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  • The Discovery Channel's 'Deadliest Catch' Capt. Phil Harris dies after a massive stroke on Jan. 29.
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  • Angelina Jolie began two days of meetings with Haiti earthquake victims Tuesday in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. refugee agency.
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  • Tom Cruise is starring in another impossible mission.
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  • SI keeps the cover photo a secret even from the models until less than 24 hours before its revealed.
  • Model Brooklyn Decker landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year.
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  • David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno, from right, record a promo for CBS Late Show
  • Leno said that "whatever happened in the last 18 years disappeared" when the two comics got together.
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  • Michael Jacksons doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star.
  • Michael Jackson's doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star.
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  • Rapper Lil Wayne, right, exits Manhattan criminal court.
  • Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail, for dental surgery.
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  • A British academic group that supports Palestinian rights is urging singer Elton John to cancel a summer concert in Israel.
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  • Some Avatar enthusiasts have taken to learning the language spoken on planet Pandora.
  • Some Avatar enthusiasts cannot get enough of the movie and have taken to learning the language spoken on Pandora.
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  • There is a big push to save The Record Plant.
  • There is a big effort to save The Plant Studios in Sausalito due to the historical significance in the music world.
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  • People watch the New Orleans Saints play against the Indianapolis Colts during televised broadcasting of the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game.
  • The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H."
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  • Channing Tatum, left, and Amanda Seyfried
  • A sci-fi love story has given way to an earthbound romance at the box office, livening up typically slow times at theaters.
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  • El Cerrito High School Jazz Band
  • El Cerrito High School youngsters volunteer their time to keep music alive in the schools.
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  • A beer is poured at a bar.
  • Local craft beer advocates have a chance to showcase the brewing bounty of an area better known for wine.
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  • A spokeswoman for LA County prosecutors says a case in Michael Jackson's death will be filed on Monday but no details will released until then.
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  • ABC says the housemates from "Jersey Shore" are headed to "The View" for some fist-pumping and outlandish talk.
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  • Charlie Sheen
  • Charlie Sheen's stolen Mercedes was found overturned hundreds of feet down a cliff near his Sherman Oaks home early Friday.
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  • Multifaceted entertainer Justin Timberlake is coming to Harvard University to be honored as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.
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  • San Francisco Arts Educations Fiorello
  • A cast of kids take to the stage in a local program that picks up what budget cuts cut out.
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  • Socialite Casey Johnson died of a complication of diabetes, the Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday.
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  • With a criminal charge looming, Michael Jackson's doctor is negotiating his surrender to Los Angeles authorities, his attorney said Thursday.
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  • The Los Angeles County coroner says Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia but prescription drug intoxication was also a factor.
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  • Whats Hot
  • See the Smuin Ballet's tribute to Frank Sinatra, Cirque Du Soleil's "Ovo," and Paula West.
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  • James Cameron's "Avatar" has sailed past his blockbuster "Titanic" to become No. 1 on the all-time domestic box-office chart.
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  • The family attorney of Michael Jackson says an involuntary manslaughter charge against the pop singer's personal physician would be insufficient.
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  • Dr. Conrad Murray arrives at his clinic in Houston.
  • Officials say prosecutors plan to charge Michael Jackson's doctor with manslaughter rather than take the case to a grand jury.
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  • Celebrities perform at the We Are The World 25 Years for Haiti recording session.
  • Twenty-five years after star-studded anthem "We Are the World" raised millions of dollars to aid famine relief in Africa, celebrities of a different generation were set to gather Monday night to re-record the charity tune to benefit Haiti.
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earthquake, haiti, entertainment
  • LOST Untangled: 5 seasons in 5 minutes
  • More than 10,000 fans greeted the cast of "Lost" on Waikiki Beach and were treated to a special screening of upcoming season premiere.
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  • "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" made a fortune. "Land of the Lost" tanked.
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  • Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are engaged.
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  • Broadway's latest trend -- celebrity producers.
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  • Sony Pictures Entertainment is laying off about 450 people mostly in the United States and leaving 100 positions unfilled in order to cut costs and cope with declining DVD sales.
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los angeles, movies, jobs, layoff, entertainment
  • Beyonce Knowles posing for pictures at a press conference in New York.
  • Beyonce became the most decorated female on a Grammy night as she collected six trophies.
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  • Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron reacts after being crowned Miss America.
  • Cameron, a 22-year-old from Virginia, won a $50,000 scholarship and the crown after a pageant that started with 53 contestants.
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  • Director Kathryn Bigelow, left, poses with her feature film award along with director Danny Boyle.
  • Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" became official awards-season front-runners after winning the top prize from the Directors Guild.
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  • "Avatar" is on the cusp of toppling the domestic box-office record after leading all movies for a seventh straight week.
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  • The cast of Jersey Shore on the Rachael Ray Show.
  • MTV's "Jersey Shore" will be back for a second season.
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  • Elvis Costello performs at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young.
  • More than a dozen artists launched Grammy weekend with performances honoring Neil Young as the MusiCares Person of the Year.
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  • Actor Elmore "Rip" Torn has been charged with breaking into a Connecticut bank and carrying a loaded handgun while intoxicated.
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  • Victoria Beckham arrives at an event to celebrate the launch of the Adidas Originals by Originals David Beckham, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  • ABC says Victoria Beckham will co-host "The View" next month.
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  • Sean "Diddy" Combs, Queen Latifah and Pharrell are set to host a two-hour concert and telethon to benefit Haiti.
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  • Fallen fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was charged Friday with molesting at least nine victims.
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  • Etta James arrives at the premiere of Cadillac Records in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2008.
  • Etta James' son says the 72-year-old R&B singer is hospitalized in Southern California with a serious infection.
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celebrity, entertainment
  • George Stephanopoulos and Hillary Clinton
  • George Stephanopoulos has learned that he may be genetically linked to Hillary Clinton.
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  • Jay Leno
  • Jay Leno told Oprah Winfrey Thursday that he told "a white lie on the air" about his retirement.
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  • Anne Hathaway, Hasty Pudding, Harvard
  • Anne Hathaway is getting a good-natured ribbing from Harvard's Hasty Pudding student drama troupe.
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  • Carrie Underwood
  • Carrie Underwood is going to the Super Bowl -- and she'll be singing the national anthem.
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  • J.D. Salinger
  • "Catcher in the Rye" author J.D. Salinger has died at age 91 in New Hampshire.
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  • Howard Zinn
  • Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist died Wednesday. He was 87.
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  • It's ugly news for all the fans of "Ugly Betty." ABC says the series will be canceled after this season.
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  • A businesswoman says a 16,461-square-foot Las Vegas mansion that pop icon Michael Jackson rented in 2008 has sold for $3.1 million.
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  • Jay Leno tells Oprah Winfrey that he hasn't spoken to Conan O'Brien throughout the recent contentious negotiations over "The Tonight Show."
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  • Charlie Sheen's wife, Brooke, has left a hospital after a week of treatment for an infection after oral surgery.
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  • The all-star "Hope for Haiti Now" album has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the first digital-only album to hit the top spot.
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  • NBC says it has a deal with Conan O'Brien to produce a possible series, only days after his rancorous exit as host of the network's "Tonight Show."
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  • Susan Boyle
  • Singing sensation Susan Boyle said Wednesday that she felt fine despite a break-in by a teenager at her home.
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  • A judge ruled Friday that Roman Polanski must return to the U.S. to be sentenced in a decades-old sex case.
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  • Jay-Z will bring his "Empire State of Mind" to the West Coast for Coachella this year.
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  • The Golden Globes gave top honors to James Cameron's "Avatar" and took its cue from the film's celebration of humanity.
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  • The SFMOMA is celebrating a big anniversary with a show called "75 Years of Looking Forward."
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