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Earlier ruling said the FCC imposed unfair punishment for isolated profanity and sexual content

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has tossed out government fines against CBS Inc. and its affiliates for airing the infamous shot of brief nudity involving singer Janet Jackson during the 2004 Super Bowl.


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The club faces charges on 17 alcohol license violations

(CNN) -- The Manhattan nightclub where singer Chris Brown and rapper Drake allegedly clashed has lost its liquor license because of violations cited by the New York State Liquor Authority.


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The open question is whether she can have the same cultural impact on a smaller stage

Faced with the potential failure of her money-pit cable network OWN, Winfrey is working the phones hard to secure big-name interviews for her show, ``Oprah's Next Chapter.''


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Three killed, two wounded in shooting at Houston club

(CNN) -- Three people were killed early Wednesday in a shooting at a Houston strip club that injured area rapper Trae Tha Truth.


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More than 80 comics battled for title at the Helium Comedy Club June 8

Who is Portland's Funniest Person? After 88 funny folk battled for the title, just one emerged victorious


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It has won more than 20 Grammy awards and moved beyond its reggaeton roots to include instruments and sounds from all over the region

(CNN) -- All big ideas start small and Calle 13 -- a wildly popular, alternative urban band from Puerto Rico -- is no exception.


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The singer's charity is being sued for allegedly not paying a $250,000 bank loan

(CNN) -- First there was that controversial Burger King commercial she starred in for the chain's crispy chicken wrap (which, following criticism, was quickly snatched out of rotation), and now her charity is being sued for allegedly not paying a $250,000 bank loan.


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Right now Jackson is busy working on new music, which she says is still in the 'beginning stages'

CAP D'ANTIBES, France (AP) -- Janet Jackson may have joined the ranks of diet plan celebrity spokeswomen Jennifer Hudson and Mariah Carey, but she insists there's absolutely no competition among the slimmed-down singers.


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Singer has adopted Hebrew name and studies Jewish mysticism

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israelis are gearing up to get down at Madonna's show as the pop diva landed in the holy land ahead of her world tour which kicks off here next week.


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Service in Nashville helps loved ones say goodbye to singer who died of lung cancer at age 63

(CNN) -- Several hundred of Donna Summer's closest friends and family crowded into a Nashville, Tennessee, church Wednesday afternoon to say goodbye to the queen of disco, who died of lung cancer last week.


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