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• After terror attacks, the show must go on for Paris fashion

  21-01-2015 22:19
  
  After terror attacks, the show must go on as Paris kicks off menswear collections
  
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• 'Transparent,' 'Imitation Game' up for GLAAD Media Awards

  21-01-2015 21:34
  
  'Transparent,' 'The Imitation Game' among GLAAD Media Awards nominees
  
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• Patrick Reed set for Humana Challenge title defense

  21-01-2015 21:29
  
  Patrick Reed trying not to get too far ahead of himself in Humana Challenge title defense
  
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• 4chan founder to retire from site he started at age 15

  21-01-2015 21:16
  
  Founder of online message board 4chan says he's retiring as the site's leader
  
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• Former Philadelphia sportscaster convicted in charity scam

  21-01-2015 20:44
  
  Former Philadelphia sportscaster convicted on all counts in travel package charity scam
  
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• Gucci names insider Alessandro Michele new creative head

  21-01-2015 20:35
  
  Gucci names Alessandro Michele new creative director after leading menswear team preview
  
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• TV son says painful to watch Bill Cosby face allegations

  21-01-2015 20:33
  
  Malcolm-Jamal Warner says painful to watch former TV dad Bill Cosby face assault allegations
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for Jan. 12-18

  21-01-2015 20:02
  
  A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Jan. 12-18
  
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• CBS zapped its rivals in viewership last week, Nielsen says

  21-01-2015 19:58
  
  CBS walloped its rivals in viewership last week, matching ABC, Fox and NBC audiences combined
  
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• New Kids on the Block: New boy bands can learn from us

  21-01-2015 19:40
  
  New Kids on the Block say newer boy bands can learn from them, announce tour with TLC, Nelly
  
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• Gucci names Alessandro Michele new creative director

  21-01-2015 18:42
  
  Gucci names Alessandro Michele new creative director after leading menswear team preview
  
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• Flavor Flav pleads not guilty to charges in NY traffic stop

  21-01-2015 18:37
  
  Flavor Flav pleads not guilty to charges after NY traffic stop while driving to mom's funeral
  
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• DAVOS WATCH: Snowmen, oil prices, deflation and Pharrell

  21-01-2015 18:05
  
  DAVOS WATCH: Lots to talk about: Deflation, oil prices, snowmen, Swiss franc, global warming
  
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• First lady promotes eating right, fitness at book reading

  21-01-2015 18:05
  
  Mrs. Obama encourages kids to eat right, exercise at Dr. Seuss book reading at White House
  
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• Rainn Wilson returns to TV in Fox crime series 'Backstrom'

  21-01-2015 17:53
  
  Rainn Wilson hopes viewers will embrace his new role on Fox series 'Backstrom'
  
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• Woman gives birth aboard Jordan-NYC flight

  21-01-2015 17:53
  
  A 33-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl on a flight to New York from Jordan.  A nurse and doctor on the flight helped deliver the baby which weighed 6 pounds and 5 ounces. The birth happened over the Atlantic aboard a Royal Jordanian Flight. The mother and baby were taken to a hospital after the aircraft landed at John F. Kennedy Airport about 2.5 hours later.
  
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• Famed Austrian tenor Waldemar Kmentt dead at 85

  21-01-2015 17:46
  
  Famed Austrian tenor Waldemar Kmentt dead at 85, mainstay at Vienna. Other opera ensembles
  
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• Jay and Mark Duplass' 'Togetherness' explores brotherly love

  21-01-2015 16:06
  
  Jay and Mark Duplass' HBO comedy 'Togetherness' explores romance, work and brotherly love
  
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• British code breaker Alan Turing's notebook goes to auction

  21-01-2015 16:04
  
  British code breaker Alan Turing's notebook heads to auction; expected to fetch at least $1M
  
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• APNewsBreak: Family of man killed in Morgan crash settles

  21-01-2015 16:01
  
  APNewsBreak: Family of comedian killed in Tracy Morgan crash settles claim with Wal-Mart
  
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• Your Ideal Week: Jan. 22 – Jan. 28

  21-01-2015 15:50
  
  The dog days of winter are upon us. We might not be in the same cycle of weekly polar vortices... Read More… Read More
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• Your Ideal Week: Jan. 21 – Jan. 28

  21-01-2015 15:50
  
  The dog days of winter are upon us. We might not be in the same cycle of weekly polar vortices... Read More… Read More
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• Lip-syncing police officer's video gets more than 20M views

  21-01-2015 15:36
  
  Video of US police officer lip-syncing to Taylor Swift has 20 million views and counting
  
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• Ad by special-effects master pits cats vs. dogs for a cause

  21-01-2015 15:31
  
  Special-effects master pits cats vs. dogs in elaborate spay-neuter ad airing Super Bowl Sunday
  
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• Texas girl's message to cops, NYPD

  21-01-2015 15:30
  
  A 10-year-old girl from Texas says she was deeply saddened by the execution-style shootings of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in the Bronx late last year. What tore at Savannah Solis' heart even more, was the anti-cop rhetoric that followed. So, during the Christmas break, Solis decided she was going to show her appreciation for cops everywhere and share her sympathy for the families of Ramos and Liu.
  
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• Nazi-code breaker Alan Turing's notebook goes to auction

  21-01-2015 15:13
  
  Nazi-code breaker Alan Turing's notebook heads to auction; expected to fetch at least $1M
  
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• Alan Turing handwritten notebook going to auction

  21-01-2015 14:52
  
  Nazi-code breaker Alan Turing's notebook heads to auction; expected to fetch at least $1M
  
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• Pharrell: 'Live Earth' concert to press for climate action

  21-01-2015 14:13
  
  Pharrell at Davos launches 'Live Earth' concert June 18 to press govts to fight global warming
  
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• Pharrell, Sam Smith, John Legend to perform at Grammys

  21-01-2015 13:03
  
  Pharrell, Sam Smith to sing at Grammys; John Legend, Common to perform song from 'Selma'
  
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• Deadly fire rips through Brooklyn building

  21-01-2015 12:21
  
  A fire killed at lease one person and injured four others in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn Wednesday morning, said fire officials. Flames broke out at about 3:25 a.m. at 267 Flatbush Ave. between St. Marks St. and 6th Ave. The fire in the four-story, mixed occupancy building was contained to the first and second floors, according to fire officials.
  
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• Review: Open e-book format comes with headaches

  21-01-2015 09:01
  
  Review: EPub e-book format promises freedom, openness, but gets frustrating to use
  
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• James Taylor, Paul Simon perform at benefit for jazz great

  21-01-2015 06:09
  
  James Taylor, Paul Simon perform at cancer benefit for late jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker
  
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• New doc chronicles Bay Ridge hardcore band Indecision

  21-01-2015 06:00
  
  Indecision lives and dies and lives again in New York City. Read more.
  
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• Group think: Philosophers host free public lectures for the masses

  21-01-2015 06:00
  
  Socrates said the un-examined life is not worth living — this is where you can start digging in. Read more.
  
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• Brooklyn craft soda company

  21-01-2015 04:53
  
  If you met Bruce Cost years ago you would have met Bruce the journalist. If you met Anton Nocito, back then you would've met Anton the chef. But today, they're the Davids in a soda industry against Goliaths like coke and Pepsi. Moving into a massive space in Bushwick last year, PH Soda has been taking in 60,000 pounds of ginger a month, producing 20,000 cases of a tasty, non-syrupy, fresh ginger soda.
  
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• Linkin Park cancels tour after lead singer injures his leg

  21-01-2015 04:39
  
  Linkin Park cancels tour after lead singer Chester Bennington injures his leg
  
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• Shaquille O'Neal becomes reserve police officer

  21-01-2015 03:28
  
  Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal becomes reserve police officer in South Florida
  
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• Man shot by police was actor Mark Wahlberg's hometown friend

  21-01-2015 03:23
  Man fatally shot by police was hometown friend of actor Mark Wahlberg, had small movie roles
  
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• Former Seahawk Jerramy Stevens arrested on suspicion of DUI

  21-01-2015 02:27
  
  Former NFL player Stevens, husband of Hope Solo, arrested on suspicion of DUI in California
  
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• What to watch for at the Sundance Film Festival

  21-01-2015 01:50
  
  Stars, indie films and a mechanical beaver: What to watch for at the Sundance Film Festival
  
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• Ex-US Open champ Del Potro has surgery again on left wrist

  21-01-2015 01:32
  
  Former US Open champion Del Potro has surgery on left wrist; second on same wrist in 10 months
  
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• Police: Fitness model killed by train was running on tracks

  21-01-2015 00:37
  
  Police say fitness model killed by train was running along the tracks despite its horn
  
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• Linkin Park cancels tour after lead singer injuries leg

  21-01-2015 00:36
  
  Linkin Park cancels tour after lead singer Chester Bennington injuries leg
  
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• Box office top 20: 'American Sniper' hits $107 million

  21-01-2015 00:16
  
  Box office top 20: Clint Eastwood's 'American Sniper' hits $107 million over holiday weekend
  
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• 'Sniper' success reveals power of conservative audience

  21-01-2015 00:14
  
  Targeted in cultural crosshairs, 'American Sniper' reveals power of conservative crowds
  
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