Celebrities
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Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell says he has cancerJun 10, 2013 9:50 am - NEW YORK — Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says he is being treated for cancer. In a statement Monday, the 50-year-old says he has Hodgkin lymphoma and has been i...
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‘The Purge’ topples ‘Fast 6’ at box officeJun 09, 2013 12:44 am - NEW YORK — The suspense thriller “The Purge” topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimate...
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Images: The Tony AwardsJun 08, 2013 11:00 pm - ...
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Buffett charity lunch sold for $1 million-plusJun 08, 2013 1:56 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — A private lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has been sold for more than $1 million at auction. Compared to past years, that’s a bargain. An an...
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Vera Wang honored for lifetime fashion passionJun 08, 2013 5:43 am - NEW YORK — Vera Wang, arguably the queen of red-carpet dressing, didn’t go into the fashion business with stars in her eyes. She knew about its unglamorous side, the har...
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Paris Jackson now in all-too-familiar spotlightJun 06, 2013 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Until he died in 2009, Michael Jackson was fiercely protective of his children (save for that one balcony-dangling incident). He covered their faces when t...
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Book notes: Anderson’s in Naperville hosts Lauren ConradJun 06, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ “The Boys in the Boat” author Daniel James Brown reads from and signs copies of his new book at 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, at Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., N...
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Tween tour to stop in RosemontJun 05, 2013 11:00 am - It's the Tweenish invasion! "Tween Stars Live Tour 2013" - featuring eight actors from Disney Channel and Nickelodeon television shows - will come to the Rosemont Theat...
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Jon Stewart taking break from ‘Daily Show’Jun 05, 2013 9:59 am - NEW YORK — Jon Stewart is starting a summer-long break from anchoring “The Daily Show,” but it will be no holiday. He’ll be in the Middle East making his first movie. Wh...
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Bard inspires Josh Whedon’s superheroesJun 05, 2013 9:58 am - NEW YORK — Some might find it strange that Joss Whedon’s first movie since “The Avengers” — his 2012 megahit about a team of Marvel Comics superheroes — is an independen...