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Peggy Olson, Walter White, Leslie Knope And More: TV’s Hardest Workers

Peggy Olson, Walter White, Leslie Knope And More: TV’s Hardest Workers

Labor Day means three-day weekends, barbecues, and soaking up summer’s final days. But let’s not forget the main purpose of this early September day: celebrating workers everywhere. At HuffPost TV, we took at look at the hard-working characters on the small screen. From Peggy Olson’s (Elisabeth Moss) climb to the top of Sterling Cooper Draper [...]

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British entertainer Max Bygraves dies at age 89

British entertainer Max Bygraves dies at age 89

LONDON — British entertainer Max Bygraves, a veteran singer and comedian known for his old-fashioned charm, has died, his agent confirmed Saturday. He was 89. Agent Johnny Mans said Bygraves, who had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, died in his sleep Friday at his daughter’s home in Hope Island, Queensland, Australia. Bygraves won fame in Britain’s [...]

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Bill Maher Defends Clint Eastwood

Bill Maher Defends Clint Eastwood

While most of the known universe seems to agree that Clint Eastwood’s RNC speech was, at best, way off-message and, at worst, embarrassing for everyone involved, Bill Maher took a moment on Friday’s “Real Time” to defend the veteran actor and director. After all, Maher is a comedian so he knows what it’s like to [...]

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Usher Puts Personal Troubles Behind Him

Usher Puts Personal Troubles Behind Him

LONDON — Usher’s had a turbulent few months, but now he’s back where he belongs – on stage. On Saturday, the R&B singer kicks off the iTunes Festival in London, a month’s worth of free shows at the Roundhouse. Over the summer, Usher coped with the death of his stepson and a custody battle over [...]

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Nicole Kidmana and Keith Urban Show PDA At U.S. Open

Nicole Kidmana and Keith Urban Show PDA At U.S. Open

They don’t call it “love all” for nothing. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban showed their love of the game at New York’s 2012 U.S. Open on Saturday, squeezing in a little PDA between sets. The pair were courtside to see Brooklyn Decker’s husband Andy Roddick — who recently announced his retirement — beat Australia’s Bernard [...]

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Hillary Clinton: Haqqani Network Terrorist Label Decision Coming

Hillary Clinton: Haqqani Network Terrorist Label Decision Coming

RAROTONGA, Cook Islands — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she will meet next week’s deadline to report to Congress on whether the Haqqani network should be designated as a terrorist organization. As she praised the contributions of Australia and New Zealand to the international military mission in Afghanistan, Clinton said she [...]

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Two Afghan Children Beheaded In Separate Incidents

Two Afghan Children Beheaded In Separate Incidents

KABUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) – An adolescent boy and a young girl have been beheaded in two separate incidents in Afghanistan, local officials and police said on Friday, in the latest brazen attacks that have raised fresh questions about a splintering Taliban. A 12-year-old boy was kidnapped and killed in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, [...]

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Iran Nuclear Program: Israel Pressured Not To Strike Iran Alone

Iran Nuclear Program: Israel Pressured Not To Strike Iran Alone

JERUSALEM, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Israel is facing growing international pressure not to attack Iran unilaterally, with the United States in particular making clear its firm opposition to any such strike. Recent rhetoric by Israeli leaders that time is running out to halt Iran’s contested nuclear programme has raised concern that military action might be [...]

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Suicide Attacks In Afghanistan Kill At Least 12

Suicide Attacks In Afghanistan Kill At Least 12

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two suicide attackers, one driving a fuel tanker, blew themselves up near a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, officials said. The attack around dawn in the town of Sayed Abad in Wardak province, about 70 kilometers (40 miles) from Kabul, served as a reminder that [...]

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Guatemala-U.S. Drug Operation Riles Rights Groups

Guatemala-U.S. Drug Operation Riles Rights Groups

GUATEMALA CITY — Human Rights activists in Guatemala said Friday that a joint anti-drug operation between U.S. Marines and the nation’s army threatens to revive memories of rights abuses during Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war. A team of 200 U.S. Marines began patrolling Guatemala’s western coast this week as part of a joint agreement to catch [...]

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