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B5 Concert Turns Chaotic in Minnesota (AP)
AP - Police shut down a suburban shopping mall Saturday after screaming fans of the boy band B5 rushed the stage during a free concert, grabbing at the band members' clothing and overwhelming the small team of security guards.
Top Artists Play It Cool at Vibe Awards (AP)
 AP - Top hip-hop and R&B artists were playing it cool at the third annual Vibe Awards, hoping to avoid a repeat of last year's onstage brawl.
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Paul McCartney Sings to Space Station Crew (AP)
AP - It was "Good Day Sunshine" for the international space station crew Sunday morning. NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev were treated to a live wake-up call of the Beatles classic in a first-ever concert linkup to the space station.
Penn & Teller Return With Network Special (AP)
 AP - Penn Jillette is capable of amazing things. Working with his professionally mute partner Teller, he's breathed fire, served as a human bee hive, survived a 450-pound frost-free refrigerator dropped on his head.
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Film industry honors Taylor, Cruise (Reuters)
 Reuters - Anthony Hopkins mocked Tom Cruise's
boyish enthusiasm, and admitted that he had no idea what their
collaboration, "Mission: Impossible 2," was about, as Britain's
film industry honored the American actor, along with Elizabeth
Taylor in Beverly Hills on Thursday.
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Gere Rides Along With Sheriff's Deputies (AP)
AP - These sheriff's officers say Richard Gere is a gentleman. Gere, researching a role he will play in the film "The Flock," spent about four hours with Bernalillo County deputies last week going door to door to check on registered sex offenders.
Paul McCartney Sings to Space Station Crew (AP)
AP - It was "Good Day Sunshine" for the international space station crew Sunday morning. NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev were treated to a live wake-up call of the Beatles classic in a first-ever concert linkup to the space station.
Penn & Teller Return With Network Special (AP)
AP - Penn Jillette is capable of amazing things. Working with his professionally mute partner Teller, he's breathed fire, served as a human bee hive, survived a 450-pound frost-free refrigerator dropped on his head.
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N.H. Town Wants Taxes From Artist Colony (AP)
 AP - At the MacDowell Colony, where isolation spurs inspiration, artists emerge from their cottages at midday to find picnic baskets left quietly on their doorsteps. But when it comes to property taxes, the town insists there's no such thing as a free lunch.
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New Kushner-Sendak Operas 'Brundibar' and 'Comedy on the Bridge' Debut in CA (Playbill)
Playbill - Broadway stars Euan Morton and William Youmans lead the casts of Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak's New York-bound operas Brundibar and Comedy on the Bridge Nov. 11 at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Gere Rides Along With Sheriff's Deputies (AP)
AP - These sheriff's officers say Richard Gere is a gentleman. Gere, researching a role he will play in the film "The Flock," spent about four hours with Bernalillo County deputies last week going door to door to check on registered sex offenders.
Chan Makes Surprise Visit to Beijing Arena (AP)
 AP - Action star Jackie Chan said he guessed two of the five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics before they were unveiled.
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'Gigolos' peeks behind the upper-crust surface (Reuters)
Reuters - They live by night in
"The Gigolos" -- the well-heeled night of London's West End and
its subculture of moneyed older women and the men whose company
they buy. Production outfit Punk Cinema's first feature is an
effective slice-of-life portrait of characters navigating
big-city loneliness.
Richard Gere rides along with sheriff's deputies (AP)
AP - These sheriff's officers say Richard Gere is a gentleman.
'New World' Heads to Colonial Williamsburg (AP)
 AP - Colonial Williamsburg is rolling out the red carpet for Hollywood's newest rendition of the old story of Capt. John Smith and Pocahontas.
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Pitt and Jolie Top Photo Poll (AP)
 AP - Paparazzi go to extremes to snap photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie — and according to a new survey, you'd like to be in the frame.
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Sinise Named Spokesman for Veterans Group (AP)
 AP - Gary Sinise will serve as the national spokesman for the Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial Foundation.
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Pittsburgh Man Killed at Fiddy Flick (E! Online)
 E! Online - One Pittsburgh-area movie house has said get lost to 50 Cent's
Get Rich or Die Tryin' after a fatal shooting.
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50 Cent Saddened by Shooting at Movie (AP)
 AP - 50 Cent said he was saddened by the fatal shooting at a theater where his movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" was playing.
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'Halloween' Producer Akkad Dies in Jordan (AP)
 AP - Syrian-born film producer Moustapha Akkad, whose three decades of work in Hollywood ranged from the "Halloween" slasher films to more serious movies with Muslim themes, died Friday from wounds sustained in the bombing of a Jordan hotel. He was 75.
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Paul McCartney Sings to Space Station Crew (AP)
AP - It was "Good Day Sunshine" for the international space station crew Sunday morning. NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev were treated to a live wake-up call of the Beatles classic in a first-ever concert linkup to the space station.
Rappers rock Pacific jails and charts (Reuters)
 Reuters - The United States may be the home
of gangster rap, but in this crime-ridden South Pacific city
the gangsters really are rockin' the jails and the music
charts.
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Top Artists Play It Cool at Vibe Awards (AP)
AP - Top hip-hop and R&B artists were playing it cool at the third annual Vibe Awards, hoping to avoid a repeat of last year's onstage brawl.
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Hip-hop stars on best behavior at awards show (Reuters)
 Reuters - The furniture stayed intact and
tempers were kept in check on Saturday at the third annual Vibe
awards, an urban music- and fashion-themed ceremony marred last
year by a brawl that sent a man to jail for a year.
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Simmons Suit Won't Go Away (E! Online)
 E! Online - Gene Simmons may have put the "x" in sex, but a former girlfriend
of the rocker now has the green light to put the "s" in sue.
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B5 Concert Turns Chaotic in Minnesota (AP)
AP - Police shut down a suburban shopping mall Saturday after screaming fans of the boy band B5 rushed the stage during a free concert, grabbing at the band members' clothing and overwhelming the small team of security guards.
Parton Attends Groundbreaking of Theater (AP)
AP - Dolly Parton stepped to a microphone Friday to cheers from thousands attending the groundbreaking of a theater her brother is developing in northeastern North Carolina.
Yehudi Menuhin's Son Ousted Over Comments (AP)
AP - The son of Yehudi Menuhin was ousted as head of the German branch of the music foundation set up by the violinist and humanist, after comments he made to a newspaper run by Germany's leading far-right party, the foundation said Saturday.
'Now' feeds turnover at chart's top slot (Reuters)
Reuters - Even as the "Now That's What I
Call Music" series adds to its own laurels with a bow at No. 1
on the Billboard 200, the big chart continues a certain course
toward at least two records for turnover in the top slot.
With U.S. debuts, reggaeton seeks new Daddy (Reuters)
Reuters - Reggaeton has produced a lot of hype,
but very few hit artists. The genre's rise to prominence was
built on the success of Puerto Rico's Daddy Yankee, along with
many compilations and singles. And did we mention Daddy Yankee?
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