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Wyclef Jean Raises $1 Million In Aid For Haiti

Yele Haiti has gotten more than 200,000 text donations since Tuesday’s earthquake. By Gil Kaufman Wyclef Jean Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images So far, Wyclef Jean ‘s nonprofit organization, Yele Haiti, has raised over $1 million for the victims of Tuesday’s devastating earthquake from mobile donations alone

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Lady Gaga, Adam Lambert Face Off For GLAAD Media Award

Awards honor entertainment that provides ‘fair, accurate and inclusive representations’ of gays and lesbians. By Jocelyn Vena Adam Lambert Photo: Alberto E.

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Gilbert Arenas Gun Standoff: Caught on Tape?

Surveillance cameras may have caught the Christmas Eve standoff in which basketball star Gilbert Arenas pulled a gun on his teammate, Javaris Crittenton. The Washington Wizards have told District of Columbia police that they have locker room surveillance video but are having trouble downloading the footage.

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Cleveland Indians Sued Over Bad Hitting

Filed under: TMZ Sports More hitting problems for the Cleveland Indians — this time a former member of the organization is accused of taking a warm-up swing … on someone else’s face

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Weezer Cancel 2009 Tour Dates Following Bus Crash

Singer Rivers Cuomo and assistant were injured in Upstate New York on Sunday.

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Weezer Cancel 2009 Tour Dates Following Bus Crash

Adam Lambert To Appear And Perform On ABC’s ‘The View’

‘American Idol’ runner-up will make it back to network on Thursday after canceled bookings. By Gil Kaufman Adam Lambert Photo: Alberto E

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Adam Lambert Controversy Drives ABC To Tighten Live Standards

Network wants performers to promise that live performances will resemble rehearsals. By Gil Kaufman Adam Lambert performs live on the American Music Awards Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images No more surprises, or at least fewer improvisations.

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DOD worker assessed Fort Hood suspect months ago

WASHINGTON – A Defense Department investigator on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan's background months ago, officials said Tuesday — providing fresh evidence the military knew worrisome details about the Army psychiatrist before last week's deadly rampage. Two officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case on the record said the Washington-based joint terrorism task force overseen by the FBI was notified of communications between Hasan and a radical imam overseas, and the information was turned over to a Defense Criminal Investigative Service employee assigned to the task force. That worker wrote up an assessment of Hasan after reviewing the Army major's personnel file and the communications

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DOD worker assessed Fort Hood suspect months ago

Atheist ads to adorn New York subway stations

Some New Yorkers may want to reconsider exclaiming “Thank God” when arriving at their destination subway station beginning next Monday.

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Atheist ads to adorn New York subway stations

Nanomaterials under study by the E.P.A.

The Environmental Protection Agencydetailed its plans on Tuesday for research into the possible health and environmental risks of nanomaterials, tiny substances that are finding growing use in products like sunscreens and industrial adhesives. The document, issued in draft form in June, calls for work to identify sources of nanomaterials, which can measure as little as perhaps one-10,000th the width of a human hair

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