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50 Cent Shows His ‘Imperfections’ On Before I Self Destruct Cover

‘I wanted to do something that was completely different than I’ve ever done,’ Fif says of the artwork. By Shaheem Reid 50 Cent Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — 50 Cent looks part demon, part battle-scarred Terminator on the cover of his upcoming LP Before I Self Destruct. The artwork shows a close-up of 50’s face with the skin burning off, and underneath, there’s a fiery skull

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‘American Idol’ Champ Kris Allen Is The ‘Real Deal,’ Mat Kearney Says

‘He had a really strong sensibility,’ singer/songwriter says of collaborating with Allen for major-label debut.

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Ken Lewis Retiring: Bank Of America CEO To Step Down By End Of 2009

NEW YORK — Ken Lewis , the embattled CEO of Bank of America Corp., is leaving the company, succumbing to nearly a year of strife that followed his company’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. The bank said in a statement late Wednesday … Continue reading

Maxwell Dazzles The Ladies At Madison Square Garden

Singer’s hometown gig features Common, Chrisette Michele as opening acts. By Shaheem Reid Maxwell performs at Madison Square Garden in New York on Monday Photo: Roger Kisby/ Getty Images NEW YORK — One of the great comeback artists of 2008 hit his hometown’s biggest stage on Monday night when Brooklyn native Maxwell wowed the crowd at Madison Square Garden.

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AP’s Notes on Roman Polanski’s Arrest Leak Onto News Wires Everywhere

Will Roman Polanski be extradited? Is he a misunderstood artist, or a rapist who should rot? Questions! But none as interesting as how the AP’s notes for the story landed on the pages of Forbes and the New York Times

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AP’s Notes on Roman Polanski’s Arrest Leak Onto News Wires Everywhere

Bloomberg to NYC: "Stop Eating All My Salt"

Michael Bloomberg is an imperious, irritable oligarch who has purchased the mayoralty of New York City for life. And the New York Times has something to say about him: He puts salt on his pizza . Bloomberg famously wants to regulate what you eat and how you eat it—he banned the use of transfats in the city, forced restaurants to post nutritional information, and has nagged New Yorkers about all the salt they eat

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Kris Allen Talks About His First Single, ‘Live Like We’re Dying’

‘American Idol’ champ says he ‘just fell in love’ with the song, originally recorded by the Script. By Jim Cantiello Kris Allen debuts his first single at Z100 on Monday Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — “American Idol” winner Kris Allen had a morning of firsts. He not only had the world premiere of his first single, “Live Like We’re Dying,” at New York radio station Z100, but it was also the first time he’d ever heard one of his songs on the radio

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Runaway drone shot out of sky

An MQ-9 Reaper drone's fail-safe programming failed and it rushed through Afghanistan's airspace on Sunday. The US Air Force simply responded by sending a manned plane to shoot it down. Turns out this isn't all that uncommon

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Terror police raid NY homes with no evidence

“NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) – New York City police and the FBI raided homes in the borough of Queens early on Monday as part of an investigation into suspected terrorism, focusing on one man who has been under surveillance, officials said.

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Photo Evidence Steve Jobs Misled the New York Times

It’s going to take more than six months medical leave to reform Steve Jobs . On his very first day back before the media, the Apple CEO apparently told a whopper to the New York Times .

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Photo Evidence Steve Jobs Misled the New York Times