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US home sales tick up to highest in 3 ? years

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WASHINGTON -- Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million, up from 4.94 million in March. ... Quick Read

IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong

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WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. Lois Lerner, who heads the office that decides whether groups qualify for tax exemptions, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against incriminating herself on Wednesday. She did so as a witness before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, ... Quick Read

US auto factories cutting back on summer downtime

From AZ Central

DETROIT -- The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer. That includes the Chicago plant that makes the Ford Explorer SUV and the Mexican plant that makes the Fusion sedan. ... Quick Read

Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pratt Are Also in Spike Jonze?s New Movie

From nymag

Surprise! It turns out two more famous people are in Her, Spike Jonze's Siri-ish romance starring Joaquin Phoenix. Scarlett Johansson and Chris Pratt join Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Samantha Morton, and Olivia Wilde in the movie, which filmed last year and will be out November 20. Okay, but which woman ... More » ... Quick Read

Fox Is Considering a Plan to Have Former American Idols Judge Next Season

From nymag

There's a very real chance the next American Idol will be judged by a panel of former American Idols. As Fox and the production companies behind the struggling (yet still high-rated) singing show ponder changes for the 2014 edition, two people with knowledge of the situation tell Vulture that serious ... More » ... Quick Read

See Gorillaz Jamie Hewlett?s New Character for Monkey: Journey to the West

From nymag

Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, animator of Tank Girl, have been working together for over fifteen years, ever since they started Gorillaz in the late nineties. Over the last few years they've expanded their primate reach to include monkeys. Along with Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-zheng, they've ... More » ... Quick Read

See Jennifer Aniston in a Friends Mini-Reunion

From nymag

Jennifer Aniston is co-hosting Ellen today, and as part of the festivities, the show put together this mini Friends reunion with Aniston, Matthew Perry, and Courteney Cox. It's pretty cute, if you like your celebrity bits kind of sarcastic and self-deprecating. (And we do!) An actual Friends reunion is a ... More » ... Quick Read

Cannes: Ryan Gosling in the Bloody, Booed Only God Forgives

From nymag

You never quite know when the notoriously feisty press corps will boo a big movie at Cannes. It's only clear that at some point, it will happen. Last year, I saw and was hypnotized by the dreamy Post Tenebras Lux ? a movie that went on to win the jury?s ... More » ... Quick Read

The World?s End Trailer: Robots Are the New Zombies/Old People

From nymag

Here it is, The World's End, the final installment in Edgar Wright Cornetto's trilogy, which also includes Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. This time, the British protagonists (Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, Martin Freeman, and Rosamund Pike) will be up against not zombies nor old people, ... More » ... Quick Read

The Voice Recap: The Swon Brothers, Why?

From nymag

My God. This was the most disappointing episode of television I have ever seen.  Kris Thomas over the Swon Brothers! It was like Jo/Shakira telling Laurie/Carson Daly she had to go to New York to marry some old professor that sucks. I can?t believe you, America! Frankly my dear, I ... More » ... Quick Read

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