NEW YORK – Scarlett Johansson says that while monogamy might go against instinct, she’s happy in her relationship with boyfriend and recent “Black Dahlia” co-star Josh Hartnett. “Josh is very sweet,” the 21-year-old actress says in an interview in Allure magazine’s November issue, on newsstands Oct. 24. “He’s a good …
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WASHINGTON – The House Page Board is looking at allegations made against retiring Rep. Jim Kolbe about a 1996 camping trip Kolbe hosted for his staff, in which two former House pages were invited to attend. FOX News confirmed last week that the Justice Department is investigating the trip, in …
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TOKYO – Sony Corp. (SNE) unveiled its latest Walkman digital music players Thursday, vowing to battle Apple Computer Inc.’s (AAPL) iPod juggernaut with superior sound quality. The latest models, which go on sale in the U.S. next month, will be the first of Sony’s digital music players to have built-in …
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NORWALK, Ohio – Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of a couple accused of making some of their 11 adopted special needs children sleep in cages. Michael and Sharen Gravelle are charged with 16 counts of felony child endangering and if convicted could face one to five years in …
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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, N.Y. He was the only boy in the family and had three sisters: Marian, Lee Anne and Cass. His parents, Thomas Mapother III and Mary Lee Pfeiffer, moved the family around quite a bit due to his father’s job …
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LOS ANGELES – The Marine Reserves’ Toys for Tots program has decided to accept a donation of talking Jesus dolls for gifts, changing course on a decision earlier this week to not accept them. “The talking Jesus doll issue has been resolved,” the Marine organization announced on its Web site …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc.’s online video service has been sued for copyright infringement, providing a possible preview of the legal trouble that may plague the Internet search leader after it takes over YouTube Inc. and its library of pirated clips, the company said Wednesday. Without providing detail, Google disclosed …
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BILLINGS, Mont. – President Bush fired up a friendly Republican crowd here Thursday during a campaign stop meant to give a boost to Sen. Conrad Burns‘ re-election hopes. Bush, joined on stage by Burns, Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., and others, predicted Republicans would retain control of the House and Senate …
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PASADENA, Calif. – A vendetta born of a soured business deal in the world of motor racing led to the killings of legendary driver Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy nearly two decades ago, a prosecutor told jurors during opening statements in a murder trial. With the prosecution’s case relying …
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) will work with seven newspaper groups to share online advertising in a deal that could help newspapers tap into the lucrative online ad market. A total of 176 newspapers in 38 states will participate in the deal, reported Sunday on the Web sites of …
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