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Avatar, Hurt Locker, An Education Lead BAFTA Awards Nominations

The Hurt Locker maintains its lead in the Oscar race, but it’s definitely looking over its shoulder at some blue people. Coming off its big wins at the Golden Globes, Avatar joins..

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Avatar, Hurt Locker, An Education Lead BAFTA Awards Nominations

Haiti Earthquake-Relief Donations: What Does Your Money Buy?

Red Cross, UNICEF break down where contributions can go. By Gil Kaufman A Haitian boy washes himself in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Wednesday Photo: Chris Hondros/ Getty Images Since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti last Tuesday, more than $200 million has been raised via text, phone calls and mail by the dozens of worldwide relief organizations that rushed in to help the devastated Caribbean island nation. (Head here to learn what you can do to help the people of Haiti.) American Red Cross spokesperson Eric Porterfield, those donations are turned into vitally needed resources for the more than 3 million people displaced by the quake, as of Sunday, said the organization had collected pledges of $22 million through a program where cell phone users can donate $10 by texting “90999.” “I need a better word than ‘unprecedented’ or ‘amazing’ to describe what’s happened with the text-message program,” organization spokesperson Roger Lowe told The New York Times .

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Brad Ferro Fired For Snooki Knockout

Snooki 1, Meathead 0. The New York City gym teacher who punched the Jersey Shore star in the freaking face last summer is now losing his job as a result. Given that Brad Ferro’s job is to help shape young minds, one can understand how beating up a girl, however annoying she is, would be frowned upon

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States lower test standards for a high school diploma

A law adopting statewide high school exams for graduation took effect in Pennsylvania on Saturday, with the goal of ensuring that students leaving high school are prepared for college and the workplace.

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Snooki Puncher KO’d from His Job

Filed under: Celebrity Justice The guy who punched Snooki in the face on “Jersey Shore” won’t even be punching the clock anymore — TMZ has learned he’s being fired from his job as a gym teacher at a high school in New York.NY City Department of Education says they are drafting … Permalink

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Snooki Puncher KO’d from His Job

Let’s Do the Two-Step Monogamy Shuffle Again!

Maybe it was after seeing Up In the Air and An Education , both of which—SPOILER ALERT!—have the same reveal: one of the main characters is, oops, married —but a related phenomenon has been bothering me lately. We’ve reached the age where we look for wedding rings. When we meet someone who doesn’t wear one, it’s fair to assume they’re single..

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Let’s Do the Two-Step Monogamy Shuffle Again!

There Will Be Blood Wins the Decade

In its day, Paul Thomas Anderson’s oil-drilling epic had to take a back seat to the Coen Brother’s nihilist No Country For Old Men . But a few years later, this Blood will not be washed out.

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There Will Be Blood Wins the Decade

Stephen Colbert Duets With Alicia Keys On ‘Empire State Of Mind (Part II)’

Talk-show host raps about his gated community on ‘Upper Middle Class Remix.’ By Gil Kaufman Alicia Keys performs with Stephen Colbert on “The Colbert Report” Photo: Comedy Central Jay-Z may have a lock on rapping about his love for New York, but MC Stephen Colbert proved that he’s no slouch when it comes to big-upping the Guggenheim on Tuesday night. The host of “The Colbert Report” also gave some much-needed love to the burbs as he dropped a few verses about abandoning the city of dreams for the land of manicured lawns and man caves during a duet with Alicia Keys on “Empire State of Mind Pt

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Nick Jonas And The Administration To Be House Band At Critics’ Choice Movie Awards

Group will perform mix of originals and covers during awards show airing on VH1 on January 15. By Jocelyn Vena Nick Jonas Photo: Robyn Beck/ Getty Images Smack in the middle of their tour , Nick Jonas and the Administration will play the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in January.

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Golden Globe Nominations: Revealed!

As the only awards ceremony that honors the best in movies and television, the Golden Globes will be handed out on January 17.

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