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NBC Didn't Report Accident During Parade (AP)
 AP - During its live coverage of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, NBC did not tell viewers that a giant balloon had caught on a street lamp and injured two sisters.
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Oscar-Nominated Actor Pat Morita Dies (AP)
 AP - Actor Pat Morita, best known for helping teach a boy martial-arts mastery through household chores as the wise Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid," has died. He was 73.
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Public TV Outlet Battling Christian Network (AP)
AP - For more than 30 years, public television station KOCE has dedicated coverage to Orange County in a media market otherwise dominated by the news and glitz of nearby Los Angeles.
Gary Glitter Continues Fall From Grace (AP)
 AP - On warm nights in this seaside resort, neighbors say the British foreigner would sing in his backyard — sometimes for friends, sometimes alone, but always very loudly. Once upon a time, Gary Glitter sang to millions as he pranced and strutted in his metallic jumpsuits as one of the shining stars during Britain's glam rock era in the 1970s.
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Madonna ties with Elvis for singles chart record (Reuters)
 Reuters - As Madonna's "Hung Up" jumps
seven places to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,
the pop icon matches Elvis Presley's tally for top-10 hits --
36, the most for any artist in the rock era.
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Jolie, Pitt Visit Quake-Ravaged Pakistan (AP)
 AP - Hollywood star and refugee advocate Angelina Jolie appealed Friday for the swift delivery of promised aid to Pakistan, saying a new disaster threatens earthquake survivors when winter hits devastated mountain areas.
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Trio Turns Office Building Into Giant Harp (AP)
 AP - A trio of musicians is turning a new office building into a gigantic harp for a rather unusual grand opening celebration next week.
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Public TV Outlet Battling Christian Network (AP)
AP - For more than 30 years, public television station KOCE has dedicated coverage to Orange County in a media market otherwise dominated by the news and glitz of nearby Los Angeles.
Public TV Outlet Battling Christian Network (AP)
AP - For more than 30 years, public television station KOCE has dedicated coverage to Orange County in a media market otherwise dominated by the news and glitz of nearby Los Angeles.
Toronto group to crown 'Lord of the Slums' (Reuters)
Reuters - To coincide with the world premiere of
the "Lord of the Rings" musical in Toronto in February, a city
tenants' group will crown a "Lord of the Slums."
Jolie, Pitt Visit Quake-Ravaged Pakistan (AP)
AP - Hollywood star and refugee advocate Angelina Jolie appealed Friday for the swift delivery of promised aid to Pakistan, saying a new disaster threatens earthquake survivors when winter hits devastated mountain areas.
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Oscar-Nominated Actor Pat Morita Dies (AP)
AP - Actor Pat Morita, best known for helping teach a boy martial-arts mastery through household chores as the wise Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid," has died. He was 73.
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"Karate Kid" actor Pat Morita dies (Reuters)
 Reuters - Pat Morita, the Japanese-American
actor who gained fame as the wise Mr. Miyagi in the "Karate
Kid" movies and on the television show "Happy Days," has died
in Las Vegas at the age of 73.
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Jolie Appeals for Pakistan Quake Zone Aid (AP)
 AP - Fresh from a tour of Pakistan's devastated earthquake zone, actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie was most moved by the people she saw: A man digging in rubble. A boy scared by aftershocks but joyous over his sister's survival. A thinly dressed pregnant woman worried about the coming winter.
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Jury: Modine Doesn't Have to Pay for Fire (AP)
 AP - A jury has ruled that Matthew Modine doesn't have to pay for damages to a neighbor's property from a fire he started outside his Hudson Valley home.
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Tom Cruise buys sonogram machine to watch baby (Reuters)
 Reuters - Not every family can afford one at
a price tag of up to $200,000 but actor Tom Cruise says he
bought a sonogram machine for his pregnant fiance Katie Holmes
so that they can monitor the development of their child.
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'Narnia' seen as chance to fill churches (Reuters)
 Reuters - For Christian church leaders across
Britain, Disney's "Narnia" blockbuster film could be the ideal
way to pack the pews.
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Crowe: Incident Blown Out of Proportion (AP)
 AP - Russell Crowe says he believes the media blew his phone-throwing incident out of proportion.
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'Harry Potter' starlet is a hit in China (Reuters)
 Reuters - Practically whispering her
shy brogue to a Chinese translator, young Scottish actress
Katie Leung faced the press in China's capital with poise and a
bit of wonder on Thursday.
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Christmas truce still stirs Europe 90 years later (Reuters)
 Reuters - Even 91 years after peace interrupted
the war, French generals still can't fathom why their soldiers
disobeyed orders and joined the German enemy in the silenced
battlefields for a forbidden Christmas truce.
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Trio Turns Office Building Into Giant Harp (AP)
AP - A trio of musicians is turning a new office building into a gigantic harp for a rather unusual grand opening celebration next week.
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Vietnam charges Glitter with molestation (Reuters)
 Reuters - Vietnamese police have pressed child
molestation charge against British rocker Gary Glitter who
faces up to 12 years in a Vietnamese jail if convicted,
officials said on Saturday.
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Q&A: Tom Petty (Reuters)
Reuters - Tom Petty just laughs and shakes
his head when he looks at the 26-year-old smirking back at him
from the cover of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' 1976
self-titled debut album.
Gary Glitter Continues Fall From Grace (AP)
AP - On warm nights in this seaside resort, neighbors say the British foreigner would sing in his backyard — sometimes for friends, sometimes alone, but always very loudly. Once upon a time, Gary Glitter sang to millions as he pranced and strutted in his metallic jumpsuits as one of the shining stars during Britain's glam rock era in the 1970s.
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No 'Worryin' for soul crooner Hamilton (Reuters)
Reuters - Success has not spoiled R&B
artist Anthony Hamilton.
Singer-songwriter Henry becomes unexpected soul man (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer-songwriter Joe Henry
signed to Epitaph's Anti- imprint to further his solo career.
But then he met soul singer Solomon Burke and things took a
detour.
Sales stall for digital music tracks (Reuters)
Reuters - The pace of U.S. digital music
track sales during the last six months has slowed dramatically
after a year of explosive growth.
'Idol' finalist Huff believes in 'Miracles' (Reuters)
Reuters - Sitting in a Nashville coffee shop
on a Friday afternoon, a mixture of emotions plays across
George Huff's face.
Wireless home music hub needs no computer (Reuters)
Reuters - Olive Media Products has
introduced the Musica wireless music center, an alternative to
the PC as the digital music hub in the home.
Guitar innovator Link Wray dies at 76 (Reuters)
Reuters - Musician Link Wray, best-known
for his 1958 instrumental single "Rumble," died of unspecified
causes November 5 in Copenhagen. He was 76.
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