Barnes & Noble reports 3Q loss (AP)
AP - Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, reported on Thursday a $2.7 million loss in the third quarter as sales edged higher.
New gay ‘outings’ sign of gossip culture (AP)
AP - When the comedian Bill Maher went on “Larry King Live” and alleged that some top Republican operatives were gay, it was too much detail for CNN, which edited the remarks out of later broadcasts and off the transcript on its Web site.
Baron Cohen discusses alter ego Borat (AP)
AP - Sacha Baron Cohen, whose fictional Kazakh reporter Borat has sparked controversy, says he could never put himself and others in embarrassing situations if he weren’t in character.
Queen album named Britain’s best-selling (AP)
AP - Their over-the-top rock may not win the critical acclaim given The Beatles or the Rolling Stones, but Queen can claim Britain’s best-selling album of all time. The Official U.K. Charts Company said Thursday that Queen’s “Greatest Hits” had sold more than 5.4 million copies in Britain since its release in 1981, more than any other record.
Victims’ families lash out at Simpson (AP)
AP - Relatives of the victims in the Simpson slayings case are lashing out at the planned publication of a book by O.J. Simpson in which he discusses how he would have committed the killings of his ex-wife and her friend “if I did it.”
Clear Channel agrees to $18.7B buyout (AP)
AP - Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation’s biggest radio station owner, said Thursday it has agreed to be acquired for about $18.7 billion by an investment group.
Trouble-plagued Sound of Music wins rave reviews (Reuters)
Reuters - Andrew Lloyd Webber climbed every
theatrical mountain to bring “The Sound of Music” to the London
stage but all ended well on Thursday when critics hailed the
trouble-plagued show as a triumph.
Guests arrive for Cruise-Holmes wedding (AP)
AP - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were still keeping their fans guessing Thursday about where their weekend wedding will be held.
Emmitt Smith wins ABC’s ‘Dancing’ title (AP)
AP - Emmitt Smith danced off with the mirror ball. The three-time Super Bowl champion, who proved to be as nimble on his feet in the ballroom as on the football field, was named the winner of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” Wednesday night. With the victory came the glittering trophy. The NFL’s all-time leading rusher beat out actor Mario Lopez.
Naomi Campbell meets more trouble in NYC (AP)
AP - Naomi Campbell might be spending more time in courtrooms than on catwalks these days.
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