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Bob Simon, 60 Minutes correspondent, dead in NYC car crash Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:59:30 EST Bob Simon, 60 Minutes correspondent, dead in NYC car crash Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:59:30 EST Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon was killed in a car crash in Manhattan on Wednesday, police said. He was 73. Read More Jon Stewart's real legacy: Taking media to task for 'hurting America' Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:25:16 EST Since Jon Stewart announced he would be leaving The Daily Show, reporters and columnists have been hailing him as one of the pre-eminent political satirists of modern times. But longtime watchers say the real target of his nightly harangues was the media itself. Read More World Press Photo Award 2014: image of gay couple in Russia wins prestigious prize Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:34:41 EST Danish photographer Mads Nissen wins $11,330 US cash prize for his atmospheric image of a gay couple in Russia. Read More Fifty Shades of Grey movie expected to boost sex toy sales, like books did Thu, 12 Feb 2015 05:00:00 EST The adult sex toy business is red hot thanks to more average average folk getting in on the act, seduced by kinky toys popping up in popular culture including the bestselling Fifty Shades novels. The movie version debuting Thursday evening in Canadian theatres may ignite even more interest. Read More House of Cards fans get accidental peek at Season 3 after Netflix mix-up Wed, 11 Feb 2015 17:47:57 EST House of Cards fans got a short-lived surprise today when some episodes from the next season of the popular political drama appeared on Netflix. Read More More Headlines John Oliver? Tina Fey? Who has the chops to replace The Daily Show's Jon Stewart? Jack Kerouac's rare French novels to be released by Canadian publishers Canadian arts community mourning 4 who died in Saskatchewan crash Lordy, lordy ... Saturday Night Live is turning 40 Bobbi Kristina Brown's neighbours reported a domestic dispute week before she was found in tub Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Hozier to headline WayHome festival Film starring Tatiana Maslany to hold auditions in Iqaluit U.S. school students given Fifty Shades of Grey puzzles Spider-Man, Avengers film deal defeats mighty legal woes NBC News anchor Brian Williams suspended for 'inexcusable' actions