Today, 6 March 2014, Afternoon Edition

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  • 24 1 TODAY A=diaCorp THURSDAY, 6 MARCH 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp THURSDAY, 6 MARCH 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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    • 76 1 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp ADULTERY putting more families at risk? Infidelity is a top reason for more marriages breaking down within five years. Has it become easier to be unfaithful? How does it impact the children? Should spouses forgive? Could making pre-marriage
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    • 93 2 THE ALL-NEW NOW ON EVERY ANDROID DEVICE ANDROID NATIVE. Built from scratch to maximise your smartphone or tablet’s potential. SOCIALLY ADEPT. Share the latest breaking news on your network of choice, be it Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Or Bookmark a story so you can visit it at your own leisure.
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  • 1200 1  -  Govt will need to spend more on healthcare and infrastructure as baby boomers age ‘A KEY FISCAL CHALLENGE FOR OUR FUTURE’ NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —The Government will need more revenue to meet Singapore’s rapidly growing infrastructural
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  • 966 1 AGENCIES BEIJING —China sent its strongest signal yet that its days of chasing breakneck economic growth were over, promising to wage a “war” on pollution and reduce the pace of investment to the lowest in a decade as it pursues more
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  • 685 1  -  JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While the Republic’s productivity levels have been dismal in the past few years, it has made good progress in closing the productivity gap with advanced economies over the decades, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. And in contrast to
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  • hot news
    • 512 2  -  MORE IMPORTANT FOR S’POREANS TO HAVE HIGHER INCOME GROWTH JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While cost of living surveys are useful for human resource managers when deciding where to place their workers globally, they are not a good representation
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    • 645 8  -  Authority says recategorisation of COE did not seek to lower prices, but to retain models for the mass market PREMIUMS IN CAT A FELL BY 0.26 PER CENT SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) recategorisation for cars has achieved its
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    • 710 8  -  KOK XING HUI, AMANDA LEE xinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —There were huge risks, on both the safety and operational fronts, for ordinary police officers to move in on the rioters in Little India, the Committee of Inquiry (COI) was told yesterday. Being
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    • 780 10 RECORD 814 MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS AGENCIES NEW DELHI —India’s mammoth parliamentary election will start on April 7, the authorities announced yesterday, kicking off a race that pits charismatic Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the unpopular
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    • 133 4 W' W'-:-jr WIS WORKFARE INCOME SUPPLEMENT SCHEME awm I As long as I keep working, I can get MORE benefits up to $3,500 of WIS! Mr Tan Peng Boon Technician Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel Sorkfare WORK TRAIN. MORE TO GAIN! As an employee, you can get Workfare Income Supplement (wis)
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    • 146 6 WTS WORKFARE TRAINING f SUPPORT SCHEME i r- I can get up to $400 a year in cash awards when I work and train! Ms Rahumatammal Health Attendant SingHealth Polyclinics WTS WORK TRAIN. MORE TO GAIN! WORKFARE TRAINING SUPPORT SCHEME As an employee or self-employed person you can sign up
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    • 12 6 CHINA&INDIA BIG RISE IN CHINESE DEFENCE BUDGET STIRS DISQUIET AMONG NEIGHBOURS 28
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  • comment &analysis
    • 840 12  -  CLOSURE OF EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS LEONG CHAN-HOONG Dr Leong Chan-Hoong is Deputy Head of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Social Lab, an independent centre for social indicators research. He is, concurrently, a Senior Research Fellow at IPS. Most of us
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    • 1294 14 Yesterday, during the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Committee of Supply debate, Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam spoke in Parliament about the geopolitics in the region an d beyond, in a wide-ranging speech on international relations. Among other things, he outlined lessons that
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    • 579 15 MAJOR CULPRITS NEED TO BE EXPOSED AND REINED IN BLOOMBERG BLOOMBERG EDITORS The “airpocalypse” that settled on Beijing and vast swathes of northern China last week, blotting out the sun and shrinking visibility to a few metres, drove even longtime residents indoors. The
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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  • voices
    • 346 16  -  FROM MAKOTO HONG CHENG I agree with Mr Donovan Chee that having a strong marriage foundation is the best way of reducing the risk of infidelity. (“Cheating just a symptom of underlying problems”; March 5) To have that, however, one must first examine the
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    • 66 16 In “Consumer attitudes towards self-service take time to change” (Feb 22), we reported wrongly that Laksania uses a buzzer to notify customers to collect their food. Its Director’s comments were made as a general observation and do not reflect Laksania’s current practices. The social enterprise is only exploring the
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    • 345 16  -  FROM DARREN CHAN KENG LEONG I feel the main reason for an extramarital affair is that people see it as an easy way out of problems, which have led to unhappiness and disharmony in the family. (“Adultery putting more families at risk?”;
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    • 305 19  -  FROM WALTER M JAYANDRAN I was disappointed to read the commentary “The test of the Budget’s healthcare cake is in its eating” (Feb 26), as the Finance Minister has explained that the Pioneer Generation Package has been considered carefully.
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    • 199 19  -  FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations, Land Transport Authority I refer to Mr Chin Kee Thou’s letter, “Consider local contractors for MRT projects” (Feb 26). Under the Land Transport Authority’s prequalification process, more than 30 per cent of the prequalified contractors
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    • 173 19  -  FROM PATSIE TAN Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Communications, Singapore Post We thank Mr Arthur Phua for his suggestion (“Set up SingPost collection booths at MRT stations”, Feb 28). With the growth in online shopping, SingPost piloted five POPStations last April to offer
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    • 297 16 LETTER FOCUS ON RESPECTING PEOPLE DESPITE SEXUAL DIFFERENCES Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy. sg/ltrrespect6march for the letter from Martha Tara Lee. Property Outlook 2014, Where Are The Opportunities Now? Where you can invest locally and internationally Register For A
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    • 121 19 LETTER PUT MORE CONTROLS ON HOW PATIENTS ARE CHARGED Scan the QR code using the reader app or visit tdy.sg/controls6march for the letter from Zheng Ping Jiang. Be the Difference. Join the Community Care Sector. Discover life through the care journey that brings you memorable friendships Singapore is developing more
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  • singapore
    • 612 20  -  INTEREST RATES, FEE RESTRICTIONS OF LICENSED LENDERS UNDER REVIEW ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The amount of loans one can take from licensed moneylenders will soon be capped, part of several moves to be taken by the Government to further regulate the industry here.
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    • 324 20 SING A PORE The start of the Committee of Supply (COS) debate on the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) budget yesterday saw Members of Parliament (MPs) rise to speak in support of the ministry’s budget traditionally the biggest-ticket item of government spending each
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    • 623 22  -  CRISIS IN THE UKRAINE OFFERS SINGAPORE MANY LESSONS AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Minister for Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam yesterday said he wished there could be a more positive narrative in foreign policy, but the harsh reality is that rules
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    • 535 25  -  CALL FOR MORE CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES WOO SIAN BOON sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With Singapore’s Total Fertility Rate showing few signs of improvement, Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday urged the Government to provide more support for the costs of raising a
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    • 285 26 NUS HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO RESPECT DIVERSITY SINGAPORE The National University of Singapore (NUS) professor whose controversial comments on lesbianism on Facebook provoked an outcry from students has acknowledged that his comments “reflected poor judgment in the tone and choice of words”,
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    • 178 26 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The new Adult Monthly Travel Card, which will cap commuters’ monthly expenditure on buses and trains, goes on sale today. Priced at S$120, it allows unlimited rides on bus services and trains for a month. The
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    • Article, Illustration
      729 27 With eight children under one roof, there’s never a dull moment When Mr Joseph Kwok, 54, and Mrs Terri Kwok, 53, returned from the Philippines in 1990 after a five-and-half-year work stint, they were not expecting to have a fifth child. The couple told their children Beth,
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  • china&india
    • 929 28 Beijing will ramp up its military spending by 12.2% toS$168 billion the largest increase in three years GOVT WANTS TO DEVELOP HIGH-TECH WEAPONS AND STRENGTHEN SEA, AIR DEFENCES REUTERS BEIJING —China yesterday announced its biggest rise in military spending in
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    • 693 32 TOO MUCH COVERAGE COULD INFLAME ENMITY TOWARDS UIGHURS: ANALYST THE NEW YORK TIMES kunming— After knife-wielding assailants dressed in black killed 29 people and injured 143 at a Kunming train station on Saturday, shocking the nation with an act of unfathomable terror, Chinese
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    • 323 33 CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT A Quick Guide to the Adult Monthly Travel Card 6<¥ Adult Monthly Travel Card The new Adult Monthly Travel Card allows adult commuters who are Singaporeans and PRs to buy a monthly travel pass at $120. The pass offers you unlimited rides on basic bus services
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    • 313 35 r J a I Every Woman Deserves To Be Treated Like A guardian^ 27 FEBRUARY 26 MARCH 2014 EASING MENSTRUAL PAINS (DYSMENORRHEA) 0 Tip from Guardian Pharmacist: More than half of women experience menstrual pain/ cramps for 1-2 days each month. Oral medications such as paracetamol with parnabrom and non-steroidal
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  • world
    • 948 36 WHITE HOUSE FOCUS NOW ON PREVENTING CONFRONTATION FROM ESCALATING THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON —For all his bluster and bravado, President Vladimir Putin’s assurance on Tuesday that Russia does not plan, at least for now, to seize eastern Ukraine suggested a possible path
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    • 79 36 AP Top diplomats from major nations trying to find an end to the crisis in Ukraine gathered in Paris yesterday as tensions simmered over the Russian military takeover of the strategic Crimean Peninsula. The envoys from Russia, Ukraine, the United States, Britain and France are
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    • 630 38 U.S. PRESIDENT’S BUDGET CALLS FOR MORE SPENDING, FEWER TAX BREAKS FOR RICH REUTERS WASHINGTON —United States President Barack Obama proposed new tax credits and job-training schemes for US workers on Tuesday in a 2015 budget that drew instant condemnation from Republicans, who dismissed
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    • 462 40 MINISTER LOOKING AT HOW S’POREANS, PRsAND FOREIGNERS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Malaysia is studying Singapore’s model for religious harmony, said the minister in charge of national unity Joseph Kurup, as the government looks at ways to promote integration among various
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  • business
    • 724 42  -  Smaller foreign banks to stress ‘softer things’such as work-life balance, culture, job stability PLAYING FIELD MORE EVEN THAN EXPECTED: CAREERS WEBSITE WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Smaller foreign banks may face a tough battle for talent against their
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    • 242 42 REUTERS LONDON Standard Chartered warned that its income and profits would remain “challenged” in the first half of the year, after the Asia-focused bank yesterday reported its first drop in annual profits in a decade. The London-listed bank, which makes 90 per
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    • 623 44  -  HDB REQUIREMENT FOR NEW PERMANENT RESIDENTS HAS HELPED SUSTAIN DEMAND FOR RENTALS LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Real estate agents are increasingly turning from the oncelucrative resale market to rentals, as they hunt for a living to preserve their careers and
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    • market buzz
      • 133 46 Enjoy KFC’s golden Popcorn Chicken in a new way with the KFC Rice Bucket. The KFC Rice Bucket is packed with 300g of fragrant chicken rice, mixed veggies and Popcorn Chicken drizzled with a creamy A La King sauce. It is also available in Original Recipe
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      • 96 46 Improve your well-being with Enerbolis by Vivo Health, a pharmaceutical development company specialising in evidence-based, integrated healthcare solutions for restoring metabolic health. Enerbolis is a health supplement that promotes tissue repair, healing, organ health and energy metabolism. Formulated with phytoandrogens from plants, Enerbolis supports the major
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      • Article, Illustration
        162 46 Singapore’s first Olympic-sized ice rink, The Rink at JCube, will be hosting the 9th Annual Singapore Invitational International Ice Hockey Tournament. Experience the rink-side action as the country’s top hockey teams battle it out with rivals from countries such as Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand. The International
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      • Article, Illustration
        208 46 For novel pasta creations, try Swensen’s four new fusion pastas, which feature an international medley of cuisines. Short~Ribs~ Shabu~Shabu~ Pasta~~(S$16.50) Indulge in a taste of Japan with this dish that comprises angel hair pasta and tender US short ribs in a homemade chicken broth. It is garnished with
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      • 173 46 Bedok Point has an array of new tenants opening at its mall. Look out for Duke Bakery (#01-08) that is known for its extensive selection of baked goodies, and Hei Sushi (#03-38/39), a halal sushi belt restaurant offering tasty Japanese food. Also opening soon is OWL Cafe (#01-07),
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    • 432 50 USERS WILL HAVE TO REGISTER FOR YAHOO! ID AGENCIES SAN FR ANCISCO Yahoo! will stop letting consumers access its various online services, including Fantasy Sports and photo-sharing site Flickr, by signing in with their Facebook or Google credentials. The change, which will be rolled
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    • 492 52  -  An estimated S$7,300 raised after sudden death of popular former national hurdler MOTHER TOUCHED BY CONCERN, HELP FROM FRATERNITY LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —About S$7,300 has been raised by the Singapore athletics and wider sports community for the family of
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    • 109 52 IN BRIEF REUTERS A Romanian court handed jail sentences to eight football officials including retired Romania defender Gheorghe Popescu on Tuesday (yesterday, Singapore time) for tax evasion and money laundering. The 46-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona star was sentenced to three years and
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    • 627 53 AGENCIES LONDON Azerbaijan is set to become the latest addition to the Formula 1 roster after the country agreed to a partnership with the sport’s Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone. According to the Daily Mail, the Azerbaijani Grand Prix will be held on the streets of
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    • 716 54 Repetitive nature of sport, demanding competition schedule, increased gym work cited as factors AILMENTS UNAVOIDABLE THE GUARDIAN DORAL (MIAMI) —The evolution of golf into a more athletic sport than ever before is as noticeable as the batch of injuries which may well have
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    • 317 54 AGENCIES LONDON —Inter Milan have confirmed that Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic will join them from English champions Manchester United next season. The Italian giants have been widely thought of as the next destination for the 32-year-old, who revealed last month he would leave United
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      • 647 56  -  THIS ISLAND’S FIRST INDIE TRAVEL MAG IS A CAREFULLY CURATED COLLECTION OF STORIES AND ART BY S’POREANS SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com. sg Who says print is dead? Don’t look now, but something quietly monumental is taking place in the world of magazines: An avalanche of new, niche
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      • 304 57  -  Niche travel titles you’ll want to read SERENE LIM SINGAPORE —A magazine named after a food product? A periodical with an artist on the cover instead of an iconic landmark? Yep, Cereal and The Travel Almanac are just two of the many indie travel titles which have
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      • 244 58  - Checklist Japan’s cherry blossoms SERENE LIM SINGAPORE —It’s sakura season in Japan and there’s still time to fly off and catch those exquisite flowers at their blooming best. There are lots of pretty places you can park yourself for a bout of hanami (flower viewing). Here are three to note
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      • 451 59  -  SERENE LIM SINGAPORE Being the Chief Executive of a company that deals with luxury travel means you never have to slum it, right? Not in the case of Lindy Andrews from Luxperience, a trade show that showcases bespoke and luxury products and experiences. The Sydneysider
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      • 985 60  -  WE ALL LOVE A CHICKEN CHOP WITH SAVOURY BROWN SAUCE BUT WESTERN FOOD AT HAWKER STALLS IS CLEARLY EVOLVING CHEONG KAMEI features@mediacorp.com.sg For many, eating Western food at hawker stalls and coffee shops used to be a luxury. It used to cost slightly more than your
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      • 635 61  -  BEST THINGS UNDER S$10 DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE Success for many of our local culinary heroes came via an arduous journey. Alternatives were rare. “It is tough in the past because resources (such as clean water to prepare the food and stall) were not easily available,” said
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      • 247 62 PARISIAN PLEASURES AT ANDRE This month, Restaurant Andre celebrates the art of French gastronomy with guest chef Christopher Hache from the kitchens of the illustrious Parisian Hotel de Crillon (Les Ambassadeurs, 1 Michelin Star). Hache is taking a culinary journey around the world during the year-long renovation of
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        611 62  -  The legendary guitarist showed his mad skills in what could be his last show here CONCERT REVIEW: ERIC CLAPTON CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE I must admit I was quite surprised by legendary guitarist Eric Clapton’s performance during his last visit to Singapore in 2011. Firstly, there was his
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      • 178 64 Ashton Kutcher to reunite with rumoured fiancee on the small screen PAIR UP REUTERS LOS ANGELES Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are hooking up on the small screen again. Kunis, Kutcher’s former That ’70s Show co-star and, according to reports, current fiancee
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      • 142 64 REUTERS LOS ANGELES Ellen DeGeneres is having a big week. Not only did DeGeneres host the Oscars on Sunday night, but her daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, hand- ily broke its own ratings record with Monday’s postOscars episode. That instalment averaged a 4.8
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      • 122 64 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Hip-hop producer Timbaland has joined Fox’s drama pilot, Empire, as a songwriter and song producer. Written by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, Empire is a family drama set in the world of a hip-hop empire, featuring original and current music. The show
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