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Influential banjo player Doug Dillard passes away
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:21PM May 17, 2012 CommentNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock 'n' roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popular run on "The Andy Griffith Show," died Wednesday in Nashville. He was 75.
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Box Office Preview: Expect Avengers to win battle
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:53PM May 17, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney/Marvel's "The Avengers" should top the domestic box office for a third straight weekend, fending off wide-release newcomers with another $50 million in receipts.
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Men redefining 'manly' _ and not just for laughs
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:35PM May 17, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — May, it turns out, is a manly month, and a funny one at that.
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AP Photos: Glamour is ageless at Cannes
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:31PM May 17, 2012 CommentJane Fonda gave the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival one of its best looks on Thursday in a stretch, form-fitting, two-tone gown by Stella McCartney.
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'Game' star Pooch Hall not returning for season 6
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:29PM May 17, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — BET's hit series "The Game" has lost another star: Pooch Hall isn't returning for the show's sixth season.
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Algerian singer Warda dies in Cairo at 72
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:24PM May 17, 2012 CommentCAIRO (AP) — The Algerian singer Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, has died. She was 72.
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TV's Joey Lawrence joins Chippendales for 3 weeks
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:08PM May 17, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Joey Lawrence is shedding his clothes: The actor has joined the male erotic dancing troupe Chippendales.
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Fan Bingbing shows off dynasty dress at Cannes
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:59PM May 17, 2012 CommentCANNES, France (AP) — There's vintage fashion and there's ancient fashion — and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing tapped into the latter for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.
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'Three Cups' readers take case to appeals court
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:10PM May 17, 2012 CommentHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Four people who bought Greg Mortenson's books are taking their claims of fraud against the humanitarian to a federal appeals court.
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Judge gives boost to ex-stunt man at 'Spider-Man'
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:09PM May 17, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" were ordered Thursday to turn over any relevant information to a stuntman who claims he suffered a concussion, whiplash and two holes in his knees while performing as the comic book hero.
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PHOTOS: Last Dance, Donna Summer's life
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:24PM May 17, 2012 CommentTwirling her leopard-print dress on stage in the '70s, proudly holding many of her music awards and performing in recent years on "American Idol", Donna Summer was the ultimate disco queen
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Bluegrass awards show moving to Raleigh
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:41PM May 17, 2012 CommentRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The International Bluegrass Music Association is bringing its weeklong convention and awards show to Raleigh from Nashville for three years, beginning in 2013.
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S.Africa's ANC fumes over art ridiculing president
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:11PM May 17, 2012 CommentJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's governing party said Thursday it will demand the removal of a painting from an exhibition by one of the nation's best-known artists that ridicules the party and the president with graphic and provocative imagery.
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Essence fest adds 4th day to spotlight new talent
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:47AM May 17, 2012 CommentNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The next generation moves to the forefront at this year's Essence Music Festival, which expands to four days of concerts and sets aside a day of activities geared toward emerging talent.
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Got story? Hollywood builds tales on famous brands
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:27AM May 17, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood is known for snatching up best-selling books and turning them into big-screen blockbusters: "Twilight," ''Harry Potter," ''The Hunger Games," ''The Help" and countless others.
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'Terminator 3' actor Nick Stahl missing in LA
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:40AM May 17, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" actor Nick Stahl has been reported missing by his wife.
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Finalists Announced for New Literary Prize
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:32AM May 17, 2012 Comment
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NEW YORK (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Malcolm X and a best-seller about Catherine the Great are among the finalists for a new literary prize.
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Marion Cotillard in Cannes film 'Rust and Bone'
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:02AM May 17, 2012 CommentCANNES, France (AP) — Jacques Audiard's new movie features poverty, bare-knuckle fighting and a killer whale attack. The French director says it's a sunny romance.
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Hal Holbrook wins Twain Lifetime Achievement Award
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:57AM May 17, 2012 CommentHANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — Actor Hal Holbrook has been performing as Mark Twain for six decades. Now, he's getting an award named after the author and humorist.
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A clown at Cannes: Bill Murray at the Riviera fest
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:50AM May 17, 2012 CommentCANNES, France (AP) — Clad in a plaid jacket that could have come out of Rodney Dangerfield's wardrobe in "Caddyshack," Bill Murray clashed with traditional Cannes fashion but made the most of the film festival in every other way.
