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Conan O’Brien — Such a Hard Decision

Filed under: TV Conan O’Brien is sitting on a decision that could be worth as much as $80 million, sources tell TMZ.We broke the story the Jay Leno will be reclaiming his old time slot.

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Conan O’Brien — Such a Hard Decision

Reuters Chief Accused of Caving to Hedge Fund; Story ‘Wasn’t ‘Bad … Could Have Run’

Reuters editor-in-chief David Schlesinger told staffers in a conference call Wednesday that an investigation into billionaire hedge fund manager Steven Cohen that he killed last month after Cohen called to complain was “not a bad story” and “could have run.” Which doesn’t really explain why he killed it, does it? In the tense call, a recording of which was provided to Gawker, Schlesinger faced down a string of angry and confused Reuters journalists demanding to know precisely why their boss spiked an investigation into accusations that SAC Capital Advisors’ Steven Cohen engaged in insider trading in the 1980s .

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Reuters Chief Accused of Caving to Hedge Fund; Story ‘Wasn’t ‘Bad … Could Have Run’

Three Annoying Habits of the Laziest Journalists on Twitter

Luckily for lazy journalists, there is a permissible way to “crowdsource” the hard work of reporting to the Twitter masses. But there are many more wrong ways to slack. After the jump, a collection of microblogging “don’t”s.

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Three Annoying Habits of the Laziest Journalists on Twitter

Tyrese Hits Day Spa After Car Wreck

Filed under: Ride Me Tyrese’s car was smashed up — and an SUV was completely flipped over — in a frightening crash in Miami yesterday, but this story didn’t end in the hospital … it ended in a day spa.It’s unclear how the accident happened, but cops say, … Permalink

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Tyrese Hits Day Spa After Car Wreck

Chris Golightly: American Idol Hopeful

So it begins. While we’re still two weeks away from the January 12 premiere of American Idol , THG has uncovered an early contestant to keep an eye on: Chris Golightly . The Justin Guarini (and Sideshow Bob) lookalike is featured in a new commercial for season nine

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Chris Golightly: American Idol Hopeful

Alcohol Saved My Life!

CULTURE BUZZ : 13-year-old Evan Hamilton took a dare from his friends at McCaffrey Middle School and downed eight shots of tequila as fast as he could. It saved his life. The most uplifting story of 2009

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Alcohol Saved My Life!

Lithuania fesses up to its black sites

The likely location of a CIA black site in Lithuania was first the subject of speculation in a piece that ran at this site, “Inside the World of Dusty Foggo.” When ABC News took the story mainstream, Lithuanian officials rushed to offer formal denials. Under pressure from European authorities, however, Lithuania’s parliament opened a probe

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The Michael Jackson FBI Files Reveal…

The files are a ” snooze ” according the the LA Times , ” explosive ” according to the New York Post (which puts the story on the front page) and reveal a terrorist plot , according to the AP . The files were released yesterday, and reporters have clearly been poring over them since

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The Michael Jackson FBI Files Reveal…

Dear Timbaland, Please Make Me Popular

Valentine is from the Ukraine, and he wants to be as popular as Britney Spears. That chorus will certainly help him. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

NYT Wedding Announcement Photobomb

Oh hey, that's Will Ferrell.

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NYT Wedding Announcement Photobomb