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Jury deliberates in Hudson family killings
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:31PM May 09, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — Jurors deliberated late into the night Wednesday without reaching a verdict after sitting through sometimes heated and embittered closing arguments at the Chicago trial of the man accused of slaying Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
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Court victory for ex-Village People lead singer
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:58PM May 09, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to compiling a list of the great songwriters of the past 50 years, Victor Willis' name likely wouldn't merit more than an asterisk.
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Liberator of ladies' hair Vidal Sassoon dies at 84
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:15PM May 09, 2012 Comment (1)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vidal Sassoon used his hairstyling shears to free women from beehives and hot rollers and give them wash-and-wear cuts that made him an international name in hair care.
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Warhol 'Elvis' fetches $37M at NYC auction
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:01PM May 09, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" sold for $37 million and works by Roy Lichtenstein and Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei broke their own records at Sotheby's contemporary art sale on Wednesday.
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Weiwei, Lichtenstein works break records at NY
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:06PM May 09, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Ai Weiwei's (EYE' WAY'-way's) "Sunflower Seeds" has sold at auction for $782,500, a record for the Chinese dissident artist.
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Ex-Miss USA Rima Fakih gets probation in DUI case
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:21PM May 09, 2012 CommentHIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — Rima Fakih, the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA, avoided jail during sentencing Wednesday in her Michigan drunken driving case, an experience she described as "very humbling."
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French first ladies: Bye Carla, bonjour Valerie
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:43PM May 09, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — Only in France. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the superstar model-turned-songstress with a freewheeling lifestyle, now hands the job of first lady to a twice-divorced journalist who's the first presidential partner to enter the Elysee Palace without a ring on her finger.
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John Lloyd Young heading back to 'Jersey Boys'
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:38PM May 09, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Broadway's "Jersey Boys" is planning to welcome someone who got away — John Lloyd Young.
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ABC tries social network experiment with 'Revenge'
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:31PM May 09, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — ABC and Yahoo will experiment on the season's last two episodes of "Revenge" with a smartphone and tablet application designed to encourage more people to watch television live.
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'General Hospital' leads way in Emmy nods
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:00PM May 09, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — ABC's "General Hospital" led with 23 nominations Wednesday in a Daytime Emmy Awards field with notable omissions as well as old favorites.
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Take-Two delays 'BioShock Infinite' to February
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:19PM May 09, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Take-Two has delayed the release of "BioShock Infinite," an eagerly awaited shooter game set in 1912.
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American soap opera 'Bold' is big hit in Italy
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:38PM May 09, 2012 CommentPOLIGNANO A MARE, Italy (AP) — With sunglasses and spike heels, makeup artists and wardrobe experts, the American soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" has landed in Italy.
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'Breaking Bad' star to lead NM softball team
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:19AM May 09, 2012 Comment (1)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — At least he hopes to hit a breaking ball.
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Grateful Dead drummer has book deal
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:11AM May 09, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Founding Grateful Dead member Bill Kreutzmann has a long, strange story to tell.
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Favorite daughter Streisand plans Brooklyn concert
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:07AM May 09, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Superstar Barbra Streisand is coming home to Brooklyn.
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Depp, Burton bring 'Dark Shadows' comedy to London
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:58AM May 09, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp's gothic comedy "Dark Shadows" is creeping into London for its European premiere.
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Brad Pitt tapped to star in Chanel perfume ads
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:58AM May 09, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Brad Pitt is the new face of Chanel's No. 5 perfume.
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Martina McBride to sing national anthem at Indy
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:22AM May 09, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Country singer Martina McBride will sing the national anthem at the May 27 Indianapolis 500.
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Hayley Atwell of 'Captain America' wins new role
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:54AM May 09, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hayley Atwell of "Captain America: The First Avenger" will be starring in a new film with a somewhat familiar title.
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Where the Wild Things Still Are: Bedtime Rituals
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:57AM May 09, 2012 Comment
Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak stands with a character from his book "Where the Wild Things Are."
NEW YORK (AP) — The claws and teeth of wild things are a near-nightly affair at bedtime for Gregg Svingen's 2-year-old, Tessa. She raises a tiny index finger and issues a clear and forceful "Be still!" to knock Maurice Sendak's monsters into shape.
