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Monday, March 12th, 2007 at 10:03 am

Comic Jeni Dies in Apparent Suicide


LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the “Tonight Show” and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, police said Sunday.

Police found the 49-year-old comedian alive but gravely injured in a West Hollywood home when they responded to a call Saturday morning from Jeni’s girlfriend, Los Angeles Police Officer Norma Eisenman said.

Eisenman said the caller told police: “My boyfriend shot himself in the face.”

Jeni died at a nearby hospital.

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Monday, March 12th, 2007 at 9:57 am

Aspen Ski Patrol Rescues 3 Lost Actors

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The Aspen Ski Patrol had to lead actors Rob Morrow, Chad Lowe and Fisher Stevens to safety after they and other skiers got lost in snow and fog and ended up out of bounds.

“We’re all good skiers,” said Morrow, star of CBS’ “Numb3rs.”

However, he admitted Saturday, they didn’t know the mountain. “We were going every which way.”

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Monday, March 12th, 2007 at 9:54 am

Halliburton Will Move HQ to Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oil services giant Halliburton Co. will soon shift its corporate headquarters from Houston to the Mideast financial powerhouse of Dubai, chief executive Dave Lesar announced Sunday.

“Halliburton is opening its corporate headquarters in Dubai while maintaining a corporate office in Houston,” spokeswoman Cathy Mann said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. “The chairman, president and CEO will office from and be based in Dubai to run the company from the UAE.”

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