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‘World War Z’ could rise from the dead

The big-budget Brad Pitt film once appeared doomed by troubles such as an ending that had to be re-shot. But it yet may turn into a respectable effort.

In the new zombie epic “World War Z,” Brad Pitt jets around the world seeking an elusive solution to an intractable problem.

    

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Deadline Hollywood editor Nikki Finke’s next big story may be her own exit

Nikki Finke has built a must-read website for the entertainment industry, but speculation is growing that she may be departing after clashes with her boss, Jay Penske.

From her perch as editor in chief of the popular website Deadline Hollywood, Nikki Finke lives to drop bombs on the entertainment industry’s movers and shakers.

    

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ talents power through ‘Veep’

The former ‘Seinfeld’ actress begins her second season a heartbeat away from the presidency on the HBO series Sunday, happy to be juggling her comedic, acting and producing skills as the bungling Vice President Selina Meyer.

BALTIMORE — The good staffers of Vice President Selina Meyer’s office had been trying to put out a fire all afternoon when their slightly discombobulated leader, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, turned up on the set of HBO’s “Veep.”

    

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20 reputed gang members accused of extorting food trucks

The alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang are accused of targeting food truck operators in the Hollywood area over the last five years.

At least 20 reputed members of one of Los Angeles’ most notorious gangs have been indicted in connection with a violent extortion racket that targeted food-truck operators in the Hollywood area over at least five years, according to state grand jury records unsealed Monday in a downtown courtroom.

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Winfrey’s Armstrong interview comes at key time for OWN

Winfrey outmaneuvered bigger networks to land the interview with the disgraced cyclist. Her network, which averages just 329,000 viewers a night, needs more of what her staff calls the ‘Oprah DNA.’

Lance Armstrong will face millions of Oprah Winfrey fans Thursday night in a play to restore his tarnished image.

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Statewide quake in California may be possible after all

New research challenges assumptions that the central part of the San Andreas fault would act as a barrier, preventing a big quake from traveling between the northern and southern parts of the state.

For decades, scientists have assumed the central portion of California’s San Andreas fault acts as a barrier that prevents a big quake in the southern part of the state from spreading to the north, and vice versa. As a result, a mega-quake that could be felt from San Diego to San Francisco was widely considered impossible.

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Support for end to California death penalty surges

Nearly half of registered voters still back capital punishment, but the margin has shrunk to 3 percentage points. Voters also favor easing the three-strikes law.

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Slain Ambassador Stevens remembered by family and politicians

J. Christopher Stevens, is remembered in a ceremony in San Francisco as a prankster and a man of intelligence, humility and a friend of the Libyan people.

SAN FRANCISCO — In the weeks since Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was slain at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, many have lauded him as a model diplomat, skilled linguist and sincere friend to the Libyan people.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger expresses regret over affair

In a ’60 Minutes’ interview, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he realized he was the father of his housekeeper’s child when the boy was 7 or 8.

SACRAMENTO — Arnold Schwarzenegger said he realized he was the father of his housekeeper’s child when the boy reached age 7 or 8 and the resemblance became apparent.


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‘The Tonight Show’ experiences dark days

The NBC program starring Jay Leno suffers a ratings slide and layoffs amid instability in the TV business — and after network missteps. And the stakes are rising.

As the No. 1 late-night show for most of the past half-century, “The Tonight Show” has been vital to NBC’s fortunes. It was the network’s most profitable entertainment program during its 1990s peak, kicking an estimated $100 million to the bottom line annually.

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