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AP Top Entertainment News At 10:30 p.m. EDT
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7.4.2008 : 10:30 pm
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Lost scenes shown from sci-fi classic 'Metropolis'
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7.4.2008 : 7:05 pm
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Lost scenes from the sci-fi classic "Metropolis," recently discovered in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum, were shown to journalists for the first time in decades on Thursday.
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Comic book artist Michael Turner dies at 37
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7.4.2008 : 6:40 pm
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Michael Turner, a comic book artist who drew covers for major titles such as "Superman/Batman," "The Flash" and "Civil War,'" has died. He was 37.
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Prado says 'Colossus' is not the work of Goya
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7.4.2008 : 6:38 pm
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MADRID, Spain -- For years Spain's famed Prado museum had its suspicions about one of its most prized Goyas. Now the museum says it is certain the painting is not by the 18th-century master.
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Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand
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7.4.2008 : 6:29 pm
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ARGANDA DEL REY, Spain -- Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday.
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Brinkley split is newest image-crushing NY divorce
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7.4.2008 : 6:04 pm
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NEW YORK -- When the media capital of the world meets a celebrity divorce, it's a breakup made in tabloid heaven. So the city that has hosted the spectacular splits of Woody Allen, Liza Minnelli and Rudolph Giuliani now is feasting on the salacious details of model Christie Brinkley's fourth marital breakup.
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Barbershop faces a discord among members
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7.4.2008 : 5:04 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As thousands of singers converge on Nashville for an international convention of barbershop harmony music, the old-fashioned music style is facing discord among its fans.
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Brangelina twins will always have Nice
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7.4.2008 : 4:27 pm
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NICE, France -- They'll always have Nice. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's soon-to-be-born twins will always be considered honorary citizens of Nice, regardless of whether they opt to obtain French citizenship, the mayor of Nice said Friday.
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Man claims assault by Eminem in 2006 in Detroit
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7.4.2008 : 2:32 pm
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PONTIAC, Mich. -- A man has sued Eminem, claiming the rapper punched him two years ago while they were in the bathroom of a Detroit strip club.
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Italy moves to help combat decay at Pompeii site
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7.4.2008 : 2:31 pm
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ROME -- Italy's government moved Friday to help combat damage to the buried ancient city of Pompeii, which has been damaged by decay and inadequate management, officials said.
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Workers at Milan's La Scala plan strike
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7.4.2008 : 1:20 pm
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MILAN, Italy -- Workers at Milan's famed La Scala opera house say they will stage a strike next week that will cancel the first three performances of Franco Zeffirelli's production of "La Boheme."
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Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
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7.4.2008 : 12:36 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Larry Harmon wasn't the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure, said his publicist, Jerry Digney. He was 83.
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France hands over ancient looted pottery to Italy
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7.4.2008 : 11:21 am
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ROME -- Italy's Culture Ministry says France has handed over 50 pieces of pottery dating back to as far as the fourth century B.C. that were looted from southern Italy.
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Court orders YouTube to give Viacom video logs
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7.4.2008 : 7:52 am
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NEW YORK -- Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when.
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Just how close 'friends' are Madonna and A-Rod?
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7.4.2008 : 7:24 am
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NEW YORK -- A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world -- each a chatty bunch -- buzzing with questions about the two "friends."
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Rachael Ray employee claims anorexia bias
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7.3.2008 : 8:29 pm
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NEW YORK -- A former accountant for Rachael Ray's TV cooking show has filed a $1 million lawsuit saying he was forced out of his job because he has an eating disorder.
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French and tourists seem indifferent to Brangelina
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7.3.2008 : 8:26 pm
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NICE, France -- Partially eclipsed by the glitterati of Cannes and the royal glare of Monaco, Nice is a place where even the brightest stars -- like Brangelina -- are greeted by little more than indifference.
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Brinkley: Husband's affair 'shattered' my life
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7.3.2008 : 8:24 pm
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- A tearful Christie Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Thursday that she was devastated by her husband's affair with a teenager and his attempts to find other paramours through pornographic Web sites.
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Paisley says working with Griffith a highlight
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7.3.2008 : 5:48 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Brad Paisley says he got to mark a biggie off his wish list when Andy Griffith agreed to be in the video for his new single, "Waitin' On a Woman."
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Priestley says music industry 'a mess' but works
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7.3.2008 : 5:05 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jason Priestley says he got a crash course on the Nashville music industry while directing a reality series about the Canadian band the Road Hammers.
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Spielberg group gives $1M to Pa. Jewish museum
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7.3.2008 : 5:01 pm
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PHILADELPHIA -- A foundation created by Steven Spielberg is giving $1 million to the National Museum of American Jewish History. The money from the Righteous Persons Foundation will go toward a new, five-story museum building being built in Philadelphia.
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Will Smith's kids see `daddy being mean' in film
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7.3.2008 : 4:22 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Will Smith usually plays the hero in his summer blockbusters. But in "Hancock," he drinks, swears, mouths off -- and goes to prison.
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Tears flow at `Army Wives' screening
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7.3.2008 : 3:46 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Tears flowed freely when two of TV's "Army Wives" met the real-life women they portray on the Lifetime series. Sally Pressman, who plays Roxy, and Brigid Brannagh, who plays Pamela, recently watched an upcoming episode with Army wives and service members at Walter Reed Medical Center outside Washington.
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Donna Summer adds sweet sounds to summer tour
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7.3.2008 : 3:14 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Donna Summer says she approached her summer tour like a chocolate-chip cookie. The 59-year-old singer said that for the first time, she is incorporating all the music from a new album and most of her hits into the show. In the past, she's used just a few new songs, but never all of them.
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Sheriff says Discovery Channel won't film at jail
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7.3.2008 : 2:49 pm
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DALLAS -- Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez says the Discovery Channel has changed plans and will not do a documentary about the jail after a judge blocked filming.
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Stars bring poker faces to Sin City for charity
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7.3.2008 : 12:16 pm
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LAS VEGAS -- Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities -- and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
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7.3.2008 : 12:10 pm
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Fearless Fourteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press)
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USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
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7.3.2008 : 12:09 pm
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Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "Fearless Fourteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press)(F-H)
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
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7.3.2008 : 12:09 pm
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FICTION 1. "Fearless Fourteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press)
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Report: Alex Rodriguez has split from wife
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7.3.2008 : 11:33 am
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NEW YORK -- Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and his wife have split less than three months after the birth of the couple's second daughter, according to a report in the New York Daily News.
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Springsteen remembers NJ boardwalk fortuneteller
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7.3.2008 : 11:13 am
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ASBURY PARK, N.J. -- Bruce Springsteen is paying tribute to a boardwalk fortuneteller he made famous in a song. Madam Marie Castello, who told fortunes on the Asbury Park Boardwalk in New Jersey, died recently. She was 93.
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Kylie Minogue honored at Buckingham Palace
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7.3.2008 : 8:50 am
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LONDON -- Britain has honored Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her services to music. The 40-year-old pop star received an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, from Prince Charles during a ceremony Thursday at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Rush Limbaugh to get $38M a year for next 8 years
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7.3.2008 : 7:33 am
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NEW YORK -- Rush Limbaugh will make about $38 million a year to continue his radio show over the next eight years. In addition, he says will be getting a nine-figure signing bonus from Premiere Radio Networks.
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Last of the `Baby Ballerinas' dies
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7.3.2008 : 12:38 am
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SYDNEY, Australia -- Irina Baronova, world renowned in the 1930s as part of a trio of Russian-born dancers dubbed the "Baby Ballerinas," has died at her home in Australia, the Australian Ballet said. She was 89.
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Movie productions keep rolling despite uncertainty
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7.3.2008 : 12:34 am
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LOS ANGELES -- On-location movie shoots are on the rise in Los Angeles, despite repeated warnings from Hollywood studios that the possibility of an actors strike had stalled moviemaking, a permitting group said Wednesday.
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That Was the Week That Was
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7.3.2008 : 12:00 am
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Entertainment highlights during the week of July 6-12: 1935: Jimmy Stewart's first film, "Murder Man," opened.
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Celebrity Birthdays
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7.3.2008 : 12:00 am
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 6-12: July 6: Actor William Schallert ("The Patty Duke Show") is 86. Actress-singer Della Reese is 77. Singer Gene Chandler is 71. Actor Ned Beatty is 71. Country singer Jeannie Seely is 68. Actor Burt Ward ("Batman") is 63. Actor Fred Dryer is 62. Actor Sylvester Stallone is 62. Actor Geoffrey Rush is 57. Actor Grant Goodeve ("Eight is Enough") is 56. Singer Nanci Griffith is 55. Actress Allyce Beasley ("Moonlighting") is 54. Actor Brian Posehn ("Just Shoot Me") is 42. Rapper Inspectah Deck of Wu-Tang Clan is 38. Rapper 50 Cent is 32. Actresses Tia and Tamera Mowry ("Sister, Sister") are 30. Actor Jeremy Suarez ("Bernie Mac") is 18.
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Chevy Chase to host Newport Jazz Festival again
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7.2.2008 : 11:39 pm
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Live from Newport: it's Chevy Chase. Chase, the comic actor and original cast member of "Saturday Night Live" will host the Newport Jazz Festival for the second year in a row.
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Young designer joins couture pantheon
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7.2.2008 : 11:33 pm
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PARIS -- Designer Alessandra Facchinetti on Wednesday dispelled any doubts about her ability to fill legendary designer Valentino's shoes, drawing warm applause for her first-ever haute couture collection for the Italian label.
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2008 Essence Music Festival begins Friday
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7.2.2008 : 8:55 pm
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NEW ORLEANS -- From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival.
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Judge: Snipes can travel abroad for movies
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7.2.2008 : 7:58 pm
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OCALA, Fla. -- Wesley Snipes will be allowed to leave the United States to work on two movies while his lawyers appeal his tax convictions.
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DMX arrested in Phoenix on outstanding warrants
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7.2.2008 : 7:55 pm
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PHOENIX -- DMX has been arrested at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on outstanding warrants. Maricopa County Sheriff's Department spokesman Aaron Douglas says the rapper, 37, was taken into custody Wednesday morning after arriving from Florida.
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Animal groups out to fetch part of Helmsley estate
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7.2.2008 : 7:07 pm
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NEW YORK -- Animal welfare groups are set to try to fetch some of Leona Helmsley's vast fortune. At least two groups are eyeing the hotel queen's estate -- estimated to be up to $8 billion -- following a report Helmsley wanted her fortune to go to the dogs.
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Sheryl Crow urges preservation of wild mustangs
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7.2.2008 : 6:51 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Sheryl Crow is urging people to get involved in saving America's wild horses. "I think it will be a real shame when we look back and we don't have these incredible species, and I guess my best hope would be that people, individuals, step up at this point and really protect these animals," the 46-year-old Grammy-winning singer says in an upcoming documentary, "Saving the American Wild Horse."
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TMZ allowed to repost portion of actor's sex tape
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7.2.2008 : 5:50 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- The woman in a sex tape featuring Verne Troyer -- best known for his role in the "Austin Powers" movies -- says she allowed celebrity Web site TMZ to broadcast snippets of the tape.
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Mom of alleged Lohan sister 'wanted it exposed'
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7.2.2008 : 2:29 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- The father of a 13-year-old girl who may be Lindsay Lohan's half-sister said the family went public with the story after Lohan's father, Michael, repeatedly refused to provide support.
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Auto racing is No. 1 on cable TV
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7.2.2008 : 2:20 pm
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of June 23-29. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:
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Tatum O'Neal pleads guilty to disorderly conduct
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7.2.2008 : 12:07 pm
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NEW YORK -- Tatum O'Neal has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with her June cocaine possession arrest in lower Manhattan. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Elisa Koenderman (KEN'-dehr-man) has ordered the 44-year-old actress to spend two half-day sessions in a drug treatment program and pay a $95 surcharge.
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Fortune teller made famous by Springsteen has died
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7.2.2008 : 11:22 am
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ASBURY PARK, N.J. -- Fortune teller Madam Marie, a figure of rock 'n' roll mythology thanks to Bruce Springsteen, has died. She was in her mid-90s.
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Actors' union, theater producers reach agreement
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7.2.2008 : 11:13 am
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NEW YORK -- The actors' union and Broadway theater producers have reached a tentative agreement for a new, 39-month contract that covers Broadway shows and touring productions.
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Milan opera house workers threaten strike
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7.2.2008 : 11:10 am
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MILAN, Italy -- Workers at La Scala opera house in Milan are threatening to stage a strike next week that would cancel the first three performances of "La Boheme."
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