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Mass movement to dump MySpace
10:49 PM 1/29/2008 — Rupert Murdoch, MySpace owner, might cry himself to sleep tonight. He may witness the mass exodus of thousands of friends on his social network, the result of "International Delete Your MySpace Account Day."
The movement, conceived by "Bloggasm" author Simon Owens, has been gaining momentum on the Web since its dawn on Jan.
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Jonas Brothers achieve popularity among all ages
10:46 PM 1/29/2008 — LOS ANGELES - Most young men can be forgiven for not knowing what they'll be doing two days from now, much less two years. Not the three siblings who comprise the hit trio the Jonas Bros. The superstars-in-the-making have every day mapped out for the next 24 months.
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2 Academy Awards shows in the works in case strike remains unresolved
4:00 PM 1/30/2008 — LOS ANGELES - An Oscars contingency plan that would include history, film clips and out-of-the-ordinary concepts for the awards show is in the works, academy president Sid Ganis told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
With the writers strike dragging dangerously close to the Feb.
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Fox network hopes to beat Super Bowl viewership record of more than 94 million viewers
5:15 PM 1/30/2008 — NEW YORK - The undefeated New England Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this could be the most-watched Super Bowl ever.
The record Fox will be shooting for is the 94.08 million viewers who watched the Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in January 1996, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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Israel says it has invited Beatles, but no apologies for 1965 snub
10:36 PM 1/29/2008 — LONDON - More than 40 years after it barred the iconic British band from playing there, Israel said it wants the surviving members of the Beatles to participate in a concert celebrating the country's 60th birthday.
But the Israeli embassy in London denied a report that the Jewish state had apologized for its original refusal to let the Beatles perform in the country.
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Writers union gives OK for members to work on 50th anniversary Grammy Awards
10:26 PM 1/29/2008 — LOS ANGELES - Life just got a lot easier for the head of the Recording Academy.
Last month, Neil Portnow vowed to stage a full-scale Grammy Awards show with or without support from the striking writers guild.
He should have little trouble delivering on that pledge after the Writers Guild of America agreed Monday to let its members work on the show set for Feb.
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Hidden victims of mortgage crisis: Pets abandoned by their owners after foreclosure
10:51 PM 1/29/2008 — STOCKTON, Calif. - The house was ravaged - its floors ripped, walls busted and lights smashed by owners who trashed their home before a bank foreclosed on it. Hidden in the wreckage was an abandoned member of the family: a starving pit bull.
The dog found by workers was too far gone to save - another example of how pets are becoming the newest victims of the nation's mortgage crisis as homeowners leave animals behind when they can no longer afford their property.
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