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1 hr ago | WHIO

Exhibit on US Jews who helped refugees from Nazis

In this undated photo provided by the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Carl Laemmle is shown with his children, Rosabelle and Carl Jr.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Universal Pictures, Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, World News, Germany,

5 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

'Star Trek' beams up $70.1M at box office

This undated publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in a scene in the movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions.

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Paramount Pictures, Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine

9 hrs ago | EDGE

And the Mountains Echoed

The prolific writer of the resoundingly successful novel "The Kite Runner" returns to the literary feast table with his latest novel "And The Mountains Echoed." Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-born American and trained physician, rocked the snobby lit-world with his all consuming novel, and film, "The Kite Runner" and then repeated that with "A Thousand ... (more)

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Related Topix: New Times, Publishing

Mon May 20, 2013

Hollywood Reporter

Oklahoma Tornado: Networks Scramble to Cover Deadly Storm

ABC News weather editor Sam Champion and meteorologist Ginger Zee already are reporting from Oklahoma, while ABC's Mike Boettcher also is on the scene reporting on the immediate impact from the storm.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Fox Filmed Entertainment, Moore, OK, Today, Entertainment, Television, CBS This Morning

My Mother Lode

Rosie Pope helps navigate exotic baby gear

Amid the purveyors of belly casts and placenta pills, sonogram art and cord banks at a recent baby gear extravaganza stood a smiling Rosie Pope, pregnancy advice guru, mommy concierge to the rich and, with any luck, the Martha Stewart of maternity.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Pregnant in Heels, Television, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Publishing, Motherhood, Family, West Side Highway, WA

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Los Angeles jeweler pleads guilty in KPMG case

Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.

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Related Topix: Fox Filmed Entertainment

Reuters

Jon Stewart's humor a hit with millions of envious Chinese

Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially when directed at their own leaders.

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Related Topix: The Daily Show, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Computers, Search Engines, Sina, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, World News, China

KABC LA

Jennifer Lawrence's accused stalker arrested

The 22-year-old starlet, known for her roles in films including "Silver Linings Playbook" and "The Hunger Games," is facing some relief after her family's alleged stalker was arrested on May 19, according to ABC News .

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Related Topix: Silver Linings Playbook, The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence, Fox Filmed Entertainment

WLWT-TV Cincinnati

Gas prices lower, but not leading to more spending

Gas prices are slightly lower this year, but that's not leading to a large pick-up in consumer spending, according to a survey by Bankrate.com. About 80% of the 1,000 people Bankrate surveyed said they have not increased their discretionary spending in response to falling gas prices this year.

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Related Topix: Bankrate, Computers

Sun May 19, 2013

Fox News

'IRRELEVANT':Obama Adviser Offers Bold Defense of Scandals

A top White House adviser staked out a defiant defense Sunday on a series of scandals that have hit the Obama administration, going so far as to say it was an "irrelevant fact" where the president was the night of the Benghazi terror attacks and saying the Obama administration wouldn't cooperate in "partisan fishing expeditions" over IRS officials ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, Tea Party, HarperCollins Publishers, Publishing, Television, Ottaway Newspapers, Fox Filmed Entertainment, Digital Journal, FOX News Network

411mania.com

[Gossip] Courtney Stodden Says She Has a Sex Tape

Everyone's "favorite" child bride told E! News that she has in fact made a solo sex tape and that it was recently shot.

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Related Topix: Fox Filmed Entertainment, Movies, Entertainment

WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Winklevoss twins are Bitcoin bulls

The Winklevoss brothers' legal battle with Facebook over the social network's messy creation made them rich.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Publishing, New Times

SFGate

'Trek' leads, but falls short of studio hopes

This undated publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in a scene in the movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions.

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Paramount Pictures, Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine, Los Angeles, CA

Queerty

NY Gay Man Killed In Fifth Hate Crime This Month

Mark Carson, a 32-year-old gay Brooklyn man, was shot and killed in New York's Greenwich Village last night following a shouting match with the gunman who hurled homophobic insults at his victim, according to the New York Times .

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Publishing, New Times, Chelsea (New York, NY), New York

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Provisions: A guide for what you need

What does it say about our consumer culture that we're willing to spend almost as much for a case for our electronic devices as for the device itself? Oh, cut it out with the high-minded sociology lesson.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Rand McNally

The Washington Post

News from across the nation: Officer charged with rape; Inmates face sex abuse, report says

In this Feb. 24, 2009, photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Biden, stand with Philadelphia police officer Richard DeCoatsworth during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Publishing, Television, Ottaway Newspapers, Fox Filmed Entertainment, Digital Journal, FOX News Network

Sat May 18, 2013

The Age

Fans surprised at Daft Punk no-show

Party rages on as the small country town capitalises on Daft Punk's album launch despite the distinct lack of stars.

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Related Topix: Daft Punk, Electronic, Sony Music Entertainment, Music

KURB-FM Little Rock

New Teaser Trailer for "Anchorman 2" Hits the Web

Paramount Pictures released a new teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy on Saturday .

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Related Topix: Paramount Pictures, Celebrities, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner

KURB-FM Little Rock

California Key to Massive Powerball Jackpot

As the countdown ticks on to Saturday night's record Powerball drawing, the jackpot has swollen to over $600 million, largely due to California's participation in the game, lottery officials said.

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Related Topix: Lottery, California, California Government, District of Columbia Government, Washington DC, Publishing, Television, Ottaway Newspapers, FOX News Network

KMIZ

Some of fall's most promising new shows

Networks unveiled their fall lineups this week in New York at their various upfront events, and although CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox all trumpet their new shows as the best of the best, not every pilot is destined to be a hit, or even worth your time.

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Related Topix: CBS, Television, Showtime Networks, Star Trek, Karl Urban, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Avengers, Entertainment

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