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| Western movie character actor Harry Carey Jr. dies at 91 Friday, Dec 28, 2012 07:56 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran character actor Harry Carey Jr., who appeared in scores of television shows and films including nine of famed movie director John Ford's classic Hollywood Westerns, has died at age 91, his family said on Friday. Carey, a frequent supporting player in films starring John Wayne, died peacefully of natural causes on Thursday morning in the seaside town of Santa Barbara, California, surrounded by family members, said his daughter, Melinda Carey. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former President George H. W. Bush improving, spokesman says Friday, Dec 28, 2012 11:15 AM PST  (Reuters) - Former President George H. W. Bush remained in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital on Friday, but "continues to improve" and his exchanges with medical staff now include singing, according to a statement from a Bush family spokesman. Bush, 88, was admitted to Methodist Hospital on November 23 for bronchitis. He was transferred to intensive care on Sunday after setbacks including a persistent fever. "President Bush remains in the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital, where he continues to improve," family spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement on Friday. ... Full Story | Top |
| News Corp buys regional sports channel in Ohio Friday, Dec 28, 2012 09:25 AM PST  (Reuters) - News Corp said on Friday it bought SportsTime Ohio, a Cleveland-based regional sports network that broadcasts Cleveland Indians baseball games. The company did not disclose financial details. A source close to the matter said on Friday the deal was worth roughly $230 million, which Reuters first reported on December 3. The network, owned by the Cleveland Indians baseball team, also airs programming on the Cleveland Browns National Football League team, college football and high school sports. ... Full Story | Top |
| Matt Damon tackles "fracking" issue in the "Promised Land" Friday, Dec 28, 2012 08:48 AM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The hot-button topic of "fracking" has finally made its way to Hollywood in the new movie "Promised Land," out in U.S. theaters on Friday, with actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski teaming up to further the debate on the energy drilling technique. The film explores the social impact of hydraulic fracturing drilling technique, or "fracking," which has sparked nation-wide environmental and political battles over its impact on drinking water, U.S. energy use, seismic activity and other areas. ... Full Story | Top |
| Actress Katie Holmes' Broadway show to close Friday, Dec 28, 2012 08:47 AM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Katie Holmes' return to Broadway has been cut short, with producers announcing that the play "Dead Accounts" in which she co-stars will close on January 6, nearly two months early. Holmes, the ex-wife of actor Tom Cruise, played Lorna, a wan, beaten-down woman living with her parents in the five-character play by Theresa Rebeck which opened on November 29 to mostly negative reviews. No reason was given for the play's early closing, but media reports said it was earning only a fraction of its box office potential. ... Full Story | Top |
| Novel takes on the tumult of bipolar disorder Friday, Dec 28, 2012 07:41 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See" is a work of fiction, but author Juliann Garey said the protagonist's struggles with bipolar disorder are based on her own reality. The debut novel from journalist and screenwriter Garey, which was published this week, centers on Hollywood executive Greyson Todd's struggle to navigate life with bipolar disorder. ... Full Story | Top |
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