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Published Nov 5, 2014
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- The still-living Ghostbusters reunited for EW.
- Check out a neat behind-the-scenes clip of Better Call Saul.
- Women allegedly attacked a cabbie with a potted plant.
- Uh, this man actively wanted to be eaten by an anaconda on TV.
- The first doctor to test positive for Ebola has traded bowling balls for banjo in isolation.
- Paul Rudd puts on his best grimace in the first clip from Ant-Man.
- Find out who the fastest celebrity marathon runner is.
- And finally, Buster the raccoon has no interest in getting out of bed:
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