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Yahoo! Alerts Yahoo! News - My Alerts - Edit Alert Friday, November 25, 2005 09:00 PM PST Today's Entertainment News: NBC Didn't Report Accident During Parade Oscar-Nominated Actor Pat Morita Dies Public TV Outlet Battling Christian Network Gary Glitter Continues Fall From Grace Madonna ties with Elvis for singles chart record Jolie, Pitt Visit Quake-Ravaged Pakistan Trio Turns Office Building Into Giant Harp Public TV Outlet Battling Christian Network Public TV Outlet Battling Christian Network Toronto group to crown 'Lord of the Slums' Vietnam charges Glitter with molestation Shop Until You Drop: New York's Retailers Get Ready for the Holidays Conrad Black predicts "vindication" NBC Didn't Report Accident During Parade Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:30 pm PST AP - During its live coverage of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, NBC did not tell viewers that a giant balloon had caught on a street lamp and injured two sisters. Full Story Top Oscar-Nominated Actor Pat Morita Dies Fri, 25 Nov 2005 02:43 pm PST AP - Actor Pat Morita, best known for helping teach a boy martial-arts mastery through household chores as the wise Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid," has died. He was 73. Full Story Top Public TV Outlet Battling Christian Network Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:45 pm PST AP - For more than 30 years, public television station KOCE has dedicated coverage to Orange County in a media market otherwise dominated by the news and glitz of nearby Los Angeles. Full Story Top Gary Glitter Continues Fall From Grace Fri, 25 Nov 2005 05:56 pm PST AP - On warm nights in this seaside resort, neighbors say the British foreigner would sing in his backyard — sometimes for friends, sometimes alone, but always very loudly. Once upon a time, Gary Glitter sang to millions as he pranced and strutted in his metallic jumpsuits as one of the shining stars during Britain's glam rock era in the 1970s. Full Story Top Madonna ties with Elvis for singles chart record Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:25 am PST Reuters - As Madonna's "Hung Up" jumps seven places to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the pop icon matches Elvis Presley's tally for top-10 hits -- 36, the most for any artist in the rock era. Full Story Top Jolie, Pitt Visit Quake-Ravaged Pakistan Fri, 25 Nov 2005 03:25 pm PST AP - Hollywood star and refugee advocate Angelina Jolie appealed Friday for the swift delivery of promised aid to Pakistan, saying a new disaster threatens earthquake survivors when winter hits devastated mountain areas. Full Story Top Trio Turns Office Building Into Giant Harp Fri, 25 Nov 2005 08:26 pm PST AP - A trio of musicians is turning a new office building into a gigantic harp for a rather unusual grand opening celebration next week. Full Story Top Public TV Outlet Battling Christian Network Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:45 pm PST AP - For more than 30 years, public television station KOCE has dedicated coverage to Orange County in a media market otherwise dominated by the news and glitz of nearby Los Angeles. Full Story Top Public TV Outlet Battling Christian Network Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:45 pm PST AP - For more than 30 years, public television station KOCE has dedicated coverage to Orange County in a media market otherwise dominated by the news and glitz of nearby Los Angeles. Full Story Top Toronto group to crown 'Lord of the Slums' Fri, 25 Nov 2005 01:36 pm PST Reuters - To coincide with the world premiere of the "Lord of the Rings" musical in Toronto in February, a city tenants' group will crown a "Lord of the Slums." Full Story Top Vietnam charges Glitter with molestation Fri, 25 Nov 2005 07:50 pm PST Reuters - Vietnamese police have pressed child molestation charge against British rocker Gary Glitter who faces up to 12 years in a Vietnamese jail if convicted, officials said on Saturday. Full Story Top Shop Until You Drop: New York's Retailers Get Ready for the Holidays Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:35 am PST Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily - New York - Window-shopping never gets more serious than it does in New York City around the holidays. Full Story Top Conrad Black predicts "vindication" Fri, 25 Nov 2005 05:40 am PST Reuters - Fallen press baron Conrad Black hit back at his accusers on Thursday and predicted he would be completely vindicated of U.S. criminal fraud charges. Full Story Top You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.