The channel would combine resources from ABC News and Univision’s news division to take on established players like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News.

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Yea, though NBC walks through the valley of the shadow of death, all hope is not lost. “Smash,” the network’s easily engaging new Monday night drama about the making of a Broadway musical, turns out to be quite the little sunbeam. It has some endearing characters, an instinct for backstage meows and a firm grip on its own sense of camp control, which, if nothing else, sets it apart from Ryan Murphy’s now fully atrocious “Glee.” Read full article > >

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‘Smash’ review: All that jazz is sometimes worth it

“I won’t be returning to ‘The X Factor’ next season,” show judge Paula Abdul said Tuesday afternoon in a statement, bringing the Fox singing competition’s body count to three. “I’ve learned through my longevity in this industry that business decisions often times override personal considerations. Simon and I, along with Fox and Fremantle, have been communicating about this for a while now, and I have absolute understanding of the situation,” Abdul added. Read full article > >

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“I wont be hosting next seasons X Factor which is a shame but I cant complain as Ive had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show,” “X Factor” host Steve Jones tweeted Monday evening. Fox later announced that both Jones and judge Nicole Scherzinger are gone from the show. Read full article > >

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots have Tom Brady , a three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback. They have Wes Welker, an uncanny wide receiver who led the NFL in catches. They have a pair of tight ends — Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez — who are all but changing the way their position is played, particularly in tandem. And they have a resume — the top seed in the AFC, eight straight wins to close out the regular season, a 45-10 annihilation of Denver to open the playoffs — that would suggest they should be the favorites to win the Super Bowl. Read full article > >

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NFL playoffs 2012: New England Patriots say their defense is peaking at the right time

Has singing-show fatigue clipped the wings of Fox’s golden goose? About 22 million people watched the Season One-One (as Randy Jackson kept calling it) debut of “American Idol” on Wednesday night — about 17 percent, or about 5 million viewers, shy of last January’s season kickoff. Read full article > >

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Debates can seem defined by spontaneous moments, but behind the scenes, Fox News left little to chance.

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Before Debate, Fox News Crafts a Sharp Script

For the first time in the company’s history, Apple has publicly disclosed its list of suppliers. The firm lists 156 companies, many of which are not in the United States. Apple has been criticized in the past for the working conditions in its supplier factories — conditions highlighted by worker suicides at one Foxconn factory and an explosion at another, as well as a recent explosion at another supplier factory, Pegatron. Read full article > >

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“Spice” is back. Just months after Virginia and dozens of other states banned synthetic marijuana, the chemists who make it have found a way to outfox lawmakers. Spice manufacturers, who spray herbs with compounds that mimic the active ingredient in marijuana, have altered their recipes just enough to skirt the bans and are again openly marketing spice in stores and on the Web. Some users report that the new generation of products could be more potent than the original formulas, which have sickened hundreds nationwide and been linked to deaths. Read full article > >

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‘Spice’ makers alter recipes to sidestep state laws banning synthetic marijuana

“I’ll just grit my teeth and bear whatever comes,” former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin told Fox News’s Sean Hannity back in March about HBO’s upcoming flick detailing Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign, in which Palin will be played by Julianne Moore. Well, on Wednesday, the teeth-gritting began: HBO sent out a video tease that offered a very quick look at Moore’s chameleon-like performance in “Game Change,” based on book of same name, which the pay cable network will debut in March. Read full article > >

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A softer side of Mitt Romney was on display Sunday on Fox News as he talked about his wife’s 1998 diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. “We stood up and hugged each other and I said to her, ‘As long as it’s not something fatal, I’m just fine,’” Romney told anchor Chris Wallace as his eyes welled up with tears. “Look, I’m happy in life as long as I’ve got my soulmate with me, and Ann is.” Read full article > >

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Several men have thrown grenades and fired on a crowd at a bus stop in Liege , injuring about 25 people, and leaving two people dead, BBC reports . One of the perpetrators committed suicide immediately after the attack, and two others are on the loose, Belgian media reports. Emergency services are at the site. The center of Liege — a historic city one hour’s drive from Brussels and two hours from Paris — is completely closed. Read full article > >

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Liege, Belgium: Grenade and gun attack kills 2, wounds 25

Fox News chief could bank $4 million.

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Roger Ailes Penning Tell-All Book

All the networks, broadcast and cable, are closely covering the Republican primary campaign, but Fox News practically owns and operates it.

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In “I Hate My Teenage Daughter,” on Fox, Jaime Pressly and Katie Finneran are two Texas mothers trying their best.

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