Celebrities
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Donna Summer dies after cancer battle at 63May 17, 2012 5:00 pm - NEW YORK - Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty - the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or ...
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Purple, Red and Yellow Wiggles leaving Aussie bandMay 17, 2012 12:45 pm - SYDNEY — Three members of the children’s music quartet The Wiggles will be hanging up their colorful outfits and leaving the Australian band this year, with th...
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Coroner: RFK Jr.'s wife died of hangingMay 17, 2012 11:00 am - BEDFORD, N.Y. - A medical examiner in suburban New York says the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. died of asphyxiation due to hanging. Mary Richardson Kennedy was d...
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Hal Holbrook wins Twain Lifetime Achievement AwardMay 17, 2012 10:00 am - HANNIBAL, Mo. - Actor Hal Holbrook has been performing as Mark Twain for six decades. Now, he's getting an award named after the author and humorist. The Mark Twain Boy...
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Swift donates $4 million to Country Hall of FameMay 17, 2012 8:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Taylor Swift has taught a generation of kids to appreciate country music over the last five years. Now, she's donating $4 million to the Country Music...
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Judges spread the love for 'Idol's' final 3May 17, 2012 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The three "American Idol" finalists earned nearly uniform votes of confidence Wednesday from the show's judges. Now it's the audience tally that will deter...
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Book notes: Meet media sensation Ted WilliamsMay 17, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet best-selling children's author Blue Balliett at a reception at the Lakeview Center in Gillson Park, 800 Gillson Park Drive, Wilmette. The not-for-profit Book Worm...
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Cast upheaval may be coming to 'SNL'May 16, 2012 10:00 am - NEW YORK - How can "Saturday Night Live" possibly replace (fill in the blank)? How many times have we asked that question across nearly four decades? "Impossible!" s...
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Drummer for OneRepublic arrested in DenverMay 16, 2012 9:00 am - DENVER — The drummer for the band OneRepublic has been arrested on suspicion of assault, destruction of private property and disturbing the peace. KMGH-TV in Denver repo...
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Maria Menounos voted off 'DWTS'May 16, 2012 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Maria Menounos earned a perfect score on Monday's episode of "Dancing With the Stars," but on Tuesday, she was ousted from the show. The 33-year-old TV pe...