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NBC to take a big bite out of Dracula classic
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:11PM July 24, 2012 CommentBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — NBC is sinking its teeth into the classic tale of Dracula for a new drama series.
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Batman star Christian Bale visits shooting victims
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:03PM July 24, 2012 CommentAURORA, Colo. (AP) — Batman star Christian Bale visited survivors of the Colorado theater shooting Tuesday, and thanked medical staff and police officers who responded to the attack that killed 12 people and injured 58 others.
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Feud continues to roil Michael Jackson's family
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:01PM July 24, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Turmoil in Michael Jackson's family continued Tuesday as a family feud that has engulfed the singer's mother and children continued to play out in online posts, on cable television and in a videotaped driveway confrontation that authorities continue to investigate.
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Victims' families urge less usage of Holmes' name
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:18PM July 24, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Some relatives of people killed in the Colorado theater shooting are urging television news outlets to resist using alleged killer James Holmes' name and image in their stories for fear it gives him the infamy they believe he craves.
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Osbourne tweets: done with 'America's Got Talent'
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:01PM July 24, 2012 CommentBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Sharon Osbourne said Tuesday that she's ready to say goodbye to NBC's "America's Got Talent," taking the network by surprise.
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'SNL' to air prime-time election spoofs this fall
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:50PM July 24, 2012 CommentBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — NBC will air a pair of "Saturday Night Live" prime-time specials spoofing the fall election, and it's leaving the door open for cult-favorite comedy "Community" to continue beyond next season's abbreviated run.
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Viewing guide for Olympics coverage
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:15PM July 24, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The Summer Olympics opening ceremony takes place Friday, but the first of 5,535 hours that NBC is showing of the games begins Wednesday with qualifying rounds in women's soccer. With so many different options, viewers need a road map to make sense of it all.
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Cast of 'Modern Family' sues over contract
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:40PM July 24, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Five stars of "Modern Family" have banded together and are suing to void their contracts to work on the hit comedy, arguing that the contracts are illegal under California law.
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Alleged hacking victims include dead teen, actors
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:22PM July 24, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — On Tuesday, British prosecutors announced charges against eight people alleged to have been involved in a phone hacking scheme with more than 600 targets. The following are some prominent alleged victims:
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DC Comics Delays Batman Comic After Colo. Shooting
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An Aurora Police officer talks on his radio outside of the Century 16 theater at Aurora Mall where a gunman opened fire in Aurora, Colo., Friday, July 20, 2012.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — DC Comics is asking retailers to postpone sales of a Batman comic book out of respect for victims of the shooting at a theater showing "The Dark Knight Rises" in Colorado.
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'Poker princess' Molly Bloom has memoir deal
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:13PM July 24, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Molly Bloom, who ran high-stakes, exclusive poker games involving some of Hollywood's biggest names, playboys and sports stars, will have a memoir coming out next year.
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Nearly $2M donated to Colo shooting victim fund
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:11PM July 24, 2012 CommentDENVER (AP) — The film studio that released the Batman film playing during the Colorado theater shooting is among the donors that have given a total of nearly $2 million to a fund set up for victims.
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'The Bachelorette' gives final rose to ABC ratings
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:09PM July 24, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Emily Maynard's big choice on "The Bachelorette" led ABC to one of its best summertime ratings in two years.
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Egypt TV Channel Caters to Fully Veiled Women
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Protesters chant slogans at a rally honoring those killed in clashes with security forces in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, nearly a year after the 18-day uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Activists are now trying to energize the public to demand that the ruling military step down.
CAIRO (AP) — The only visible female face in the Cairo-based studio of a new Islamic TV channel for women is that of a puppet. The human stars are all veiled from head to toe, with only their eyes showing.
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Washington history museum plans DB Cooper exhibit
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:50PM July 24, 2012 CommentLONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State History Museum in Tacoma plans to open an exhibit in August of next year on the D.B. Cooper skyjacking mystery.
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Broadway's 'Ghost The Musical' to close next month
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:38PM July 24, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The musical based on the 1990 film "Ghost" won't be haunting Broadway for long.
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Damon: Public fury burns leading into election
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:36PM July 24, 2012 CommentSAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Damon says there's a sense of fury in the U.S. over banking scandals and financial inequality that neither Democrats nor Republicans are addressing in their presidential campaigns.
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Oscar-winning screenwriter Frank Pierson dies
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:15PM July 24, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Cool Hand Luke" has died.
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Hollywood skirts blame in 'Dark Knight' shooting
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:25PM July 24, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — There seems to be very little of the blame-it-on-Hollywood backlash in the wake of the Colorado theater massacre that so often occurs when people struggle to make sense of a senseless, violent act.
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AP Exclusive: Webcams make Alaska bears accessible
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:21AM July 24, 2012 CommentANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A new video initiative is bringing the famed brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park directly to your computer or smartphone.
