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...Leno hands over The Tonight Show to Conan O'Brien, ending a 17-year run behind one of the most hallowed desks in show business--on a program that has barely changed since its debut more than 50 years...
...Rivers to Chevy Chase, and his 1992 retirement prompted a bitter succession war between David Letterman, the sardonic host of NBC's Late Night, and Leno, a comedian. The network's choice of Leno prompted a round of musical chairs in which Letterman defected to CBS, making room for O'Brien--a gawky comedy writer with almost no on-air experience--to take over Late Night. While O'Brien moves to the top spot this month, Leno isn't going anywhere: he'll create a new 10 p.m. talk show in the fall...
...Former residents also noted the appeal of elevators, modern facilities, and individual bedrooms for each occupant, citing these incentives as a draw from the vibrant culture of the existing Houses. “It wasn’t laden with ghosts of years past,” said John O. Field ’62. “One could imagine 19 year-old fellows thinking ‘this is better than some musky old attic in some other house.’” In addition to its cutting edge architecture, residents recalled the novelty...
...With reporting by Andrew Downie / São Paulo and Adam Smith / London...
...France Flight 447, a twin-engine A330, took off from Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro at 7:30 p.m. local time and was last heard from three hours later, when the cockpit crew radioed to tell Brazilian air controllers that the plane would enter Senegalese airspace at 11:20 p.m., according to a statement from Aeronautica, the body in charge of Brazilian airspace. (No message from Senegalese airspace was ever received.) Speaking at a press conference, Air France CEO Pierre-Henri Gourgeon said the plane encountered stormy weather and strong turbulence at 11 p.m. and shortly...