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          Derek Hough | Photo Credits: Craig Sjodin/ABC
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          Steve Forrest, who starred as Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson on the 1970s series S.W.A.T., died peacefully on May 18 in Thousand Oaks, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 87.A Hollywood performer for more than 60 years, the actor ...
          Steve Forrest | Photo Credits: ABC Photo Archives/ABC/Getty Images
        • S.W.A.T. Star Steve Forrest Dies at 87 May. 22, 2013
          Steve Forrest, who starred as Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson on the 1970s series S.W.A.T., died peacefully on May 18 in Thousand Oaks, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 87.A Hollywood performer for more than 60 years, the actor ...
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        • Today's News: Our Take - Fox's Does Someone Have to Go? Brings the Office Drama Home May. 22, 2013
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          Employees of Velocity Merchant Services | Photo Credits: Chris Tomko/Fox
        • Fox's Does Someone Have to Go? Brings the Office Drama Home May. 22, 2013
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        • Today's News: Our Take - Top Videos: Tornado Victim Reunites with Her Dog, Zach Sobiech's "Clouds” Tribute May. 22, 2013
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        • Top Videos: Tornado Victim Reunites with Her Dog, Zach Sobiech's "Clouds” Tribute May. 22, 2013
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          Ryan Murphy is adding yet another familiar face to the upcoming third season of American Horror Story.Emma Roberts will star on this year's witch-themed installment titled Coven, TVLine reports.Roberts, 22, will play a self-obsessed party girl named Madison. She joins ...
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        • Emma Roberts Joins American Horror Story: Coven May. 22, 2013
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        • Today's News: Our Take - Chris Brown Gets Into Car Crash in Los Angeles May. 22, 2013
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        • Chris Brown Gets Into Car Crash in Los Angeles May. 22, 2013
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        • Today's News: Our Take - Homeland Enlists SVU, Prison Break Actors for Season 3 May. 22, 2013
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        • Homeland Enlists SVU, Prison Break Actors for Season 3 May. 22, 2013
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        • Today's News: Our Take - Wolf Blitzer to Atheist Tornado Victim on Live TV: "Alright, Don't Thank the Lord" May. 22, 2013
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          Wolf Blitzer | Photo Credits: CNN
        • Wolf Blitzer to Atheist Tornado Victim on Live TV: "Alright, Don't Thank the Lord" May. 22, 2013
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          Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar | Photo Credits: Richard Cartwright/CBS
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