NAMES IN THE NEWS IS KEN'S VICTORY IN 'JEOPARDY'?The party's over for perpetual ``Jeopardy!'' champion Ken Jennings
Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) holds the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. , but what a ride! Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television, Inc. (SPT) is an American television production and distribution company. It is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In turn, the latter is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. is refusing to comment on a Television Week report that Jennings finally lost during Tuesday's taping in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. . It was his 75th game, the report said, and he chalked up about $2.5 million in winnings since beginning his run June 2. The game show episodes are taped well in advance, which means the well-read software engineer from Utah would be a fixture on the show (7 p.m. weekdays, KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children ) through late October. Jennings is now part of the game-show record book - which means his name someday could be a ``Jeopardy!'' answer. - Valerie Kuklenski In Poland, Reagan is a square The southern Polish city of Krakow decided on Wednesday to name a square after former President Ronald Reagan in recognition of his role in ending communist rule. Krakow councilors voted 19-17 to give the name ``Ronald Reagan Square'' to the main square in Nowa Huta Nowa Huta: see Kraków, Poland. , a communist-era development built around a major steel plant. Currently called Central Square, it was the scene of numerous protests by workers in communist times. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Moore doing ads to support kids Julianne Moore Julianne Moore (born December 3, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. She has been nominated for four Academy Awards. Biography Early life Moore was born Julie Anne Smith in Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville, North Carolina,[] wants to give children more time for their imaginations - and she's doing it one watch at a time. The 43-year-old actress will appear in a public service campaign bearing the slogan, ``Time Is Precious: Use It Wisely,'' seeking to highlight the declining resources available for children's arts education programs and reverse the trend. With each purchase of a Montblanc watch or pen, the luxury accessory brand will make a contribution to the National Arts Education Initiative, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation. The campaign will run in fashion and lifestyle publications starting in October and continue until next March. Moore has received four Oscar nominations, including Best Actress nominations for 2002's ``Far From Heaven'' and 1999's ``The End of the Affair,'' and Best Supporting Actress nominations for 2002's ``The Hours'' and 1997's ``Boogie Nights.'' Her next film, ``The Forgotten,'' will open Sept. 24. - Associated Press CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) MOORE |
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