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TV-X Factor
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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2011 file image originally released by Fox, judges from left, Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and L.A. Reid attend "The X Factor" screening at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles. Cowell and Reid said Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, they are weighing new judges for the singing contest and two new hosts that will replace Abdul and Scherzinger.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Simon Cowell is playing it coy about rumors that Fergie, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson are being considered for "The X Factor."

People Aretha Franklin
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In this July 26, 2010 photo, performer Aretha Franklin looks out a window, in Philadelphia. Franklin says she believed Whitney Houston had overcome her demons and was primed for a comeback, which made learning of the troubled singer's death all the more of a shock. Interviewed on NBC's "Today" show Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, Franklin said she was watching TV in her hotel room in Charlotte, N.C., when she learned of Houston's death.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well - and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

The story of late rap pioneer Heavy D will be chronicled in a documentary airing Sunday on Centric TV.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

The Academy Awards will be coming to you live from the same place - but with a different name.

People Rachel Crow
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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, former contestant on "The X Factor," Rachel Crow, arrives at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Nickelodeon announced Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, it has signed fourteen year-old singing sensation Rachel Crow to an overall talent deal.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Rachel Crow was a tearful runner-up on "The X Factor," but she's a winner now.

Theater-Kinky Boots
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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, Cyndi Lauper arrives at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. A new musical bringing together Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper is to high-step it to Chicago this fall. Producers said Wednesday that “Kinky Boots” will make its world premiere at the Bank of America Theatre in October ahead of a possible Broadway transfer. Casting and specific dates haven't been announced.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

A new musical bringing together Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper will put its best foot forward in Chicago this fall.

Lindsay Lohan
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2012 photo, Actress Lindsay Lohan attends amfAR's New York gala benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. A progress report hearing is scheduled for actress Lindsay Lohan, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 in Los Angeles.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Lindsay Lohan drew praise Wednesday from a judge who said the actress was one court hearing away from putting a long-running drunken driving case behind her.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Conan O'Brien's got his desk job for at least two more years.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Viewers gave CBS the week's most-watched show along with 21 others in the top 30 ranking.

Hugo Automaton Inspiration
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 photo, Charles Penniman, 83, caretaker of the approximately 210-year-old automaton, views it in action during an interview at The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia. The mechanized doll, animated by a complex system of spring-driven motors and brass cams, can write three poems and draw four pictures. Martin Scorsese's movie "Hugo," nominated for 11 Academy Awards including best picture, has started most recent wave of interest in the automaton.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

The Franklin Institute's automaton can't help you find a good sushi place, direct you out of a traffic jam or check your bank balance.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

The widow of country music legend Roger Miller doesn't own the rights to some of his biggest hits, including "King of the Road," a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

A small Ukrainian nationalist party came under fire Wednesday after a high-profile member suggested a singer of African descent was a bad choice to represent the country in the Eurovision song contest.

Obit Rosset
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This undated file photo, released by the National Book Foundation, shows Barney Rosset. Rosset died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 in New York.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Barney Rosset was a publisher, not an author, and struggled for decades to write the story of his brave and wild life. But few over the past 60 years had so profound an impact on the way we read today.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Publisher and First Amendment crusader Barney Rosset has died. He was 89.

Britain Helena Bonham Carter
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Helena Bonham Carter, right, and her husband Tim Burton pose with her Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal, at Buckingham Palace, London, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Sean Dempsey/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Actress Helena Bonham Carter, whose regal roles include the Red Queen in "Alice in Wonderland" and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II in "The King's Speech," has been honored by the British monarch for services to drama.

NAACP Image Awards Show
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Kirk Franklin performs at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Singer Jason Crabb grabbed eight nominations for the Dove Awards, leading the way for the gospel and Christian music show that will be held in Atlanta for the second year in a row.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Attorney Jose Baez says he no longer represents Casey Anthony, the Florida mother whose 2011 murder trial made him one of the best known criminal defense lawyers in the country.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Drummer Deen Castronovo from the rock group Journey was sentenced to 80 hours of community service in Oregon and ordered to attend anger-management classes for a domestic violence dispute.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has named 35 national co-chairs, including elected officials, campaign volunteers and a few celebrities.

Mardi Gras
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Fleambeaux Carriers march along side the Captain's float in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Officers on horseback cleared Bourbon Street early Wednesday, declaring an end to Carnival 2012 in New Orleans as Mardi Gras revelers began to prepare for the beginning of Lent, the period of fasting and repentance before Easter.

Britain Brit Awards Show
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Adele celebrates with the award for the best British Album of the Year during the Brit Awards 2012 at the O2 Arena in London, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Adele's album "21" has spent 21 weeks atop Billboard's Top 200 albums chart - and its 21st week is the biggest one yet.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

The estate of former "Columbo" star Peter Falk has donated $3 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, for student scholarships.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

A judge granted a motion Tuesday to dismiss concert promoter AEG Live from a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's father.

Comics Trove
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This Feb. 13, 2012 handout photo provided by Heritage Auction shows the CGC-Certified 3.0 copy of Action Comics #1 from the Billy Wright Collection at Heritage Auctions in Dallas,Texas. On Wednesday, the collection is expected to bring more than $2 million when Heritage Auctions offers the comics at auction in New York City.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

The bulk of a man's childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published sold at auction Wednesday for about $3.5 million.

ADDITION New Zealand Megaupload
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ADD NAME IN THE SECOND SENTENCE - Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, walks past media after he was granted bail and released on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Auckland, New Zealand. Kim was granted bail and released on Wednesday after a New Zealand judge determined that authorities have seized any funds he might have used to flee the country. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT

Published Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

The founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload was released on bail Wednesday after a New Zealand judge decided Kim Dotcom lacked means to flee because his funds had been seized.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Michael Jackson's doctor was properly sentenced to four years behind bars in the star's death and should not be released on bail, prosecutors argued Tuesday in a response to his bid for release while his case is appealed.

Theater The Lyons
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FILE - This image released by Sam Rudy Media Relations shows Dick Latessa, right, and Linda Lavin in a scene from Nicky Silver's play "The Lyons," at the Vineyard Theatre in New York. Producers on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 said that the play about a family grappling with the impending death of its patriarch will move to Broadway, with preview performances beginning in early April at the Cort Theatre.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Add "The Lyons" to the list of off-Broadway hits jumping to the Great White Way.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Denzel Washington's action thriller "Safe House" held the No. 1 spot at the box office with $27.5 million over the long President's Day weekend.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

The Supreme Court has rejected Phil Spector's appeal of his conviction for killing actress Lana Clarkson.

Soul Train Future
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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2012 file photo, participants of a "Soul Train" line flash mob make their way along the line during a tribute to "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius in New York's Times Square. Before the death of Don Cornelius stirred pangs of nostalgia in the American public, a group of black entrepreneurs already had begun working to revive Cornelius’ creation, Soul Train, and carry it beyond party line dances and television reruns.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Before the death of Don Cornelius stirred pangs of "Soul Train" nostalgia in the American public, a group of black entrepreneurs already had begun working to revive Cornelius' creation and carry it beyond the continued popularity of the show's dances and television reruns.

Film Review Act of Valor
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In this image released by Relativity Media, a scene is shown from the film "Act of Valor," starring real, active-duty Navy SEALs.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Navy SEALs never expected the film "Act of Valor," starring real, active-duty Navy SEALs, to be this big.

Oscars Celebrity Underwear
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FILE - Actress Octavia Spencer arrives at USA Network and The Moth's "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power" Characters Unite storytelling event in West Hollywood, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Anyone who knows their Oscars knows that nominees' fashion plans are strictly top secret until the big day. They seem to be more revealing about their designer undergarments, though. While it may fit into the too-much-information file, some of the year's most celebrated actors and directors aren't afraid to talk about the product placement underneath those tuxes and gowns.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Anyone who knows their Oscars knows that nominees' fashion plans are strictly top secret until the big day. They seem to be more revealing about their designer undergarments, though.

Michelle Obama Blues
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First lady Michelle Obama interacts with Blues artists Shemekia Copeland, left, and Keb Mo, center, during a student workshop celebrating Blues music, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

The president just couldn't say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

He's only 17, but pop sensation Justin Bieber is back with his second book.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

App Store Official Charts for the week ending Feb. 20, 2012:

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 20, 2012:

TV-Colbert Report
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FILE- This Thursday, June 30, 2011 file photo shows comedian Stephen Colbert as he appears before the Federal Election Commission in Washington. Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" is currently off the air. An expected live version of the show was replaced by a repeat on Wednesday. Comedy Central said Thursday's live show will be off, too. The network said it was airing the repeats "due to unforeseen circumstances," but offered no other explanation.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

With the blessing of Maurice Sendak, Stephen Colbert is releasing a children's book.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Nationally renowned poet Maya Angelou is recovering from a brief illness that forced her to cancel a planned speech in Texas.

Indiana Fair State Collapse
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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2011, file photo the American country music duo Sugarland, featuring vocalist Jennifer Nettles, right, and guitarist Kristian Bush perform a benefit concert in Indianapolis for victims of the Aug. 13 Indiana fair stage collapse. In a Feb. 16, 2012, response to a civil suit filed in November, attorneys for Sugarland say the injuries fans suffered in the deadly collapse were their own fault because they failed to take steps to ensure their own safety before high winds toppled stage rigging.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Attorneys for country duo Sugarland said concertgoers were at least partly to blame for injuries suffered in a stage collapse, drawing a sharp reaction from fans Tuesday and prompting the band's manager to issue a statement criticizing the finger-pointing.

Spain Mona Lisa
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Obscured by viewers, a copy of the "Mona Lisa" is seen on display in Spain's Prado Museum in Madrid, Tuesday Feb. 21, 2012. The "Mona Lisa" copy which went on display Tuesday was painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's apprentices alongside the master himself as he did the original, museum officials said.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Crowds gathered Tuesday at Madrid's Prado Museum to view a copy of the "Mona Lisa" for the first time since restoration revealed it was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's apprentices as he worked on the original.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Don DeLillo's first book of short stories is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award for fiction.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

The young voices of The Band Perry soared in the space where pioneers of country music had been heard, but their boots were the first to tap time on the new stage.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

The North London band Bombay Bicycle Club says being in the latest "Twilight" movie wasn't quite the high profile leg-up the band was hoping for.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Villanova University has canceled a workshop on personal narrative by a gay performance artist, saying his shows aren't in keeping with its Catholic values.

Art Auction The Scream
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This photo provided by Sotheby's shows "The Scream" by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. The work, which dates from 1895 and is one of four versions of the composition, will lead Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York on May 2, 2012.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

One of four versions of Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream" will be sold this spring in New York, Sotheby's auction house announced Tuesday.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Soulful songstress Adele capped a momentous year of Grammy Awards triumph and medical woes with a double win at the U.K.'s Brit music awards Tuesday, taking prizes for album of the year and best British female solo artist before making an obscene gesture after the show's host cut her acceptance speech short.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Adam Lambert has nabbed his dream gig: Singing vocals for the iconic British band Queen as they headline the second day of the U.K. rock festival Sonisphere 2012.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Organizers say Britpop icons Blur will headline an outdoor concert to coincide with the end of the 2012 London Olympics.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Portuguese workers issued a spontaneous "Ja chega!" - "That's enough!" - to the government, rejecting its appeal to stay at their jobs during Carnival, one of their most beloved holidays.

Portland Bike Craziness
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Chariot rider Jon Penfold drinks from the “Ben Hurt” trophy following the “Ben Hur”-like chariot race at Chariot Wars during a three-day Mini Bike Winter Olympics Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Armed, variously, with all manner of foam-padded apparatus, at least five teams did battle on Saturday under gray skies for the pleasure of hoisting a three-foot-tall, homemade skull-bearing piece of welded junk, called the “Ben Hurt” trophy.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Looking like punk gladiators, teams of young adults on junk bikes pulling chariots made of junk parts frenetically chased each other around a makeshift arena, slamming each other and swinging away with foam clubs.




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