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Who Won DWTS - And the season-11 champion of Dancing with the Stars is... Jennifer Grey! The actress, 50, grabbed the ABC competition's mirrorball trophy on Tuesday's results show, beating out fellow finalists Kyle Massey and Bristol Palin. PHOTOS: Bristol's wild DWTS days Grey and pro partner Derek Hough entered the finale as clear frontrunners, scoring raves from judges and a perfect 60 for their two dances on Monday (including an emotional cha-cha tribute to her iconic Dirty Dancing role and late costar Patrick Swayze.) The star burst into tears immediately after winning. The mother (to Stella, 8, with actor husband Clark Gregg) almost didn't dance on Tuesday after rupturing a disk the night before and visiting the hospital. PHOTOS: Before they were on DWTS "I'm glad I did [dance]!" a tearful Grey (who endured multiple surgeries for thyroid cancer and an old neck injury before DWTS) admitted to host Tom Bergeron. (To determine the winne...

Gran Turismo 5 (GT5) Review - GT5 delays to come to an end as game readies for launch With the global launch of Gran Turismo 5 now just a few short hours away and the five-year long wat imposed on eager gamers all but over, supermarket giant Asda has announced it will offer the ultimate racing sim for just £7.47. More than 200 Asda stores will be open at midnight to offer ultra keen Gran Turismo fans the opportunity to grab themselves a copy of the franchise’s fifth instalment at the earliest opportunity for as little as £7.47 as long as they are willing to trade in one of a select range of recently release games. Gamers looking to make use of the sub-£8 Gran Turismo 5 deal, an offer which will run for 11 days following launch until Saturday December 4th, will have to trade in a copy of either Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit or Star Wars Force Unleashed 2. Customers looking to pick up a copy of the game on its own will have to fork out £39.47. Are yo...

New Zealand Miners Presumed Dead - All 29 miners trapped underground in a New Zealand mine are dead, the official in charge of a the rescue attempt said Wednesday. Gary Knowles, superintendent of Tasman Police Command, announced the deaths to the families. During the rescue attempt, air released from drilling into the mine contained high levels of carbon monoxide and methane but little oxygen, according to police officials. Authorities said the two camera-bearing military robots sent into the mine had found a worker's helmet with its light still on, but no sign of life. The helmet, police said, was dropped by one of the two miners who escaped the original explosion. One of the robots had broken down earlier Tuesday but was back online, said Peter Whittall, CEO of Pike River Coal, which owns the mine. Whittall said a third robot was on its way to the site. One the units reached a "fresh air base" and found nobody there, he said. The 29 men, ages 17 to 62, had be...

Shelling Of Yeonpyeong - The forests on distant Yeonpyeong Island were ablaze on Wednesday, one day after a ferocious artillery exchange between North and South Korean military units. But to many residents of Seoul, the violent attack on the tiny island seemed largely contained and unthreatening. “I was talking with a friend this morning and we wondered why we weren’t more concerned,” a Seoul restaurant owner, Pyun Sung-ja, said on Wednesday. “I guess it’s because the area of the shelling is so far from here. It feels like it happened in another country.” The artillery exchange that lasted for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon killed two South Korean marines and reportedly destroyed dozens of houses on the fishing island, which is about twice the size of New York’s Central Park. The South’s military went on high alert, fighter-bombers were ready on the tarmac and the president plotted strategy with his advisers in the underground Situation Room in Seoul. The incident rattled di...

Search Continues For Jeni Lynn Watson - Police in two states are searching for a missing Mercyhurst College student. The 20-year-old junior left the school in Erie last Thursday to drive home, only to vanish several hours later. New York State Police say Jenni-Lyn Watson came home from college for Thanksgiving. She was home visiting her family when she disappeared Friday morning. Tuesday, search and rescue crews searched on the ground and in the air, pinpointing the area which her cell phone had its final activity. Investigators said they received a signal from a heavily wooded area in Liverpool, N.Y. "It's completely unlike her," said next door neighbor Stacey Kinahan. "She's a ballerina, a wonderful student, keeps in touch with her family and loves her family. It's very out of character for her not to contact anybody," Her friends are doing what they can to help in the search. A Facebook page setup received thousands of members in less than ...

Paul's TV Black Friday Ad - TVs and electronics top the shopping list for Black Friday this year – and Paul's TV "The King of Big Screen" will be the place to beat for price and service. Michigan's newest electronic retailer, now with 28 locations inside Art Van, will offer Black Friday specials on the top brands and latest technology, including 42" flat panel TVs priced $399 and lower, and 19" HDTVs for under $130. Big screens of every size, gaming systems, blu-ray players and more will be 'doorbuster' priced for Black Friday starting at 6am. And that's only the beginning! All of Michigan is flocking to Paul's TV to see the newest 3D TV technology. "The picture is amazing! Everyone who sees it, wants it!" said Jamie Garelli, Regional Manager for Paul's TV, "and the best news, we've priced 3D ready Big Screens from $699 for the first time ever!" Black Friday shoppers may be tempted to buy a flat screen...

Violent Supercell Thunderstorm - The National Weather Service confirmed yesterday that a single, low-intensity tornado traversed a path from just east of The Diamond in North Richmond into central Henrico County and the Cold Harbor area of Hanover County late Wednesday afternoon, with wind speeds of 80 to 90 mph. No deaths and only one injury were reported. Weather service officials from Wakefield surveyed the damage yesterday and determined the tornado's path extended 11.5 miles in an east-northeastward direction from about 5 to 5:20 p.m. The tornado's rate of strength was rated an EF0 to an EF1, the firstand second-lowest ratings on a scale of 0 to 5. The weather service said most of the damage was in the form of downed trees and power lines, with some siding and roof damage to homes. More than 100 area structures sustained damage from the tornado, which measured 200 yards to 250 yards wide, officials said. The most significant damage occurred as a result of trees ...