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Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations

AP News yesterday

Oprah's departure from broadcast TV leaves huge void for network affiliates For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night. Now she's ready to say ...

Feared Asian carp may be near U.S. Great Lakes

Reuters Environmental Online Report yesterday

CHICAGO (Reuters) - There are signs Asian carp may have breached barriers designed to keep the prolific fish out of the Great Lakes, which could spell ecological disaster for the vital source of fresh water, authorities said on Friday. Concentrations of DNA ...

Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier

AP News yesterday

Officials say Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier, increasing risk to Great Lakes Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport ...

Winfrey Show Ending

AP News yesterday

Linda Gerber, from Chicago, and a member of the live broadcast of The Oprah Winfrey Show, holds a copy of the Chicago Sun-Times as she departs Harpo Studios Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in Chicago. Winfrey announced during the broadcast Friday, that her ...

(FILE PHOTO) Roland Burris Rebuked By Senate Ethics Panel

Getty Images yesterday

CHICAGO - DECEMBER 30: (FILE PHOTO) Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris listens as Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (not pictured) introduces him as his choice to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama during a press conference at the ...

Oprah Winfrey says ending TV show "feels right"

Reuters US Online Report Top News yesterday

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting. "This show has ...

Oprah Winfrey Announces End Of Her Long-Running Talk Show

Getty Images yesterday

CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 20: People wait in line at the studio for The Oprah Winfrey Show on November 20, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Oprah announced in 2011 she would end her long running talk show. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 ...

TV Winfrey's Big Moments

AP News 2 days ago

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1988 file photo, television talk show host Oprah Winfrey shows off her new figure as she stands in front of 68 pounds of fat inside a toy wagon, in Chicago, Ill. Winfrey was set to ...

Library group offers text search to 4.6M books

AP News 2 days ago

Group of 25 major research libraries offers full-text search to 4.6 million digitized volumes A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes. Last year, the University ...

Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011

AP News 2 days ago

Oprah Winfrey's production company says she'll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011 "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew from a local Chicago talk show into the foundation of a multibillion dollar media empire, will end its ...

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