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Germany adopts Bieber monkey
Mally, the pet monkey of Justin Bieber, is seen at a home for animals in Munich April 2, 2013. The fourteen-week old Capuchin monkey was quarantined last Thursday by German custom officials after Bieber brought the pet to Germany without the necessary documents and a health certificate, Munich airport customs spokesperson ...
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Ray Manzarek 74 Rock Keyboardist And a Founder of the Doors Is Dead
Ray Manzarek, who as the keyboardist and a songwriter for the Doors helped shape one of the indelible bands of the psychedelic era, died on Monday at a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany. He was 74. The cause was bile duct cancer, according to his manager, Tom Vitorino. Mr Manzarek lived in Napa, ...
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King of legal highs may stage return
Legal high pioneer Matt Bowden has hinted he may return to the industry once the Government makes changes to legislation to make it safer. Mr Bowden, who was known as the king of legal highs and introduced party pills to New Zealand, bowed out of the industry in 2011 when the Government moved to ban synthetic cannabis. He warned then that the Government would "send the legal high industry to a ...
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Dealer at Center of Art Scandal Arrested on Tax Charges
Federal authorities, acting in one of the larger scandals to hit the New York art world in recent years, charged a little-known Long Island dealer Tuesday with tax fraud in connection with the sale of a host of paintings by Modernist masters that the government contends are elaborate fakes. The dealer, Glafira Rosales, 56, of Sands Point, N. Y. was charged with filing false tax returns ...
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Cannes critics embrace Coen brothers Inside Llewyn Davis
U.S. directors Joel, left, and Ethan Coen pose on Sunday ahead of screening Inside Llewyn Davis at the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty ...
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J.K. Rowling-annotated Harry Potter set for charity auction
J.K. Rowling scribbled interesting notes in a first-edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for the English PEN auction. (Will Oliver/AFP/Getty ...
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Carol Burnett wins Mark Twain humour prize
Comedy doyenne and TV sketch queen Carol Burnett is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, which administers the prize, announced the former TV stalwart as this year's pick, on Tuesday. "From her television program and appearances, as well as her performances on Broadway and in film, Carol Burnett has ...
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Douglas breaks down in tears
Michael Douglas was overcome with emotion as he promoted his new movie Behind The Candelabra at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. The actor, who plays flamboyant pianist Liberace in the drama, cried as he discussed his role at a press conference during the seaside event in France. Douglas told reporters the film is close to his heart as he began shooting "right after my cancer", ...
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Fats Waller in Harlem - picture of the day
A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. The legendary Jazz pianist Fats Waller was born on this day in 1904. Waller composed a series of hit songs including Ain't Misbehavin' and was known for his comic personality. He is seen here in Harlem with ...
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The Voice Top 10 take the stage
Ten finalists remain on this season of "The Voice," and on Monday they took to the stage once again, hoping to wow the judges and viewers. For those who are counting, Adam Levine has three singers still in the competition, as does Blake Shelton. Usher and Shakira have two apiece. Maroon 5 also performed during the broadcast, and guest mentors Sheryl Crow, Hillary Scott, Pharrell ...
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In photos In Cannes Soderberghs Behind the Candelabra takes center stage
Actor Michael Douglas poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Behind the Candelabra at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013.(Francois Mori/The Associated ...
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How a Twitter debate led to one theatres money-back guarantee
in Vancouver, he wants to know - and he'll refund the price of your ticket."If we're a young, innovative, energetic theatre company that is trying to do the best work that we can, why wouldn't we back our work with something like a money-back guarantee?", says McMullen. "Are we going to be so afraid of people disliking our work that we will, in fact, lose money on ...
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Penumbra Theatre announces full 2013-14 season
St. Paul -based company. The roster is the company's first after a fiscal crisis that threatened its existence in 2012. Penumbra pulled out of its straits by raising $359,000. It also instituted a program that it hopes will offer permanent fixes to chronic cash crises. Each mainstage production in the new season is surrounded by programs, panels and film screenings. "Over these 36 ...
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Obituary Longtime Childrens Theatre publicist Linda Jacobs
Minneapolis , died Thursday at Hennepin County Medical Center. She had suffered from hepatitis C. Jacobs, 64, was the theater’s communications manager from 1997 to 2007. It was a crucial decade of growth that saw CTC expand into its ...
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Intxausti sprints to Giro stage win
Benat Intxausti burst for the line with 400 metres to go to claim victory on stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia as the general classification leaders held station behind. The Spanish Movistar rider burst clear of Astana's Tanel Kangert and Lampre-Merida's Przemyslaw Niemiec down the final stretch after the trio had made their move with around three kiloemetres left. A little earlier, ...
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Once Reserved For Drug Crimes Wiretapping Takes Center Stage in White Collar Prosecutions
When the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (the "Act") was passed in 1968, proponents lauded the Act as a new weapon against organized crime and its growing involvement in the importation and distribution of narcotics. For the first time, federal law enforcement was permitted to wiretap conversations of criminals with suspected involvement in a variety of serious offenses, ...
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Mike Molly season-ender pulled over tornado plot
CBS said the season finale of its sitcom Mike & Molly, starring Billy Gardell and Emmy-winner Melissa McCarthy, will air at a later date. The network postponed Monday's episode over its plot, which involved a tornado threatening the two lead characters. (Michael Ansell/CBS/Associated ...
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SNL casting crisis ahead
Bill Hader departed "Saturday Night Live" on this past weekend's season finale and Seth Meyers is also on his way out, as he will transition next year to hosting "Late Night." That makes four cast anchors who have left in the last two years, with Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg as the two who left last season. Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen are also rumored to be ...
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Miguel kicks fans at award show
R&B star Miguel shocked the audience at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday when he kicked two female revellers in the head as he performed a leap across the stage. The Grammy Award winner was one of the acts entertaining the star-studded crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena prizegiving in Las Vegas, and was performing his song Adorn when he attempted to jump across a small number of ...
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New wave old woes Offbeat cinema in India continues to struggle
Despite National Awards, accolades at festivals abroad and the multiplex culture, makers of offbeat cinema in India often continue to struggle when it comes to finding big screen release.An encouraging remark last year by Charles Tesson, artistic director at Festival De Cannes, for the Anurag Kashyap- produced Peddlers said it all about the changing face of Indian cinema. "Good news is that ...
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Venice Biennale needs Ai Weiwei – a man who makes art matter
Land of milk, not honey Ai Weiwei's map of China, an installation constructed from 2000 baby formula cans. Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun via Getty ...
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Longoria flashes fans at Cannes
Eva Longoria suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Saturday when she accidentally flashed fans and photographers as she walked the red carpet. The former Desperate Housewives actress gave onlookers an eyeful as she lifted up her glamorous green gown to avoid rain puddles while making her way into the premiere of Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a ...
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Michael fell from speeding car
Singer George Michael fell out of a car as it sped along a highway at 112 kilometres-per-hour, according to a new report. The former Wham! star was airlifted to hospital with cuts and bruises after a horror road accident on the M1 motorway north of London on Thursday. Police have launched a probe into the incident and details of how George came to be injured have not been revealed, but now an ...
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AcelRX drug device meets main goal of late-stage study shares jump
(Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug device to treat post-operative pain met the main goal of controlling pain in a late-stage study among patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement ...
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Giro dItalia stage 16 – live
Afternoon all. Today's stage begins in France and finishes in Italy. Zut alors! Or should that be 'Porca miseria!' (No, I didn't just google "italian exclamation of surprise"*). And it's a really interesting little stage – I say little, it's actually 238km – with the riders descending off the Col du Telegraphe, heading up Mont Cenis, then ...
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Morocco recieves aid as part of EU ties
Morocco has taken another step forward in its several years long pursuit of closer ties with the EU, receiving a vote of confidence from the continent’s organizing body in the form of aid, which will be used to pursue areas of development needed to modernize and reform the country.
Morocco is to receive Euro 580 million (roughly MAD 6 billion) from the European Union over the next four years, according to a joint agreement that was signed between Morocco and the EU recently, which it is hoped will provide the country with the means to further integrate itself with the European economy. Read more
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