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Mother said Josh Powell threatened her
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Simon Cowell plans to relinquish his role as a judge on TV's "American Idol" after next season, Cowell's brother, Tony, said in his podcast Tuesday.
"A press statement is being prepared which will confirm what everybody expected: Simon will leave 'Idol' at the end of 2010 to concentrate on bringing the American version of 'X Factor' to U.S. television in 2011," E! News quoted Tony Cowell as saying in this week's installment of his Web series "The Cowell Factor."
Simon Cowell has been a judge on "Idol" since it debuted in 2002. Season 9 of the singing competition program is to premiere Jan. 12, with Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi returning as judges.
This season, Ellen DeGeneres will replace Paula Abdul as the show's fourth judge.
Abdul left the series after Season 8 because she could not reach a deal with "Idol" producers.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
Macaulay Culkin is in "perfectly good health," his publicist said after the former child star was photographed looking gaunt and disheveled in New York.
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TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 9 (UPI) --
The mother of Josh Powell, who killed himself and his sons in a fire in Washington state, said in divorce papers he exhibited disturbing behavior as a teenager.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
The Israeli government plans to build a floating liquefied natural gas terminal with a sea-based defense radar system off its Mediterranean coast while forming a naval force to protect its rich offshore gas fields against terrorist attack.
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XINXIANG CITY, China, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
A set of parents in China said they expected a large baby, but they were shocked when their son came out weighing a potentially record-setting 15 1/2 pounds.
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