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3:15 PM ET, November 22, 2009

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Jason Lynch / People.com:
Jon & Kate's Divorce Could Be Finalized by Year's End  —  Jon Gosselin showed up for a daylong divorce arbitration hearing Saturday with a bouquet of long-stemmed red roses for Kate - only to have her turn them down and later leave the courthouse empty-handed.
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TMZ.com:
Jon and Kate — The Final Curtain  —  Jon and Kate Gosselin's divorce is heading to a conclusion, after a contentious day today at the arbitration table.  We've learned even Jon isn't contesting that Kate should get primary custody and a decision on who gets what in the money department will be handed down within 30 days.
Marcell Minaya / Digital Spy:
‘New Moon’ breaks US box office record  —  The Twilight Saga: New Moon has shattered all competition by debuting at the top of the US box office with $140.7 million over the weekend.  —  The follow-up to Twilight, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, has broken The Dark Knight's opening …
Discussion: Fan Fare
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Variety:
‘New Moon’ takes opening day record  —  Makes $72.7 million, beating ‘Dark Knight’  —  Summit Entertainment's “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” tore up the box office record for best opening day, grabbing the title away from Warner Bros. “The Dark Knight,” and earning a spectacular $72.7 million yesterday at 4,024 theaters.
Alex Dobuzinskis / Fan Fare:
Fans seek midnight romance under light of “New Moon”
Discussion: Daily Mail and omg!
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
‘New Moon’ shines at box office  —  ‘Twilight’ sequel nabs $140.7 million  —  Marking the third best weekend opening of all time, Summit Entertainment's female-driven sequel “New Moon” grossed an estimated $140.7 million from 4,024 theaters at the domestic B.O.
NY Daily News:
Island Def Jam Records exec James Roppo arrested after tweens cause riot at Justin Bieber signing  —  A top record label exec was arrested Friday after a crowd of hysterical teenyboppers caused a near-riot at a Long Island mall while waiting in line for autographs from a 15-year-old pop sensation, police said.
Discussion: Hollywood Life and EW.com
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Popeater:
Michael Jackson Glove Sells for $350,000  —  The most famous glove in the world also happens to be the most expensive.  Michael Jackson's rhinestone-studded white accessory worn during the moonwalk seen 'round the world (at Motown's 25th anniversary special), was purchased by a Hong Kong businessman on Saturday for $350,000.
Discussion: omg!, Digital Spy and Backseat Cuddler
Us Weekly:
VIDEO: New Moon's Nikki Reed: Why I'm on “Team Jacob”  —  Type your comment here  —  nikki you are a bitc... ... you are jealous because Robert does not love you team edward  —  what...?  edward doesnt give you what you want?  he gives everything to bella, but wise too.  That's why he doesnt want to change her.
Discussion: DailyFill.com
X17 Online:
Katie Takes Suri To See The Lion King!  —  Aw, and it looks like the little girl got scared.  Poor thing!  Katie Holmes and co. are back in NYC while hubby Tom Cruise films Knight & Day in Austria, and so she and daughter Suri took in a showing of The Lion King last night.
Discussion: DailyFill.com
Howard Breuer / People.com:
Michael Jackson Doctor Investigation Will Go into 2010  —  It will be at least a couple of more months before authorities decide whether to arrest Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal physician who treated Michael Jackson before his death.  —  “A decision (on whether to prosecute) will be made in 2010.
Discussion: EW.com and Popeater
Us Weekly:
Nicole Richie Home from Hospital; “All Is Well,” Joel Madden Says  —  Nicole Richie is back at home with her family.  —  Suffering from pneumonia, the 28 year-old star checked into Cedars-Sinai Hospital earlier this week.  —  “Don't worry,” her boyfriend Joel Madden wrote on the website for his band, Good Charlotte.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Popeater
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Nicole Richie Back Home with ‘No Problems’
Discussion: EW.com
Cheekyoziechick / Good Charlotte:
Ahhhh what a week.  —  So I stepped off the plane after a month …
Discussion: X17 Online
 
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Jon Caramanica / New York Times:
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From Mediagazer:

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The US Senate votes narrowly early Thursday morning to strip $1.1B in funding from the CPB, in a severe blow to 1,500 local TV and radio stations, PBS, and NPR

Tyler Falk / Current:
New York Public Radio CEO LaFontaine Oliver is stepping down from the position and stepping into the newly created position of executive chair

Vanessa Rancaño / KQED:
Bay Area public radio station KQED says it is laying off 45 people and 12 are taking voluntary buyouts, a 15% staff cut; 10 vacant positions will go unfilled

 
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