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• Beyonce, Cyrus among stars at Fashion Rocks
The event will air Tuesday in a two-hour special on CBS television. Proceeds will benefit Stand Up To Cancer, a program established by the Entertainment Industry Foundation to raise money for cancer research.
• McCain, Obama close in TV audiences
NEW YORK - As a television draw, John McCain was every bit the equal of Barack Obama. The GOP presidential candidate attracted roughly the same number of viewers to his convention acceptance speech Thursday as Obama did before the Democrats last week ...
• TV is opening up to the transgendered
But the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) called her inclusion an "unprecedented opportunity for a community that is under-represented on television.
• Returning shows hope to shake up viewers
With "Lost" and beloved but low-rated "Friday Night Lights" not coming back to regular television until midseason ("FNL" will be back sooner if you have DirectTV), what's in store for the rest of the more buzzed-about shows?
• Police: Suspect dead in Illinois bank standoff
Television footage showed dozens of people running from the four-story bank building, which includes other businesses, with their hands above their heads.