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Super Bowl 2013: The 7 best halftime shows of all time
For Super Bowl 2013, Beyonce will have some big shoes to fill. Here are the 7 all-time best halftime shows from past games.
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The top 25 celebrity baby names of all time
Many celebrities are creative people, but seldom does their creativity get more free rein than when they’re naming their own offspring. From Beyonce and Jay-Z's firstborn Blue Ivy to Frank Zappa's daughter's avante-garde moniker Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen, there are plenty of unusual names.
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Michael Jackson: 10 quotes on the 30th anniversary of "Thriller"
Here are 10 quotes from Michael Jackson to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of "Thriller," still the number one selling album in music history.
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11 best books of November, according to Amazon's editors
What are the best books to pick up this month? From fiction to nonfiction, Amazon's editors suggest the titles that they believe are the cream of the crop.
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The Beloit College Mindset List for the class of 2016
Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of how the incoming freshmen class views the world.
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Latin America Monitor Traveling to the Rio+20 Earth Summit? A list of what to see and do.
As thousands descend upon Rio for the Rio+20 sustainability conference, here's a list of some of the newest attractions – beyond the beach.
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Top picks: A video by Croatian cellists, Michelle Obama's new book, and more
Singer Melody Gardot embraces multiculturalism, noir writer Philip Kerr pens another winner with 'Prague Fatale,' and more top picks.
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American Idol: Steven Tyler predicts a Jessica Sanchez win (+video)
American Idol: The final three contestants each performed three songs Wednesday night. After her first performance, Steven Tyler predicted that Jessica Sanchez would take home the American Idol title. Did he speak too soon?
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Horizons EU gives thumbs up to Sony's $2.2 billion takeover of EMI
The European Union has approved the Sony-led acquisition of EMI Music. But there are strings attached.
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Dick Clark remembered as 'American Bandstand' host, TV & radio impresario
Dick Clark, the longtime host of ABC's 'American Bandstand,' TV game shows, and radio programs, died Wednesday near Los Angeles.
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American Idol: Stevie Nicks coaches and the top nine shine (+video)
American Idol: Most of the remaining nine contestants had their best performances ever, with guidance from Stevie Nicks. They delivered passionate performances that kept the American Idol audience and the judges on their feet.
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Chapter & Verse James Brown: the electrifying one and only
Journalist RJ Smith explores the magic and mayhem of James Brown in a new biography of the legendary performer.
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Boy: movie review
The New Zealand movie 'Boy' turns on an errant father who is idolized by his two young sons when he returns, despite his goofy irresponsibility.
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American Idol: Jessica Sanchez wows with Whitney Houston ballad (+video)
American Idol: Jessica Sanchez dominated with Whitney Houston's, "I Will Always Love You." Why did American Idol foist Stevie Wonder on the boys?
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Vox News Maher gives pro-Obama super PAC $1 million. Is that a good career move?
Bill Maher's routine is made up of political jokes all aimed at the GOP candidates. If no GOP candidate is able to beat President Obama in the fall, good material will be harder to come by.
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American Idol to add 13th boy, will it be Johnny Keyser?
American Idol Top 24? Not so fast. American Idol pulls another boy out of their hat. Will it be JLo's favorite, Johnny Keyser?
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Xi Jinping in California: a glimpse of what China really wants
Chinese president-in-waiting Xi Jinping will spend most of his two-day California trip highlighting the two things that, perhaps, the Chinese people admire most about the US: films and basketball.
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Five Whitney Houston songs race up Britain's music charts after death
Five Whitney Houston songs had made it into the Top 40 in Britain's music charts by Wednesday, led by 'I Will Always Love You,' following her surprising death on Saturday.
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Grammys 2012: Would a computer have picked Adele? (+video)
Grammys 2012: Adele won six awards at Sunday's Grammys. But Adel should have lost to Bruno Mars, according to a computer algorithm that predicts which songs will be hits and which will be flops.
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American Idol: Can Steven and J-Lo avoid Sophomore Slump?
American Idol (and Randy Jackson) is back for Season 11 but for Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler this marks their sophomore year. Can Lopez and Tyler find continued success without novelty on their side?
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North Korea not the only offender: 6 official photo fudgings
As state manipulators of the media go, few can compare to North Korea, which this week is mourning the death of Kim Jong-il. But even with all the careful orchestration of the ceremonies, the North Korean media still found it necessary to doctor an official photograph of the funeral procession. Just as governments are finding it easier to use technology to manipulate images, so too is the public finding it easier to spot such digital trickery. Here are six noteworthy attempts by governments to shape media coverage through image manipulation.
12/29/2011 03:30 pm -
'Propofol madness': Conrad Murray gets 4 years for Michael Jackson death
A judge, citing 'propofol madness,' sentenced physician Conrad Murray Tuesday to four years, the maximum punishment allowed, for his role in the 2009 death of pop superstar Michael Jackson.
11/29/2011 03:58 pm -
Conrad Murray, Jackson doc, to learn punishment for death
Conrad Murray is set to be sentenced for involuntary manslaughter after a six-week trial that presented the most detailed account yet of Jackson's final hours but left many questions about Murray's treatment of the superstar with an operating-room anesthetic as he battled chronic insomnia.
11/29/2011 11:51 am -
Michael Jackson doctor declines to testify. Was that his last, best chance?
Both the prosecution and the defense rested in the involuntary murder trial of Michael Jackson's physician as Dr. Conrad Murray declined to testify. Cross examination would have been brutal, analysts say.
11/01/2011 05:42 pm -
Doctor's defense expert: It's plausible Michael Jackson caused his own death
An expert in anesthesiology testified in defense of Michael Jackson's doctor, saying the pop star may have given himself a fatal dose of drugs and that the prosecution's theory does not fit the evidence.
10/28/2011 07:42 pm -
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Halloween house lights: Impressive, as long as you don't live nearby [Video]
Halloween house lights: A family in Riverside, Calif., has turned their home into a Halloween light display that you'll have to see to believe.
10/25/2011 03:06 pm -
Michael Jackson: Defense of Dr. Conrad Murray stumbles at the start
Score one for the prosecution. A former physician for Michael Jackson, called as a defense witness, says he would "never" have administered propofol at a patient's home as sleep medicine.
10/24/2011 10:52 pm -
With proper treatment, Michael Jackson would be alive, expert says
An expert witness for the prosecution said Conrad Murray, the doctor attending Michael Jackson, committed several egregious errors the day the pop star died.
10/19/2011 10:39 pm -
What did Conrad Murray tell police after Michael Jackson's death?
The prosecution in the Conrad Murray trial played a tape of the statement Murray made to police two days after Michael Jackson died. This was the first time it has been heard in public.
10/07/2011 10:19 pm -
What was Conrad Murray doing when Michael Jackson died? Girlfriends testify.
Four girlfriends of Conrad Murray testified of calls or texts with the doctor on the morning that Michael Jackson died. The prosecution is trying to paint Murray as recklessly inattentive.
10/04/2011 08:14 pm
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