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Extra, Extra: Van Halen On Tour, An Ex-Madam on the Move, and a Hunky Actor Off the Market
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- Are you ready to rock with Van Halen in 2012? The band has announced their upcoming tour.
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- A solider was shot at his own welcome home party. A suspect has surrendered to authorities.
- Heidi Fleiss was evicted from her Las Vegas store for being a slob (and maybe not paying the rent). She's moving back to L.A., too.
- Pasadena is re-thinking their "tree policies" after our recent windstorms.
- The Daily Dish has 5 Questions for Chef Vic Casanova from Culina.
- Actor Matthew McConaughey is engaged to his longtime ladyfriend Camila Alves.
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