Leno to pace Brickyard 400 in 2001 Monte Carlo
Jay Leno will drive the pace car at the Aug. 5 NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Tonight Show host will lead the starting field in a specially modified 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with boosted horsepower and lower suspension, joined by Jeff Gordon, the event’s 1994 and 1998 Brickyard winner.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Jeff Gordon
Pittsboro
Ind
Leno
Pop stars join pope on Christmas prayer CD project
A compilation including Boy band N Sync Faith Hill Britney Spears and others will read prayers written by Pope John Paul II for a holiday season CD and video. Proceeds partly go to Vatican approved charities as global publicity drives the papal writings. Anne Heche engaged to Cameraman Coley Laffoon after breakup with Ellen DeGeneres. Micheline Connery Roquebrune hosts art show in Rome featuring seascapes and portraits of her husband.
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Britney Spears
Pope John Paul II
John Paul II
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Compulsion Entertainment
Vatican
Anne Heche
Hollywood
Ellen DeGeneres
Hewie
Coley Laffoon
Lauren Lloyd
Lloyd
Hecie
Fresno
Calif
Sean Connery
Rome
Connery
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Chicago
Washington
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Greece
Moments in History From June One Entries
On June 1 1801 Brigham Young was born in Whitingham Vermont. In 1813 Captain James Lawrence uttered Don't give up the ship. Marilyn Monroe was born in 1926 in Los Angeles. A 1943 Lisbon to London flight was shot down killing all aboard. Charles de Gaulle became French premier in 1958. Cable News Network debuted in 1980.
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Whitingham
U.S
Chesapeake
James Lawrence
Marilyn Monroe
Los Angeles
Lisbon
London
Leslie Howard
Charles de Gaulle
France
Birthday greetings from Shawshank gang notes stars ages
The item lists birthdays for Morgan Freeman 64 Andy Griffith 75 Edward Woodward 71 Pat Corley 71 Pat Boone 67 Rene Auberjonois 61 Ron Wood 54 Alanis Morissette 27 with Morgan Freeman highlighted.
Summer months pose risk to children’s safety
The article notes that about 2,550 children die annually from unintentional injuries and urges readers to consult Saturday’s Health & Recreation page for safety tips. It frames summer as a dangerous period for kids and promises practical guidance in the upcoming section.
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Health & Recreation
Broderick and Lane to host the 2000 Tony Awards
New York CBS air date set for Sunday with Robber Brooks musical The Producers as centerpiece The pair will open and close the telecast and also introduce PBS segment with 10 awards to be given across CBS and PBS segments This year also features nominated revivals and new musicals plus a starry list of presenters including Glenn Close Lily Tomlin and Sarah Jessica Parker Lane and Broderick are past Tony winners and will compete against each other for acting honors.
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New York
Matthew Broderick
Nathan Lane
Rosie O'Donnell
Lane
CBS
O'Donnell
Broderick and
Broderick
Radio City Music Hall
PBS
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Brooks
Stro
Susan Stroman
Nathan
Tony
Keith Sherman
Glenn Close
Lily Tomlin
Audra McDonald
Sigourney Weaver
Henry Winkler
Reba McEntire
Gina Gershon
Gwyneth Paltrow
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Julie Harris
Heather Headley
Sarah Jessica Parker
Mel Brooks
Eminem faces split over child support in Michigan
Eminem and Kimberly Mathers argue over a proposed child support of 2740 dollars weekly for daughter Hailie Jade, with Kimberly seeking more due to income disparities. The case notes Eminem's potential 2.7 million annual gross income, joint custody, health care costs, and a delay in a hearing set for June 7 amid divorce proceedings and prior gun charges.
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Mich
Eminem
Marshall Mathers III
Macomb County
Kimberly Mathers
Hailie Jade
Robert Feldstein
Troy
Clinton Township
Harvey Hauer
Macomb
Antonio P. Viviano
Warren
Oakland County
Kim Mathers
CNN to Launch Evening Newscast With Aaron Brown
CNN will debut an evening newscast this fall led by Aaron Brown, an ABC News veteran, focusing on depth and enterprise reporting. Brown will also cover breaking news and elections, joining Judy Woodruff, as CNN seeks to boost viewership amid competition and leadership changes.
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Aaron Brown
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Bedingfield
Inside Politics
Moneyline
Brown
Judy Woodruff
Fox News Channel
MSNBC
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
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