Sofia Vergara highest-paid actress in TV
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Sofia Vergara has looks, love and a pile of dough.
The newly engaged "Modern Family" star is the highest-paid actress in television, raking in $19 million between May 2011 and May 2012, according to data that Forbes magazine released Wednesday.
Reality star Kim Kardashian was a close second to Vergara, earning $18 million, while "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria made $15 million.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.