Tuesday's Edge: Live from Edgeville, it's Tuesday morning

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The premise behind the recently released documentary, The Death of Andy Kaufman, is contagiously interesting. The untimely loss of the often misunderstood comedian has always been surrounded by a shroud of mystery. How could a person so young die of

By Michelle Kaufman The stat didn't make big headlines this week, but it is significant: For the first time in eight years, Roger Federer is not ranked in the top three in the world. Andy Murray of Great Britain leapfrogged Federer to third in the

It was, however, the show that gave Andy Kaufman his first TV exposure. Heck, the cast, which included members of a Chicago-based comedy troupe, was so unknown that the reason most people tuned in at 11:30 on a Saturday night was to see the host,

“Frank or Francis” TheWrap got an early look at the script, which [Andy] Kaufman will direct. Here's his Hollywood 101: Moviegoers are dumb sheep who flock to idiotic movies and don't know how to handle anything the least bit out of the ordinary.

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Yazaki opens a new plant in Romania

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Car cable producer Yazaki opens new production unit in Caracal. 24 illegal migrants have escaped from a refugee detention center in Arad, western Romania. Around 200 police officers and border guards are now searching for the men who fled.

Jorge Damasceno, general director of Yazaki Romania said: "The extension of our production operations through the opening of the new factory in Caracal will allow us to continue a strategic partnership with Ford. Also, we will add more jobs to the 5000

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Look At These Caracal Kittens: Just look at them. LOOK. ..

Yazaki Romania inaugurated yesterday a new production unit in Caracal, by which the car-part supplier reasserted its commitment to Romania, after the opening of the wiring-factory in Ploiesti in 2003, a press release remitted


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    Lindsey Lohan: Probation Revoked, Could Face Jail Time After Hearing

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    She may have had a rough onset to starting over (jail, house arrest, public humiliation), but it looks like Lindsay Lohan is getting back on her feet — and is rocking some pretty killer heels in the process. The actress recently got her pout on near

    LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan sported a new accessory after a judge revoked her probation: Handcuffs.

    She may have had a rough onset to starting over (jail, house arrest, public humiliation), but it looks like Lindsay Lohan is getting back on her feet — and is rocking some pretty killer heels in the process. The actress recently got her pout on near

    LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan sported a new accessory after a judge revoked her probation: Handcuffs.

    Rumours of film of the Fleetwood Mac star's life have been following the singer for years, with Lindsay Lohan – pictured below – and Hilary Duff both tipped to play Nicks in her younger years. However, Nicks has shot down the gossip, telling Us Weekly:


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      Zanesville, Ohio 911 calls: 'Just heard a lion roar in the woods'

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      Wednesday: In Zanesville, Ohio, police say the owner of a wildlife preserve set free approximately 56 exotic animals and then took his own life; Also, NBA owners and players are negotiating to end the lockout, but the taxpayers who spent $2 billion on

      The terrible news out of Ohio this week about a “preserve” where a collection of big cats and other predators were kept and have now escaped, forcing cops and wildlife officials to hunt and kill them and generally terrorizing

      Entertainment News from AP Natural Bridge, VA – The release of 56 animals in Zanesville, Ohio turned the rural town into a zoo, and had the zoo business abuzz all day. As of Wednesday evening, these are the latest numbers of killed and captured

      By Elizabeth Flock A series of frantic phone calls started to come in to the Zanesville, Ohio Police Department just after 6 pm Tuesday. A sign warning motorists that exotic animals are on the loose rests on I-70 Wednesday, near Zanesville, Ohio.

      Deputies killed lions, bears, tigers and dozens of exotic beasts that escaped from a wild-animal park after the owner opened their cages and committed suicide.

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      Perry Promises Flat Tax Plan as Romney Produces Video Attack Ad

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      By John McCormick Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — Texas Governor Rick Perry says he will soon offer a flat-tax proposal, his latest bid to draw distinctions with Mitt Romney in a Republican presidential race that is becoming increasingly contentious.

      Steve Forbes on Rick Perry's flat tax plan: 'I'm elated!'

      by Doctor Science Herman Cain has lured all the flat-tax advocates out into the open again, and I'm trying to find a more effective way to reply to them than banging my head against the wall and chanting "regressive!

      by MojoPages In most discussions of a flat tax, what is generally missed is that the entire federal tax code would be eliminated. The Internal Revenue System would be so simple that a fourth- or fifth-grade student could easily fill out their parents'

      by Doctor Science Herman Cain has lured all the flat-tax advocates out into the open again, and I'm trying to find a more effective way to reply to them than banging my head against the wall and chanting "regressive!


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        Zanesville, Ohio 911 calls: 'Just heard a lion roar in the woods'

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        Dozens of wild animals are on the loose in Zanesville, Ohio, after escaping from a 40-acre exotic animal farm in the area.

        Wednesday: In Zanesville, Ohio, police say the owner of a wildlife preserve set free approximately 56 exotic animals and then took his own life; Also, NBA owners and players are negotiating to end the lockout, but the taxpayers who spent $2 billion on

        Sam Kopchak, who lives next door to the Zanesville, Ohio farm belonging to Terry Thompson and from where dozens of exotic animals escaped Tuesday, spoke to Shepard Smith about witnessing a lion and bear running

        The real-life safari hunt in Zanesville, Ohio, started Tuesday night when Terry Thompson opened the gates and cages at his animal farm, where he had permits to house exotic animals. According to investigators, he then shot himself to death.

        Entertainment News from AP Natural Bridge, VA – The release of 56 animals in Zanesville, Ohio turned the rural town into a zoo, and had the zoo business abuzz all day. As of Wednesday evening, these are the latest numbers of killed and captured


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          No more animals on the loose in Ohio, sheriff says

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          If you want to speak before city council, you can in Stow, Green, Kent and Medina. But, if you live in Akron or another big Ohio city, you may be out of luck.

          BY JIM PROVANCE HILLSBORO, Ohio — The fate of one of the strictest indoor smoking bans in the nation rested in a small town courtroom in the hills of tobacco-growing country Wednesday. Taking its seven justices on the road to southern Ohio,

          Linda Stowell, a news and business executive for The Associated Press, has died.

          BY JIM PROVANCE HILLSBORO, Ohio — The fate of one of the strictest indoor smoking bans in the nation rested in a small town courtroom in the hills of tobacco-growing country Wednesday. Taking its seven justices on the road to southern Ohio,

          By ANDY BROWNFIELD Opponents of Ohio's embattled new collective bargaining law rolled out evidence on Tuesday that they say shows public employees already have saved taxpayers more than $1 billion since 2008 by giving up raises and some benefits.

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          Heart Attack Grill: Health intervention or obesity inducer?

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          If you dine at the Heart Attack Grill, you will be sure to get your fill. According to Las Vegas television station KVVU, the new restaurant was scheduled to open its doors Wednesday in Las Vegas and unveil a menu that features "Bypass Burgers"

          The restaurant, which offers a Quadruple Bypass Burger that contains four beef patties, cheese, bacon and reportedly, about 8000 calories, offers a free meal to people who weigh over 350 pounds, ABC News reports. ”[This is an] amazing marketing concept

          The restaurant, which offers a Quadruple Bypass Burger that contains four beef patties, cheese, bacon and reportedly, about 8000 calories, offers a free meal to people who weigh over 350 pounds, ABC News reports. ”[This is an] amazing marketing concept

          The Heart Attack Grill is now open for business and you can't miss its façade on Neonopolis. The waitresses wear mock nurses uniforms and they are serious (as a heart attack) and warn guests that “Side effects may include sudden weight gain,

          If you dine at the Heart Attack Grill, you will be sure to get your fill. According to Las Vegas television station KVVU, the new restaurant was scheduled to open its doors Wednesday in Las Vegas and unveil a menu that features "Bypass Burgers"


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            Lindsey Lohan Probation Revoked, Jail Time a Possibility

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            Rumours of film of the Fleetwood Mac star's life have been following the singer for years, with Lindsay Lohan – pictured below – and Hilary Duff both tipped to play Nicks in her younger years. However, Nicks has shot down the gossip, telling Us Weekly:

            Charlie Sheen and Lindsey Lohan for 2012? would you vote for them? If not them, then who? try coming up with a slogan for their campaign. Charlie Sheen. by Cool Guy. How's about Gerard Way, cause he rocks, literally lol. And hes hot(:

            To jail or not to jail? That is the question for Lindsey Lohan, who returns to court today to have the judge rule on whether or not she was in violation of her probation after being booted from the women's shelter the judge ordered her to do

            Rumours of film of the Fleetwood Mac star's life have been following the singer for years, with Lindsay Lohan – pictured below – and Hilary Duff both tipped to play Nicks in her younger years. However, Nicks has shot down the gossip, telling Us Weekly:

            To jail or not to jail? That is the question for Lindsey Lohan, who returns to court today to have the judge rule on whether or not she was in violation of her probation after being booted from the women's shelter the judge ordered her to do


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              Matchup: CJ Wilson vs. Chris Carpenter

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              1 pitchers for the Rangers and Cardinals as left-hander CJ Wilson goes up against right-hander Chris Carpenter. A brief look at this mound matchup: Wilson (0-2, 8.04 ERA in playoffs): The lefty is looking for his first win of the 2011 postseason after

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              ST. LOUIS — The coolest person at the World Series is C.J. Wilson.

              Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun reports that the Blue Jays had scouts at at least eight of lefty CJ Wilson's 34 starts this season. Elliott thinks this is a sign that the Jays could go after the left-hander in free agency, though he also concedes that

              C.J. Wilson will take the ball for the Rangers in Game 1 of the World Series in St. Louis. His postseason numbers have been less than spectacular this season. After going 1-2 with a 3.70 ERA during the 2010 playoffs, Wilson

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