrangement after some dis
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Feb 3 2010 2:27AM
Big names like Taylor Swift, Miley
Cyrus and even Paul McCartney didn't get Oscar nominations
yesterday, even though they all had songs that were eligible.
Instead, one of the five songs that was nominated was by newcomer
Ryan Bingham. So, he now h
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| Former `Boston Legal' actor dies in Wis. SUV crash Feb 2 2010 11:33AM
An actor who appeared on the TV show
"Boston Legal" has been killed in an SUV crash in Wisconsin.
The Iowa County Sheriff's Department says Justin Mentell was
killed when his SUV went down an embankment off Highway 39 near
Blanchardville and hit
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| Only living American WWI vet turns 109 in W.Va. Feb 2 2010 11:12AM
America's last surviving World War I
veteran is now 109.
Frank Woodruff Buckles celebrated his birthday Monday with
family and friends at his home in West Virginia.
Buckles, who was born in Harrison County, Mo., says he hopes to
celebrate
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| 'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker' lead Oscar nominations Feb 2 2010 11:12AM
Win or lose, it's great to be
nominated. That's what Sandra Bullock is saying about the Oscars,
adding that "no one cares about the end result or the statue."
She says it's just great to rub shoulders with the actresses who
are nominated with her pe
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| Calif.'s gay marriage trial reenacted, on Youtube Feb 2 2010 9:34AM
The U.S. Supreme Court may have stopped
broadcasts of California's same-sex marriage trial, but that has
not prevented filmmakers from re-enacting it for the Internet.
Two Los Angeles-based filmmakers have used transcripts, bloggers
in the court
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| 'Avatar' and 'The Hurt Locker' lead...Stocks steady...Suspect... Feb 2 2010 9:06AM
Nine Oscar nominations each for
"Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker." They lead the list of films
nominated for Academy Awards this morning. The acting nominees
include the four stars who have dominated the early awards shows
Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock,
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| David Brown, Oscarnominated producer, dies in NYC Feb 2 2010 8:24AM
David Brown, a theater and film producer who
brought hits like "Jaws" and "The Sting" to the big screen, has
died. He was 93.
The Hearst Corporation says he died Monday at his Manhattan home
following a long illness.
Brown was the husband
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| Dutch Supreme Court orders terror group retrial Feb 2 2010 6:18AM
The Dutch Supreme Court has
overturned the acquittals of seven men who were cleared on appeal
in 2008 of being members of a terrorist organization.
The reversal is a victory for prosecutors in their long-running
legal battle with members of an a
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| Some key dates and events pertaining to Michael Jackson... Feb 2 2010 4:26AM
Some key dates and events pertaining to Michael Jackson
Aug. 29, 1958: Michael Joseph Jackson is born in Gary, Ind.,
the seventh of nine children. His father, Joe, is a crane operator
at U.S. steel who once played guitar in an R&B band. H
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| Singer Etta James still hospitalized in California Feb 1 2010 12:36PM
Etta James' manager said the R&B singer
remains hospitalized in Southern California as she recovers from
sepsis, an infection.
Lupe De Leon said Monday that James is stable and he doesn't
know when the 72-year-old singer will be released fro
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| Etta James remains hospitalized in Riverside Feb 1 2010 12:22PM
Etta James' manager says the R&B singer
is recovering from sepsis and remains hospitalized in Southern
California.
Lupe De Leon said Monday that James is stable and he doesn't
know when the 72-year-old singer will be released from the
River
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| France honors actors Jim Carrey and EwaMcGregor Feb 1 2010 11:26AM
France has honored actors Jim Carrey and Ewan
McGregor by naming them knights in the prestigious National Order
of Arts and Letters.
The two are in Paris to promote their upcoming gay romance, "I
Love You Phillip Morris."
At Monday's ceremon
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Feb 1 2010 6:46AM
Authorities have identified the police
officer who died in a weekend snowmobile crash. The Hennepin County
medical examiner's office says 31-year-old Patrick Callaghan of
Alexandria was killed and another man was injured in the crash
Friday night. Th
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 31 2010 4:06PM
A congressional official says the Obama
administration's new budget pegs the national deficit in the
current fiscal year at a record of $1.6 trillion and that the
deficit number for the 2011 fiscal year is $1.3 trillion.
In addition, the officia
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| Food aid for Haitians...Church group held in Haiti...Partygoers... Jan 31 2010 3:52PM
Relief workers in Haiti have taken
steps to make sure it's not just the young and strong who get food
aid. They've been handing out coupons to be redeemed for bags of
rice to women, the elderly and other vulnerable people. A World
Food Program spokes
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| `Avatar' wins box office, nears domestic record Jan 31 2010 11:54AM
"Avatar" has topped all movies at the
box-office to dominate for a seventh straight week.
According to studio estimates Sunday, James Cameron's 3-D epic
added $30 million to bring its total to $594.5 million. It has
already set a worldwide box-o
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| Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with `Hurt Locker' Jan 31 2010 2:13AM
Kathryn Bigelow has won the Directors Guild
of America's top prize for "The Hurt Locker."
The win makes the film and its 58-year-old director the
front-runners for the Academy Award.
She is the first female to win the DGA's top honor.
B
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 31 2010 1:03AM
An independent government watchdog is warning
that the response to the financial meltdown has made it more likely
the United States will face a deeper crisis in the future.
Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the trouble
asset relie
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| `Winter's Bone,' `Restrepo' earn Sundance honors Jan 30 2010 10:24PM
The Ozark Mountains drama "Winter's
Bone" and the war-on-terror documentary "Restrepo" have won top
honors among U.S. movies at the Sundance Film Festival.
"Winter's Bone," the story of a 17-year-old trying to uncover
the fate of her father amon
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| Americans detained...Upgrading defense...Miss America update... Jan 30 2010 8:53PM
State Department officials say
they're seeking access to Americans who have been detained in Haiti
on suspicion of trying to take children out of the country without
proper paperwork. An Idaho man whose wife and daughter are among
those detained says
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| US upgrades Persian Gulf defenses...Haiti airlifts Jan 30 2010 7:57PM
Officials say the U.S. is upgrading its
anti-missile capability in the Persian Gulf. It has quietly
increased the capability of land and sea-based defensive missiles
in the area. One military official says the adjustment is designed
to deter Iran fro
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| Famed film editor struck, killed by car in NYC Jan 30 2010 7:15PM
An award-winning film editor has been struck and
killed by a getaway car speeding from a New York City drugstore
robbery.
Police identified the woman as 39-year-old Karen Schmeer. Her
mother, Eleanor DuBois Schmeer, confirmed the film editor's d
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| (Following Advance for Use Saturday, Jan. 30) Jan 30 2010 2:13AM
! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY !
On Jan. 30, 1933, the first episode of the "Lone Ranger" radio
program was broadcast on station WXYZ in Detroit.
In 1956, Elvis Pres
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| Miramax offices close, Disney says brand continues Jan 29 2010 11:47AM
Some offices of award-winning Miramax Films
closed this week, but owner Walt Disney Co. says the brand will
continue to exist.
A Miramax employee sent out an e-mail this week saying Miramax
offices will be closed as of Friday. The e-mail directe
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Jan 29 2010 3:58AM
Beyonce is in position to have a big night at
the Grammys. She has 10 nominations going into Sunday's ceremony in
Los Angeles. That's the most of any artist. Her nods include those
for album of the year for "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," song of the
year f
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| Travolta says faith helped him through son's death Jan 28 2010 9:14PM
John Travolta says Scientology has helped him
deal with the tragic death of his son, Jett.
The actor walked the red carpet with wife Kelly Preston on
Thursday night in New York to promote his new film, "From Paris
With Love."
He spoke about
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| Police: Pa. man told TV station he would rob bank Jan 28 2010 4:27PM
Police in eastern Pennsylvania say a man
frustrated with bank overdraft charges threatened to rob the branch
and invited a TV station to film him doing it.
Colonial Regional police say 40-year-old Francis Coleman called
WFMZ on Wednesday night t
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| NewtonJohn to play hockey mom in movie musical Jan 28 2010 3:38PM
Hopelessly devoted to ... hockey?
Olivia Newton-John is set to co-star in a movie musical about
Canada's favorite pastime.
The "Grease" and "Xanadu" star will play the mother of a
teen hockey phenom in "Score: A Hockey Musical," which begins
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| Experts find source of ancient Roman aqueduct Jan 28 2010 2:35PM
Experts have located the source of an ancient
aqueduct built by Emperor Trajan nearly 2,000 years ago to supply
Rome.
Archaeologists and officials said at a news conference Thursday
that the find near lake Bracciano, north of Rome, was made by a
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| 3M raises forecast for 2010 after strong 4Q Jan 28 2010 7:07AM
3M says 2009 closed on a strong note and it's
raising its profit expectations for the new year.
Fourth-quarter profit rose 74 percent. 3M, which is considered a
window into overall U.S. economic health, increased its 2010
earnings expectations t
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| 3M raises forecast for 2010 after strong 4Q Jan 28 2010 7:07AM
3M says 2009 closed on a strong note and it's
raising its profit expectations for the new year.
Fourth-quarter profit rose 74 percent. 3M, which is considered a
window into overall U.S. economic health, increased its 2010
earnings expectations t
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| 'Poltergeist' actress Zelda Rubinstein dies at 76 Jan 27 2010 6:54PM
Zelda Rubinstein, the 4-foot-3-inch character
actor best known as Tangina, the psychic who tries to calm a family
inhabiting a haunted house in the 1982 horror film "Poltergeist,"
has died. She was 76.
Her agent, Eric Stevens, tells the Los Ange
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| CORRECTS Right Now Jan 27 2010 2:03AM
Authorities say a five-story apartment
building has collapsed, injuring at least 20 people. Rescue workers
are searching through the rubble for more survivors.
The apartment building in the center of the eastern Belgian city
came down after a lo
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| CORRECTS 19th NewsMinute Jan 26 2010 7:22PM
Virginia State Police think they've
found the remains of a coed who vanished from a rock concert in
Charlottesville in October. Morgan Harrington left the concert
arena, and was denied re-entry. Authorities say significant items
and evidence were fou
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| Landrieu: Phone allegations 'unsettling' for staff Jan 26 2010 6:47PM
Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu says allegations
that a conservative activist and three other men tried to tamper
with phones at her New Orleans office are "unsettling."
One of the suspects is James O'Keefe, a conservative activist
who posed as a pim
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| Grim discovery...Stimulus cost..."Avatar" triumphs Jan 26 2010 5:37PM
Virginia State Police think they've
found the remains of a coed who vanished from a rock concert in
Charlottesville in October. Morgan Harrington left the concert
arena, and was denied re-entry. Authorities say significant items
and evidence were fou
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 26 2010 5:23PM
Last year's $787 billion economic stimulus
bill is going to be even more expensive $75 billion more.
That's the finding in a Congressional Budget Office estimate of
the costs of the economic stimulus bill, which mixed tax cuts and
lots of spend
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| 'Avatar' passes 'Titanic' on worldwide chart Jan 26 2010 4:48PM
James Cameron is king of the world again.
20th Century Fox said Tuesday that the director's sci-fi
spectacle, "Avatar," has passed his shipwreck saga "Titanic" to
become the highest-grossing film worldwide.
As of Monday, "Avatar" had brough
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| NH teacher, 100, gets degree a day before she died Jan 26 2010 4:06PM
A retired New Hampshire teacher who turned
100 years old earlier this month achieved another major milestone
the day before she died: earning her bachelor's degree.
Harriet Richardson Ames got her diploma at her bedside in
Concord on Friday. She
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| AC/DC to release official soundtrack to Iron Man 2 Jan 26 2010 12:22PM
AC/DC is putting the metal in the upcoming
"Iron Man 2" film.
The band announced Tuesday they will release the official
soundtrack, "AC/DC: Iron Man 2" on April 19. The first video from
the album, "Shoot To Thrill," was released on Tuesday.
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| Zellweger joins Herzog on Berlin film fest jury Jan 26 2010 9:55AM
The Berlin Film Festival says Oscar-winning
actress Renee Zellweger has joined the jury for this year's
competition.
The festival announced Tuesday that Zellweger, who won a best
supporting actress Oscar for "Cold Mountain" in 2004, will be
par
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| Mamma Mia! ABBAWORLD theme park opens in London Jan 26 2010 8:04AM
Mamma Mia! How can they resist ... ABBAWORLD?
The Swedish pop group ABBA is the subject of a theme park that
opens Tuesday in London ABBAWORLD.
ABBA has sold 400 million records since its 1970s heyday and
spawned the hugely successful stage
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Jan 26 2010 3:37AM
A new evangelical group is calling for
the forgiveness of Haiti's foreign debt.
The New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good (NEP) says
it exists to "advance human well-being as expression of love for
Jesus Christ."
NEP executive dire
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Jan 26 2010 2:27AM
Katy Perry feels she could be robbing the world of
someone useful by giving false hope to contestants on "American
Idol." Perry is a guest judge on tonight's episode, along with
Avril Lavigne. While Perry was not as mean as Simon Cowell, she had
no p
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| Tim Burton to head Cannes' film jury Jan 25 2010 10:24PM
American filmmaker Tim Burton will head the jury at
the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
The "Edward Scissorhands" and "Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory" director says heading up the nine-member jury in May is a
"great honor."
Organizers of the F
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| Stocks up...GM chief tapped...Medtronic buy Jan 25 2010 9:07AM
Stock prices are rising to begin the trading
session. This is another busy week for earnings and economic
reports. Investors also appear to be comforted by indications that
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely be serving a
second term.
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| AOL buys online video company StudioNow for $36.5M Jan 25 2010 7:21AM
AOL says it is boosting its ability to create
Web videos by paying $36.5 million for StudioNow, a Web site that
lets companies buy custom-made online videos from a network of
freelance filmmakers.
AOL Inc. will merge Nashville-based StudioNow In
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Jan 25 2010 3:11AM
Some Haitian earthquake survivors
continue to show that their faith is not among the losses they've
sustained.
About 2,000 people gathered in a park yesterday near the
81-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral that was destroyed. A Mass was
celebrat
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Jan 25 2010 2:27AM
It's $57 million and counting for the Haiti
relief telethon. Organizers say the "Hope for Haiti Now" event
Friday has "set a new standard of giving for a relief telethon."
The two-hour telethon co-hosted by Haiti-born Wyclef Jean (ZHAHN)
aired Frid
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| 'Hurt Locker' wins Producers Guild Award Jan 24 2010 10:31PM
"The Hurt Locker" scored the top film award
from the Producers Guild of America, building new momentum for the
Iraq war drama in the expanded Oscar race for best picture.
The film about a risk-taking bomb disposal technician beat out
such celebr
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| Agent: 'Guys and Dolls' star Jean Simmons dies Jan 24 2010 7:08PM
A representative of Jean Simmons
confirms that the "Guys and Dolls" and "Spartacus" actress has
died of lung cancer.
Agent Judy Page told The Associated Press on Sunday that Simmons
died at her home in Santa Monica on Friday, surrounded by her
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 24 2010 4:13PM
The State Department calls it an attempt to
"appear relevant."
In a new audio message that's yet to be authenticated, Osama bin
Laden is claiming responsibility for the Christmas Day attempt to
bomb a passenger jet headed for Detroit.
The al
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| Osama's message...Haiti toll...Six weeks at the top... Jan 24 2010 3:52PM
U.S. officials say terror experts say there's no
indication Osama bin Laden had anything to do with the attempted
Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner. But, in a new audio
recording yet to be authenticated, the al-Qaida leader praises the
attack
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| Bin Laden tape not authenticated...Israel angers Jan 24 2010 10:02AM
The White House says an audio recording
purported to be from Osama bin Laden hasn't been authenticated, and
the president's spokesman isn't commenting on the claim that the
al-Qaida leader was behind the Christmas Day airline bombing
attempt. But on
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 24 2010 4:12AM
A new poll suggests voter discontent with
Democrats is what landed Republican Scott Brown a seat in the
Senate.
The Washington Post poll counted about 63 percent of
Massachusetts voters in Tuesday's election who say the country is
seriously off
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| Another flight scare...Man rescued in Haiti...Salami recalled... Jan 23 2010 9:42PM
A man is in custody tonight after trying to open a
door on a United Airlines passenger jet while it was in flight. The
plane was en route from Washington D.C. to Las Vegas and was
diverted to Denver where it was met by police. The man is being
interv
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| 'Inglourious Basterds' wins SAG film award Jan 23 2010 9:28PM
The cast of "Inglourious Basterds" has won
the Screen Actors Guild trophy for best film ensemble.
Jeff Bridges won best actor Saturday night for his portrayal of
a hard-living country music singer in "Crazy Heart," and Sandra
Bullock won best ac
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| Bridges, Bullock win SAG film awards Jan 23 2010 9:15PM
Jeff Bridges has been honored as best actor
at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for his portrayal of a hard-luck,
hard-living country music singer in "Crazy Heart."
Sandra Bullock won best actress honors for "The Blind Side,"
in which she plays the
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| 'Glee,' `Mad Men' cast win SAG Awards Jan 23 2010 8:18PM
The cast of the 1960s Madison Avenue saga
"Mad Men" has won the trophy for best drama series ensemble at
the Screen Actors Guild Awards for the second year in a row.
The actors of the spunky Fox TV series "Glee," about a high
school singing club
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| 'Glee' cast, Baldwin, Fey win SAG comedy awards Jan 23 2010 7:43PM
The cast of the spunky TV series "Glee,"
about a high school singing club, has won the trophy for best
comedy series ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey of "30 Rock" won SAG awards Saturday
for best acting in a
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| Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey of '30 Rock' win SAG awards Jan 23 2010 7:36PM
Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey of "30 Rock" are
winners of Screen Actors Guild awards for best acting in a comedy
series.
Baldwin won Saturday for his role as an arrogant but charming
network executive who helps series star Fey produce a TV comedy
s
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| `Basterds,' `Precious,' `30 Rock' lead SAG Awards Jan 23 2010 7:08PM
Three is the lucky number at the Screen
Actors Guild Awards tonight that's how many nominations the
leading contenders in film and television have coming into
tonight's ceremony.
"Inglorious Basterds," "Precious" and "Up in the Air" lead
film
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| Rescue phase over...White House gets help...Texas oil spill... Jan 23 2010 1:46PM
Rescue teams have pulled more than
130 people alive from the wreckage of collapsed buildings in Haiti
since the earthquake 11 days ago. But the U.N. says, barring
miracles, there won't likely be more. Haiti's government has
declared the search and re
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