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Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools

In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream.

Dale Kushner’s debut is ’50s coming-of-age tale

“The Conditions of Love” (Grand Central Publishing), by Dale M. Kushner

The child of wayward parents, Eunice is a bright, often headstrong girl who makes few friends her own age as she grows up in the small-town environs of the upper Midwest in the 1950s.

Movie Review: ’Trek’ goes not so boldly into rehash zone

“Star Trek Into Darkness” is like fan-boy fiction on a $185 million budget. It’s reverential, it’s faithful, it’s steeped in “Trek” mythology.

Music Review: Rapper Eve delivers unimpressive new album

Eve, “Lip Lock” (From The Rib/RED)

With her first studio album in 11 years, Eve returns with an unimpressive, unfulfilling new offering, “Lip Lock.”

California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot

The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it joined the madness over Powerball, which has seen its jackpot soar to $550 million for Saturday's drawing.

Opening of wildlife museum in Springfield delayed

The grand reopening of the Wonders of Wildlife Museum after a multi-million dollar renovation has been delayed again, but the owners of the Springfield operation are promising it will be worth the wait.

’Psych’ stars Roday and Hill tease episode remake

Two reasons for the popularity of the USA series “Psych” are its inside jokes and theme storylines, like the recent 100th episode inspired by the movie “Clue” that had multiple endings.

CW to air iHeartRadio Music Festival next season

The CW network is bringing a popular radio music series to television and is going heavy on escapist fare in its new programming for next season.

USA network will debut first-ever sitcoms

The USA television network is looking for laughs, and announced Thursday it will premiere its first-ever situation comedies next winter.

Paper wrap: ’The Office’ ends its 8-year run

That’s a wrap! Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but “The Office” has closed shop.

Candice Glover wins ’American Idol’

Candice Glover wins 12th season of Fox talent competition “American Idol.”The third time’s the charm for Candice Glover on “American Idol.” The booming 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., won the Fox singing competition after auditioning a trio of times and making it to the finals this year.

Movie Review: Clever ‘Stories We Tell’ explores memory

“Stories We Tell” is a documentary about Sarah Polley’s family: her father and mother, sister and brother and the sister and brother she has from her mother’s first marriage. It’s about moments they’ve shared that are seemingly prosaic and universally relatable, depicted through the grainy, faded nostalgia of Super 8.

Music Review: Trace Adkins looks for spark on new album

Trace Adkins, “Love Will .” (Show Dog/Universal)

Trace Adkins works with five different producers on his 11th album, suggesting the country music veteran and reality TV star is searching for an infusion of fresh energy.

No Powerball winner; jackpot soars to $475 million

So you didn’t win Wednesday’s $360 million Powerball jackpot? Make that you and everyone else.

Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook

Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile gadgets is growing more popular.

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