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Ed Norton to play 'Words With Friends' for charity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Look out, Alec Baldwin. Edward Norton, Jonah Hill, Snoop Dogg and several other stars are slated to play in a celebrity tournament of the popular online game "Words With Friends" for charity. The celebs will begin facing off against

Key events involving Yahoo and its performance

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By The Associated Press Key events involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance: Nov. 17, 2008: Yahoo Inc. says co-founder Jerry Yang will step down as CEO as soon as a replacement is found. It ends a rocky reign marked by Yang's refusal to sell the Internet company to Microsoft Corp. for $47.5

NY a busy battleground of competitive House races

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 25th

By MICHAEL HILLAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York state's congressional elections are testing the staying power of Republicans who rode a tea party wave to a House majority two years ago - as well as the resilience of Democrats striving to regain control. Democrats are targeting

Calif. FBI agent accused of paying for prostitutes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - An undercover FBI agent has been accused in court documents of spending U.S. taxpayer dollars on prostitutes in the Philippines for himself and others during an international weapons trafficking probe last year. Deputy Federal Public Defender

Boston.com launches 1st online radio with DJs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By LINDSEY ANDERSONAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A beloved Boston-area independent alternative radio station is getting new life online several times over in partnership with traditional print media, and experts say it could be a model for other stations that can no longer be found on a radio

More motherly McMahon aims for GOP upset in Conn.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press NAUGATUCK, Conn. (AP) - Wealthy former professional wrestling executive Linda McMahon is shifting her image from groin-kicking CEO to grandmother in her second bid for Senate in Connecticut. The makeover seems to be working against three-term Democratic Rep. Chris

SHOW BITS: Moore a wallflower, Klum a traffic cop

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By The Associated Press IT'S NOT TV, IT'S AN AFTER-PARTY Show Bits brings you the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item. Everything was coming up roses - and

SHOW BITS: Stewart drops f-bomb; Party starts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By The Associated Press Show Bits brings you the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item. ___ JON STEWART DELIVERS AN F-BOMB It wouldn't be an awards show without an f-

'Watch,' 'House,' 'Curve' land in photo finish

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood is in photo-finish mode with three new movies bunched up tightly for the No. 1 spot during a sleepy weekend at the box office. Studio estimates Sunday put two movies in a tie for first-place with $13 million each: Jake Gyllenhaal and

Ansari, Goodwin keep Emmy rehearsals casual

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Emmy Awards were still a day away, but the Nokia Theatre was already abuzz Saturday as celebrities popped in to run through their lines for Sunday's ceremony. TV stars such as Aziz Ansari, Matthew Perry, Ginnifer Goodwin and