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Renowned pianist Van Cliburn diagnosed with cancer
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:25AM August 28, 2012 CommentFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Renowned classical pianist Van Cliburn has been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer and is resting comfortably at his Texas home, his publicist said Monday.
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Wong Kar-wai to head Berlin festival jury
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:17AM August 28, 2012 CommentBERLIN (AP) — Organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival say Chinese director Wong Kar-wai will lead the jury at next year's event in February.
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Renowned pianist Van Cliburn diagnosed with cancer
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:59PM August 27, 2012 CommentFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Renowned classical pianist Van Cliburn has been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer and is resting comfortably at his Texas home, his publicist said Monday.
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Networks prepare to juggle politics, weather
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:30PM August 27, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Television networks began juggling two major stories on Monday, still wondering whether Tropical Storm Isaac will cause them to divert a large amount of attention from the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
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Director Tony Scott cremated; scholarship created
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:03PM August 27, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Scott has been cremated, and his widow will keep his remains at their Los Angeles-area home.
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Utah NBC affiliate won't air show about gay couple
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:11PM August 27, 2012 CommentSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon church-owned NBC affiliate in Utah won't air an upcoming sitcom about a gay couple that invites a surrogate mother into their home as they try to have a baby because the station deems the content inappropriate for its audience.
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'The Walking Dead' actor charged with DUI in Ga.
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:51PM August 27, 2012 CommentPEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) — An actor on the television show "The Walking Dead" has been charged with driving drunk in Georgia, where the show is filmed.
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'Expendables' repeats, Obama doc rises into top-10
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:20PM August 27, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Expendables 2" remained the No. 1 weekend movie with $13.4 million, while the Barack Obama documentary "2016: Obama's America" expanded nationwide and broke into the top-10 with $6.5 million.
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French singer Hallyday hospitalized for bronchitis
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:19PM August 27, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — Johnny Hallyday, the French entertainer famed for his Elvis-like style and gravelly voice, was briefly hospitalized with a severe case of bronchitis, his producer said.
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Clooney aids Obama campaign with Geneva fundraiser
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:03PM August 27, 2012 CommentGENEVA (AP) — George Clooney headlined a fundraiser Monday that took in more than a half-million dollars for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, the second dinner this year where the actor has turned his A-list magnetism into political gold.
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Superman, Wonder Woman lock lips as power couple
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:55PM August 27, 2012 CommentPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wonder Woman and Superman are officially an item, locking lips in a passionate embrace as they realize that there's no one out there like them.
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Rosie O'Donnell: I'm married, selling art on eBay
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:53PM August 27, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Rosie O'Donnell has announced that she married her fiancee, Michelle Rounds, in a private ceremony in June, just days before Rounds had surgery to treat desmoid tumors.
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Conventions a parody playground for 'Daily Show'
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:30PM August 27, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — For "The Daily Show" correspondents, the national conventions are a veritable playground, teeming as much with targets for satire as they are with banner-waving delegates.
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It's a boy, prematurely, for actress Anna Faris
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:31PM August 27, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Anna Faris has given birth to a baby boy, her first child with actor husband Chris Pratt.
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Lawyer appeals Pussy Riot members jail sentences
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:50PM August 27, 2012 CommentMOSCOW (AP) — Three members of the Pussy Riot punk band have appealed a court's decision to jail them for two years for their "punk prayer" against Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral, their lawyer said Monday.
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Robin Roberts to start medical leave next week
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:23PM August 27, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts says Friday will be her last day co-anchoring "Good Morning America" for a while.
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Shia LaBeouf discusses his nudity in music video
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:29AM August 27, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Just because Shia LaBeouf appears completely nude in the new Sigur Ros video and has said he's willing to perform real sex acts in Lars Von Trier's upcoming "The Nymphomaniac," that doesn't mean he's going through an exhibitionist phase.
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Berlin show to mark centenary of Nefertiti find
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:38AM August 27, 2012 CommentBERLIN (AP) — Berlin is to honor the centenary of the discovery of a famed bust of Egypt's Queen Nefertiti — one of the city's top tourist attractions — with an exhibition of works from the Amarna site where it was found.
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Fox's Kelly gets big role for convention
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:17AM August 27, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Four years ago, Megyn Kelly roved the Democratic and Republican convention floors as a reporter for Fox News Channel. Starting Monday in Tampa, Fla., she'll be in Fox's booth as co-anchor with Bret Baier for the 2012 meetings.
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Anti-Obama doc highlights weak Hollywood newcomers
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:39PM August 26, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood may have run out of summer hits, but an anti-Obama documentary is helping to fill the gap.
