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Prejean on sex tape: ‘Nothing is private anymore’ Nov. 10: Former Miss California Carrie Prejean tells TODAY’s Meredith Vieira she regrets making a sex tape as a teenager and discusses her new book, “Still Standing.” |
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Player’s ponytail takedown sparks outrage Nov. 9: In an incident caught on camera, college students play rough in a women’s soccer match between the University of New Mexico and Brigham Young University. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports. |
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