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Getty Images News Archives for October 2009

Oct 31, 2009 | Canada.com

The 10 best songs U2 won't play

U2's show in Vancouver Wednesday is the final date of the North American branch of the 360 degrees tour, and will be the band's last headlining gig until next year.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, U2, Media

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Film.com

The Verdict: Cruise and Woo Fly Tigers, Sandler's Dual Role, and Frank Miller's Comeback

Tom Cruise at the Columbia Pictures' premiere of "Pursuit of Happyness" at the Mann Village Theatre and Mann Bruin Theatre on December 7, 2006 in Westwood, California.

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Related Topix: Valkyrie, The Spirit, Action Movies, Western, Drama Movies, Top Gun, Tom Cruise, Media, Westwood, CA

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Bad Botox trial underway as Bellevue salon owner faces judge

In this June 2009 file photo, a woman receives a Botox injection in Arlington, Va.

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Related Topix: Media, Seattle Metro

Thu Oct 29, 2009

WFTS

IAEA team back from Iran inspection

Technicians work inside of a uranium conversion facility in Iran VIENNA, Austria a ' U.N. nuclear inspectors have returned from an inspection of a previously secret Iranian uranium enrichment site.

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Related Topix: Media, Austria, World News,

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Canada.com

Seth Meyers is the face of Saturday Night

Seth Meyers' cutting satire has led to Saturday Night Live's resurgence. Photograph by: , Saturday Night Live can credit its resurgence to a triumvirate of synchronized American moments: Sarah Palin's stumble onto the political scene, Tina Fey's uncanny ability for mimicry and the cutting satire of Seth Meyers, the Weekend Update anchor and show's ...

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers, Media, Tina Fey, John McCain

WFTS

On your resume, stay on point

Young people in the hunt for a job are invited to the Future Focus Job Fair taking place on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Media

Balkan Times

Croatian journalist and publisher Ivo Pukanic was murdered last year. [Getty Images].

Prosecutors in Serbia and Croatia charged eight suspects Monday over last year's mafia-style assassination of a prominent Croatian publisher and journalist.

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Related Topix: Media, Europe, World News, Croatia, Journalism, Mafia,

Tue Oct 27, 2009

WHAM

Hogan: Laila Ali saved me from suicide

Hulk Hogan at the VH1 Big in '06 Awards. Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan credits boxer Laila Ali with saving him from taking his own life after she called him to check up on her pal.

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Related Topix: Media, Entertainment

Canada.com

This is why we're fat: We can't say no

Given the opportunity to eat without restriction, participants consumed an average of 4,500 calories daily -- 150% of what they actually needed to maintain a stable weight.

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Related Topix: Dining, Media, Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert

FOX30Online

Study: Government subsidies for Amtrak higher than stated

File photo of an Amtrak train. WASHINGTON a ' Amtrak is apparently understating the amount of money it needs from the government.

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Related Topix: Media

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Canada.com

Listing calories on menu has effect on dietary choices: U.S. study

A study of chain restaurants in New York City, where it is mandatory to list calorie content on the menu, found that consumers were consuming on average 106 calories less per visit.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Media, Fast Food, Drink, Coffee, Nutrition

WIAT-TV Birmingham

U.S. safety chief says China helping on drywall

A worker installs drywall. BEIJING a ' China is helping American officials investigate reports of contaminated Chinese drywall after thousands of American homeowners complained the building material made them sick or damaged their houses, a top U.S. safety official said Monday.

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Related Topix: Media, Mortgage, Home

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Canada.com

Golden Globes back with plenty of upsets

Kate Winslet was the first person to take home a Golden Globe Sunday night, winning a trophy for her supporting turn in The Reader.

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Related Topix: The Reader, Media, Oscars, John Adams, Entertainment, Television, True Blood, 30 Rock, Comedy

Sat Oct 24, 2009

SETimes news

Karadzic boycotting trial

Ignoring the former Bosnian Serb leader's pleas, Hague officials say Karadzic's trial will begin next week, with or without him.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

KOKI

Analysts see more growth ahead for ...

Workers prepare a shipment at an Amazon.com warehouse. SAN FRANCISCO a ' Low prices, solid customer service and an increasing willingness by consumers to spend on discretionary items contributed to Amazon.com Inc.'s solid third quarter, and the growth should continue despite weakness elsewhere in retail.

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Related Topix: Amazon.com, Media, Amazon

WLMT

Food labeling program halts over FDA concern

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building which houses the Food and Drug Administration in Rockville, MD.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Media

Local 12 - WKRC-TV

Butler County Turns Away People at H1N1 Clinic

H1N1 vaccine doses Due to the overwhelming response to the H1N1 clinic at the Butler County Fairgrounds, officials say they are not able to accept any more people for clinic today.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Media

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Leader Post

Bon Jovi bringing tour to Regina's Mosaic Stadium in 2010

Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi perform at the Meadowlands Sports Complex on Thursday in East Rutherford, N..J. Photograph by: Michael N. Todaro, Getty Images REGINA a ' Following in the footsteps of the Rolling Stones and AC/DC, Bon Jovi has punched its ticket for a show at Regina's Mosaic Stadium.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bon Jovi, Jon Bon Jovi, East Rutherford, NJ, Rutherford, NJ, Media

WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Neighborhood Crime Tracker for October 22, 2009

Now Hiring sign Here at Local 12 we're trying to help you in this new economy with our Neighborhood Job Tracker.

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Related Topix: Media, Cincinnati, OH

Wed Oct 21, 2009

NewsChannel 9 WSYR

U.S. health care tab would grow under overhaul

A doctor goes over a patient's x-ray screening for colon cancer. WASHINGTON a ' A new government estimate finds that the nation's health care tab a ' already the biggest of any advanced country a ' would increase even more under health care overhaul legislation in the House.

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WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Meteor Shower Early Tomorrow Morning

Stargazers will get a chance to witness an meteor shower early tomorrow morning.

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Canada.com

10 songs spooky enough for the New Moon soundtrack

Annie Lennox wrote "Love Song For a Vampire" for Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula.

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Related Topix: Bauhaus, Gothic

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Canada.com

Chubby Checker riffs on hit songs, age, jealousy and fame

Asked in a recent interview if he ever got sick of being asked to dance or perform the twist over the years, Checker laughed.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Chubby Checker, Canada, The Rolling Stones

KTVX

Cleveland museum's Earhart 'hair' just thread

Amelia Earhart waves from the cockpit of her plane circa 1929. CLEVELAND a ' A Cleveland museum has learned that what it thought was a lock of hair from Amelia Earhart is just thread.

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WSJM AM 1400 & FM 94.9

Toxic Turtles: Tiny Reptiles Spark Big Outbreak

The Associated Press 2 comments Two girls who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide, researchers report.

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Related Topix: Pets, Turtles, Media

Mon Oct 19, 2009

CBS 2

Del. Catholic diocese's bankruptcy filing delays sex abuse trial

ANNAPOLIS, Md. a ' A sexual abuse case against a former priest and the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Del., won't be going ahead as planned today, after the diocese filed for federal bankruptcy protection.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Media, Wilmington, DE

WFTS

Non-ticket holder tasered?

Police in Latvia are investigating claims that four bus inspectors tasered a passenger for traveling without a ticket.

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Related Topix: Media, Entertainment

Sun Oct 18, 2009

CBS 2

Retrial looms in murder of two Ohio students in Pa.

WASHINGTON, Pa. a ' A former Pittsburgh man again faces a possible death penalty in a retrial in the shooting deaths of two Ohio college students a decade ago.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Media, Washington, PA, Death Penalty

KSNT-TV Topeka

Man dies after police in Calif. use Taser on him

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. a ' Police say a 19-year-old man has died in Southern California after officers used a Taser to subdue him at a board-and-care facility.

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Related Topix: Media, Riverside Metro, San Bernardino, CA

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The Independent

The Flaming Lips singer shows his dark side

While others have self-destructed or fallen by the wayside, psychedelic pop visionaries the Flaming Lips are still going strong after 25 years.

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Related Topix: The Flaming Lips, Pop/Rock, Media

ABC 4

New mishap revealed in Chandra Levy case

Chandra Ann Levy of Modesto, CA poses in this undated file photo. Levy vanished April 30, 2001 after completing a federal internship in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: Media, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US News

Fri Oct 16, 2009

WTTV Indianapolis

Robin Williams' film role comes from the heart

Robin Williams is scheduled to appear at Hard Rock Live Wednesday and Thursday. Robin Williams gets naked in World's Greatest Dad .

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Related Topix: World's Greatest Dad, Comedy Movies, Popeye, Drama Movies, Adventure, Dead Poets Society, Musical Movies, Robin Williams, Media, Arts, Poetry

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Prince Frederik in the drink... again

Horror week... Crown Prince Frederik's boat capsized on Wednesday Prince Frederik has experienced another incident-packed day on Sydney Harbour, with the crown prince being thrown into the drink and narrowly avoiding a concussion as his boat capsized twice.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Media

Thu Oct 15, 2009

ABC 4

Insurers dropping Chinese drywall policies

A worker installs drywall. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. a ' Thousands of homeowners nationwide who bought new houses constructed with Chinese drywall are now finding insurers are dropping their policies or sending notices of non-renewal. Experts say those cancellations will become rampant as insurance companies process hundreds of pending claims to have ...

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Related Topix: Media, West Palm Beach, FL, West Palm Beach Metro, Palm Beach, FL

FOX16.com

Foreclosures rise 5 percent from summer to fall

WASHINGTON a ' The number of households caught up in the foreclosure crisis rose more than 5 percent from summer to fall as a federal effort to assist struggling borrowers was overwhelmed by a flood of defaults among people who lost their jobs.

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, Media, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Housing, Visalia Metro

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Cbs4denver.com

Dow Closes In On 10,000

Dow Closes In On 10,000 Share + Oct 14, 2009 9:15 am US/Mountain Dow Closes In On 10,000 1 of 1 A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading September 21, 2009 in New York City.

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Related Topix: 9, Financial Markets, Media, Banking, JP Morgan Chase

Tue Oct 13, 2009

SETimes news

Romanian-born author wins Nobel Prize for Literature

The author's work about her life under the Ceausescu communist regime was chosen for the prestigious award.

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Related Topix: Romania, Europe, World News,

News.com.au

Police

Police used concrete cutters to retrieve the child's body from a drain. Picture: Getty Images.

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Related Topix: Media

Mon Oct 12, 2009

WLMT

Amtrak ridership down, but still second highest year

File photo of an Amtrak train. WASHINGTON a ' Amtrak says ridership dropped by about a million passengers over the past year, but it was still the second-highest year in the railroad's history.

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Related Topix: Media

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Coming-of-age Rising Aussie star Mia Wasikowska scores the lead role in Gus Van Sant drama Restless.

Rising star: Mia Wasikowska. Australian actress Mia Wasikowska - who plays the title character in Tim Burton's upcoming Alice In Wonderland - is in final negotiations to star in Gus Van Sant's next project, the dark coming-of-age drama Restless.

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Related Topix: Alice in Wonderland, Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Media

WCPO-TV9 Cincinnati

A darker side of Columbus emerges in US classrooms

Circa 1490, Christopher Columbus , the Genoese discoverer of the Americas, in armour and ruff.

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Related Topix: Media, Tampa Metro, Tampa, FL, Columbus Day, Life, Holidays

Sat Oct 10, 2009

KOKI

Ex-senators: Political discourse now ...

In this handout photo from Fox News, Senator John Breaux appears on FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace December 12, 2004 in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: Media, Baton Rouge, LA, Public Relations

FOX16.com

Millions spent luring Dell may not be recouped

RALEIGH, N.C. a ' North Carolina politicians wary they may be blamed have assured that taxpayer money that helped lure a massive Dell Inc.

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Related Topix: Computers, Dell, Media, Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro, Winston-Salem, NC

Fri Oct 09, 2009

WKRC-TV Cincinnati

City of Sharonville Reacts to NYC Gun Show Investigation

The city of Sharonville today released a statement in response to an undercover investigation by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg into illegal gun sales.

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Related Topix: Sharonville, OH, Media, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Nevada, OH

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Canada.com

The Raveonettes: Cleaning up and stepping out

The Raveonettes have matured on their fourth album. To wit, new songs on the record like "Breaking Into Cars," "Suicide" and "D. R. U. G. S.," are no longer snapshots from the group's debauched life.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Raveonettes, Media

WFTS

Stewart tangled in discrimination suit

Martha Stewart Lifestyle queen Martha Stewart is embroiled in a legal battle with a former employee, who alleges she was unfairly fired from Stewart's company.

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Related Topix: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Publishing, Media, Entertainment

FOX16.com

Obama to address nation's largest gay rights group Saturday

WASHINGTON a ' The White House says President Barack Obama plans to address the nation's largest gay rights group this weekend.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Media, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Wed Oct 07, 2009

FOX30Online

Japan: U.S. troop review needed for sustainability

A U.S. Air Force personnel check cars entering the United States Air Force Base at Kadena March 20, 2003 in Okinawa, Japan.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Media

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Regina Leader Post

Letterman apologizes to wife

Talk-show hosts are taking a run at David Letterman now that he's become the butt of his own sex jokes.

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Related Topix: Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, David Letterman, Media

Mon Oct 05, 2009

2 Works For You

Feds: No death penalty for US embassy bomb suspect

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani NEW YORK a ' The U.S. government has decided not to seek the death penalty against a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.

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Related Topix: Media, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison

Regina Leader Post

When the joker becomes the joke

Talk-show hosts are taking a run at David Letterman now that he's become the butt of his own sex jokes.

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Related Topix: Media, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers, Dave, Comedy Movies, Jay Leno

Palm Beach Post

Does 'Fame Kill'? West, Gaga tickets on sale this weekend

The Fame Kills tour, featuring Kanye West and Lady Gaga, is supposed to come to Miami on Dec.

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Related Topix: Miami Metro, Media, MTV Video Music Awards, Music!, Music, Entertainment

Sun Oct 04, 2009

WWTI

Greenspan: Jobless rate likely to pass 10 percent

Alan Greenspan WASHINGTON a ' Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicts that the unemployment rate will push past 10 percent and stay at that level for a while.

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Related Topix: Media

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

65 drug arrests at Parklife festival

Drugs seized at the festival included cocaine and ecstasy. Map: Melbourne 3000 Police say they are disappointed with the number of people caught with illicit drugs at a music festival in Melbourne on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Media

Fri Oct 02, 2009

LA Daily News

Villaraigosa joining other mayors in Seattle

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa arrives at the 11th Annual Entertainment Tonight Party Sponsored By People Sept.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Media, Global Warming

Haaretz

in Pictures / Israel trades prisoners for Gilad Shalit video

Israel released 20 female Palestinian prisoners from its prisons on Friday in exchange for a video showing captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit alive and reportedly healthy.

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Related Topix: Israel, Middle East, World News, Media

KNXV

Letterman victim of extortion plot over affairs with staff

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, 'Late Show' television host David Letterman entertains soldiers at the Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters December 24, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Media, Entertainment

Thu Oct 01, 2009

NBC 15 Online

High-stakes talks with Iran

Technicians work inside of a uranium conversion facility in Iran WASHINGTON a ' President Barack Obama has a lot riding on today's Geneva talks between Iran and Western diplomats on Tehran's nuclear program.

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