Category Archives: Entertainment

Man arrested after alleged ‘fight’ in front of Disney ride

By doris | Published: February 22, 2012

Full Story at USNews.msnbc.msn.com A man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly attacking workers in front of the Tower of Terror ride at Disney’s California Adventure Park in Anaheim. In a YouTube video of the encounter, the man is seen flailing at a security employee and struggling to keep his balance outside the ride. [...]

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Mardi Gras beyond bare breasts

By doris | Published: February 21, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — If you’ve never been to Mardi Gras, you may think it’s all about beads for boobs. That’s pretty much what artist Cree McCree expected. But that was before the Crescent City transplant actually experienced it, in true New Orleans style. “I was completely seduced by the [...]

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NYC, world ring in 2012, bid adieu to a tough year

By doris | Published: January 1, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers erupted in cheers amid a confetti-filled celebration in New York’s Times Square to welcome in the new year, part of star-studded festivities and glittering fireworks displays around the world to usher in 2012. From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly welcomed a new year [...]

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3 dead, more than 50 hurt in Nev. air race crash

By doris | Published: September 17, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com RENO, Nev. (AP) — As thousands watched in horror, a World War II-era fighter plane competing in a Nevada event described as a car race in the sky suddenly pitched upward, rolled and did a nose-dive toward the crowded grandstand. The plane, flown by a 74-year-old veteran Hollywood stunt pilot, then [...]

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Katie Couric to make CBS departure official this week

By doris | Published: April 25, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (EW.com) — CBS’ high-profile — and very expensive — attempt to juice up its “Evening News” telecast is expected to come to an official end this week. A well-placed source told EW that Katie Couric, 54, will confirm that she’s decided to leave the telecast to pursue other opportunities. Her contract [...]

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Man with the golden voice reunites with his mother

By doris | Published: January 6, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.com.msnbc.com Tune into TODAY on Friday morning to watch an interview with Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice, and his mother Julia Williams. Ted Williams, the homeless man-turned-star who wowed the world with his golden pipes, reunited with his mother, Julia Williams, on Thursday after about 20 years apart. When [...]

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NYC welcomes 2011 with traditional ball-drop, revelers

By doris | Published: January 1, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com New York (CNN) — An estimated 1 million people marked the passing of one year and the beginning of another in New York’s Times Square with the descent of an iconic ball. With the help of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, the dazzling [...]

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Faces of the Rodeo: The man who provides the bulls and bucking horses

By doris | Published: December 8, 2010

Full Story at Photoblog.msnbc.msn.com Bob Harkins writes: LAS VEGAS – The stern eyes of the security guard brightened as he saw the thin, gray-haired man hop out of his pickup truck and approach the stock pens. The guard’s no-nonsense demeanor evaporated as he rushed to shake the man’s hand, thanking him for all he had [...]

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Winfrey’s Angel Network charity to shut down

By doris | Published: June 10, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey’s charity, The Angel Network, is shutting down as her talk show draws to a close. The network stopped accepting donations this week and said on its website that it plans to dissolve as soon as its remaining funds are disbursed. The Angel Network was launched in 1998 [...]

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Rosenthal: Why the Saints — or Colts — will win Sunday

By doris | Published: February 7, 2010

Full Story at NBCSports.com It’s almost game time. You’ve read thousands of words on Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, heard how elated the city of New Orleans is to be in the Super Bowl for the first time and received hundreds of updates on Dwight Freeney’s ankle. Consider all that your introduction into the game. [...]

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A Drooling Alice in Wonderland Beast

By doris | Published: February 6, 2010

Full Story at Wired.com Direct from Tim Burton’s twisted take on Alice in Wonderland come new images of the beauty — Anne Hathaway’s White Queen — and the beast, aka Bandersnatch (pictured). Described by Disney as a “disgusting, drooling, foul-smelling creature with a big filthy body and the squashed, teeth-baring face of a rabid bulldog,” [...]

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Fox stands firm in Time Warner Cable fee dispute

By doris | Published: January 1, 2010

Full Story atmoney.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A midnight deadline has passed, but the Fox network has still not resolved its differences with Time Warner Cable to keep its channels on the air. Time Warner Cable and News Corp. (NWS, Fortune 500), Fox’s parent company, have been locked in a public battle over how much [...]

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Big night for Michael Jackson at AMAs

By doris | Published: November 23, 2009

Full Story at  msnbc.com LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson was made history by winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn’t beat Taylor Swift as the year’s favorite artist and the evening’s top winner. The 19-year-old took the evening’s top award, giving Jackson his only loss of the night, and five trophies [...]

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3-D television expected to come to homes in 2010

By doris | Published: September 21, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Sony and Panasonic say they will release home 3-D television systems in 2010; Mitsubishi and JVC are reported to be working on similar products. “TV finally becomes real” in three dimensions, said Robert Perry, an executive vice president at Panasonic. “You’re in it. It’s the next frontier.” Perry compared the 3-D [...]

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Game, music industries look to Beatles for ‘Help!’

By doris | Published: September 10, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com The band, which released its last full album of original music in 1970, is the focus of the simultaneous Wednesday release of “The Beatles: Rock Band” for the Rock Band video game franchise, as well as the digitally remastered box set of the Beatles 13-album discography by EMI. Analysts expect a [...]

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Sleepless night preceded Jackson’s death

By doris | Published: August 26, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Maybe it was anxiety over his upcoming comeback concert series in London, England. Perhaps his body was trying to process too many different medications. The reason may never be known, but a sworn affidavit makes clear that the King of Pop couldn’t get rest the night before he died on June [...]

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Was Michael Jackson really in the casket at his Staples Center memorial?

By doris | Published: July 10, 2009

Full Story at examiner.com There is no shortage of questions surrounding the death of Michael Jackson. One of them tonight is the location of his final resting place. By law, according to the Associated Press report, the casket believed to hold Jackson’s body must be exactly where his death certificate says it is: at the [...]

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Presley: Jackson knew his fate

By doris | Published: June 27, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com Presley — the daughter of Elvis, the “King of Rock,” and the ex-wife of Jackson, the “King of Pop” — wrote on her MySpace page that she wanted “to say now what I have never said before because I want the truth out there for once.” Her publicist confirmed Presley wrote [...]

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Microsoft unveils motion control for Xbox 360

By doris | Published: June 2, 2009

Full Story At  Tech.yahoo.com Microsoft introduced a prototype camera Monday that can be used as a controller for the Xbox 360. Codenamed “Project Natal,” the camera eliminates the need for a handheld input device — instead, the gizmo can track a player’s full body movement, recognize their face and voice, scan images of real items [...]

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Digital TV transition: More are ready now

By doris | Published: May 27, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com Here’s the number to remember June 12 if your television doesn’t get your regular channels, if you waited until the last minute to make the transition to digital TV, or if you have any questions about it: 1-888-225-5322 (1-888-CALL FCC). It’s a key resource for help, which may be needed by [...]

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