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TV executive behind Ellen, Tyra Banks shows dies
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:59PM May 30, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Paratore, who developed and steered series including "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "The Tyra Banks Show," as a Warner Bros. TV executive, has died. He was 59.
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Judge says barriers should be used at SeaWorld
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:43PM May 30, 2012 CommentORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Physical barriers between trainers and killer whales are a viable way to prevent hazards to workers at SeaWorld, an administrative law judge ruled in a decision that also reduced a federal fine against the theme park in a trainer's death.
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Fox News video sharply critical of Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:16PM May 30, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel's morning show on Wednesday twice aired a nearly four-minute video that contrasted President Barack Obama's words with negative statistics about his administration in a format that looked similar to a campaign advertisement.
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Award-winning illustrator Leo Dillon dead at 79
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:18PM May 30, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Leo Dillon, the groundbreaking illustrator who collaborated with his wife, Diane, on dozens of books for kids and adults and became the first African-American to win the Caldecott Medal for children's books, has died. He was 79.
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Hatfields and McCoys big draw for History
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:42PM May 30, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — There's nothing like a backwoods blood feud to excite television viewers on Memorial Day.
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Review: 'Snow White' a gorgeous take on fairy tale
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:41PM May 30, 2012 CommentAstonishingly beautiful and breathtaking in its brutal imagery, "Snow White & the Huntsman" is thrilling and frightening in equal measure, yet as bereft of satisfying substance as a poisoned apple.
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Funeral next week for Bee Gees star Robin Gibb
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:00PM May 30, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — A private funeral service for Bee Gees star Robin Gibb will take place next week with a public memorial service planned for later in the year, his family said Wednesday.
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'Piranha 3DD' hopes to lure in moviegoers again
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:14AM May 30, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a sink or swim moment for the filmmakers behind the sequel to "Piranha 3D."
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Bono to present Amnesty award to Suu Kyi in Dublin
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:39AM May 30, 2012 CommentDUBLIN (AP) — Bono will present Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Amnesty International's highest honor when she visits Dublin next month as part of her first international tour in 24 years, the U2 singer and other organizers of an Irish tribute concert announced Wednesday.
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Andie MacDowell starring in Hallmark's 1st series
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:31AM May 30, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Andie MacDowell will be a pioneer for the Hallmark Channel, starring in the network's first prime-time series.
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Singer Juanes: 'Unplugged' helped change sound
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:55AM May 30, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Colombian superstar Juanes said singer-songwriter-producer Juan Luis Guerra got him out of his comfort zone when the musician started rearranging his songs for his "MTV Unplugged" taping.
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Azerbaijan: 40 arrested in Eurovision terror plot
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:49AM May 30, 2012 CommentBAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Security services in Azerbaijan say they have arrested 40 suspects and seized weapons as they thwarted a series of planned terror attacks against the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz marries girlfriend
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:43AM May 30, 2012 CommentMADRID (AP) — Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz says he got married last week to long-time girlfriend Raquel Perera, and that they held a party at his farm over the weekend to celebrate with friends and baptize their 11-month-old son.
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Guitar picking master Doc Watson dies in NC at 89
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:23AM May 30, 2012 CommentYou could hear the mountains of North Carolina in Doc Watson's music. The rush of a mountain stream, the steady creak of a mule in leather harness plowing rows in topsoil and the echoes of ancient sounds made by a vanishing people were an intrinsic part of the folk musician's powerful, homespun sound.
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Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:26AM May 30, 2012 CommentJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Titin Karisma parades onto the stage wearing a rhinestone bustier and matching bottoms, with sequin fringe that jiggles wildly to the rhythm of the beating drums.
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Elaborate Portland marriage proposal goes viral
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:40PM May 29, 2012 CommentPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Isaac Lamb acknowledges that his five-minute, block-long choreographed build-up to a marriage proposal has upped the stakes for everyone who follows.
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Guitar picking master Doc Watson dies in NC at 89
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:15PM May 29, 2012 CommentRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Doc Watson, the blind Grammy-award winning folk musician whose mountain-rooted sound was embraced by generations and whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world, died Tuesday at a North Carolina hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman and his manager. He was 89.
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Jury to hear No Doubt's claims against game maker
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:23PM May 29, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — No Doubt's attorneys can argue to a jury that the band was misled by gaming giant Activision Publishing Inc. about how its likeness would be used in the video game "Band Hero," a judge ruled Tuesday.
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'MiB3' is in the black with $69.3M debut weekend
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:59PM May 29, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones' "Men in Black 3" has taken over the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with a $69.3 million debut over the four-day Memorial Day weekend.
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Obama honors Medal of Freedom recipients
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:10PM May 29, 2012 Comment
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright pictured in the Senate Office Building.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is honoring a diverse group of political and cultural icons, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, astronaut John Glenn and rock legend Bob Dylan, with the Medal of Freedom at the White House.
