Ice jam floods Cedar Rapids riverfront and threatens utilities
Ice chunks clog the Cedar River near downtown Cedar Rapids causing park floods and a power shutdown at Ellis Park. Docks break free while city crews adjust dam gates and wastewater is pumped into the river. Hydrologist notes warm spell slows breakup. danger emphasis remains.
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National Weather Service
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18Th Street
Gibson Glitzy Playboy Photo Duel Sparks Rivalry
Debbie Gibson claims she remains hotter than Tiffany as Playboy's March issue spotlighted her theatrical glam. The pop star, 34, spoke with the Miami Herald at Marquee about her Playboy spread and Broadway shift to Deborah. Her new single Naked aligns with the magazine reveal and her Electric Youth persona.
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Britney Spears singles Fiji honeymoon photos out
Britney Spears condemns Us Weekly for publishing private Fiji honeymoon pictures with Kevin Federline. She says staff betrayed their promise of privacy and seclusion, capturing breakfast on the beach for a scrapbook souvenir.
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Us Weekly Magazine
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Fiji Islands
Kevin
Idol judges feud over renegotiated contracts
Rumors claim Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest earned better deals than Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, triggering backlash among the latter. A Fox rep declined comment while Abdul’s rep denied the claims and any resentment.
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Rock Embraces Five-Second Oscar Delay
First time Oscar host Chris Rock welcomes ABCs five second decency delay as a safety net. He says he will focus on movies and may travel light without an entourage. Producer Gil Cates backs Rocks approach and notes Rock has been on TV and remains funny without cursing.
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Chris Rock
ABC
Rock
CBS
60 Minutes
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Entertainment Weekly
Notable 4 Actors and Pioneering Engineer Pass Away
Daniel O Herlihy 85 Malibu Oscar nominated character actor dies after long illness. Otto Plaschkes 75 London film producer of Georgy Girl and Hopscotch dies of heart attack. Solomon Williams 101 Bradenton first black Florida railroad locomotive engineer dies Feb 11. Brian Kelly 73 Voorhees star of Flipper dies Feb 12 of pneumonia.
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Associated Press
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Calif
RoboCop
Otto Plaschkes
London
Hopscotch
Solomon Williams
Bradenton
Fla
Florida
Brian Kelly
Voorhees
N.J
Porter Ricks
Flipper
Notable Birthdays Today Across Entertainment
The list marks birthdays for Carlin Glynn actress Smokey Robinson the singer Bobby Rogers of the Miracles Lou Christie singer Tony Iommi guitarist Justine Bateman actress Jeff Daniels actor Benicio Del Toro star of Traffic Daniel Adair drummer formerly with Bullet for My Valentine.
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