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O'Donnell to Replace Vieira on 'The View'
(AP)
 AP - Rosie O'Donnell is expected to make a surprise return to daytime television by taking over exiting Meredith Vieira's slot on the talk show "The View."
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Snoop Dogg Released on Bail After Fracas
(AP)
 AP - Snoop Dogg was released on bail Thursday after a fracas he was involved in at Heathrow Airport injured seven police officers, his lawyers said.
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Shakira Wins Big at Latin Billboards
(AP)
 AP - Pop songstress Shakira won six awards and reggaeton pacesetter Daddy Yankee took home three at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday night.
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George Clooney Urges Help for Darfur
(AP)
 AP - Actor George Clooney is making a plea for international help in the Darfur region of Sudan.
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Novel by Harvard Author Pulled From Stores
(AP)
 AP - A teen novel containing admittedly borrowed material has been pulled from the market. Author Kaavya Viswanathan, a Harvard University sophomore, had acknowledged that numerous passages in "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life" were lifted from another writer.
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Indian-born filmmaker triumphs in test of faith
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Six years ago, when Indian-born
director Deepa Mehta set out to make a film about the conflict
between conscience and faith, little did she expect the project
to end up testing her own beliefs.
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Shakira Wins Big at Latin Billboards
(AP)
AP - Pop songstress Shakira won six awards and reggaeton pacesetter Daddy Yankee took home three at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday night.
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NBC Retries "Law & Order"
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Law & Order will remain as ubiquitous as ever next season.
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VW, Crispin Try The Shock Treatment
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - At first, it seems like an average car ride home after a double date at the movies. Two couples discuss the emotional pull of the tearjerker they just saw, but "the sad ending" becomes a personal reality for the friends when, without warning, another car hurtles into them, instantly bringing their conversation to a hault. Trembling, but seemingly unhurt, outside the accident scene, one shaken-up passenger quivers as she looks at the crashed car and expresses her shock. ...
"Wedding Singer" musical may delight tourists
(Reuters)
Reuters - Your fondness for 1980s
nostalgia might get pushed to the breaking point in "The
Wedding Singer," the new Broadway musical adaptation of the hit
1998 Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore film comedy.
Indian-born filmmaker triumphs in test of faith
(Reuters)
Reuters - Six years ago, when Indian-born
director Deepa Mehta set out to make a film about the conflict
between conscience and faith, little did she expect the project
to end up testing her own beliefs.
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Danny Huston finds footing in family business
(Reuters)
 Reuters - In his prime, Danny
Huston has found his calling as an actor.
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Hollywood Private Eye Claims Being Spied On
(AP)
 AP - A private eye accused of wiretapping Hollywood celebrities claims federal prosecutors spied on him in prison through a secret deal with his then-girlfriend.
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'Da Vinci' Judgement Code Puzzles Lawyers
(AP)
 AP - Parts of London's legal community ground to a virtual halt Thursday with lawyers turning into aspiring code-breakers as they tried to decipher a hidden message inserted into "The Da Vinci Code" trial judgment.
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"Stick It" a showcase for lithe teenage girls
(Reuters)
Reuters - Much like "Bring It On,"
the cheerleading movie also written by this film's
writer-director Jessica Bendinger, "Stick It" spends an
inordinate amount of time ogling the tight, lithe bodies of its
young female characters, in this case gymnasts. Thus, what
might have appealed only to teen girls might well have
crossover appeal to leering young boys as well.
George Clooney Urges Help for Darfur
(AP)
AP - Actor George Clooney is making a plea for international help in the Darfur region of Sudan.
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Saudi Movie Buffs Bemoan Lack of Theaters
(AP)
 AP - Shortly after Tareq al-Hussein turned 21, he got himself a passport and drove 300 miles to neighboring Bahrain to fulfill a dream: watching a film in a movie theater.
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Angelina Jolie Tops Most Beautiful List
(AP)
 AP - She's got that pregnant glow, but it is Angelina Jolie's humanitarian efforts that make her most radiant, according to People magazine. The pillow-lipped actress graces the cover of People's "100 Most Beautiful People" issue, on newsstands Friday. It's her fourth time on the list, but first as cover girl.
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Sharon Stone Accepts Libel Damages
(AP)
 AP - Sharon Stone has accepted an undisclosed sum in libel damages from a British newspaper that alleged she had left her 4-year-old son in a car while dining at a London restaurant.
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People En Espanol Honors Jennifer Lopez
(AP)
 AP - While Angelina Jolie tops People's most beautiful issue, Jennifer Lopez graces the cover of the magazine's Spanish-language version.
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Shakira Wins Big at Latin Billboards
(AP)
AP - Pop songstress Shakira won six awards and reggaeton pacesetter Daddy Yankee took home three at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday night.
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Spanish 'Star-Spangled Banner' Draws Ire
(AP)
 AP - British music producer Adam Kidron says that when he came up with the idea of a Spanish-language version of the U.S. national anthem, he saw it as an ode to the millions of immigrants seeking a better life.
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Chili Peppers to rock New Orleans' Voodoo fest
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the
first band confirmed for the eighth Voodoo Music Experience to
be held in New Orleans on October 28-29, organizers said
Thursday.
Snoop Arrested in Airport Brawl
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Looks like Snoop Dogg could be headed for the pound.
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Madonna spilling 'Secrets' CD/DVD in June
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Madonna will release her
documentary "I'm Going To Tell You a Secret" as a CD/DVD
package June 13 via Warner Bros.
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Snoop Dogg Released on Bail After Fracas
(AP)
AP - Snoop Dogg was released on bail Thursday after a fracas he was involved in at Heathrow Airport injured seven police officers, his lawyers said.
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Snoop Dogg held in London after fracas
(Reuters)
 Reuters - American rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested
with five other men during a disturbance at London's Heathrow
airport but was later released on bail, his lawyer said on
Thursday.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Names Conductor
(AP)
AP - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has a new principal conductor.
Bocelli to Make N.Y. Philharmonic Debut
(AP)
AP - Andrea Bocelli will make his New York Philharmonic debut in September, singing four performances of romantic arias.
Shankars make musical riches out of ragas
(Reuters)
Reuters - The headliner's
daughter, Anoushka Shankar, opened the show Wednesday with a
program that gave her father, the great Ravi Shankar, something
to strive for.
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