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NFL dominates TV ratings
Want to know why NBC, CBS, Fox and ESPN spend billions on the National Football League? So far this fall, 24 of the 25 most-watched television shows were football games. What non-football programs managed to break through the NFL logjam? NBC's...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Holidays, Thanksgiving, National Football League, Atlanta Falcons
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Officials probe how secret confetti rained on Macy's parade
When Thanksgiving Day parade-goers in Manhattan looked into the confetti-filled sky last week, they may have seen more than they bargained for. Nassau County police announced that they are investigating how some of their confidential records including...
Tags: Politics, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Social Security, Festive Events
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KAWS is latest artist to join Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
This year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured the usual gallery of cartoon characters inflated to monstrous sizes bobbing alongside garish floats. But the parade also featured a bit of cultural subversion -- albeit of the family-friendly variety --...
Tags: Artists, Entertainment, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Festive Events
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: After Sandy, balm for the N.Y. soul
When Sandy slammed the East Coast, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, floats and costumes were spared from the devastation. And Thursday morning, New Yorkers' mood elevated along with the traditional helium-filled balloons as the parade kicked...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Holidays, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Festive Events, Whoopi Goldberg
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Mustang Ranch: Nevada brothel owner elected county commissioner
LAS VEGAS — When it comes to electing politicians, seems like Nevada voters like to keep an open mind. Just ask Lance Gilman. The owner of the infamous Mustang Ranch brothel recently became the first of his kind to win election to public office in...
Tags: Sheldon Adelson, Harley-Davidson Inc., Voting, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Indianapolis house explosion becomes homicide investigation
Indianapolis officials have opened a homicide investigation into the massive house explosion Nov. 10 that killed a married couple and ruined more than 30 homes. The announcement at a Monday night news conference came hours after the burial of Dion and...
Tags: Justice System, Murder, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Explosions
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Thanksgiving weather: Nasty in Northwest; Macy's parade in clear
About 43 million Americans are preparing to go over the river and through the woods (in automobiles and airplanes) this Thanksgiving holiday, and with the exception of the Northwest, most will have good weather during the busy travel period. For those...
Tags: Holidays, Thanksgiving, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Central Park
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Children and young adults
Abarat
Absolute Midnight
Clive Barker
Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, $24.99, ages 13 and up
In the third installment of this lavish series, a teen girl is menaced by a powerful sorceress in a mystical fantasy world.
The Annotated Peter Pan
J.M....Tags: Entertainment Events, History (tv network), Entertainment, Duke Ellington, Holidays
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Macy's parade: Good ol' Snoopy, Tim Burton's B. wow the crowd
Nation NowSnoopy, that stalwart of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, floated again at the 85th annual event, but he was joined by a stitched-up creation from Tim Burton and a monkey with a jet pack named Julius, by Paul Frank.... -
Alaina Reed Hall dies at 63; actress was Olivia Robinson on 'Sesame Street'
Alaina Reed Hall, a singer and actress who played Olivia Robinson on "Sesame Street" for a dozen years beginning in the mid-1970s and later played Rose Holloway on the situation comedy "227," has died. She was 63.
Reed Hall, who was diagnosed with breast...Tags: Movies, Weddings, Comedy (genre), Obituaries, Celebrities
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Disabled performers steal the show on South Florida stages
Though they vary in composition and mission, South Florida's diverse lineup of disabled performers have a special commonality: They shine a spotlight on the growing notion that talent is not diminished by disability. "I'm a dancer, you wouldn't expect...
Tags: Sociology, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale, North Lauderdale
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2013 Daytime Emmy Awards nominations: 'Young and the Restless' leads with 23
Zap2itThe nominees have been announced for the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. "The Young and the Restless" leads all nominees with 23, followed by "General Hospital" at 19 and "Sesame Street" and "Days of Our Lives" at 17 apiece. CBS leads all networks,...Tags: Entertainment Events, HLN (tv network), Hospitals and Clinics, Celebrities, Paul Williams
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