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Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul together again
Ann Curry will replace Meredith Vieira on 'Today'
'Amazing Race' finale: Despite the wind, it does not look like the brochure
Live Nation and Groupon team up on ticketing venture
Charlie Sheen's 'Winning' single
After Oprah leaves, daytime TV may never be the same again
'Fast Five': In the fast lane
Classic Hollywood: The motion picture academy during wartime
Dana Wynter dies at 79; actress in 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'
Live review: A Patsy Cline showcase at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul together again

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The former 'American Idol' colleagues were back at the judges table Sunday for Cowell's new singing-competition show, 'The X Factor.' But Abdul couldn't resist adding drama to the proceedings.

The former 'American Idol' colleagues were back at the judges table Sunday for Cowell's new singing-competition show, 'The X Factor.' But Abdul couldn't resist adding drama to the proceedings.

Ann Curry will replace Meredith Vieira on 'Today'

Posted: 09 May 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Meredith Vieira made an emotional announcement that she will leave the morning show in June, with Ann Curry taking over as co-anchor.

'Amazing Race' finale: Despite the wind, it does not look like the brochure

Posted: 09 May 2011 07:54 AM PDT

All season long, sisters Jen and Kisha have been the most stubbornly overlooked and under-dramatized team in the pack.

Live Nation and Groupon team up on ticketing venture

Posted: 09 May 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Concert promotion giant and Ticketmaster parent Live Nation is teaming up with Groupon, the online coupon site, to sell concert tickets.

Charlie Sheen's 'Winning' single

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:10 PM PDT

Sheen's favorite catch word is now a song, with the help of ex-Korn guitarist Rob Patterson, Snoop Dogg and Carmen Electra.

Sheen's favorite catch word is now a song, with the help of ex-Korn guitarist Rob Patterson, Snoop Dogg and Carmen Electra.

After Oprah leaves, daytime TV may never be the same again

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It may be impossible for even a Katie Couric and Anderson Cooper to duplicate Winfrey's success as the audience shrinks in a new media age.

It may be impossible for even a Katie Couric and Anderson Cooper to duplicate Winfrey's success as the audience shrinks in a new media age.

'Fast Five': In the fast lane

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Blue-collar fans have turned the 'Fast and the Furious' films, including the latest, into a lucrative franchise. For them, the cars and the street racing represent power and freedom.

Blue-collar fans have turned the 'Fast and the Furious' films, including the latest, into a lucrative franchise. For them, the cars and the street racing represent power and freedom.

Classic Hollywood: The motion picture academy during wartime

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The War Film Library consists of classic shorts, newsreels and combat films.

The War Film Library consists of classic shorts, newsreels and combat films.

Dana Wynter dies at 79; actress in 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'

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Obituary: Dana Wynter, best known for her role in "Body Snatchers," appeared in numerous TV and film projects. The science-fiction film became a cult classic partly because of its "McCarthy-era subtext," film critic Leonard Maltin wrote.

Dana Wynter, an actress best known for her role in the 1956 science-fiction classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," has died. She was 79.