Television
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Country singer Tate Stevens wins ‘X Factor’Dec 21, 2012 6:37 am - NEW YORK — Tate Stevens, who was mentored by music exec L.A. Reid on the second season of “The X Factor,” has won the Fox singing competition. The 37-year-old country s...
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Poll Vault: What's your favorite Christmas movie?Dec 20, 2012 11:00 pm - I caught a bit of “A Christmas Story” on TV last weekend. The Bumpuses' dogs had just devoured the Christmas turkey, unleashing a torrent of profanity from the Old Man. ...
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Miss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss UniverseDec 20, 2012 5:31 am - LAS VEGAS — A 20-year-old Boston University sophomore and a self-described “cellist-nerd” brought the Miss Universe crown back to the United States for the first time in...
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Vikings’ Ponder marries ESPN’s SteeleDec 19, 2012 11:30 am - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder and ESPN reporter Samantha Steele have tied the knot. Ponder confirmed on Wednesday that the two we...
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Newsman’s disappearance largely kept secretDec 19, 2012 6:20 am - NEW YORK — NBC was able to keep the abduction of chief Middle East correspondent Richard Engel in Syria largely a secret until he escaped late Monday because it persuade...
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Cassadee Pope wins Season 3 of ‘The Voice’Dec 19, 2012 6:19 am - NEW YORK — Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton’s protégé on the third season of NBC’s “The Voice,” has won the show’s competition. The 23-year-old singer...
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NBC correspondent escapes Syria kidnappingDec 18, 2012 5:39 pm - BEIRUT — NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said Tuesday he and members of his network crew escaped unharmed after five days of captivity in Syria, where mo...
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‘Jersey Shore’ calling it a dayDec 18, 2012 8:04 am - NEW YORK — “Train wreck.” That’s what I hear, again and again, when I ask people why they watch “Jersey Shore.” “It’s such a train wreck!” they chortle. I nod blankly an...
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School shooting compels entertainment changesDec 18, 2012 6:39 am - NEW YORK — The Connecticut school shooting rampage compelled Hollywood to air disclaimers before violent television shows, swap some programs for others, cancel film ope...
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'Bachelor' endures even if its couples don'tDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Try taking a look at ABC's “The Bachelor” franchise by the numbers, and it's impossible to count the hot tub scenes, candlelit dinners, dramatic confrontations and on-ca...