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Makeup magnate Ron Perelman is refusing to let his ex-wife Ellen Barkin stick it to him in court over money. He’s vowing to fight on after the State Appellate Division yesterday said the billionaire Revlon head has to fork over the $4.3 million-plus he agreed to pay the “Sea of Love” star’s production company, Applehead, in 2006. While Barkin, who earlier won a $20 million divorce settlement, was celebrating yesterday’s ruling, Perelman — who wed Dr. Anna Chapman last month — was preparing for the next round in their legal battle by alleging Applehead was mismanaged. (more)

Is BlackBerry maker Research in Motion on the verge of becoming obsolete, or is it the next big thing in tech? Investors can’t seem to make up their minds. (more)

At long last, the most heated literary contest of the year has been decided. (more)

Taking a plunge in the Amazon – arguably the world’s most formidable river – is not for the faint-hearted. Piranhas, sharp-toothed sharks and deadly whirlpools are just a few of its perils. But they appear to have been no deterrent to Serbian Darko Novovic, who claims to have smashed the world record for swimming the South American river by 20 days. (more)

A drug-addicted burglar who used stolen mobile phones to send lewd pictures has been sentenced to six years and two months jail. (more)

Quarterbacks: (more)

Reporting from Denver — Kobe Bryant’s shot abandoned him. Pau Gasol no longer scored with ease. (more)

When Charlie Bucket scooped a golden ticket in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, it famously opened up a world of fantastic treats. (more)

You want tears? You want convulsive sobs, weepy remorse, pleadings for forgiveness? Well, look elsewhere, because Eliot Spitzer isn’t going to give them to you. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Katy Perry led the dance party that doubled as the finale of Wednesday night’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show, an annual parade of skimpy, sexy and over-the-top lingerie. (more)

Following the ABC news division cutbacks, David Westin is taking one last journey before he departs as news president at year’s end — with Diane Sawyer on her three-day trip to China to report on the country’s economic growth, returning Wednesday. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com Inc. is selling a self-published guide that offers advice to pedophiles, and that has generated outrage on the Internet and threats to boycott the retailer. (more)

A COUPLE OF kids figure to add even more juice to the North Carolina-Duke rivalry, a Hurricane hit the Great Wall of China and the Wall hit back, and does anybody know how to get to Iowa City? Watch those elbows, fellas. The annual college basketball primer is coming through. (more)

ABC News has learned exclusively that Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, will not challenge Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for majority whip and has instead decided to run for reelection as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. (more)

8-5 last week, getting better. 59-58 overall. This week feels like a 13-0 week or a 0-13 week for picks – nothing in between. (more)

THIS is how an angel earns her wings. First, she is born, in someplace like Belarus or Florianópolis, the spot in southern Brazil where an awful lot of folks with German names fetched up over the centuries, or, well, Saskatchewan. (more)

Heidi Klum excels at basically everything she does.  She can walk the runway in diamond encrusted lingerie, fulfill her role as doting wife and mother, manage myriad commercial enterprises and appear as the tough yet disarmingly charming host of Project Runway all in a days work.  So, it should come as no surprise that when it comes to Halloween costumes, nobody does it better. (more)

Juan Uribe had a running joke with a couple of reporters toward the end of the regular season. The Giants were in Chicago, where Uribe helped the White Sox win the 2005 World Series, and he said, “This is my town.” (more)

The knives are out for Christiane Amanpour at ABC News’ DC bureau. Since the ex-CNN war correspondent began anchoring “This Week” in August, she’s upset some co-workers by being a “distant outsider,” sources said. (more)

Part of Anthony Kim’s charm is that he doesn’t quite understand the golf world’s obsession with him. The PGA Tour’s most gossiped-about player lives in his own little bubble, surrounded by old friends and largely oblivious to what is being said and written. “I never read the Internet,” he told me Friday morning, calling from his bachelor pad in Dallas. “Why would I? There’s so much ridiculous stuff on there. The only time I read something is when friends send me negative stories. I use those for motivation.” (more)