Stewart heads to NBC for late night to prime time sitcom
New York Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, signs an NBC development deal for a fall 2003 sitcom, to be executive produced and co written with Stephen Colbert who will star. Stewart will keep hosting The Daily Show, while Colbert rises as a potential future Cosby style figure. In Sydney, Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan is recovering after a slipped disc from moving furniture at St Vincent’s Private Hospital. He is expected to return to health in a few weeks.
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Zsa Zsa Zsas Recovery Stretched At Cedars Sinai
Zsa Zsa Gabor remains hospitalized in fair condition following injuries from the November 27 car crash in West Hollywood. The 85 year old actress suffered broken bones and head wounds, with stitchings to hands arms and legs, as her husband Frederic von Anhalt says. The car’s driver hairdresser sustained minor injuries.
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Celebrities urge Bush to halt war rhetoric on Iraq
Mike Farrell and Anjelica Huston plan to release a letter today signed by about one hundred celebrities urging President Bush to stop war rhetoric toward Iraq. Stars named include Kim Basinger Matt Damon Laurence Fishburne Ethan Hawke Uma Thurman Samuel L. Jackson Jessica Lange and Martin Sheen. Details of the letter were not released. Bush has threatened force against Saddam Hussein citing weapons of mass destruction. UN inspectors are in Iraq but have found little so far.
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Notable 1906 Nobel Peace Prize First for Roosevelt
A 1906 history note records Theodore Roosevelt becoming the first American awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo Japanese War end. It also notes Mississippi’s 1817 statehood, Wyoming Territory women’s suffrage in 1869, and the 1898 Paris treaty ending the Spanish American War. It adds Otis Redding’s 1967 aircraft crash death in Wisconsin and the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights adoption.
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Birthdays for Susan Dey Harald Gould Branagh Nia Peeples Raven-Symoné
Birthday notes celebrate Susan Dey turning 50 alongside Harald Gould at 79 Kenneth Branagh 42 Nia Peeples 41 Michael Clarke Duncan 39 and Raven-Symoné 17. Susan Dey remains the anchor of the list.
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Saturday Powerball and Kansas draws recap cards
Saturday Powerball numbers 3 17 27 32 48 plus Powerball 1. Monday Kansas Pick 3 03. Monday Super Kansas Cash 14 21 27 28 with two white ball matches.
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Ashanti and Nelly Lead Billboard Music Awards Wins
Ashanti, 22, dominated with eight awards including top female artist and for Foolish while Nelly claimed six honors among R B hip hop categories. Eminem's The Eminem Show won album of the year amid a night honoring chart leaders at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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2002 Billboard Music Award Winners Snapshot
The 2002 Billboard Music Awards honors Eminem for The Eminem Show and Ashanti with multiple wins including Hot 100 singles and new artist honors. Nickelback tops Hot 100 with How You Remind Me while Creed and Puddle of Mudd secure major industry recognitions alongside Toby Keith, Nelly, Cher, and Annie Lennox for various categories.
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Luhrmanns Boheme Opens to Rave Broadway Reviews
Baz Luhrmann stages La Boheme on Broadway with a young cast and flamboyant 1950s set design drawing star gawkers and critics. Celebrities including Sandra Bullock Leonardo DiCaprio Rita Wilson applaud a visually stunning premiere while praising vocal performances by a notably younger ensemble.
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