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Parents and pupils protest outside Miramonte school in Los Angeles

Miramonte Elementary School Scandals Continue to Mount

A teacher's aide at Miramonte Elementary has been accused of sending love letters to an 11-year-old boy. The woman, who has been identified as Areceli Luisjuan has sent at least three letters to the then-fourth-grader in 2009. One such letter read when you get close to me, even if you give me the chills I like that. Don't tell anybody about this! The letters were signed from Sad Girl but the mother of the student immediately discovered who the letters were truly from.

Navy likely new black at New York Fashion Week

Carolina Herrera
Navy is likely to replace black on the catwalk when New York Fashion Week starts on Thursday, with experts expecting rich fabrics, waist-defining jackets and some 1920s-inspired styles sparked by movies like The Artist.

Ralph Lauren sales soar, shares jump

Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren Corp reported better-than-expected results for the holiday quarter, helped by double-digit sales growth at its own stores as well as increased sales to department stores, and the clothing maker raised its margin forecast.
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Berlin film festival aims for cutting edge in 2012

The Berlin film festival, which last year set Iranian drama A Separation on the path to global fame, has selected an edgier line-up than normal in 2012 with several up-and-coming directors in the main competition.
Amy Duggar Responds: Inside Teresa Hunt '19 Kids And Counting' Blackmail Case

Amy Duggar Responds: Inside '19 Kids And Counting' Extortion Scheme

The 19 Kids And Counting star has denied allegations by would-be extortionist Teresa Hunt that she's sleeping with 54-year-old friend James. But what was pictured in the incriminating photos sent to TLC? What were Hunt's motives, beyond fast cash, for attempting extortion? And how did the FBI catch the attempted blackmailer?
Perez Hilton

Perez Hilton Petitions to get The Muppets on The Oscars, Where to Find Online Petition

The Academy Awards has released its list of award nominees, and like clockwork, media outlets are fuming about how certain actors and actresses were ripped off. But what if those actors and actresses were actually Muppets? That happens to be the case for popular celebrity and entertainment blogger Perez Hilton, who has created a petition to get the Muppets on the Oscars.
It looks like American television just found its newest fad. "Downton Abbey," the British World War-one era drama aired on PBS, has just dominated TV ratings according to Reuters. The show's second season, which premiered on Jan. 8, beat ou

PBS 'Downton Abbey' Season 2 Draws Twitter Crowd, Where to Watch

It looks like American television just found its newest fad. Downton Abbey, the British WWI-era drama aired on PBS, has just dominated TV ratings according to Reuters. The show's second season, which premiered on Jan. 8, beat out television big shots Mad Men and Kim Kardashian, ranking with 4.2 million U.S. viewers.
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Sundance film Bachelorette picked up by Weinsteins

The Weinstein Company's new video on demand label, Radius-TWC, has picked up Bachelorette, a Sundance movie starring Kirsten Dunst, the company's co-presidents, Tom Quinn and Jason Janego, said Tuesday.
Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams on remembering her Vow

Eight years ago, Rachel McAdams hit Hollywood's map in teary, romantic drama The Notebook. Since then, she has broadened her range of work to include laugh-out-loud comedies such as Wedding Crashers, adventure films like Sherlock Holmes and recently, the Woody Allen movie Midnight in Paris.
Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen breaks silence on furor over J.C. Penney gig

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres said she was proud and happy that retail store J.C. Penney had stood by her in the face of a conservative anti-gay campaign, and said there was no such thing as a pro-gay bandwagon.
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Xbox 720 Rumors: Is Used Games Ban a Good Thing?

Rumors about Xbox 720--Microsoft's yet-to-be-released next generation consul--and new technology that would prevent consumers from playing used games has ignited a heated debate over whether the ban would be a good or bad thing for the video game industry.

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