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Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala
Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty - the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Music producer Berry Gordy arrives to the premiere of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," in Los Angeles. Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. - AP Photo - Matt Sayles, File
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Entertainer Sinbad talks with the media during a red carpet reception at Motown Records 50th anniversary gala on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 in Detroit. - AP Photo - Jerry S. Mendoza
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SMU's bowl hopes remain on hold after crunching loss
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The lasting image from Saturday for SMU won't be celebrating a long-awaited bowl milestone. Instead, it will be freshman quarterback Kyle Padron scrambling and dodging - unsuccessfully for the most part - Marshall defenders.
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Jackson moonwalk glove sells for $350K in NYC
The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 - plus tax - on Saturday.
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In this Tuesday, March 24, 2009 photo, Michael Jackson's Crystal Shoe is on display at the Hard Rock Cafe, in New York's Times Square. Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he danced the first Moonwalk in 1983, is to be auctioned in New York City. . - AP Photo - Mary Altaffer
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FILE -This undated file photo released by Julien's Auctions shows Michael Jackson's glove from his 1983 performance of Billie Jean at the Motown 25 television special where he performed the Moonwalk for the first time. The glove and othe Jackson items will be auctioned on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City's Times Square. - AP Photo - Julien's Auctions, File
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International Emmys to honor David Frost
British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 file photo, British broadcaster David Frost, arrives at the world premiere of Frost/Nixon, and the opening of the London Film Festival, in central London. British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. - AP Photo - Joel Ryan, File
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Motown gala 'means everything' to founder Gordy
Hundreds have gathered to salute Detroit-style royalty - the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Music producer Berry Gordy arrives to the premiere of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," in Los Angeles. Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala. - AP Photo - Matt Sayles, File
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Sheryl Crow takes up cause of wild horses in West
Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.
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'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite
Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which had a $67.2 million opening day last year.
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Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City
Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.
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FILE - In this May 3, 2-007 file photo, Felicia P. Fields, left, who portrays Sofia in the Broadway musical "The Color Purple," right, applauds Oprah Winfrey, who also played Sofia on the silver screen, during the curtain call after the Chicago premiere. Watching in the middle is Stu James who played Harpo. Winfrey announced Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 that she would end her show in 2011 after a 25 years on the air. It is a blow to the "Second City" where she has remained the city's ambassador and kept the spotlight shining on it. - AP Photo - Charles Rex Arbogast
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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2009 file photo thousands of people watch the the taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on the temporary stage set up on Chicago's Michigan Avenue to kickoff Winfrey's 24th season. Winfrey's announcement Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, that she was taking her show off the air in December 2011 after 25 years is a blow to the "Second City" where she has remained the city's ambassador and kept the spotlight shining on it. - AP Photo - David Banks, File
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German auction house pulls disputed painting
A German auction house says it has withdrawn from sale a painting that the Max Stern estate claims was one of hundreds the Jewish art dealer was forced to sell off by the Nazis.
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Tween Justin Bieber fans lose control at NY mall
New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber (BEE'-ber) after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild.
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2009 file photo, singer Justin Bieber appears on the NBC "Today" television program in New York. New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild. Nassau County police say girls and adults in the crowd of nearly 3,000 started pushing and shoving as they waited for the 15-year-old sensation to arrive Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, N.Y. - AP Photo - Richard Drew, File
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Travolta appears at fundraiser in Fla. hometown
John Travolta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown since his son's death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor's new comedy Friday night.
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In this film publicity image released by Disney, from left, Ella Bleu Travolta, John Travolta, and Conner Rayburn are shown in a scene from the film, "Old Dogs." - AP Photo - Disney, Ron Phillips
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In this film publicity image released by Disney, Ella Bleu Travolta, left, and Kelly Preston are shown in a scene from the film, "Old Dogs." - AP Photo - Disney, Ron Phillips
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Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm
A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents show.
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Dr. Conrad Murray, a physician for the late pop star Michael Jackson, appears at a child support hearing at Clark County Family Court, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Las Vegas. - AP Photo - Isaac Brekken, pool
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Dr. Conrad Murray, a physician for the late pop star Michael Jackson, appears at a child support hearing at Clark County Family Court, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Las Vegas. - AP Photo - Isaac Brekken, pool
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Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., second from left, speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. From left are, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Durbin, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. - AP Photo - Lauren Victoria Burke
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Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans'
"Anything's possible in this storm!" says the man with the badge in Werner Herzog's delirious "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," a true feat of daring and one of the craziest films of the year.
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Oprah's departure: What does it mean?
On Friday, Oprah Winfrey announced that she is ending her daytime talk show because "it's time to leave." The earth continues to shudder.
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Parker-Broderick surrogacy case jury breaks
The jury in the trial of an Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ended five hours of deliberations Friday without a verdict.
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FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo actress Sarah Jessica Parker films a scene on location for "Sex and the City 2" in New York. - AP Photo - Charles Sykes
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Football and TV: Views on ratings increases, Thanksgiving duds, NFL Network squabbles and more
For every action in the television football world, there is a reaction:
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Charges dismissed against country singer John Rich
A Nashville judge has dismissed assault and harassment charges against country music singer John Rich.
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Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
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An Associated Press chart tracking Oprah Winfreyâs net worth growth since 1996. - AP - S. Chen
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In this image taken from video Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 and provided by Harpo Productions Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey announces during a live broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago that her daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc.) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES - AP -
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