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By By The Associated Press ___ Citigroup to cut 11,000 jobs, a familiar story NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup said Wednesday that it will cut 11,000 jobs, a bold early move by new CEO Michael Corbat. The cuts amount to about 4 percent of Citi's workforce. Most of them, about 6,200 jobs, will come

Kat Von D obtains restraining order against "delusional" fan

Kat Von D obtains restraining order against "delusional" fan
By Natalie Abrams, Kat Von D may feel just a little bit safer this holiday season. A judge granted the tattoo artist a temporary restraining order against a fan who has been harassing her on Twitter, TMZ.com reports. Michael Nunn, who had posted her home phone number online, has also been making

Kat Von D obtains restraining order against "delusional" fan

Kat Von D obtains restraining order against "delusional" fan
By Natalie Abrams, Kat Von D may feel just a little bit safer this holiday season. A judge granted the tattoo artist a temporary restraining order against a fan who has been harassing her on Twitter, TMZ.com reports. Michael Nunn, who had posted her home phone number online, has also been making

Magnitude 5.8 quake shakes Anchorage, Alaska

Magnitude 5.8 quake shakes Anchorage, Alaska
By By MARK THIESSENAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A strong earthquake Monday was felt over a 175-mile swath of Alaska, including the state's largest city, but there were no immediate reports of damage beyond items knocked off shelves. The Alaska and West Coast Tsunami Warning

Mass. lab given geneticist's Nobel prize, diploma

Mass. lab given geneticist's Nobel prize, diploma
FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - The granddaughters of pioneering geneticist Thomas Hunt Morgan have donated his Nobel Prize and artistically decorated Nobel diploma to the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. Morgan was a student at the lab starting in 1889 and later returned nearly every summer to

Letterman, Hoffman, Zeppelin honored by Obama

Letterman, Hoffman, Zeppelin honored by Obama
By By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - David Letterman's "stupid human tricks" and Top 10 lists vaulted into the ranks of cultural acclaim Sunday night as the late-night comedian received this year's Kennedy Center Honors with rock band Led Zeppelin, an actor, a ballerina

$9K artwork bought for $12 at Milwaukee Goodwill

$9K artwork bought for $12 at Milwaukee Goodwill
By By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - "Red Nose" just meant a reindeer named Rudolph to Karen Mallet until she bought a print by that name for $12.34 at a Goodwill store in Milwaukee. It turned out to be a lithograph by American artist Alexander Calder worth $9,000. Mallet

One of US richest finds himself on the NY hot seat

One of US richest finds himself on the NY hot seat
By By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Whether it's making investments, collecting art or bidding for sports franchises, Steven A. Cohen has few rivals. Cohen's hedge fund manages $14 billion in assets. His own net worth is more than $8 billion. He's bought Picassos, Monets

Elton John dedicates Beijing show to dissident

Elton John dedicates Beijing show to dissident
BEIJING (AP) - Pop icon Elton John publicly dedicated his only concert in Beijing to Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwei, sending a murmur of shock through an audience accustomed to tight censorship of entertainment. Minutes into a more than two-hour show Sunday night, John told the