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Charlie Sheen awaiting charges
Actor Charlie Sheen was arrested Friday on charges related to an alleged case of domestic violence.
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Mogul Ted Rogers dies in Toronto at 75
Ted Rogers, who transformed a single Toronto FM radio station into the North American broadcasting, publishing and telecoms conglomerate Rogers Communications, died Tuesday at his home in Toronto.
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Former Quiet Riot singer found dead
Kevin DuBrow, the loquacious, gravelly voiced longtime singer for the heavy metal group Quiet Riot, was found dead Sunday in Las Vegas. He was 52.
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‘Sopranos,’ ’30 Rock’ take home Emmy gold
The Emmy Awards on Sunday served as a farewell bash for America's favorite mob family, "The Sopranos." HBO's landmark gangster saga, which ended its six-season run in June, won the first best drama prize by an American series for its final season. "30 Rock" was named best comedy series.
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Oscar-winning makeup artist Tuttle dies
Bill Tuttle, a makeup artist who transformed Tony Randall into all seven title characters of "7 Faces of Dr. Lao," worked on "The Wizard of Oz" and created the monstrous Morlocks in 1960's "The Time Machine," has died. He was 95.
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Tammy Faye Messner dies of cancer
Tammy Faye Messner, who as Tammy Faye Bakker helped her husband, Jim, build a multimillion-dollar evangelism empire and then watched it collapse in disgrace, died Friday at her home near Kansas City, Mo.
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Film critic Joel Siegel dies at 63
Joel Siegel, the upbeat and often joyous film critic for ABC's "Good Morning America" for 26 years, died Friday after a long battle against colon cancer, the network said. He was 63.
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Judge orders Rigases to prison
Three years after their conviction for corporate fraud, Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas and his son Timothy will finally start their prison terms in mid-August, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Court upholds Rigas convictions
Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas and his son Timothy on Thursday lost their appeal of convictions for looting the cable operator for their personal benefit, moving them closer to lengthy jail terms.
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Comedy actor Ron Carey dies
Ron Carey, an actor known for his roles on the sitcom "Barney Miller" and in three of Mel Brooks' films, has died. He was 71.
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Blues legend Robert Lockwood dies
Robert Lockwood Jr., a legendary Delta bluesman who learned to play the guitar at the knee of his stepfather, Robert Johnson, has died. He was 91.
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