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Oprah Rewards Women Who Helped Nab Man (AP)
 AP - Two women received $50,000 checks from Oprah Winfrey's show for their part in capturing a fugitive sex offender from Indiana.
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Angelina Jolie Receives Humanitarian Award (AP)
 AP - Angelina Jolie has accepted an award for her humanitarian work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency.
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TV Guide Unveils Full-Color, Larger Format (AP)
 AP - TV Guide released its first issue in a full-color, larger format Tuesday, part of an overall revamp aimed at trying to keep the 52-year-old magazine relevant in an age of on-screen television guides.
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Stevie Wonder Returns to the Studio (AP)
 AP - When Stevie Wonder returned to the studio after a 10-year hiatus to record "A Time to Love," he was doing more than getting back to work. He was getting back to the message that has formed the cornerstone of his legendary career.
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Doing It in Prime Time (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report - In a recent episode of Fox's raunchy new sitcom The War at Home, Dave, a father of three, can't decide which is more troubling: that his 16-year-old daughter may be sleeping with her boyfriend or that she raided Dave's marijuana stash. He goes with the pot. Not a big surprise from a character who in the show's first episode introduced his wife to the audience with this bit of flattery: "Did you check out the rack? Nice, huh?"
Angelina Jolie Receives Humanitarian Award (AP)
AP - Angelina Jolie has accepted an award for her humanitarian work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency.
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'Pulse' DVD chronicles final Pink Floyd tour (Reuters)
Reuters - Pink Floyd will release the
long-awaited DVD for its concert film "Pulse" in Europe on
December 5, and in North America the following day.
Oprah Rewards Women Who Helped Nab Man (AP)
AP - Two women received $50,000 checks from Oprah Winfrey's show for their part in capturing a fugitive sex offender from Indiana.
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Fox Sports, ESPN expect MLB playoffs to deliver (Reuters)
Reuters - Don't hand Fox a crying
towel over the playoff elimination of two proven postseason
ratings winners, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
Three Friends Sing About Love, Life and Ties That Bind in 'Prime Womanhood' Cabaret in NYC (Playbill)
Playbill - Prime Womanhood, a cabaret celebration of the lives of three friends whose voices blend and whose journeys have intersected over 25 years, plays midtown Manhattan on Tuesdays Oct. 18 and 25.
Angelina Jolie Receives Humanitarian Award (AP)
AP - Angelina Jolie has accepted an award for her humanitarian work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency.
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Latest Hollywood script deals (Reuters)
Reuters - Universal Pictures has
acquired the film rights to the manuscript "Tales From the
Wishworks Factory" by Jason Lethcoe for a $125,000 advance
against a $500,000 payout if the film produced.
Bond favorite emerges, but 007 mystery persists (Reuters)
 Reuters - The makers of the next James
Bond movie are doing their best to keep the identity of the man
who will play 007 a secret but a new favorite emerged on
Tuesday: English actor Daniel Craig.
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No "Candy" For Warners (E! Online)
E! Online - Strangers with Candy is in need of a distributor with more
of a sweet tooth.
Stockard Channing Pleads No Contest to DUI (AP)
AP - Actress Stockard Channing pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge stemming from an incident last year on the Hollywood Freeway.
Kerry Won't See Campaign Documentary (AP)
AP - A new documentary about Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign, warts and all, is making the rounds in New York and Washington. But its leading man has no plans to see it.
'Zathura' set to cast magic spell on moviegoers (Reuters)
Reuters - Observers who
instinctively laid credit for "Elf" at the feet of rising star
Will Ferrell soon might rethink their assessment of director
Jon Favreau.
Review: 'Nine Lives' (AP)
AP - The anthology film is a delicate balance for a filmmaker and a tough sell for audiences used to a cohesive story and consistent characters to carry them from beginning to end.
EchoStar Rolls Out Portable Media Player (AP)
AP - EchoStar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network satellite TV service, introduced a portable media player Tuesday that displays television programs or movies, plays music and stores digital photographs.
'Wallace & Gromit' Archive Ruined in Fire (AP)
 AP - Fire destroyed a priceless archive of Aardman Animations props, sets and models early Monday, just hours after the company learned that its animated clay movie stars Wallace and Gromit had topped the U.S. box office.
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'Pulse' DVD chronicles final Pink Floyd tour (Reuters)
Reuters - Pink Floyd will release the
long-awaited DVD for its concert film "Pulse" in Europe on
December 5, and in North America the following day.
Stevie Wonder Returns to the Studio (AP)
AP - When Stevie Wonder returned to the studio after a 10-year hiatus to record "A Time to Love," he was doing more than getting back to work. He was getting back to the message that has formed the cornerstone of his legendary career.
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DMX Case Pushed Back (E! Online)
E! Online - After missing his day in court last month due to illness, the rapper
showed up on Tuesday only to have his case adjourned until Oct. 25.
Boy George faces 15 years if guilty on drug charge (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer Boy George faces up to 15 years
in prison if convicted on charges of drug possession, while his
lawyer said on Tuesday the flamboyant entertainer had no idea
how 13 plastic bags of cocaine got in his apartment.
"O.C." Star Bares Memphis Soul (E! Online)
E! Online - When you think of soul music, Peter Gallagher of The O.C.
is not exactly the first image that comes to mind.
DMX Hams It Up for the Media Outside Court (AP)
 AP - DMX stood demurely, his hands clasped behind his back, as a judge adjourned his case for allegedly violating the conditions of his release following a car crash last year at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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Eminem Prepares "Curtain Call" (E! Online)
E! Online - Reports of Eminem's impeding
retirement may be a bit premature, as the rap phenomenon is set to
release "at least" two brand new tracks on his upcoming greatest hits
package, Curtain Call, his label announced Monday.
Stewart Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star (AP)
 AP - Rod Stewart was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday in front of a crowd of screaming fans.
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Microsoft, RealNetworks Settle Lawsuit (AP)
 AP - Digital media company RealNetworks Inc. announced a legal settlement Tuesday with longtime adversary Microsoft Corp., ending the last major antitrust case against the world's largest software maker.
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Icahn Escalates Pressure on Time Warner (AP)
AP - Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor, stepped up his campaign for changes at Time Warner Inc. Tuesday, issuing a letter to shareholders accusing the company's executives of mismanagement and demanding new shareholder representation on the board.
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