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“CNBC execs are working to implement next-year’s $500 million cost-cut directives across parent NBC Universal, and CNBC’s longform unit has already been downsized from 25 to about a dozen, the story says. And despite all that, today CNBC is rolling out four 30-second promotional spots each week featuring its more than 40 anchors and reporters” [Link]
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“In an effort to help resolve his debt problems, Sumner Redstone has sold his controlling stake in videogame company Midway Games Inc. to a private investor. Mr. Redstone’s holding company, National Amusements Inc., is expected to announce Monday that it sold its 87% stake in Midway to investor Mark Thomas, a move that represents a significant loss on the media mogul’s investment but secures a hefty tax benefit as he negotiates other asset sales.” [Link]
“The parents of the television anchorwoman who was beaten to death said Monday there is evidence their daughter also was sexually assaulted, and that she broke her hand fighting her attacker. Five days after a suspect was arrested in the Oct. 20 beating of KATV anchorwoman Anne Pressly, Guy and Patti Cannady said on NBC’s ‘Today‘ that the family still has many questions about the killing. Guy Cannady said that while the police theory is that Pressly interrupted a random robbery, he isn’t convinced of that.” [Link]
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Former WWE Diva Trish Stratus appears at Canada’s Gemini Awards
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“In a new interview with Glamour magazine, the comeback queen says she hasn’t given up on love. ‘In five years, I would like to be married and have a father figure for my kids, someone who is a provider and can be really stable,’ Spears says.” [Link]
“Ford Motor Co. is considering selling Volvo Car Corp. as the struggling U.S. automaker seeks to raise cash and weather a global automotive sales crisis. Ford said Monday it expects its strategic review of the Swedish luxury automaker will take several months. The move is one of several actions Ford is taking to strengthen its balance sheet amid what it called ’severe economic instability worldwide.’” [Link]
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“In an interview in Vanity Fair, Jeff Richmond says a stranger slashed Fey’s face when she was 5 years old. He says the incident occurred in the front yard of her house. Says Richmond: ‘That scar was fascinating to me. This is somebody who, no matter what it was, has gone through something. And I think it really informs the way she thinks about her life.’” [Link]
“Larry Langford was taken into custody around 7 a.m. Monday, spokesman Paul Daymond said. It wasn’t immediately clear what charges Langford faces. Authorities are planning to say more at a morning news conference. Langford was president of the Jefferson County Commission before he was elected mayor last year. Birmingham is in Jefferson County.” [Link]
“The terrorists who attacked various locations in southern Mumbai last week used digital maps from Google Earth to learn their way around, according to officials investigating the attacks. Investigations by the Mumbai police, including the interrogation of one captured terrorist, suggest that the terrorists were highly trained and used technologies such as satellite phones and the Global Positioning System (GPS), according to police.” [Link]
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Sasha Grey wears her favorite sweater
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“Sarah Symonds was employed in February this year to be the U.K spokesperson for the controversial internet dating service AshleyMadison.com which caters to those looking to have a secret extramarital affair. ‘Symonds was the face of the company in the U.K and we wanted to generate some buzz and one of the ideas we threw around was if she was too have a high-profile affair,’ Noel Biderman, President & CEO of AshleyMadison.com tells Tarts. ‘At the time she specifically asked if an affair with a top British chef would accomplish what we needed to do.’” [Link]
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Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Marisa Miller sweats on the runway during a fashion show.
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New image of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine from the upcoming film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
“The 34-year-old worker, employed as an overnight stock clerk, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m. Witnesses said the surging throngs of shoppers knocked the man down. He fell and was stepped on. As he gasped for air, shoppers ran over and around him.” [Link]
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Miley Cyrus appeared on the float for Disney’s Bolt during Macy’s Thanksgiving parade
“Sales for the U.S. luxury-car market, which includes everything from a Lexus to a Lamborghini, fell 30% last month from a year earlier — on par with the 31.9% decline for the overall market, according to Autodata Corp., a market research firm.” [Link]
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Shauna Sand out on the town
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Catalina Cruz relazes next to a pool
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