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'The Avengers' For Those Who Don't Read Comic Books
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Avengers" assemble this weekend in what many box office analysts are predicting will be the biggest opening in movie history. It's an event that Marvel Studios, the company behind the superhero films, has been building up...
Tags: Jeremy Renner, Entertainment, Politics, Ang Lee, Monsters (legendary creatures)
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Japan Mourns Tsunami Dead; Grapples With Aftermath
ReutersOFUNATO, Japan (Reuters) - With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear rallies, Japan marked on Sunday one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands and set off a radiation crisis that shattered public trust in atomic power and the...Tags: Natural Disasters, Electricity Production and Distribution, Tsunamis, Tokyo (Japan), Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011)
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Brooklyn Man Shares His Inspiring Story After Losing Over 200 Pounds
PIX11.comIf you've ever waged a battle with your waist line, you know that the Battle of the Bulge is a lot more than a chapter from World War II. Forty-year-old Pedro Gomez made a life-changing decision six years ago, when he tipped the scales at more than 418...Tags: Gomez (music group)
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Mike Wallace Dies At 93; '60 Minutes' Pioneer
Mike Wallace, who pioneered and then dominated the probing and enduringly popular hallmark TV magazine series "60 Minutes," died Saturday night, CBS announced. He was 93.
Wallace, who had triple heart bypass surgery in early 2008, died in New Haven,...Tags: Radio, Judaism, Larry King, John F. Kennedy, Entertainment
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Christie Stirs Controversy Over Lowering Flags To Half-Staff For Whitney Houston
Staff ReporterThe Mayor of Wayne ignored Gov. Chris Christie's order to have the American flag lowered to half-staff in honor of the late pop icon Whitney Houston. The flag in front of the township's municipal complex -- which include's the Police Department, court,...Tags: Facebook, Whitney Houston, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Local Government
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Christopher Plummer Finally Has Oscar Within Reach
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's been a long hike from the Austrian Alps to the Hollywood Hills for Christopher Plummer, but the actor best known for playing the steely captain with seven children in "The Sound of Music" looks set to finally win his first...Tags: Kenneth Branagh, Warrior (movie), Celebrities, The Sound of Music (movie), Entertainment
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Studio On The Run: '90210' Actor Tristan Wilds On New Film 'Red Tails'
PIX11.comActor Tristan Wilds hopped on the Dunkin Donuts Studio On The Run to talk about starring as Dixon Wilson on the popular CW reboot of "90210" for the last four seasons. He also recently released his debut EP, Remember, Remember. Wilds also has an upcoming...Tags: Tristan Wilds, Tuskegee Airmen, George Lucas, Red Tails (movie), Nate Parker
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East Harlem's Italian Culture Vying To Stay Alive
PIX11.comAlmost eight decades later, they still come back. From Westchester. From New Jersey. From Connecticut. The “old timers,” first and second generation Italian-Americans, flock back to East Harlem and the forest green storefront at 2287 First...Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, East Harlem, New York City, Frank Sinatra
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Special Report: Bloomberg Reloads In Push For Gun Control
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be...Tags: Justice and Rights, Parties and Movements, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Elections
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New Jersey Polish Community Reacts To Pilot's Heroic Landing
pix11.com | @jamesfordtvSo many people in Northern New Jersey are from Poland, that there is a daily, non-stop flight from Newark-Liberty Airport to Warsaw. It's Flight LO-16, the plane that belly-landed Tuesday. Ask just about anyone in the town of Wallington, New Jersey...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heroism, United States Census Bureau, Armed Conflicts, Warsaw (Poland)
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Do you see the number 11 everywhere? Does the number keep intruding into your life as if someone is trying to tell you something?
Thousand answer yes to both of those questions. They are part of the 11 Phenomena. A growing mass of people who believe we...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Woodrow Wilson, Armed Conflicts, Armistice Day
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Carmelo DeAngelis, 90, Awarded 7 Medals For Service In World War II Vet
PIX11.comAfter more than 70 years, 90-year-old World War II Vet, Carmelo DeAngelis, Private First Class, Military Police is finally getting the recognition he deserves. NJ Congressman Rush Holt, who recently facilitated in getting seven medals of service for...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes, FBI
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