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The actress, who is attracting Oscar buzz for her latest role alongside Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook," talks with NBC's Andrea Canning about Bradley Cooper's "really good" dancing skills and the obsession with weight that she says has become a "distracting, dark cloud" over the entertainment industry. (TODAY)

Those living in Lower Manhattan are entering their fourth day without power. Rock Center's Harry Smith ventured to the East Village where he found New Yorkers are banding together to help each other through the dark. (Rock Center)

The family restaurant Applebees, with almost 2,000 locations across the country, is keeping its doors open until midnight and later in hopes of becoming a trendy after-hours hot spot. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (TODAY)

A Connecticut attorney was arrested at a New Haven theater during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises." WNBC's Marc Santia reports. (NBC News)

A man in Florida is arrested after scaring moviegoers by pacing and yelling at a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises." WTVJ's Ari Odzer reports. (NBC News)

Actor Christian Bale, star of the new Batman movie, "Dark Knight Rises," surprised residents in Aurora, Colo., by visiting a memorial for the victims of last week's movie theater shooting. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports. (TODAY)

Actor Christian Bale, star of the new Batman movie, "Dark Knight Rises," surprised residents in Aurora, Colo., by visiting a memorial for the victims of last week's movie theater shooting. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports. (TODAY)

The first showings sold out quickly for the much-anticipated summer blockbuster "The Dark Knight Rises." The third and final batman installment may break opening weekend records. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports. (Nightly News)

Mimi Alford, the former White House intern who says she had an affair with President John F. Kennedy, tells TODAY's Ann Curry that at the time, she never felt guilty knowing that the president was a married man.   (TODAY)