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Reuters - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc has struck deals with two publishers on the pricing of electronic books, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Playbill - The 101 Dalmatians Musical, a family-friendly show that has been touring the country since October 2009, will close prematurely after its April 7-18 Manhattan engagement at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Playbill - Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis and Bay Area favorite Marco Barricelli return to American Conservatory Theatre for Vigil, the Bay Area premiere of the dark Canadian comedy written and directed by Morris Panych, opening March 31 after previews from March 25.

Playbill - Broadway and television actress Jasmine Guy will star in the world-premiere co-production of Pearl Cleage's The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years, to play Alabama and Georgia this fall.

Reuters - David Mills, an Emmy Award-winning television writer who contributed to dramas "The Wire" and "ER," has died at age 48 after apparently suffering a brain aneurysm, HBO said on Wednesday.

AP - David Mills, a veteran television writer who worked on the award-winning series "ER" and "The Wire," died after collapsing on the set of his latest production. He was 48.

Reuters - The Illinois Gaming Board has informed MGM Mirage that it is aware of New Jersey's recent findings on the company's Macau joint venture and will be conducting its own investigation.

Reuters - Winter Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn has finally found out what role she will play on her favorite television show, the crime series "Law & Order."

Reuters - Billionaire investor Ron Burkle and his Yucaipa American Management fund is pressing top U.S. bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc to add three to four new independent directors to the board.

Reuters - Steve Miller hasn't released a new studio album in 17 years, but he plans to make up for lost time with a pair of blues and R&B cover sets that will come out this year and next.