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Thursday, March 29, 2012

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Mega Millions jackpot grows to $540 million — a world record!

The Mega Millions jackpot is now the world record holder for the largest lottery jackpot ever. The dreams and hopes of millions of lottery ticket buyers kicked that jackpot up to an incredible $540 million. Lottery fever is sweeping the Internet as well. “MEGA Millions jackpot is one of the top trending topics on the worldwide web currently,” lottery officials […]

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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UPDATE: Mega Millions jackpot blows up to $500 million!!!!

That colossal Mega Millions jackpot is continuing to grow. The Mega Millions jackpot has reached record-breaking territory. No one managed to match all of the winning numbers in last night’s draw, so the jackpot exploded to $476 million — and now has reached $500 million! That’s the largest Mega Millions money pot ever. The previous record holder was $390 […]

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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The Los Angeles Dodgers sold!

The troubled Los Angeles Dodgers are about to get a fresh start with new owners. The Dodgers organization and present owner, Frank McCourt, announced the $2 billion agreement with Guggenheim Baseball Management in a PRnewswire release late today. The new owners include NBA legend/entrepreneur, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and movie executive Peter Guber. In the release, Frank McCourt stated: “”This agreement […]

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $363 million!!

Money, money, money! The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has now reached a mind-boggling $363 million. Yes, it could be bigger by draw time tonight at 7:45 p.m. Money like that — even a piece of it — could make some impossible dreams come true.

Monday, March 26, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012

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“The Hunger Games” makes a killing at box office!

The final numbers are out today and “The Hunger Games” turned out to be the hottest movie ticket over the weekend. The film adaptation of the bestselling young adult novel dominated the domestic box office with a final tally of $152.5 million — which ranks third on the list of best opening weekends. “The Hunger Games” is set in the […]

Monday, March 26, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012

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Major Hollywood book to film rights deal for “Fifty Shades of Grey”

Who says romance doesn’t sell in Hollywood? “Fifty Shades of Grey,” a bestselling erotic romance novel trilogy, with BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism) elements, reportedly has sold to Universal Pictures and Focus Features. The X-rated book series was inspired by the hugely popular “Twilight” book saga and is written by British author E. L. James. The romance is about a […]

Monday, March 26, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012

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Mega Millions jackpot a whopping $356 million

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is overflowing with money! Millions of dollars. That jackpot escalated to $356 million last Friday, after no one picked all of the lucky numbers. Here are those winning digits: 6, 17, 19, 20, 21, and the Mega ball 20. Seven California players matched five of the winning numbers and each ticket is worth $259, […]

Saturday, March 24, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 24, 2012

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Photo Gallery: Riders on horseback in Griffith Park

Thursday, March 22, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 22, 2012

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Script sales and deals

“The Signal” — Deadline has an exclusive report on a big money deal for hot scribe, Brad Ingelsby. Just a few years ago, Ingelsby was working for his father’s Pennsylvania insurance business, then he got his Hollywood break as a screenwriter. This deal is said to be in the high six-figures and is for a pitch, which revolves around […]