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        • Today's News: Our Take - Mariska Hargitay Returning to Law & Order: SVU for Season 15 6:07 pm
          Fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief:Mariska Hargitaysays she is returning to Law Order: SVU.Summer TV: Must-watch news showsThe actress shared the good news Saturday, tweeting: "Happy weekend. It's official. Season 15I'LL BE BACK! xx m"NBC did not ...
          Mariska Hargitay | Photo Credits: NBC
        • Today's News: Our Take - Amanda Bynes Accuses Arresting Police Officer of Sexual Harassment 6:07 pm
          Amanda Bynes claims she was sexually harassed by one of the police officers who arrested her Thursday night.Bynes was arrested in her Manhattan apartment Thursday night after she threw a bong out the window, according to the police. But the ...
          Amanda Bynes | Photo Credits: Steven Hirsch/ Splash News
        • Today's News: Our Take - Fresh Prince Reunion Video: Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro and Jazzy Jeff Do The Carlton Dance 5:56 pm
          The 90s really are back!Will Smith turned his appearance on The Graham Norton Show earlier this week into a full-on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion.After letting his son Jaden rock the mic for a bit, Will took center stage to ...
          Jaden Smith, Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro | Photo Credits: BBC One
        • Today's News: Our Take - Fox News' Andrea Tantaros Tells Listeners to Punch Obama Voters In the Face 5:56 pm
          Fox News radio host Andrea Tantaros asked her listeners for a favor on Thursday: punch people who voted for Barack Obama in the face.While discussing the Justice Department targeting a fellow Fox News reporter, Tantaros began to rant about the ...
          Andrea Tantaros | Photo Credits: Fox
        • Fresh Prince Reunion Video: Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro and Jazzy Jeff Do The Carlton Dance 5:56 pm
          The 90s really are back!Will Smith turned his appearance on The Graham Norton Show earlier this week into a full-on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion.After letting his son Jaden rock the mic for a bit, Will took center stage to ...
          Jaden Smith, Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro | Photo Credits: BBC One
        • Fox News' Andrea Tantaros Tells Listeners to Punch Obama Voters In the Face 5:56 pm
          Fox News radio host Andrea Tantaros asked her listeners for a favor on Thursday: punch people who voted for Barack Obama in the face.While discussing the Justice Department targeting a fellow Fox News reporter, Tantaros began to rant about the ...
          Andrea Tantaros | Photo Credits: Fox
        • Amanda Bynes Accuses Arresting Police Officer of Sexual Harassment 5:56 pm
          Amanda Bynes claims she was sexually harassed by one of the police officers who arrested her Thursday night.Bynes was arrested in her Manhattan apartment Thursday night after she threw a bong out the window, according to the police. But the ...
          Amanda Bynes | Photo Credits: Steven Hirsch/ Splash News
        • Mariska Hargitay Returning to Law & Order: SVU for Season 15 5:21 pm
          Fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief:Mariska Hargitaysays she is returning to Law Order: SVU.Summer TV: Must-watch news showsThe actress shared the good news Saturday, tweeting: "Happy weekend. It's official. Season 15I'LL BE BACK! xx m"NBC did not ...
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        • How to Get Grease Off a Driveway 5:16 pm
            All winter long, your car took a beating. There was salt; there was sand; there was that time you accidentally drove into a snow bank. Liquids are now dripping from your car's underside onto your driveway, and they're not water. Rings of shiny darkness are spotting your driveway; it's starting to look like a...
        • How to Clean Kitchen Cabinetry 5:16 pm
            Your kitchen cabinets are exposed to grease, dirt, finger prints, sticky stuff, and the occasional projectile meatball. Ouch. That kind of stinks, because you paid a lot for them, right? I mean even if your kitchen doesn't look like this one...
        • If it’s Memorial Day weekend, it’s time for right-wingers to impugn Obama’s patriotism 5:16 pm
        • Today's News: Our Take - Jimmy Kimmel Did Not Buy Nude Bea Arthur Portrait 11:56 am
          Jimmy Kimmel is a notorious prankster, but it turns out his biggest one yet was only an accident. Contrary to reports, it turns out the comedian was only joking about purchasing the nearly $2 million nude Bea Arthur portrait. On ...
          Jimmy Kimmel, Bea Arthur painting by John Currin | Photo Credits: Michael Bezjian/Getty Images; John Currin
        • Today's News: Our Take - Charlie Sheen Changes Name Back to Carlos Estevez 11:56 am
          Charlie Sheen is going back to his roots for Machete Kills. According to a screengrab obtained by TMZ, Sheen will be billed by his birth name, Carlos Estevez, for the upcoming film.Though Sheen told Univision last year, "I don't wake ...
          Charlie Sheen | Photo Credits: Michael Buckner/Getty Images
        • Today's News: Our Take - Brad Pitt Says He Has Face Blindness 11:56 am
          Brad Pitt seems to have it all except the ability to remember who you are.In a recent interview with Esquire, the actor revealed he believes he has prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness. "So many people hate me because ...
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        • Jimmy Kimmel Did Not Buy Nude Bea Arthur Portrait 11:21 am
          Jimmy Kimmel is a notorious prankster, but it turns out his biggest one yet was only an accident. Contrary to reports, it turns out the comedian was only joking about purchasing the nearly $2 million nude Bea Arthur portrait. On ...
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        • Charlie Sheen Changes Name Back to Carlos Estevez 11:21 am
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        • Brad Pitt Says He Has Face Blindness 11:21 am
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        • The Ruff Report: Dogs and Health 11:16 am
        • The real John Wayne 11:16 am
          Tomorrow is the 106th anniversary of the birth of actor John Wayne, a fitting occasion for me to republish an essay in which I examine his peculiar status as a conservative political icon.
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        • Charles Krauthammer: Redacted truth, subjunctive outrage 1:00 am
          Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don’t know. History will judge. Second, overhyping will only diminish the importance of the scandal if it doesn’t meet presidency-breaking standards. Third, focusing on the political effects simply plays into the hands of Democrats desperately claiming that this is nothing but partisan politics.
        • Modest veteran shares his story May. 24, 2013
          Lawrence Alley publishes memoirs, 'My Generation,1923-2013'
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        • Through the Front Door: A guide to graceful outside living May. 24, 2013
          Spend some quiet time by yourself perusing catalogs and websites to see what sparks your interest.
          Whether you’re dealing with a small terrace, a large patio, a wraparound porch, or screened-in porch treat the space like a room.
        • Viewpoints 5-25-13 May. 24, 2013
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        • Erin Fox: Almost a sports mom May. 24, 2013
          Now that there’s a real game occurring in front of me and my son is an intrinsic part to the game, it’s exciting.
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        • Santa Fe Lake looking good for holiday weekend May. 24, 2013
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        • DeSoto stuns Augusta in softball championship (Full story) May. 24, 2013
          SALINA—They looked like they were going to do it again.All year, Augusta’s softball team had risen to every challenge it faced on way to an undefeated season. Against DeSoto in the state championship game Friday, the Orioles were at it again. Down by three runs in the bottom of the seventh, they loaded the bases with no outs as the finish to the game had all the makings, moments and performances a state title game demands.
        • Fox's Longtime Reality Boss Mike Darnell to Exit After 18 Years May. 24, 2013
          Fox's longtime head of alternative programming Mike Darnell, who helped launch American Idol and Joe Millionaire, is leaving his post after 18 years, he announced Friday. Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com American IdolThe Simple LifeBritney SpearsMariah CareySo You Think You ...
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          The new movie "The Great Gatsby" brings an extravagant take of the classic novel to the big screen.
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        • Kent Bush: Safe rooms better than 'duck and cover' May. 24, 2013
          This wasn’t the first tornado that hit an Oklahoma school during class time.
          Kent Bush
        • TVGuide.com Asks - Which TV Shows Are You Giving Up on Next Season? May. 24, 2013
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        • Today's News: Our Take - Tim Curry Suffers a Stroke May. 24, 2013
          The Rocky Horror Picture Show star Tim Curry is recovering after suffering a major stroke, the UK's Daily Mail reports.Curry, 67, reportedly suffered the stroke on Thursday night in his Los Angeles home.Catch your favorite TV stars on the big ...
          Tim Curry | Photo Credits: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
        • Today's News: Our Take - NBC to Air Star-Studded Oklahoma Tornado Relief Concert Hosted by Blake Shelton May. 24, 2013
          Blake Shelton is once bringing attention to his home state, Oklahoma, to help raise money for the victims of the tornado that ripped through the state earlier this week.The Voice coach will headline the special "Healing in the Heartland: Relief ...
          Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert | Photo Credits: Tyler Golden/NBC/Getty Images
        • Today's News: Our Take - Fox's Longtime Reality Boss Mike Darnell to Exit After 18 Years May. 24, 2013
          Fox's longtime head of alternative programming Mike Darnell, who helped launch American Idol and Joe Millionaire, is leaving his post after 18 years, he announced Friday.Over his long career at the network, Darnell is credited with helping oversee the creation ...
          Mike Darnell | Photo Credits: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
        • Today's News: Our Take - Frances Bean Cobain Bashes Kendall Jenner on Twitter May. 24, 2013
          Nothing like a good old fashioned Hollywood dustup on Twitter especially when they're the kids of famous people."Just wish things could be easier sometimes mann," Kendall Jenner, 17, wrote to her more than five million Twitter followers on Tuesday ...
          Kendall Jenner | Photo Credits: Jennifer Graylock/Getty Images
        • Today's News: Our Take - January Jones Says She Was "Excited" to Be a Single Mom May. 24, 2013
          January Jones rarely speaks about parenthood but she says in a new interview she feels "healthy and peaceful" as a single mother."I don't have room for anything else so I don't know how I would have done it with ...
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        • Today's News: Our Take - The Glades Exclusive Sneak Peek: Is the Killer a Ghost?! May. 24, 2013
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        • January Jones Says She Was "Excited" to Be a Single Mom May. 24, 2013
          January Jones rarely speaks about parenthood but she says in a new interview she feels "healthy and peaceful" as a single mother."I don't have room for anything else so I don't know how I would have done it with ...
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        • Which TV Shows Are You Giving Up on Next Season? May. 24, 2013
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        • Tim Curry Suffers a Stroke May. 24, 2013
          The Rocky Horror Picture Show star Tim Curry is recovering after suffering a major stroke, the UK's Daily Mail reports.Curry, 67, reportedly suffered the stroke on Thursday night in his Los Angeles home.Catch your favorite TV stars on the big ...
          Tim Curry | Photo Credits: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
        • NBC to Air Star-Studded Oklahoma Tornado Relief Concert Hosted by Blake Shelton May. 24, 2013
          Blake Shelton is once bringing attention to his home state, Oklahoma, to help raise money for the victims of the tornado that ripped through the state earlier this week.The Voice coach will headline the special "Healing in the Heartland: Relief ...
          Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert | Photo Credits: Tyler Golden/NBC/Getty Images
        • Fox's Longtime Reality Boss Mike Darnell to Exit After 18 Years May. 24, 2013
          Fox's longtime head of alternative programming Mike Darnell, who helped launch American Idol and Joe Millionaire, is leaving his post after 18 years, he announced Friday.Over his long career at the network, Darnell is credited with helping oversee the creation ...
          Mike Darnell | Photo Credits: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
        • Frances Bean Cobain Bashes Kendall Jenner on Twitter May. 24, 2013
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          Kendall Jenner | Photo Credits: Jennifer Graylock/Getty Images
        • The Glades Exclusive Sneak Peek: Is the Killer a Ghost?! May. 24, 2013
          Will Callie accept Jim's proposal?We won't know her immediate response yet when Season 4 of The Glades premieres Monday (9/8c, AE) Callie (Kiele Sanchez) needs to think it over but Jim's (Matt Passmore) new case is bizarre enough ...
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        • 14 Things We Want to See on Arrested Development May. 24, 2013
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        • Ken Jeong bares his soul - and body - in 'Hangover 3' May. 24, 2013
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