Kevin Costner announces engagement to Christine Baumgartner
Los Angeles Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner announce their engagement after dating four years. The Dances With Wolves star, 48, and Baumgartner, 29, have no wedding date yet per publicist Paul Bloch. Baumgartner, a handbag designer, is Costner's second wife. they met while attending California State University Fullerton at different times.
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Buddy Ebsen hospitalized in Torrance California
Buddy Ebsen entered Torrance Memorial Medical Center for an undisclosed illness. A hospital spokeswoman said his condition is good. The 95-year-old actor, famed as Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, lives in Palos Verdes Estates and previously starred in Barnaby Jones from 1973 to 1980.
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Osbourne Mom Feels Guilt Over Son’s Rehab Return
Sharon Osbourne says she blamed herself for Jack Osbourne s drug and alcohol abuse after he entered a Pasadena hospital on April 23 and returned home June 18 after two months in rehab. She spoke to Us Weekly for its July 14 issue amid the MTV series The Osbournes with Ozzy, Kelly and Aimee.
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Us Weekly
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Harvey Weinstein buys Damn Yankees rights for film
Miramax says Harvey Weinstein acquired film rights to the 1955 musical Damn Yankees. Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will handle the project, with Weinstein aiming to modernize the story of a Washington fan selling his soul to the devil to lift the Senators over the Yankees.
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Yankees
History Items From June Twenty Seventh Milestones
This history brief notes key events including Truman ordering Air Force and Navy into Korea in 1950, telegraph links between New York and Boston in 1847, the 1893 stock market crash, Stonewall Inn clashes in 1969 seen as gay rights birth, and Justice Thurgood Marshall announcing his 1991 retirement.
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Birthdays today include Keeshan and Perot
Today's notable birthdays include Captain Kangaroo star Bob Keeshan at 76, Ross Perot at 73, opera singer Anna Moffo at 69, Bruce Babbitt at 65, actress Julia Duffy at 52, country singer Lorrie Morgan at 44, and actors Brian Drillinger 43 Yancey Arias 32 and Tobey Maguire 28.
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Potterworld voice of Jim Dale stars in Order of the Phoenix
Jim Dale, 67, serves as the sole narrator for the Harry Potter audiobooks, voicing 134 characters in the latest Order of the Phoenix. The fast selling edition has sold 135,000 copies since Saturday and Scholastic estimates 5 million hardcover copies sold on release day. Dale remains best known for Barnum and Pete’s Dragon roles, with readers noting how his recordings engage both children and adults.
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Golden Girls finds new life with younger viewers
Lifetime broadcasts of Golden Girls pull in 13 million viewers weekly with seven daily airings. The 10 pm slot draws women 18 to 34 comparable to MTV, and a June reunion became Lifetime’s most watched special at 4.2 million. The show, NBC primetime ended in 1992, continues since 1997, attracting new generations.
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City concert guide with multiple venues and acts
Tonight at Jazzhaus Best Bets Urban Funk Ordinance performs at 10 p.m. Also Anything But Joey at The Bottleneck 10 p.m. Brandon Graves at Paradise Cafe 9 p.m. A Patriot Act repeal benefit concert features DJNOTADJ Fear and Whiskey Danny Pound and Barry Barnes at Free State Glass Auditorium 7 p.m. Boney James at Uptown Theatre 8 p.m. Tommy Castro Fionna Boyes at Grand Emporium 9 p.m. in Kansas City with additional shows at 926 1/2 Mass 737 N.H and 307 E. Ninth St.
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Grand Emporium
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Powerball and Kansas lottery results brief
Wednesday numbers for Powerball were 5 26 35 43 50 with a 4. Thursday Kansas Pick 3 shows 654. Wednesday Super Kansas Cash drawn 2 3 12 28 32 with a 12 in parentheses.
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Dead Like Me and TV Highlights with Essence Awards
A pilot review notes Dead Like Me on Showtime stars Ellen Muth as Georgia Lass who becomes a Grim Reaper after death and works with Rube Betty and others. Also Steve Harvey hosts the Essence Awards honoring Queen Latifah with performances by Beyonce and others.
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George” Lass
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Jasmine Guy
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CeCe Winans
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Erykah Badu
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