Oprah Winfrey News
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Oprah, schoolgirls to testify at defamation trial
4:52 PM on 03/19/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Oprah and several schoolgirls allegedly abused at her academy in South Africa are expected to testify in a trial over a defamation lawsuit...
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Oprah to appear in sex-abuse, defamation trial
9:42 AM on 03/17/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls school in South Africa...
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Barbershop Buzz: Which women inspire you?
7:52 AM on 03/12/2010
VIDEO - Women's history month is the time to give recognition to those that have made great strides spanning all time periods, races and occupations...
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Fitness trainers sue Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios for breach of contract
10:19 AM on 02/25/2010
Fitness trainers Dina Castillo and Frank Nunez were riding a wave after they were asked to create a customized fitness program just for employees of Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Inc. in summer 2008...
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TheGrio's 100: Tyra Banks, a model who's breaking the mold
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Noted for her incorporation of hip-hop moves and rhythms into her catwalk, Banks rose quickly to land among the modeling elite...
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TheGrio's 100: Steve Harvey, thinking like a media maverick
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - No stranger to the spotlight, Steve Harvey has certainly enjoyed longevity in the entertainment industry. Still, 2009 was a breakout year...
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TheGrio's 100: Christina Norman, executive who rose to the top
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Christina Norman has shattered glass ceilings in media...
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Oprah tell-all bio by Kitty Kelley coming in April
4:10 PM on 01/21/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Kelley says she devoted the past three years to examining Winfrey's life. She says she came away "full of admiration for her accomplishments and fascinated by her complexity."
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Wyclef Jean tells Oprah he started Yele with $1 million of his own money
8:18 AM on 01/21/2010
Wyclef Jean appeared on today's Oprah Winfrey Show, during which he showed personal videos from his trip to Haiti following the Jan. 12 devastating earthquake...
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Tyra has bankable future
10:07 AM on 12/29/2009
OPINION - Well into its fifth season with no indication of trouble, Tyra Banks has announced that this will be the final season of "The Tyra Show".
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Oprah donates $1.5 million to inner city school in Atlanta
5:49 AM on 12/18/2009
ATLANTA (AP) - A private middle school in inner city Atlanta has received $1.5 million from Oprah Winfrey...
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Jesse Jackson grades Obama, weighs in on Tiger Woods
11:40 AM on 12/16/2009
VIDEO - Rev. Jesse Jackson continues to push President Barack Obama to make black unemployment more of a priority in his adminstration...
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Oprah visits Obamas for Christmas special
9:47 AM on 12/11/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - The billionaire talk show host descended on the White House, accompanied by a giant array of personnel and equipment, to interview President Barack Obama...
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The 'Oprah Effect' felt across the World
11:48 AM on 11/24/2009
LONDON (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey's announcement last week that she will end her daytime TV program after its 25th season in 2011 made headlines from London to Johannesburg...
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Oprah is going out on her 'OWN'
7:17 AM on 11/23/2009
OPINION - Now she's got an entire network to program and only one thing is certain: only Oprah can trump Oprah...
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Oprah pulling the plug on her show
8:57 PM on 11/19/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end...
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Sarah Palin has a lot in common with black women
8:30 AM on 11/13/2009
OPINION - Palin probably has just as much - if not more - in common with many black women than most female politicians...
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Personal ties bind filmmakers to movie 'Precious'
12:40 PM on 11/05/2009
VIDEO - Precious' story comes alive with an all-star cast. They are stars that shine because of their ability to lose themselves in dark, disturbing roles.
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'Precious' premieres in Hollywood
11:40 AM on 11/02/2009
The cast and crew of "Precious" continued their unexpected journey from a scrappy little screening 10 months ago at the Sundance Film Festival to a star-studded gala at the legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood...
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Oprah and Tyler Perry promote new movie, 'Precious'
8:43 AM on 10/01/2009
TORONTO (AP) -- Yet even though the talk-show host has made best-sellers of unknown books, Winfrey didn't think even her staggering influence could make "Push"...
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Top Stories
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Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes
VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...
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