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Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), the largest U.S. aerospace manufacturer, said Tuesday it had reached a deal with Kuwaiti airplane leasing company ALAFCO to sell 20 Boeing 737 aircraft valued at $1.9 billion, its second big deal at the Farnborough Airshow in England.

The Magic are better off trading Dwight Howard to the Lakers, instead of the Nets.

Kourtney Reppert, a 26-year-old blonde buxom model based in Los Angeles, is turning her cyberstalking horror story into a positive one after being the victim of vicious threats by a man named Luis Plascencia on the Internet, who sent her over 400 emails asking her to stop modeling in photos.

Kris Humphries just cannot stay out of the headlines. The free agent forward has followed up his high profile marriage and divorce with a career year, being bestowed with the ignominious honor as the 'Most Disliked Player In The NBA' and on Monday, he has emerged as the final obstruction to the blockbuster trade of the year.

Attention all Hunger Games enthusiasts - - it's time to rejoice. Another nugget of excitement has exploded now that Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman will be playing the role Plutarch Heavensbee, the Head Gamemaker of the 75th Hunger Games. Lionsgate, the studio behind The Hunger Games: Catching Fire confirmed on Monday that the Oscar winner has won the role as the Head Gamemaker.

Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays is favored over seven other sluggers to take home the 2012 Home Run Derby title in Kansas City tonight, with Robinson Cano and Prince Fielder expected to be his main competition.

It is difficult to reconcile the accusations that TomKat was merely a contractual agreement with the way the split has played out so far -- with Cruise convincingly playing the role of the jilted husband and Holmes the long-suffering wife who can't get away from him fast enough. On the other hand, the hasty settlement is more suggestive of a premeditated ending than a knock-down, drag-out fight would have been.

The Nets are the favorites to land Dwight Howard.

Where to watch the 2012 Home Run Derby.

It appears Kevin Love could be the next star to demand a trade.

The Lakers pursuit of Dwight Howard may soon be coming to an end.

On Friday reports surfaced that a change was made on the death certificate of actress Natalie Woods. Despite any changes made, the 1981 mysterious death of the actress is still an ongoing investigation since its reopening in 2011.

Academy Award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine, 95, best known for his roles as gruff but lovable characters, died of renal failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Sunday.

At least 150 people have died after massive floods hit the Russian city of Krymsk, and suspicions have erupted over the exact cause of the flooding.

Metta World Peace doesn't do enough on the floor to justify his huge cap number. What can the Lakers do about it?

With NBA stars such as Jason Kidd, Ray Allen, and Dwight Howard recently focused on which teams they'll play for next season, the biggest names in the sport now know they'll be heading to London this summer to represent the U.S. in the Olympic Games.

Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis P. Zine wants pop sensation Justin Bieber arrested. On Friday morning, the 18-year-old star was pulled over for going speeds that Zine estimated at more than 100 mph.

The Orlando center will likely be dealt before the trade deadline.

Actress Natalie Wood is finally getting some sort of rest after her mysterious 1981 demise. The Los Angeles County Coroner has changed the cause of death on Wood's certificate from accident to undetermined.

The actors from Happy Days had claimed that CBS owed them back pay from DVD sales and other worldwide merchandise. The case was one of a series of recent legal spats involving former television stars who have sued for such pay.

As the gap between America's middle class and the wealthiest 1 percent has widened, luxury retailers and discounters continue to grow, while midprice brands are finding it difficult to compete.