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Megadeth Bassist Studying at Concordia Seminary to Be a Lutheran Pastor

By UCN on January 20, 2012 7:46 AM

Concordia Seminary in suburban St. Louis gets an eclectic mix of students in a program allowing them to train for the ministry online - electricians, farmers, entrepreneurs - and even a founder of one of the best-known thrash metal bands.

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Blue Ivy Carter Makes Music History, Becomes Youngest Ever On Billboard

By UCN on January 11, 2012 5:38 PM

She's not even a week old, but Blue Ivy Carter is already making music history.

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LA Council Approves Ordinance Requiring Porn Actors to Wear Condoms

By UCN on January 11, 2012 1:58 AM

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

An ordinance that would require porn actors to wear condoms during film shoots was tentatively approved by the City Council on Tuesday.

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether or Not to Lift Ban On TV's Curse Words

By UCN on January 10, 2012 3:04 AM

In this Dec. 9, 2002, file photo, Cher accepts a lifetime achievement award at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas during the Billboard Music Awards show. During the show Cher used the F-word. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta, file)

The Supreme Court is considering whether government regulators may still police the airwaves for curse words and other coarse content at a time when so many Americans have unregulated cable television, and the Internet is awash in easily accessible adult material.

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'Dancing With the Stars' Producer, Richard Hopkins, Dies at 47

By UCN on January 9, 2012 1:25 PM

Richard Hopkins, a British television producer who helped bring "Dancing With the Stars" to the United States, has died. He was 47.

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Rupert Murdoch, Wendi Deng Join Twitter

By UCN on January 2, 2012 2:07 PM

Rupert Murdoch has begun the new year by setting up in a new field of communications - he's started tweeting.

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Ted Haggard Announces Support for Newt Gingrich; 'Celebrity Wife Swap' Show to Debut Jan. 3

By UCN on December 30, 2011 3:46 PM

ABC's hit series "Wife Swap" is back in January 2012 - but this time its featuring celebrities with lots and lots (and lots) of baggage.

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Justin Bieber's Grandparents Both OK After Car Crash

By UCN on December 28, 2011 1:53 AM

Justin Bieber's grandfather Bruce Dale poses next to 'Never Say Never' movie posters before a premiere in Stratford on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley)

Ontario police confirmed Wednesday that pop star Justin Bieber's grandparents were in a car crash but say they are both fine.

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Rapper Heavy D Died of Natural Causes

By UCN on December 27, 2011 3:09 PM

In this Oct. 1, 2011 photo, rapper Heavy D, also known as Dwight Arrington Myers, performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. (AP photo)

The Los Angeles coroner's office says Jamaican-born rapper Heavy D died of natural causes.

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Apple's Steve Jobs Awarded Posthumous Grammy

By UCN on December 22, 2011 4:41 PM

Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the iPod Nano during an Apple Special event September 5, 2007 in San Francisco, California. (Getty Images North America)

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a posthumous Grammy for his technological innovations in the arts.

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