Dec 18 History Highlights From Supreme Court to UN Entry
On December 18 historic actions shaped nations. In 1944 the Supreme Court upheld wartime relocation of Japanese Americans yet barred detention of undeniably loyal individuals. 1865 marked the 13th Amendment taking effect ending slavery. 1892 Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker debuted in St Petersburg. 1956 Japan joined the United Nations. 1969 Britain ended the death penalty for murder.
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Celeb photo agency sues blogger over copyright claim
X17 Inc filed a 7.6 million federal copyright infringement suit against Perez Hilton alleging 51 photos were used without permission credit or payment. The case spotlights fair use versus copying in the evolving photo driven gossip blog industry and could affect how bloggers post and transform images.
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Los Angeles Times
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Journal World Tips for submitting story ideas and contacts
The Journal World lists contact numbers for local news city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts and entertainment letters to the editor obituaries and photo reprints plus an outside Lawrence toll free line. Readers are urged to email or use the feedback form on ljworld com for story tips.
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Journal staff and contact directory for Lawrence Journal-World
Editorial and department contacts list including editors Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Karrey Britt Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindie Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan and partners 6News World Online plus circulation and advertising contacts. Subscription line notes delivery hours redelivery guarantee and phone numbers.
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Pursuit of Happyness Tops Box Office Smashing Dragon and Web
Will Smith and son Jaden star in The Pursuit of Happyness debuting at No 1 with 27 million, ahead of Dragon at 23.45 million and Charlotte's Web at 12 million. Studio estimates show weekend totals with Apocalypto dropping to sixth as overall business softens versus last year.
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Rory Bruer
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Robert Redford
Oprah Winfrey
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Stuart Little
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Media By Numbers LLC
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Yul Kwon tops Survivor Cook Islands finale for $1 million
New York businessman Yul Kwon wins Survivor Cook Islands in a 5-4 vote over Ozzy Lusth. Kwon, 31, a Stanford and Yale Law graduate, guided strategy while Lusth excelled in challenges as the finale concluded in a brains vs brawn showdown.
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Ozzy” Lusth
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Notable birthdays listed for entertainment figures
Actor Brad Pitt is 43 Steven Spielberg is 60 Rachel Griffiths is 38 Cowboy Troy is 36 DMX is 36 Katie Holmes is 28 Christina Aguilera is 26 Packed birthday roundup highlights ages for film and music stars from varied genres with no additional context.
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Rachel Griffiths
Cowboy Troy
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Christina Aguilera
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