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    A drive to unify area transit

    Today, no fewer than five transit agencies operate in the Kansas City area: the recently created Kansas City streetcar authority and four bus systems run by Independence, Johnson County and both Kansas Citys. On Wednesday, Area Transportation Authority chairman Robbie Makinen and Johnson County Commissioner Steve Klika will present a plan to make the ATA “the regional transit authority it was meant to be.”

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    KC terrorist supported plan to bomb New York Stock Exchange, FBI tells Congress

    Federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who awaits sentencing in Missouri next month on terrorism-related charges, as part of the scheme, Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce told the House intelligence committee.

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    David Lough’s baserunning mistake costs Royals

    Down 4-3 to the Indians in the top of the ninth Tuesday, the Royals got the first two batters on base. David Lough and Mike Moustakas singled. Things started to go wrong when Chris Getz — normally a very good bunter — struck out on a slider after failing to get a bunt down. Then David Lough got almost two-thirds of the way down the line from home plate before turning around.

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    Interview with new Missouri basketball assistant Mark Phelps: Tigers ‘easily a top 20 program’

    To hear Mark Phelps tell it, as far as assistant coaching jobs go, it really does not get any better than Missouri. “There wasn’t anything that wasn’t appealing,” Phelps said. “When you look at the University of Missouri basketball, it’s easily a top 20 program in the country. It starts at the top, certainly. Mike Alden, as director of athletics, is one of the pillars in college athletics at the Division I level nationwide. And you’re talking about the state of Missouri … the fans in Missouri are unbelievably knowledgeable, unbelievably passionate about basketball.”

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    Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer

    Apparently, Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks. In a terse release issued Wednesday, Men's Wearhouse said it has fired the face of the company and its executive chairman, George Zimmer, who appeared in its TV commercials with the slogan "You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it."

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    Fed foresees lower US unemployment rate

    The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. unemployment rate to fall faster this year and next than it did in March.

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    Doctors call for limits on ads for energy drinks

    A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster to youths. On Tuesday the American Medical Association, in a vote at its annual policy meeting in Chicago, endorsed a policy that called for limiting how the caffeinated beverages are sold to those younger than 18.

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    Taco Bell jumps on protein craze with menu test

    Taco Bell plans to test a "Power Protein" menu that it's hoping will eventually be hit with its core audience - young men. The menu represents the first products to stem from Taco Bell's announcement in April that it would work to provide more balanced options. Fast-food chains across the industry have been touting healthy new eats in hopes of losing their junk food image.

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    Cher credits luck for her lengthy career

    Cher is no stranger to tabloid fodder. The 67-year-old singer who has spent most of her life in the spotlight offered this advice to young artists on navigating the world of paparazzi attention: "You're screwed."

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    Lil Wayne: I'm not stepping on US flag in video

    Lil Wayne says he wasn't intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video. In the video for the song "God Bless Amerika," he appears to be stepping on top of the American flag. But he said in a Facebook post Tuesday the flag on the ground will not appear in the clip.

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    Resolve the reassessment debacle in Jackson County

    It’s disturbing that Jackson County’s poor performance in fulfilling one of its major obligations to taxpayers has made such a review necessary. Widespread problems like these erode public trust in government.

    As I See It

    Kansas taxes are now flatter and fairer

    “Kansans will pay significantly less in taxes in 2013 than they did in 2012, and the savings will grow from there, even as the state spends billions annually on core responsibilities such as education, roads and Medicaid,” writes Nick Jordan, secretary of the Kansas Department of Revenue.

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STARGAZING

Stargazing | Love still in bloom for Orlando; Barbra would rather pet the dog

Bad news for all you Orlando Bloom groupies who got excited last week at the rumors that Leonardo DiCaprio had come between Bloom and his wife Miranda Kerr, a Victoria’s Secret model. An insider close to the two tells Hollyscoop that Leo is a close friend of both Orlando and Miranda, and the break-up rumors are laughable.

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Stargazing | A starry Christmas at 30 Rock; Charlie Sheen pays Lindsay Lohan’s tax bill

Make a pot of hot chocolate and gather the kiddies around the glow of the TV tonight. New York City’s most famous Christmas tree will be lighted during a live, celebrity-studded ceremony airing at 7 p.m. on NBC.

Stargazing in print

Stargazing | Keira Knightley of two minds about ‘Anna Karenina’

Love her or hate her? Sounds like Keira Knightley can’t make up her mind about Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, the doomed Russian aristocrat she plays in the movie of the same name, which opens in Kansas City on Nov. 30.

Stargazing in print

Stargazing | Sally Field had long lusted for ‘Lincoln’ role; justice rules on ‘Sesame Street’

Sally Field spent more than a decade trying to land the role of Mary Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s new bio-pic, “Lincoln,” out this week. We find out how she did it in the new issue of New York magazine.

Stargazing in print

Stargazing | Channing Tatum, People’s next Sexiest Man Alive?

Gossip Cop’s scoop of the week: Channing Tatum will be People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive this year. People refuses to verify that before the official announcement on Nov. 14. But this at least gives us a few extra days to debate whether Channing is worthy of the crown.

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Stargazing | Lady Gaga weighs in on Adele; ‘Clueless’ team reunites

We’ll give Lady Gaga credit and assume that she didn’t mean to throw fellow singer Adele under the bus. In a recent interview with British magazine Stylist, Gaga talked about all that recent hubbub over her weight.

Stargazing in print

Stargazing | Breaking’ it down

Author Stephenie Meyer says she knows where she would take the “Twilight” saga beyond “Breaking Dawn — Part 2,” which premieres Nov. 16. But fans might never get to know.

Stargazing in print

Stargazing | Ellen DeGeneres receives Twain Prize; Brangelina’s kids get movie roles

Why does Ellen DeGeneres look so happy in that photo at the right? Because this week the Kennedy Center awarded her the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the biggest prize a comedian can win in this country. A cavalcade of really funny people honored her at a ceremony that airs Tuesday on PBS.

Stargazing in print

Stargazing | Kelly Clarkson cursed; Pippa Middleton’s bottom line

Over the summer a turquoise and gold ring once owned by “Pride and Prejudice” author Jane Austen sold at auction to an anonymous bidder for $244,000. Turns out, Kelly Clarkson had the winning bid. But will she ever be able to flash it on a red carpet stateside? Maybe not.

Stargazing in print

Stargazing | Johnny Depp, publisher; Khloe Kardashian Odom joins ‘X Factor’

Meet Johnny Depp, book publisher. Early next year, Johnny will launch Infinitum Nihil (“Nothing is forever”), a new imprint of HarperCollins with an eye for “authentic, outspoken and visionary” books.

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