Television
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Simon Cowell replacing Stern on NBC's 'America's Got Talent'
Oct 22, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Simon Cowell is heading back in front of the cameras as a replacement for Howard Stern as a judge on NBC's summertime series "America's Got Talent." NBC annou...
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Production, casting heat up on Lee Daniels' TV pilot 'Star'
Oct 20, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Production will begin in December on "Star," a drama pilot from "Empire" creator Lee Daniels. Fox, which airs "Empire" and ordered the "Star" pilot, a...
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Bill Murray talks Cubs superstitions with Jimmy Kimmel
Oct 20, 2015 1:00 am - Unabashed Cubs fan Bill Murray talked baseball and superstitions on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Monday night after attending Sunday's NLCS game with Mets fan Kimmel, according t...
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Elgin man loves 'the hunt' for Big Ten treasureOct 19, 2015 11:00 pm - You never know what's going to catch John Arcand's eye. The collectibles expert might spend a few thousand dollars to buy an entire collection of Northwestern Universit...
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'Downton Abbey' final season set to begin in January
Oct 19, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The final season of the popular British drama "Downton Abbey" will begin on Jan. 3, leading up to a finale on the first weekend of March, PBS announced Monday...
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PBS' 'Finding Your Roots' returning in January
Oct 19, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - PBS' popular "Finding Your Roots" series, temporarily shelved after an episode omitted references to the slaveholding past of Ben Affleck's ancestor at the ac...
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Final "Star Wars" trailer is a rousing, emotional winnerOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - The marketing campaign for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which opens in theaters Dec. 17, is among the best I've ever seen for a movie. The third and presumably final ...
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Wyoming-Boise State game to be televised on ESPN2
Oct 18, 2015 7:00 am - LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming's game at Boise State next Saturday will be televised on ESPN2. The Mountain West Conference contest is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 p.m. W...
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How to watch the Cubs tonight if you don't have cableOct 17, 2015 7:30 am - Steve Vasilion of Batavia is a third-generation Cubs fan, and he's eager, of course, to watch them in the playoffs. But he found himself frustrated when he could not wat...
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DVD previews: 'Jurassic World,' 'Paper Towns'Oct 17, 2015 7:15 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Oct. 20: "Jurassic World" (PG-13, 125 minutes, Universal): Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jake Johnson, N...