DeGeneres honored for lifetime as U.S. entertainer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ellen DeGeneres, an American entertainer and prominent gay rights advocate, received the highest U.S. award for achievement in comedy on Monday. Receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, the national...

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Strauss-Kahn seeks comeback via conference circuit

PARIS (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief whose French presidential ambitions were shattered by a sex scandal last year, is making a comeback in business and at conferences. The 63-year-old Strauss-Kahn was accused of trying to...

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Liz Taylor tops list of highest earning dead celebrities

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Elizabeth Taylor surpassed Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity in the past year, with her estate pulling in $210 million, much of it from the auction of her jewels, costumes and artwork, Forbes said on Wednesday....

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Visa hires JPMorgan's Charles Scharf as CEO

(Reuters) - Visa Inc said Charles Scharf, a former head of JPMorgan Chase & Co's retail financial services division, will succeed Joseph Saunders as chief executive, effective November 1. Visa's board had been looking for a successor to Saunders,...

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Obama tackles rape comments, "fiscal cliff" on TV talk show

BURBANK, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suspended the levity during an interview with late-night TV talk show host Jay Leno on Wednesday to address a Republican Senate candidate's assertion that pregnancies resulting from rape are intended...

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Goldman book was not meant to be an expose: author

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president who publicly accused the bank of taking advantage of unsuspecting clients said he never intended his book to be an expose of practices at the Wall Street firm. Preliminary reviews...

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DeGeneres honored for lifetime as U.S. entertainer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ellen DeGeneres, an American entertainer and prominent gay rights advocate, received the highest U.S. award for achievement in comedy on Monday. Receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, the national...

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Strauss-Kahn seeks comeback via conference circuit

PARIS (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief whose French presidential ambitions were shattered by a sex scandal last year, is making a comeback in business and at conferences. The 63-year-old Strauss-Kahn was accused of trying to...

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Liz Taylor tops list of highest earning dead celebrities

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Elizabeth Taylor surpassed Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity in the past year, with her estate pulling in $210 million, much of it from the auction of her jewels, costumes and artwork, Forbes said on Wednesday....

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Visa hires JPMorgan's Charles Scharf as CEO

(Reuters) - Visa Inc said Charles Scharf, a former head of JPMorgan Chase & Co's retail financial services division, will succeed Joseph Saunders as chief executive, effective November 1. Visa's board had been looking for a successor to Saunders,...

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Goldman book was not meant to be an expose: author

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president who publicly accused the bank of taking advantage of unsuspecting clients said he never intended his book to be an expose of practices at the Wall Street firm. Preliminary reviews...

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Filmmaker Tony Scott died with anti-depressant, sleep aid in system

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Filmmaker Tony Scott had an anti-depressant and sleep aid in his bloodstream when he leapt to his death from a suspension bridge in August, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said on Monday. Preliminary autopsy results confirmed...

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DeGeneres honored for lifetime as U.S. entertainer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ellen DeGeneres, an American entertainer and prominent gay rights advocate, received the highest U.S. award for achievement in comedy on Monday. Receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, the national...

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New York court date in Lindsay Lohan car accident case canceled

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Embattled actress Lindsay Lohan appears to be off the hook after being arrested for leaving the scene of an accident last month when her Porsche allegedly clipped a pedestrian in an alley behind an upscale Manhattan hotel. New York...

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Robert S. McNamara's archive sells for $1 million at auction

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The personal archive of former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, who served under President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban missile crisis 50 years ago, sold for over $1 million at auction, far exceeding a pre-sale estimate,...

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DeGeneres honored for lifetime as U.S. entertainer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ellen DeGeneres, an American entertainer and prominent gay rights advocate, received the highest U.S. award for achievement in comedy on Monday. Receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, the national...

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Tom Hanks slips from nice guy rep with a Big-worthy swear

(Note: story contains expletive in paragraph five) (Reuters) - Tom Hanks, the "Big" star often cited for his family-friendly appeal, may have put a dent in his G-rated reputation on Friday when he uttered a particularly grown-up word on ABC's "Good...

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Anna Nicole Smith lawyer Howard Stern back on the hook for conspiracy charges

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Howard K. Stern, the former lawyer and domestic partner of deceased actress/heiress/Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, suffered a blow Thursday in the ongoing legal saga over Smith's death, when a California court of appeal...

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Goldman book was not meant to be an expose: author

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president who publicly accused the bank of taking advantage of unsuspecting clients said he never intended his book to be an expose of practices at the Wall Street firm. Preliminary reviews...

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Filmmaker Tony Scott died with anti-depressant, sleep aid in system

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Filmmaker Tony Scott had an anti-depressant and sleep aid in his bloodstream when he leapt to his death from a suspension bridge in August, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said on Monday. Preliminary autopsy results confirmed...

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Police get tuft of hair from park near where Jessica Ridgeway found

A Denver TV station reported Sunday night that investigators in the Jessica Ridgeway abduction and murder had received new evidence. Investigator Trevor Materasso of the Westminster Police Department said that "60 percent" of what Fox 31 reported...

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Pacific storm system to bring chilly temperatures back to Colorado

Colorado's autumn weather has a winter speed bump ahead, as a Pacific storm system brings a chance of snow and subfreezing temperatures to Denver this week. The city should continue to enjoy high temperatures in the mid-70s Monday and Tuesday,...

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10 Things to Know for Monday, Oct. 22, 2012

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT): 1. WHERE IN THE U.S. THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT WILL BE DECIDED AP analysis of the past three presidential races shows 106 counties...

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Denver gasoline prices fall

 Gasoline prices in Denver fell 5.2 cents a gallon last week, averaging $3.58 cents on Sunday. Prices in Denver Sunday were 11.8 cents a gallon lower than a month ago, according to the gasoline price website DenverGasPrices.com. Nationwide,...

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UCI agrees to strip Armstrong of his 7 Tour titles

GENEVA—Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body Monday following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams....

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Obama in Denver on Wednesday; Ryan in Colorado Springs Sunday

President Barack Obama will hold a rally in Denver's City Park on Wednesday, part of a coast-to-coast campaign barnstorm of swing states. Obama will start the day in Iowa on Wednesday before flying to Colorado for the Denver event, according...

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Roxborough Park visitors get a glimpse into past populations

Ancient populations, moving with the seasons and following the animal migrations, once lived among the rocks that swell from the ground just 25 miles south of Denver. Staff and volunteers at Roxborough State Park celebrated National Archaeology...

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Faith voters come in all denominations and parties

White mainline Protestants are the most important ignored religious group in American politics, a pollster says. The Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service conducted a poll earlier this year that showed that, in a contest between...

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Man fatally wounded in incident involving Larimer County deputy

A man was killed late Friday night after he exchanged shots with a Larimer County deputy, authorities say. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release by Kathy Messick, sheriff's spokeswoman. The suspect's former girlfriend...

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Colorado marijuana-legalization amendment spending tops $3 million

The campaigns fighting for and against a measure to make legal limited possession and retail sales of marijuana have collectively raised and spent more than $3 million so far this election season, according to an analysis of campaign-finance reports....

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