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Wednesday, June 17, 1998 5:17:18 PM
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Spielberg
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SANTA MONICA, California (CNN) -- The man convicted of stalking director Steven Spielberg was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Wednesday. Jonathan Norman was "obsessive and frightening, and I think he does present a danger to society," Superior Court Judge Steven Suzakawa said. Spielberg addressed the court before the sentencing, saying, "Had Jonathan Norman actually confronted me, I genuinely in my heart of hearts believe that I would have been raped or maimed or killed." Norman was arrested after he made two attempts to enter Spielberg's Pacific Palisades home in June and July 1997.
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Collins
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LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Musician Phil Collins has unveiled a watercolor painting he created that will be featured on a new credit card. The painting depicts an abandoned boat on a desert island. Collins said he considered calling it "All Washed-Up and Nowhere to Go," before settling on "But I Thought You Packed the Oars."
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Telemundo, the television network that caters to Hispanic viewers, is bringing together new versions of some old American favorites. "Charlie's Angels" and "Candid Camera" are among the shows that will be remade for Telemundo audiences. "We will change the face of Hispanic TV," Roland Hernandez, Telemundo's president and CEO, said Tuesday in a meeting with advertisers. He also introduced Spanish versions of "The Dating Game" and "The Newlywed Game." The Miami-based company broadcasts in 62 markets and is available to an estimated 85 percent of Hispanic viewers.
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Keiko
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NEWPORT, Oregon (CNN) -- Keiko has a new home; now his handlers just need to move him there. A cliff-enclosed bay in Iceland's Vestmannaeyjar Islands has been chosen as the site of the ocean halfway house for Keiko, the star killer whale of the "Free Willy" movies. The announcement came Tuesday, a week after Iceland agreed to welcome Keiko. Handlers of the 20-year-old whale may transfer him from Oregon to that location as early as September; they hope to get him used to the natural waters off Iceland, and eventually release him back into the open sea. Keiko was captured off Iceland at age 2, and spent most of his life at a tiny aquarium in Mexico City before being moved to Oregon.
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