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Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City

CHICAGO - Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.

German auction house pulls disputed painting

BERLIN - A German auction house says it has withdrawn from sale a painting that the Max Stern estate claims was one of hundreds the Jewish art dealer was forced to sell off by the Nazis.

Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

Jackson doctor 'waited over an hour' before 911 call

LAS VEGAS (AFP) - - Michael Jackson's deathbed doctor waited over an hour to call for help when he realized the pop star wasn't breathing, and could not be found for hours afterward, according to a search warrant.

Bond set at $100K in ESPN reporter videos case

LOS ANGELES - An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100,000 bond on Friday _ a much larger amount than previously imposed.

Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations

CHICAGO - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.

Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert ready for AMA stage

LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.

Q&A: Debut CD from Wale taps into his emotions

NEW YORK - Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across.

'New Moon' midnight showings earn record $26.3 mil

1.25 million bought Pacquiao-Cotto pay per view

NEW YORK (AFP) - - Manny Pacquiao's 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto was the top-drawing pay-per-view bout of 2009 with 1.25 million purchases worth 70 million dollars in revenue, Home Box Office Sports said Friday.

Wesley Snipes appeals 3 tax convictions in Georgia

ATLANTA - Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges.

Simpsons' lampoon of Sarkozy sudden French web hit

PARIS (AFP) - - Thousands of French Internet users flooded video sharing websites Friday to enjoy a lampoon of their glamourous first couple, almost a week after they appeared on the US show the Simpsons.

Tearful Oprah announces end to iconic talk show

CHICAGO (AFP) - - A tearful Oprah Winfrey on Friday announced that she will take her iconic talk show off the air in 2011 at the end of its 25th season.

List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 9-15. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

Jordan threatens to quit I'm A Celebrity

LONDON (AFP) - Glamour model Katie Price warned she may quit I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! on Friday after she was nominated by viewers to take part in another gruesome trial.

John Woo exporting Hollywood values to China

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Fittingly for a director who has scored cinematic hits in Hong Kong and Hollywood, John Woo says his next film will depict Chinese and Americans working side-by-side successfully.

'Un-Indian' Bollywood promo sparks protests

MUMBAI (AFP) - - Promotional posters for a new Bollywood thriller, showing leading actress Kareena Kapoor from behind and apparently naked from the waist up, have got some people's backs up in India.

Exhibit of China's terracotta warriors in US capital

WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A group of China's famed terracotta warriors are going on display at the National Geographic Society in Washington, on the last stop of a four-city US tour.