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ABC Resurrects According to Jim

Television – Was there a fan campaign under way to bring back According to Jim that no one told me about? 'Cause for some inexplicable reason, the presumed-dead sitcom has just been picked up for an 18-episode seventh season, an ABC rep confirms.

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Rosie O'Donnell Says She Won't Host 'Price Is Right'
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Rosie O'Donnell Says She Won't Host 'Price Is Right'

Television – Despite a "nice lunch" with producers last week, Rosie O'Donnell says she won't replace Bob Barker as host of The Price is Right.

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks

FDA Issues New Safety Rules for Vitamins

Health & Fitness – For the first time, manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other dietary supplements will have to test all of their products' ingredients, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.

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CBS, Bowing to Protests, Brings Back 'Jericho'
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CBS, Bowing to Protests, Brings Back 'Jericho'

Television – Three weeks after CBS's cancellation of the apocalyptic drama "Jericho" set off a sustained and creative protest by fans of the first-season series, the network reversed course and announced on Wednesday that it had ordered seven additional episodes to be broadcast late this year or early in 2008.

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Lost won't end with a blackout
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Lost won't end with a blackout

Television – Even after Sunday's controversial conclusion to "The Sopranos," two "Lost" executive producers said Wednesday that they weren't planning a murky ending to their hit ABC drama.

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks

Cockfighting's "Days Are Numbered" in U.S.

Pets – Louisiana remains the only U.S. state where it's legal to watch razor-equipped roosters fight to the death, but that may soon change.

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First full-length movie legally available on YouTube
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First full-length movie legally available on YouTube

Movies – Four Eyed Monsters, an indie romantic comedy that's been a huge hit on the festival circuit and on sites like MySpace, is now available in its entirely for one week only on YouTube.

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G-8 Offers $60B to Combat AIDS in Africa
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G-8 Offers $60B to Combat AIDS in Africa

Health & Fitness – Germany's development minister said Friday the Group of Eight member states had agreed on a program worth more than $60 billion to combat the spread of HIV/AIDs in Africa.

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Pirates 3 Could Set First $200M Holiday Weekend Record
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Pirates 3 Could Set First $200M Holiday Weekend Record

Movies – My box office gurus are expecting Disney's P3 to make $200 million over the next 4 1/2-days. But the benchmark for comparison to Sony's Spider-Man 3 is what P3 does Friday-Saturday-Sunday: Can Johnny beat Spidey's $151 mil at the box office?

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American Idol 2007 winner is ...
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American Idol 2007 winner is ...

Television – Well, I won't spoil it here in case you didn't see yet...

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New finding may remedy human baldness
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New finding may remedy human baldness

Health & Fitness – Baldness could soon be a thing of the past, according to a finding published in Thursday's issue of Nature, offering hope for a baldness remedy for humans.

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Veronica Mars is no more

Television – Fresh from The CW's post-upfront press conference this afternoon comes some sad news: Veronica Mars will not live on for a new season.

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Study Finds Viewers No Longer Yearn For Prime-Time TV

Television – A study from a Publicis arm suggests that Americans' enjoyment of current prime-time programming is waning, with 38% reporting they are less satisfied than in past years.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh Translated (earlier version of Noah Flood Story)

Science – Smithsonian presents a translation of the famous Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh...which is a precursor to the Noah Flood Story. (Netscape needs an education or history category. Science is a bit of a stretch for this story, but closest match.)

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'Virus Sponge' Could Improve Flu Treatments, Diabetes Care, Vaccine Development
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'Virus Sponge' Could Improve Flu Treatments, Diabetes Care, Vaccine Development

Health & Fitness – Researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering have created a "virus sponge" that could filter a patient's blood in a process similar to kidney dialysis, removing the virus from the patient's body.

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