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Gonzo: A Glimpse of Hunter S. Thompson’s Life and Work
Nobody can deny the importance of Hunter S. Thompson, the American
journalist and author, best...
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Smith Couple’s School Not Scientologically Involved
Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith are two of the
big-name founders of a new private...
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Will Smith's School Not Scientologist, He Says
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are fulfilling one of their dreams by opening a private school in...
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SAG Wants AFTRA to Vote Against Deal With Studios
It’s the final countdown in Hollywood, as two major
actors unions have to decide on their...
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NBC Settles Case with Family of Man Who Killed Himself
Television network NBC Universal has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who was swept...
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When Going Out Of The U.S. It's Best To Leave Your Laptop At Home
A highly debated issue on this week’s agenda is the set of
rules for the airport routine searches...
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Obama Responds to Dobson's Attack
A few days after Senator Barack Obama met inconspicuously
with Rev. Billy Graham’s son, one...
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More Clashes Between Paparazzi And Surfers Take Place In Malibu
Have surfers on the beaches of Malibu gotten a little too protective over their territory? Just one...
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Grammy-Winning Legendary Comic George Carlin Dies at 71
Four-time Grammy winner comedian George Carlin died at 71 in Los Angeles. He passed away on Sunday...
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Paramount Taken To Court Over Godfather Royalties
A lawsuit attacking Paramount Pictures was issued yesterday by Anthony Puzo, the son of "The...
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California: Husband Shoots Wife and Kidnaps His Children
While Father’s Day is a joyful day for some, for others this
holiday is one of the worst days of...
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Judge Alex Kozinski Removes Himself from Porn Trial
Friday, Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th US Circuit Court
of Appeals, who has posted sexually...
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Judge Invites Ethics Panel To Probe Into His Racy Web Site
The chief judge of the San Francisco federal appeals court,
who was presiding over an obscenity...
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Pornography Trial On Hold Over Judge's Racy Photos
A Los Angeles criminal obscenity trial has been suspended after the judge presiding over it...
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Judge On Fire For Animal Sex Photos On His Website
An obscenity trial in Los Angeles has been suspended after the
Los Angeles Times reported that the...
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Warren G Busted for Drug Possession
Warren Griffin III, better known by his stage name Warren G, was reportedly put under arrest after...
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Universal Studios Is Back in Business
In fact, it never was out of business. No fire could scare
Universal Studios. Not even the huge...
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Universal Studios Devastated By Massive Fire
A huge blaze broke out on a lot at Universal Studios this morning alerting over 100 firefighters...
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Jews Take Hagee under Their Wings
Thursday, Senator John McCain refused the initially desired backing from Rev. John C. Hagee, a...
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Dennis Quaid Tells Congress About Twins Overdose
Appearing before Congress on Wednesday, American actor Dennis Quaid testified about the nightmare...
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Winehouse Arrested on Drug Charges, Released on Bail
British songstress Amy Winehouse was arrested Wednesday in London on drug charges and
subsequently...
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Reese Witherspoon Joins Walk to Support Breast Cancer Cause
Reese Witherspoon cheerfully joined more than 3,500 women participating
in The Sixth Annual Avon...
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Lost and Found: Giant Pink Floyd Pig
The giant helium-filled balloon pig floating during Roger
Waters’ set at the Coachella music...
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Hospital Worker Made Profit Selling Celeb Medical Files
A former UCLA
Medical Center
worker has been indicted for allegedly accessing the confidential...
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Abstinence-Only Programs 'Simply Do Not Work'
It appears that the everlasting debate over the effectiveness
of abstinence-only programs is...
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Report Warns on Serious Health Problems Linked to Bisphenol A
A U.S.
government report revealed Tuesday that a dangerous chemical called bisphenol
A (BPA),...
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Michael Ovitz, Anita Busch Testify In Pellicano Case
Former Hollywood agent Michael Ovitz and former entertainment reporter Anita Busch took the stand...
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Washington Post Unforgettable Winner of 2008 Pulitzer Prizes
The Washington Post was the big winner at the Pulitzer
Awards on Monday, snatching six awards and...
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Chris Rock Testifies In Pellicano Case
Actor and comedian Chris Rock looked irritated and somber as he took the stand on Friday to testify...
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Suburban Students More Likely to Graduate than City Students
A research study presented Tuesday revealed that only about 50
percent of the students in the...
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Technology
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Bill Gates Prepares For His First Week Outside Microsoft
We are entering a new era as of next week, an era with Bill Gates as the world's greatest...
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Report: Sony To Start An Online Video Service
An old rumor is making new rounds: The Los
Angeles Times reported that Sony’s online video...
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Revealing Body Scanners at LAX and JFK
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced yesterday the installation of millimeter...
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Google’s Street View Images Put Pentagon On Fire
Have you ever imagined Google
threatening national security? Me neither, but the Pentagon did, as...
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Anonymous Steps Out Against Scientology
The group of Internet activists who previously attacked the Scientology website took to the streets...
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Big Revenue Allegations against Pirate Bay Were 'Fabricated'
The Pirate Bay's Peter Sunde says that the allegations which say the torrent site's administrators...
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Megan Meier Is Dead, but Legal War Just Started
Megan Meier is dead and there is
nothing that would bring her back. However, after more than one...
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ThinkSecret.com Is No More
In a move that might create a precedent, the rumor site
ThinkSecret.com has ceased its operations...
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LA Botnet Hacker Reaches Guilty Plea Deal
Los Angeles hacker John Schiefer agreed to plead guilty to fraud and illegal wiretap charges...
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Poker Aficionados Dislike Online Gambling Restrictions
Poker players were lobbying Wednesday on Capitol Hill for online gaming to not suffer restrictions...
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TSA Is Testing New Scanning Machines
The airline passengers who prefer not to submit to the
physical pat-down during secondary...
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Fox Announces Deal with iTunes for its Season Premieres
It looks like we're in the middle of a race between television networks to grab the profits from...
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Avis Launches Avis Connect Service, In-Car Wi-Fi
From today on, if you will rent a care from Avis Rent A Car
System, you may have also acccess to...
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NBC Joins Viacom Against YouTube
NBC Universal, a company owned by General Electric and
Vivendi, joined Viacom in its legal battle...
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Health
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Fake Doctor Charged for Performing Abortions
Have you ever doubt your doctor’s knowledge and abilities? Apparently anyone having the least...
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Civil Helicopter Crashes near Topanga Canyon, No Fatalities
Problems with the tail rotor caused a small helicopter carrying
three people to crash Saturday...
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Time to Drop Your Shower Curtain. It’s Toxic for Your Health
If you were feeling safe behind your shower curtain, now it
is time to drop that feeling, as a new...
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Foreclosures Partly Blamed for Spreading West Nile Virus
As we are in plain summer season, West Nile virus seems to become more dangerous. The number of...
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Push for Tougher Plastic Surgery Laws in California
California lawmakers are pondering a reform of plastic surgery laws which will ensure that patients...
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Pollution Leads to Nearly 24,000 Deaths in California Yearly
Nearly 24,000 Californians die prematurely because exposure
to pollution for a long time,...
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California: Thirteen Hospitals Fined over Risking People’s Lives
California Department of Public Health fined or sent
citations to thirteen hospitals for...
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West Nile Alert in Orange County, 13 Birds Test Positive
West Nile virus began to become more than a problem for the U.S.
states. Just days ago, Illinois...
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1,200 People Rinstated With Medical Insurance
Kaiser Permanente and Health Net agreed to return the medical coverage to nearly 1,200 Californians...
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Dennis Quaid Supports Patients’ Right to Sue Drugmakers
Actor Dennis Quaid testified again, this time before
Congress on Wednesday, about the nightmare he...
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Survey Warns on Hospitals’ Disability to Handle Terrorist Strike
A new report released by the U.S. House of Representative on
Monday clearly states that emergency...
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California State Faces Lawsuit over Medi-Cal Cuts
A coalition of health care groups and providers filed a
lawsuit on Monday seeking to block...
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USDA: Irradiation Makes Vegetables Safer
I am sure everybody knows that washing fruits and vegetables at home under the tap is the best way...
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The UCLA Employee: ‘It Was Just Me Being Nosy’
The UCLA Medical Center
employee who improperly looked at 61 patients’ medical records in 2006...
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Governor:‘I Have Been a Victim of This in My Own Hospital Visits’
Following 32 medical records being breached at UCLA Medical
Center, including his
wife’s,...
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Maria Shriver’s Medical Records Breached at UCLA Medical Center
Last year, there was Farrah Fawcett, then Britney Spears at
the beginning of this year and now,...
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Skinny or Obese, Heart Disease Still a Problem
When it comes to heart health nothing is sure…Why is that? Well, many people believe that if they...
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‘Anthrax’ Graffiti at Port of Long Beach Proves to Be False Alarm
Authorities were investigating a cargo container marked with
black graffiti saying “Anthrax a gift...
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House Panel Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday overwhelmingly
voted for a bill that would give...
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Cancer Risk Still Haunts Women after Quitting Hormone Therapy
A new study reveals that menopausal women have a higher risk
of developing cancer, even after...
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Undercover Humane Society Employee Discovers Cattle Abuse
A Chino, California slaughterhouse that supplied meat to school lunch programs and supermarkets was...
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Blue Cross Wants Data, But Breaks Doctor-Patient Confidentiality
Blue Cross, the largest health insurer of its
kind in California, has asked physicians across the...
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UCLA Researcher’s Home Damaged Second Time in Four Months
The home of UCLA researcher was firebombed on Tuesday,
marking the second attack at the same...
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Pet Turtles Contaminate More than 100 with Salmonella
Small pet turtles carrying a strain of salmonella have sickened more than 100 people, mostly...
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Sinai Responsible for Quaid Babies' Overdose, Say Officials
California authorities have investigated the November incident in which Dennis Quaid’s...
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The Importance of Choice after Breast Cancer Diagnosis
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Cancer Society shows that few doctors talk...
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Contaminated L.A. Water Reservoirs To Be Drained
The L.A. Department of Water and Power officials announced
on Friday that 600 million gallons of...
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CDC Reports: Smoking Rate Unchanged in the U.S.
20.8 percent of American adults are smokers according to the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Music
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Britney's Dad to Sell Her LA Home
Changes are happening in Britney Spears’ life according to recent media reports. She is...
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Neverland Ranch Still Michael Jackson's Property
The foreclosure auction of Michael Jackson’s famous Neverland Ranch in Los Angeles has been...
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Miley Cyrus Has Disney’s Support
The Disney Channel stands by its “Hannah Montana” superstar,
15-year-old Miley Cyrus, in the midst...
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Jimi Hendrix Sex Tape To Be Exposed
An adult entertainment company is set to release a sex tape which reportedly features iconic...
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Ray Charles' Children Revolt against Longtime Manager
Several of Ray Charles’ children called Sunday for an investigation into their late father’s...
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American Idol: Ramiele Malubay Is Gone
Last night, Ramiele Malubay was given the boot from Americal Idol. As I have predicted, Brooke...
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David Cook From “American Idol” Released From Hospital
David Cook, one of the nine contestants from “American Idol”
is back on the show, after he was...
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P Diddy Denies Involvement in Tupac's Murder
"Completely untrue ….a lie.”This is what P Diddy – real name Sean Combs - had to say about...
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Diddy, Notorious BIG Knew of Plans to Ambush Tupak Shakur
Sean "Diddy" Combs and Christopher “Notorious BIG” Wallace knew in advance that Tupac...
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Britney Makes Things Right: Dumps Adnan, Turns Up For Deposition
Britney Spears finally showed up to her deposition in the ongoing custody trial with her ex-hubby,...
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John Stewart, "Daydream Believer" Songwriter, Dies
John Stewart, a member of The Kingston Trio and the musician that wrote The Monkees’ hit...
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Britney Spears Buys Pregnancy Tests For Her Friends
Britney Spears caused a quite a media frenzy the past couple of days after she was photographed...
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Album Sales Dropped in 2007
According to market researcher Nielsen SoundScan, the
recording industry had a weak year in 2007...
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Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli Completed Amicable Divorce
Starting this Thursday the
popular music legend Eddie Van Halen is officially single. After seven...
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Spice Girls, Masters of Showmanship Still
Whether or not they can really sing appears to remain a topic prone to debate but those reunited...
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George Harrison Joins Fellow Beatles on iTunes
Former Beatle George Harrison’s solo music is now available on Apple Inc.'s iTunes and...
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People
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Spencer Pratt Is “Wormy” While Mary Kate Olsen Is a “Troll”
Hollywood is the best place to
pick a fight. Rest assured that any little word can start a dispute...
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Judge Stops the Release of Verne Troyer Sex Tape
Friday, TMZ.com was ordered to take out the clips from
Verne Troyer’s sex tape. The federal judge...
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The Predator Lawsuit Is Settled
The lawsuit against NBC brought by the family of the man who
shot himself when the crew of the...
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Britney Might Get More Visitation Rights for Her Sons
Britney Spears and a parental coach have appeared in front of a Los Angeles court in an attempt of...
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LA Hotel Sues Spector Over Due Payment
Los Angeles hotel the Westin Bonaventure claims record producer Phil Spector owes it more than...
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Star Trek's Takei Enjoys Ca. Gay Wedding Ruling
George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek series, the first six Star Trek...
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Coolio Arrested for Driving with Suspended License
Rapper-chef Coolio, real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was busted by Los Angeles police in Hollywood...
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Ed McMahon Faces Foreclosure On His Beverly Hills Home
Johnny Carson's longtime sidekick, Ed McMahon, is in jeopardy of losing his multimillion-dollar...
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“Law & Order” Actor Arrested With Gun in Luggage at Airport
Actor Dennis Farina, star of TV series “Law & Order,”
was arrested on Sunday at Los Angeles...
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Britney’s “Progress” Earns Her More Mommy Time
A child-custody hearing yesterday in Los Angeles concluded happily for singer
Britney Spears,...
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Hearing on Britney's Psychiatric Evaluation in LA
A hearing has just ended in Los Angeles which focused on the psychiatric evaluation of Britney...
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