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| Fort Hood suspect contacted Islamist: sources | Mon, Nov 9 09:31 PM |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies learned an Army psychiatrist contacted an Islamist sympathetic to al Qaeda and they relayed the information to authorities before the man allegedly went on a shooting spree that killed 13 people in Texas last week, U.S. officials said on Monday. |
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| 'Life Unexpected' sets January 18 premiere date
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| Mon, Nov 9 08:56 PM |
| Reuters - The CW's "Life Unexpected" has a premiere date, January 18, where it will temporarily replace "Gossip Girl" as part of a strategy to keep original episodes airing on Monday nights. | Yahoo! News: Entertainment News |
| Ida soaks Gulf Coast, disrupts energy output | Mon, Nov 9 08:17 PM |
MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - A weakened Tropical Storm Ida drenched the U.S. Gulf Coast and oil installations on Monday, shutting down nearly 30 percent of Gulf energy production. |
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| Mya tops fellow celebs on 'Dancing With the Stars'
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| Mon, Nov 9 07:41 PM |
| AP - Mya is tops on "Dancing With the Stars." | Yahoo! News: Entertainment News |
| U.S. says can give Iran time to okay nuclear deal | Mon, Nov 9 06:52 PM |
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States is willing to give Iran time to decide whether to accept a U.N.-brokered deal meant to allay suspicions it is after atomic bombs but which has drawn Iranian objections, a U.S. diplomat said Monday. |
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| Iranian father-son musical perform for peace
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| Mon, Nov 9 04:49 PM |
 AP - It's a seemingly simple approach to one of the modern world's most complicated political problems: By marrying the dainty lutes of the East with thrumming violas of the West, composer Hafez Nazeri says he wants to create harmony between the U.S. and his native Iran.
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| Lawyer: Woods' brother did not get proper care
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| Mon, Nov 9 02:58 PM |
 AP - A hospital did not do enough to care for the brother of James Woods when he went to the emergency room complaining of a sore throat and vomiting in 2006, a lawyer for the actor told jurors Monday at the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit.
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| Leaders hail Wall fall, vow to topple new barriers | Mon, Nov 9 01:59 PM |
BERLIN (Reuters) - World leaders hailed the ordinary people who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and said the historic events of 20 years ago showed nations were capable of rising to new challenges, from terrorism to climate change. |
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| Taylor made? All eyes on Swift at CMA awards
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| Mon, Nov 9 01:32 PM |
 AP - Kenny Chesney has made the very hard work of dominating country music look easy.
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| Maclaren recalls strollers after amputation reports | Mon, Nov 9 01:03 PM |
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Maclaren USA Inc is recalling about one million strollers sold in the United States over the past decade after receiving a dozen reports of children's fingers being amputated when caught in the stroller's hinges. |
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| Iran charges three detained Americans with spying | Mon, Nov 9 12:32 PM |
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has charged three detained U.S. citizens with espionage, the official IRNA news agency quoted a prosecutor as saying on Monday, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there was no evidence to back the charges. |
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| Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic to tour US
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| Mon, Nov 9 11:18 AM |
| AP - Sir Simon Rattle's new contract with the Berlin Philharmonic is just days old but already he's looking ahead — to the orchestra's coast-to-coast tour U.S. tour starting this week, and to the role that classical music can and will play in 21st century society. | Yahoo! News: Entertainment News |
| Music Review: Melanie Fiona's debut CD is solid
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| Mon, Nov 9 10:14 AM |
 AP - Melanie Fiona, "The Bridge" (Universal Motown)
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| Healthcare bill faces tough path in Senate | Mon, Nov 9 08:56 AM |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a landmark win in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed. |
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| Comic for November 20, 2009 | Fri, Nov 20 12:00 AM |
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| Life after death on Broadway | Fri, Nov 20 08:52 AM |
| Front Page: Even flops make money in amateur, stock productions -- Don't shed any tears for DreamWorks and its first Broadway venture, "Shrek the Musical," which looks to lose an ogre-size portion of its $26 million capitalization when it closes in January.
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| 'New Moon' breaks box office records | Fri, Nov 20 08:46 AM |
| Front Page: 'Twilight' installment nabs $26.3 million -- Summit Entertainment's sequel "New Moon" has set box office history.
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| Spielberg, King team on 'Dome' | Thu, Nov 19 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: Duo join forces to bring series to screen -- It's a potent combination: Steven + Stephen.
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| 'Avatar' toys with augmented reality | Thu, Nov 19 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: Partners plan to integrate tech for promotion -- If you haven't heard of augmented reality, you will soon, thanks to "Avatar."
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| Peter Iliff to pen 'American Gladiators' | Thu, Nov 19 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: Film to feature characters as superheroes -- Scribe Peter Iliff has been tapped to adapt a live-action bigscreen version of "American Gladiators."
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| 'New Moon' rises over weekend B.O. | Thu, Nov 19 03:36 PM |
| Front Page: Vampire sequel looks to take big bite out of competish -- The weekend will likely bring in record revenues at the domestic box office.
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| 'Oprah' to end run in 2011 | Thu, Nov 19 01:40 PM |
| Front Page: Talk show host to exit syndication after 25 years -- It's official: After 25 years, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will end its run on Sept. 9, 2011.
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| Simon Baker takes a 'Breath' | Wed, Nov 18 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: 'Mentalist' star, Johnson will produce adaptation -- "The Mentalist" star Simon Baker and producer Mark Johnson have teamed to acquire feature rights to the Tim Winton novel "Breath."
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| Download venture gets Freeman's help | Wed, Nov 18 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: Digiboo will offer kiosk rentals for flash drives -- Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary's Revelations Entertainment has backed a new venture that will allow consumers to digitally rent films.
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| Hamish Hamilton to direct Oscars | Wed, Nov 18 09:05 AM |
| Front Page: Veteran director to helm telecast -- Like telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman, Hamilton is a newcomer to Oscar duties.
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| Michael White to top DirecTV | Wed, Nov 18 08:24 AM |
| Front Page: Former Pepsi exec named CEO of company -- DirecTV taps Pepsi exec Michael White as its new president and CEO.
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| CBS Films hooks up with Sony | Tue, Nov 17 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: New slate to launch with Ford-starrer 'Measures' -- CBS Films has made a three-year deal with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group.
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| Lee Daniels on march to ‘Selma’ | Tue, Nov 17 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: Director in talks for film on civil rights event -- Helmer Lee Daniels is in advanced negotiations to direct "Selma," which will trace the historic 1965 march in the Alabama town that marked the political and emotional peak of the civil rights movement.
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| Graham King enters TV | Tue, Nov 17 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: GK-TV hires away Lionsgate exec Craig Cegielski -- Graham King is planting his flag in the television business.
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| Jennifer Hudson to star in 'Winnie' | Tue, Nov 17 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: Thesp to play former wife of Nelson Mandela -- Jennifer Hudson is set to star in "Winnie," a drama that casts her as the former wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela.
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| 'Twilight' sequel goes worldwide | Tue, Nov 17 02:32 PM |
| Front Page: 'New Moon' may outgross the first film -- "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is looking to feed on the bloodstream of the worldwide box office.
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| Reynolds, Faris to get 'TMI' | Mon, Nov 16 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: Universal acquires comedy script -- Universal Pictures has acquired "TMI," a comic vehicle for Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris.
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| Jackson partners for features | Mon, Nov 16 06:00 PM |
| Front Page: Action Jackson LLC to produce 3-5 pics per year -- Emmett/Furla Films and Cheetah Vision Films have partnered with entrepreneur Richard Jackson.
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| Sony having record year overseas | Mon, Nov 16 02:34 PM |
| Front Page: '2012,' 'This Is It' spur box office to $1.63 billion -- Sony is enjoying its best year ever at the international box office.
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| USA pins down WWE through 2014 | Mon, Nov 16 09:37 AM |
| Front Page: Network seals deal to keep franchise -- World Wrestling Entertainment isn't ready to pull the plug on its existing TV partnerships just yet.
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