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Deadly snowstorm halts travel across Great Plains - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:27:56 -0500

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fierce winds and snow that caused fatal road accidents and shuttered highways in five states, crawled deeper into the Great Plains early Tuesday, with forecasters warning that pre-holiday travel would be difficult if not impossible across the region. Hotels were filling up quickly along major roadways from eastern New Mexico to Kansas, and nearly 100 rescue calls came in from motorists in the Texas Panhandle as blizzard conditions forced closed part of Interstate 40, a major east-west route, Monday night. About 10 inches of snow had fallen in western Kansas before dawn Tuesday and several more...

"At Last" singer Etta James terminally ill - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:33:58 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy-winning R&B singer Etta James is terminally ill, her live-in physician said in an interview this week that confirmed reports of the singer's fading health. Dr. Elaine James, who is no relation to the singer, told a California newspaper in a video interview that the 73-year-old "At Last" singer has leukemia, dementia and kidney disease among her "many, many illnesses." "At the present time, Etta is considered terminally ill," the doctor told the Press-Enterprise newspaper in Riverside, California, east of Los Angeles. Dr. James added that the diagnosis was made about two weeks ago by three...

Janet Jackson puts new "face" on weight loss - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:25:17 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's no secret that Janet Jackson has battled weight issues her entire life, but what her fans may not know is that even when the singer is on tour, sweating every night, she still has problems staying slim. So Jackson joined the ranks of Nutrisystem users on Thursday to become the "new face" of the weight-loss program, promoting a new "SUCCESS" diet plan even as she uses it to help raise money to feed the world's hungry. The "Rhythm Nation" singer and member of the famous Jackson family, wrote fearlessly about self-image issues in her book,...

US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:16:08 -0500

BAGHDAD (AP) — After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter memories of war, and for the nation's youth, rap music, tattoos and slang. In other words, as the Dec. 31 deadline for completing their withdrawal approaches, U.S. troops are leaving behind the good, the bad and what "Lil Czar" Mohammed calls the "punky." Sporting baggy soldiers' camouflage pants, high-top sneakers and a back-turned "N.Y." baseball cap, the chubby 22-year-old was showing off his break-dancing moves on a sunny afternoon in a Baghdad park. A $ sign was shaved into his...

"Happy Feet Two" flop leads to 600 layoffs: report - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:10:25 -0500

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - As a result of the poor box-office performance of "Happy Feet Two," 600 of the 700 employees at the digital production studio behind the animated movie reportedly have received their walking papers. Employees at Dr. D Studios, which is based in Sydney, Australia, have been told they will be laid off in the coming weeks, according to IF.com.au. TheWrap was unable to reach Dr. D for comment. The film, a sequel to 2006's Academy Award-winning "Happy Feet" -- which grossed $384.3 million off a budget of $100 million -- had amassed only an estimated $30.3 million...

J.R. Martinez wins "Dancing With the Stars" - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:42:18 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wounded war veteran J.R. Martinez claimed victory on the 13th season of the hit TV show "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday, winning with a jive and a samba that thrilled audiences. Martinez, dancing with partner Karina Smirnoff, wowed the judges throughout the 10-week competition and overcame an injured ankle in the final weeks of the popular dance contest to claim its coveted mirror ball trophy. His grit and determination proved an inspiration to viewers. Rob Kardashian, brother of the Kardashian sisters of reality TV fame, was runner-up. He outscored Martinez by a razor thin margin...

Affleck and Damon to re-team for Whitey Bulger biopic - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:54:59 -0400

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are returning to their Boston roots to make a movie about New England's most notorious mobster, TheWrap has confirmed. "We're doing a Whitey Bulger movie," Damon told GQ.com. Affleck will direct and Damon will star as Bulger in the Warner Bros. movie. Terence Winter ("The Sopranos," "Boardwalk Empire") is writing. Bulger is a compelling character for Affleck, who has a deft touch in movies about his hometown. His 2007 "Gone Baby Gone" beautifully captured Boston's gritty side, and his 2010 film "The Town" nailed South Boston. via news.yahoo.com

Ken Jeong to star in and produce "The Chung Factor" - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:39:25 -0400

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Community" star Ken Jeong, who also played Mr. Chow in the "Hangover" movies, is starring in and producing "The Chung Factor" for Lionsgate, TheWrap has learned. His manager, Brett Carducci, is also producing. Lionsgate bought the spec script from Andy Selsor Tuesday. "The Chung Factor" is his first sale. The movie is about a nice guy who meets the girl of his dreams after being unlucky in love. But because he's afraid of screwing up the relationship, he takes advice from an offbeat relationship coach, played by Jeong. As it turns out, the coach is actually...

Actress sues Amazon for revealing her age on IMDb - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:28:17 -0400

SEATTLE (AP) — An actress is suing Amazon.com in federal court in Seattle for more than $1 million for revealing her age on its Internet Movie Database website and refusing to remove the reference when asked. The actress is not named in the lawsuit filed Thursday that refers to her as Jane Doe. It says she lives in Texas and is of Asian descent and has an Americanized stage name. The lawsuit accuses IMDb of misusing her personal information after she signed up for the industry insider IMDbPro service in 2008. Shortly thereafter, she noticed her legal date of birth...

GE's Immelt: Restoring confidence key to recovery - Yahoo! News

Daryl Lorette — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:52:52 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt said that restoring confidence in the U.S. economy is critical to sparking growth and easing rising tensions about economic disparities between the nation's wealthiest and poorest residents. "Until you can restore confidence you can't move forward," Immelt, the head of the largest U.S. conglomerate, said at a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event in New York on Monday. Immelt, who has run the world's largest maker of jet engines and electric turbines for a decade, is a top adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama on jobs and the economy. Immelt feels...