LOS ANGELES – “Dancing with the Stars” is back — and so are the low score paddles. While model-actress Brooke Burke dominated the television dancing competition with a score of 23 out of 30, several of the seventh season celebrity participants began at the bottom of the pack. Television legend …
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LAS VEGAS – The Nevada Highway Patrol says O.J. Simpson was stopped while driving, questioned and let go on his way to Las Vegas. Trooper Kevin Honea said a person who talked with Simpson at a gas station Sunday called 911 to say Simpson appeared to be intoxicated. Simpson was …
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NEW YORK – Tina Fey is “likely” to play Gov. Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live,” said a person close to NBC’s sketch comedy show. Fey is “likely” to return to her former show Saturday to play the Alaskan governor and Sen. John McCain’s running mate, a person close to …
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LONDON – Mick Jagger’s pout is officially fit for a museum. London’s Victoria and Albert Museum announced Tuesday that it has bought the original artwork for The Rolling Stones’ famous “lips” logo, inspired by the singer’s mouth. The museum said it bought the work at an auction in the United …
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TEL AVIV, Israel – After a 43-year wait, Paul McCartney performed his first concert in Israel on Thursday, kicking it off with the familiar Beatles’ song “Hello, Goodbye” to the joy of tens of thousands of cheering fans. McCartney billed the concert “Friendship First,” saying he is on a mission …
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. – A Colorado teenager hired men to kill his mother so he could use her money to get breast implants for his girlfriend, police said. Nikita Lee Weis, 18, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, said Fountain Deputy Police Chief Mike Barnett. His girlfriend, …
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LONGVIEW, Texas – A 35-year-old Texas woman has been jailed after police say she made her 12-year-old daughter drive her to a bar. Police in Longview say they watched a minivan turn into a driveway without signaling on Wednesday and bump into a home at a low speed. They say …
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Carl Edwards isn’t conceding anything to Kyle Busch. Edwards saw Busch lead 415 consecutive laps Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, then used his bumper to nudge Busch in the first turn on lap 470. That move caused Busch’s car to wiggle just enough so that Edwards …
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REDDING, Calif. – An initial investigation into a deadly helicopter crash that killed nine people in Northern California earlier this month has found that the chopper’s main rotor lost power during takeoff. A preliminary crash report released by the National Transportation Safety Board says the Sikorsky S-61N helicopter hit trees …
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A heated car seat may feel warm and toasty on a cold night, but it may also decrease a man’s chances of becoming a father, according to a study published in the August issue of the journal Fertility and Sterility. Andreas Jung, of the University of Giessen in Germany, and …
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