Chicago Tribune - NEW YORK - An angry Jennifer Love Hewitt is defending her curves after photos of her in a bikini were ridiculed on the Internet. "I've sat by in silence for a long time now about the way women's bodies are constantly scrutinized," the 28-year-old
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Leon: X Factor win is best present
Western Telegraph - Surprise X Factor winner Leon Jackson said his victory was "the best Christmas present ever". The Scot triumphed in the final of the reality talent show on Saturday night, beating hot favourite Rhydian Roberts into second place by just 1% of the
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'Little Women' grows into a solid musical
Chicago Tribune - The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's production of "Little Women" is considerably better than the original Broadway version. That's just as well. The 2005 musical flopped badly on the Great White Way -- the box-office returns were even littler than
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Two people killed after light aircraft crash into each other at 1,800
Times Online - A spokesman for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said that both aircraft were on leisure flights. The one that crashed is believed to have come from Tatenhill airfield while the other is believed to have taken off from the Lake District.
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Alan Black apologises for programme attack
Times Online - Black, who is employed by the RFU as a leisure rugby manager, was a spectator at the match but got involved in a mass brawl that broke out between both sets of players and appeared to strike Scelzo with the programme. A statement released by the RFU
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Gethin gets voted off Strictly
Western Telegraph - Alesha Dixon and Matt D'Angelo are through to the Strictly Come Dancing final after Blue Peter hunk Gethin Jones was voted off. Gethin and Matt found themselves in the bottom two of the semi-final of the BBC1 show, but the judges favoured Matt in the
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Ice rink floats at MonteLago Village
Chicago Tribune - If you've never spent a winter in Las Vegas, you'd think that the only time it got cold was when you were standing directly under an air vent. Yet there really is a time when travelers can bring a jacket to Vegas and wear it -- outside. Would you
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Jessica Alba pregnant
Chicago Tribune - NEW YORK - Jessica Alba and her boyfriend, producer Cash Warren, are expecting a baby. "I can confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring/early summer," Alba's publicist, Brad Cafarelli, said Wednesday in an e-mail to The
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Dion takes final Caesers Palace bow
Western Telegraph - Celine Dion has ended her run at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, acknowledging in her final show that pregnancy and poor early reviews almost sank her titanic five-year engagement. As adoring fans cheered, stood and clapped through Saturday night's
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Death in a seaside paradise
Chicago Tribune - They are sons of La Jolla, five friends who came of age on the edge of the Pacific. They all played on La Jolla High School's football team. One was the defensive player of the year. Another was a star quarterback mentored by former pro standout Doug
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News in brief
Chicago Tribune - TRAVEL TRENDS: Leisure trips and travel spending are expected to continue modest growth through 2008, but travel preferences are changing, according to the Travel Industry Association's annual forecast. Travel spending by domestic and international
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Balancing Work & Life: Goodbye Crackberry?
Wall Street Journal - Business owners, however, appear more prone than most to abuse technology during their limited leisure time. On average, 75% of small-business owners say they check in either by phone or email with their business while they are away, according to the
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Deal for David Radler a break for Conrad Black
Chicago Tribune - The fate of former Chicago Sun-Times Publisher F. David Radler was determined long before he will return to a federal courtroom Monday to be sentenced for his role in the criminal fraud against the tabloid's parent company. More than two years ago
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Tovah Feldshuh comes to Skokie, if only to disappear into role of
Chicago Tribune - If you don't count a few benefits and the odd singing gig, Broadway star Tovah Feldshuh has never acted in Chicago. This is surprising. Feldshuh has been famous ever since she played Helena Slomova in the TV mini-series "Holocaust" back in the late
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Energy bill to cap corn's ethanol role
Chicago Tribune - The bill passed Thursday pivots ethanol production toward the husks once written off as waste. Of the 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels ordered for vehicles by 2022, 21 billion would come from biomass diesel and cellulosic sources that are still
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Papers pick McCain, split Obama, Clinton
Chicago Tribune - MASON CITY, Iowa - In the battle for influential newspaper endorsements in the Democratic primary race, it was a split decision Saturday evening between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, meanwhile, won
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Bodyguard in Kerrigan Attack Dies at 40
Chicago Tribune - PORTLAND, Ore. - Brian Sean Griffith, a former bodyguard to figure skater Tonya Harding who admitted a role in the attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan during Olympics tryouts, has died. He was 40. Griffith died Wednesday of what his doctor reported as
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'The Golden Compass' author doesn't look like a 'god-killer'
Chicago Tribune - But that's how critics cast him: a deity-smashing heretic, bent on spreading godlessness with children's tales. No, in person, author Philip Pullman, 61, is decidedly professorial, a little rumpled and polite, which is to say, British. Yet there's an
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Two dead in mid-air collision
Western Telegraph - He said both planes were privately owned on leisure flights and were not under air traffic control when they collided. Such procedure is normal for the size of plane, he added. "Aircraft do collide," said Mr Atkinson. "Mid-air collisions are mercifully
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Verizon playing catch-up with own take on iPhone
Chicago Tribune - Is it the iPhone? Clearly not. Is it a good phone? You bet. Verizon's iPhone clone, the Voyager, was released last month to a lot less fanfare than Apple's iPhone debut earlier this year. You may recall the hoopla. Verizon, on the other hand, has
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Celebrity chef's vow on restaurant
Western Telegraph - Celebrity TV chef John Burton Race - whose closed down Michelin-star restaurant is being put up for sale by business administrators - could open up another eatery nearby. The New Angel in Dartmouth, Devon, is going on the market together with the
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Golden's new opportunity
Chicago Tribune - Neil Golden couldn't ask for a better gig: Hometown guy lands a top marketing job at one of his hometown's -- not to mention the world's -- most well-known companies, McDonald's Corp. And to top it off, the Golden Arches is enjoying a golden era of
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'Juno' (Ellen Page shines) -- 3 1/2 stars
Chicago Tribune - It takes "Juno" about 15 minutes to calm down and get its joke reflex in check. Screenwriter Diablo Cody, formerly Brook Busey-Hunt of Lemont, has everyone quipping like maniacs--it's dialogue you notice, every second--and for a while you wonder if
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Commercial sales outlook turns darker
Chicago Tribune - In a city that prides itself on its skyscrapers, One North Wacker Drive is considered a supertrophy tower. But the struggle to sell the 6-year-old office building this fall signals the dramatic slowdown in Chicago's multibillion-dollar commercial
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'Beowulf' (starring Angelina Jolie as Grendel's mother) -- 2 stars
Chicago Tribune - "Beowulf" is all right as far as it goes, and it goes pretty far for a PG-13 rating: Dismemberment, "300"-style blood globules comin' atcha, and a digitally futzed and, for all practical purposes, completely naked!!! Angelina Jolie slinking around in
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