Side show
THEY'LL STILL BE THERE FOR YOU, WITH A NEW NAME: NBC has found the show it thinks will replace Friends as its blockbuster after the comedy ends next spring.

Local PBS station's transmitter down
Viewers hoping to watch WEDU-Ch. 3 Wednesday afternoon were greeted by a screen full of static, following a breakdown that knocked the Tampa PBS station off the air for hours.

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Producer is father of Hurley's baby

Billy Joel checks into hospital
NEW YORK -- Billy Joel has checked himself into a substance abuse and psychiatric hospital for a "personal problem," his record label said Wednesday.

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