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  • Guest co-host Carrie Underwood appears on ABCs Good Morning America (GMA) with a puppy -- who is up for adoption -- on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013.
  • Carrie Underwood guest co-hosted ABC's 'GMA' on Aug. 12, 2013 and also got to hold a puppy - see photos.
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  • Selena Gomez arrives at the Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheater on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Los Angeles.
  • Selena Gomez was named favorite female hottie at the Teen Choice Awards.
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  • Nina Dobrev talks to OTRC.com at the Hollywood premiere of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
  • Do you have what it takes to date Nina Dobrev? She tells Cosmo she's attracted to "a guy's mind and humor and talent."
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  • Donnie McClurkin (AP)
  • Donnie McClurkin, a gospel singer who says God delivered him from being gay, did not perform at a concert the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
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  • The 7th Arlington Heights Teen Film Fest
  • The Arlington Heights Memorial Library, the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and the Village's Arts Commission are returning for the 7th annual Teen Film Fest.
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  • Mona Lisa
  • Researchers trying to identify the Renaissance model for Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" have excavated bones in a tomb in a Florence basilica in hopes they are the remains of her descendants.
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  • Breaking Bad, AMC
  • How many of the fans who watch the hit AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' actually know what that title means? Star Bryan Cranston says he didn't know before he came on as teacher-turned-drug-lord Walter White.
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  • Actress Lea Michele speaks on stage at the Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheater on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Los Angeles.
  • Lea Michele made her first public appearance following the death of her co-star and real-life boyfriend Cory Monteith at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards.
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  • Selena Gomez arrives at the Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheater on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Los Angeles.
  • Check out photos of Selena Gomez, Jordin Sparks, Lucy Hale, Nina Dobrev and more at the Teen Choice Awards 2013.
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  • Chris Brown is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Grammy-winner Chris Brown has suffered a seizure brought on by intense fatigue and extreme emotional stress, his publicist said Saturday.
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  • A man who made history when he publicly exchanged vows with well-known gay partner and AIDS activist Pedro Zamora in the 1990s has died. Sean Sasser was 44.
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  • Sheryl Crow at Glamorama
  • It will be a night of fun, fashion and music at Glamorama Friday night in Millennium Park, with Grammy winner Sheryl Crow providing the soundtrack.
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  • Due to ABC News coverage of President Obama's news conference Jeopardy will be broadcast late night at 2:05 AM.
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  • Usher, recipient of the ASCAP Golden Note Award, poses at the 26th Annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
  • A judge in Atlanta is set to hear arguments in a child custody battle between R&B singer Usher and his ex-wife.
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  • Usher, center, arrives with his sons Naviyd Ely Raymond, left, and Usher Raymond V at the premiere of the documentary film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011.
  • A judge has scheduled an emergency custody hearing requested by Usher's ex-wife after one of the pair's sons got stuck in a pool drain at the singer's Atlanta home.
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  • Amanda Bynes appears before a judge on Friday, May 24, 2013. She was arrested in Manhattan after police say the actress threw a bong out of a window.
  • The ruling permits Lynn Bynes to control decisions involving the health and finances of her daughter Amanda Bynes. It will be in effect until Sept. 30.
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  • Lou Ferrigno
  • Actor, motivational speaker, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder.
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  • A Pennsylvania man who stars in the Discovery Channel show ''Amish Mafia'' has been sentenced to three to 23 months in prison for leading police on a chase that injured a state trooper last summer.
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  • Margaret Pellegrini, one of the original Munchkins from the 1939 classic movie The Wizard of Oz, has died. She was 89.
  • Margaret Pellegrini, one of the original Munchkins from the 1939 classic movie "The Wizard of Oz," has died. She was 89.
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  • This June 11, 2009 file photo shows actress Karen Black, a cast member in Irene in Time, at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles.
  • Karen Black, the prolific actress who appeared in more than 100 movies and was featured in such counterculture favorites as "Easy Rider," ''Five Easy Pieces" and "Nashville," has died.
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  • LeAnn Rimes
  • Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes already get a lot of tabloid attention.
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  • The Discovery network special Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives, opened Discoverys annual Shark Week on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013.
  • The Megalodon special that aired during Discovery's 'Shark Week' drew a heated response from fans angry over the dramatization of the prehistoric shark.
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  • Sandlot actor Thomas Guiry was arrested in Houston for allegedly head-butting a police officer at the airport.
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  • Captain Kangaroo Bob Keeshan with Dennis the Painter Cosmo Allegretti
  • Captain Kangaroo character creator Cosmo Allegretti, known best as puppets like Grandfather Clock and Dancing Bear on the children's TV show, has died. He was 86.
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  • Cosmo Allegretti, who created and voiced puppet characters like Grandfather Clock and Dancing Bear on the children's television show "Captain Kangaroo," has died. He was 86.
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  • Usher Raymond V near-drowning leads to custody hearing
  • A judge has scheduled an emergency custody hearing requested by Usher's ex-wife after one of the pair's sons got stuck in a pool drain at the singer's Atlanta home.
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  • William Petersens Slowgirl a hit
  • Due to popular demand, ''Slowgirl'' has been extended at the Steppenwolf Theatre.
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  • Tiffany Brooks- HGTV Star Winner
  • Tiffany Brooks says her mission is to create the ultimate living environment that is tailored to each of her client's needs.
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  • Colbert Daft Punk video
  • Stephen Colbert's ''song of the summer'' special was either a real-life corporate tiff over Daft Punk or one of the most elaborately planned corporate cross-promotions in memory.
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  • Rob Zombie
  • The noise from a new skate park in Connecticut is too much for rocker Rob Zombie.
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  • The Bachelorette Desiree Hartsock speaks to OTRC.com about the new season on May 16, 2013.
  • Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried of ''The Bachelorette'' kept their engagement secret as the season played out. So secret, they went by the code names Sonny and Cher.
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  • Chris Siegfried and Desiree Hartsock appear on the finale of the ABC show The Bachelorette. She gave him her final rose. The episode aired on Aug. 5, 2013.
  • Desiree Hartsock and Christ Siegfried got engaged on ''Bachelorette'' season 9 finale.
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  • Not only can you view, board, tour and take a sail away cruise on historic Tall Ships but there is so much more to do and see inside the festival grounds.
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  • The legendary rock band Chicago will be performing at Ravinia this month. And once again, fans will be able to bid for a chance to get on stage and sing with Chicago, for charity.
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  • Kim Kardashian
  • Kim Kardashian surprised her mom with a video congratulating her on her talk show.
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  • George Duke dies at 67
  • George Duke, the Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer whose sound infused acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul in a 40-year-plus career, has died. He was 67.
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  • In this undated TV image originally released by CBS, Vivian Vance, left, and Lucille Ball are shown in a scene from the comedy series, I Love Lucy. Ball, who died on April 26, 1989, would have celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011.
  • Lucille Ball's polka dot dress sold at a Hollywood memorabilia auction.
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  • Tips from the public led to the arrest on Saturday of a 43-year-old suburban Detroit man following an attempted burglary of a home owned by musician Kid Rock.
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  • Shark Week is in its 26th year on the Discovery Channel as Hurricane Week airs on The Weather Channel, forming a sort of ''Sharknado'' of TV programming.
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  • Teresa Giudice, Real Housewives indictment
  • Teresa Giudice, a star on ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey'' and her husband were each released on $500,000 bond after making initial court appearances on federal fraud charges.
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  • Tiffani Thiessen
  • See pictures of Tiffani Thiessen from the last decade.
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