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ABC's Kimmel To Compete Against Late-Night Kings

By: Elizabeth Blair // October 18, 2012
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Huge changes are coming to the world of late-night TV: ABC's Jimmy Kimmel is getting a better time slot, comedian Arsenio Hall will host a show again and NBC's Jay Leno took a pay cut to avoid further layoffs. Kimmel will compete against Leno and David Letterman.

Arts & Culture

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Book News: Kim Jong Un Reportedly Gave 'Mein Kampf' As Gifts

Also: The folly of marathon readings; Tom Wolfe has a new book; VICE apologizes for tasteless photo spread.

Food

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After Four Years Of Fighting, D.C. Council Approves New Rules For Food Trucks

The new rules create a long-awaited regulatory framework for what has become a popular and industry made up of over 150 food trucks.

Politics

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Analysis: Cantor's Wife Enjoys Broad Corporate Connections

Recently released financial disclosure reports show that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia is one of the wealthiest members of Congressional leadership. Cantor owes much of his wealth to the professional success of his wife, Diana Cantor, who has spent decades in corporate leadership....

Technology

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U.S. Automakers Are On A Roll, But Hiring Is Slow And Steady

Profits for the nation's carmakers are on the rise, but after years of doing more with less, higher profits are unlikely to translate into significant numbers of new jobs. There are eight fewer plants and hundreds of thousands fewer workers in the industry than before the Great Recession.

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