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Charlie Sheen brings his Anger Management to FX

Actor Charlie Sheen, fired from his previous role on TV's Two and a Half Men, will return to television in summer 2012, in his new Anger Management on FX, the network announced on Thursday.

Linda Wall: House of Delegates Candidate Admits to Lesbian Affair With Minor

Linda Wall
Linda Wall, a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, admitted on Oct. 26 that she had an affair with a female student while working as a junior high gym teacher in the 1970s. In an interview with The Associated Press, Wall says the affair did happen but she was a different person back then. She confirmed her sworn 2006 testimony in a lawsuit to The AP, when she admitted that she had sexual relations with a minor who attended the Prince George County school where she taugh...
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Actor Sylvester Stallone arrives as a guest at the premiere of the film ''The Mechanic'' in Hollywood, California

Stallone Sued, Accused of Stealing Screenplay

Action movie star Sylvester Stallone is accused in a lawsuit of copying another writer's screenplay to make The Expendables, a movie about mercenaries hired to defeat a military dictator.
Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox Lawsuit Rumors Slammed by Kercher Family

Amanda Knox may have been acquitted from the Meredith Kercher murder case on Oct.3 but ever since she has been tangled up in rumors that Kercher's family are getting ready to sue her for $12 million- a claim that was slammed by Kercher's father on Tuesday.
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'Paranormal Activity 3': Top Scary Scenes in Trailer Missing from the Film

Surprisingly, Twitter buzz on Paranormal Activity 3 isn't about the scary moments in the movie. It is, instead, all about the missing scary moments. The movie has performed amazingly well at the box office; even better than its predecessor, in fact, with the best opening day gross since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 back in July, totaling $54 million
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks about START Treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington

Fraud case leaves California Democrats scrambling

Stunning accusations that a top California Democratic campaign treasurer looted the war chests of her big-name clients have left candidates across the state scrambling to raise more money as election season looms.
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Spielberg's Tintin film targets new audiences

Steven Spielberg's computer animated 3D adaptation of Belgian comic book hero Tintin premiered in Brussels on Saturday, aiming to capture a new global audience for the adventures of the boy reporter with the trademark quiff.
An electronic board displaying movements in major indices is seen at Johannesburg stock exchange in Sandton

Miners lead S.African stocks higher

South African stocks ended sharply higher on Friday, booking their third straight day of gains, with miners among the top performers as commodity prices cruised higher.
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Liquidnet Sued by Wedbush over Trade Secrets

Liquidnet Inc, a U.S. venue where institutions anonymously trade public stocks, was sued by Wedbush Securities Inc for allegedly stealing trade secrets to start a rival business trading shares of private companies.
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John Singleton sues Paramount over Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow producer John Singleton filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures and MTV Films Wednesday, claiming that they reneged on elements of the deal that they struck at the Sundance Film Festival for the 2005 film.
Traders at the CME

New CFTC Trading Limit: Will It Curb 'Speculation'?

The United States pushed through its toughest measures yet to curtail speculation in commodity markets in a tight vote on Tuesday, likely shifting the focus of a fierce four-year debate from the regulators to the courts.
The vision of two legally blind women improved after receiving treatment using embryonic stem cells

European Court Bans Patents on Human Embryonic Stem Cells

On Tuesday, the European Union's Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that stem cell patents involving human embryos would not be allowed. Although stem cell research remains controversial, very few countries have put a ban on it.
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Actress sues IMDB for revealing her age

Here's a fresh young twist on the topic of ageism in Hollywood -- an actress has filed a $1 million lawsuit against show-business database IMDb and its owner, Amazon.com, because IMDb revealed her true age.

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