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Former NY1 anchor Dominic Carter found guilty of misdemeanor attempted assault for beating up wife

NY1 ex-political anchor Dominic Carter was found guilty of misdemeanor attempted assault Friday for beating up his wife. Justice Arnold Etelson convicted Carter after ruling he did not believe his wife, Marilyn, when she blame her injuries on an unknown day laborer.

Pa. University Mandates Overweight Students Take Fitness Class to Graduate

A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala

Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.

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President Clinton to Skip Arkansas Free Clinic, Blames Olbermann for Politicizing Event

Bill Clinton told FDL's Eve Gittelson that it would be problematic for him to attend a free medical clinic being held in Little Rock, Arkansas tomorrow because MSNBC's Keith Olbermann had "politicized" the event." He indicated that some were turning the event into a pri …

Levi Johnston's mom sentenced to 3 years in drug case

Sherry Johnston was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for dealing OxyContin. Johnston, 43, is the mother of Levi Johnston, who is the father of former Gov. Sarah Palin's grandchild, Tripp.

Hispanics blame Rahm for immigrant ban

Hispanic lawmakers say an old adversary, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, has his fingerprints all over a push to prohibit illegal immigrants from buying health insurance plans in a new market for people who don't get insurance through their employers.

Oprah Winfrey Decides to End Her Show

Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday that her popular daytime talk show, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," will end its run in 2011, Tim Bennett, the President of Harpo, announced in a letter released to ABC affiliates on Thursday . "Tomorrow, Oprah will announce live on 'The Oprah Wi …

Liberal, Conservative, Right-Wing: What do labels mean to you? (Poll)

As a Briton on Newsvine, the first uncomfortable thing I noticed when I joined two years ago was the way people are labelled immediately with political monikers. Personally, I have never joined a political party.

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How can a parent survive the teen years?

The teenage years can be a nightmare for many parents. This is the time they are likely to feel impotent, frustrated, useless and powerless. However, they really don't have to be too painful or unnerving, neither do they even have to happen that way.

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Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011

"The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.

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