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'Crocodile Hunter' took out barb on tape
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_en_mo/obit_irwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060906/capt.sge.knz17.060906032115.photo01.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=WhD8XjcoCvIstFqvYL741g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Thousands of tributes and flowers from friends and admirers outside Australia Zoo. Hundreds of tearful mourners have paid homage to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin following his shocking on-camera death as his family prepares to reveal details of his funeral(AFP/Heather Faulkner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Irwin pulled a poisonous stingray barb from his chest in his dying moments, his longtime manager said Tuesday, after watching videotape of the attack that killed the popular "Crocodile Hunter."</p><br clear="all"/>
Baby Suri Cruise makes her world debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_on_en_tv/people_suri_cruise"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060824/capt.sge.hca00.240806130257.photo00.photo.default-512x379.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=rpk744R0RZb7xHWCwN4gSg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Actor Tom Cruise (R) and actress Katie Holmes arrive at the Paramount Pictures fan screening of "Mission: Impossible III" held at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, May 2006 in Hollywood, California. Viacom's Paramount Pictures is cutting loose "Top Gun" Tom Cruise, citing his erratic behavior and religious proselytizing, the Wall Street Journal reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevin Winter)" border="0" /></a>AP - With a cherubic face and a shock of dark hair, Suri Cruise — subject of the world's most anticipated baby photo — made her broadcast debut Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"View" Comes Up Rosie
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060906/en_tv_eo/19926"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060906/capt.6d127a445fcd3994dfced567f6ba646b.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=fOO_HBPL.PW2ZFGyd_moJg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="After
more than four months of nonstop hype and speculation, O'Donnell made
her daytime television comeback Tuesday as moderator of The View,
kicking off a day of returns as two of the most high-profile TV
personalities make their highly anticipated homecoming to the airwaves.
(Katie Couric gets her CBS Evening News close-up tonight.)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - After
more than four months of nonstop hype and speculation, O'Donnell made
her daytime television comeback Tuesday as moderator of The View,
kicking off a day of returns as two of the most high-profile TV
personalities make their highly anticipated homecoming to the airwaves.
(Katie Couric gets her CBS Evening News close-up tonight.)</p><br clear="all"/>
Couric makes `CBS Evening News' debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_en_tv/tv_couric_debut"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060905/capt.5db9ee62e9234dd6b9da68fcc78af280.tv_couric_debut_ny128.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=SuGznI_DiavpXOeWEtwugg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="In this video frame grab taken from television, 'CBS Evening News' new anchor Katie Couric begins her debut broadcast with the show from CBS studios in New York, Tuesday Sept. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/CBS)" border="0" /></a>AP - After Katie Couric was introduced on her first night as "CBS Evening News" anchor by a Walter Cronkite voiceover, she delivered a fast-moving newscast that the legendary newsman might have found unrecognizable.</p><br clear="all"/>
Combs, girlfriend expecting twins
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mu/people_diddy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060905/capt.b736e9848a3a4e3f81838c5c2d475efa.people_diddy_ny127.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=6LvdFSOad3t_tE4sus5LKw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this file photo originally from Walt Disney World, Sean ' Diddy' Combs and girlfriend Kim Porter take a ride aboard the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway attraction with son Christian in this file photo from April 1, 2005, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Combs and Porter, are expecting twins, the hip-hop mogul's spokeswoman confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday Sept. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Walt Disney World,Diana Zalucky-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sean "Diddy" Combs and his longtime girlfriend, model Kim Porter, are expecting twins, the hip-hop mogul's spokeswoman confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Crocodile Hunter' took out barb on tape
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_en_mo/obit_irwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060906/capt.sge.knz17.060906032115.photo01.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=WhD8XjcoCvIstFqvYL741g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Thousands of tributes and flowers from friends and admirers outside Australia Zoo. Hundreds of tearful mourners have paid homage to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin following his shocking on-camera death as his family prepares to reveal details of his funeral(AFP/Heather Faulkner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Irwin pulled a poisonous stingray barb from his chest in his dying moments, his longtime manager said Tuesday, after watching videotape of the attack that killed the popular "Crocodile Hunter."</p><br clear="all"/>
Doherty Continues Clean-Up, Avoids Jail
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060906/en_music_eo/19931"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060906/capt.326cfc5197b98d44d5e89d1e67a9c96b.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=15JHql4LcruyKtycuEFWHg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="After
praising his songwriting prowess, a London judge on Monday ordered the
Babyshambles singer to spend additional time at a drug rehabilitation
facility in lieu of jail for a litany of drug-possession charges." border="0" /></a>E! Online - After
praising his songwriting prowess, a London judge on Monday ordered the
Babyshambles singer to spend additional time at a drug rehabilitation
facility in lieu of jail for a litany of drug-possession charges.</p><br clear="all"/>
Katie Couric Settles in at CBS
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060906/en_tv_eo/19934"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060906/capt.78de7ecc0b497a49510ffb3006085ae3.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=Q4fz01Wd7HQX.U6uzYvQ5g--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Katie Couric and CBS finally got down to business Tuesday night.
Personable, perky business." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Katie Couric and CBS finally got down to business Tuesday night.
Personable, perky business.</p><br clear="all"/>
CBS teams up with TiVo
(Reuters)
Reuters - Embracing a media technology once
feared by commercial television as the industry's boogeyman,
the CBS network has teamed up with TiVo Inc. to help promote
its new fall shows.
'Company' Ticket Sales Begin With AmEx Offer; General Sales Start Sept. 24
(Playbill)
Playbill - Tickets for the new Broadway production of Company go on sale exclusively to American Express card holders on Sept. 6 prior to the Sept. 24 start of sales for the general public.
'Crocodile Hunter' took out barb on tape
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_en_mo/obit_irwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060906/capt.sge.knz17.060906032115.photo01.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=WhD8XjcoCvIstFqvYL741g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Thousands of tributes and flowers from friends and admirers outside Australia Zoo. Hundreds of tearful mourners have paid homage to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin following his shocking on-camera death as his family prepares to reveal details of his funeral(AFP/Heather Faulkner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Irwin pulled a poisonous stingray barb from his chest in his dying moments, his longtime manager said Tuesday, after watching videotape of the attack that killed the popular "Crocodile Hunter."</p><br clear="all"/>
Death of 'Crocodile Hunter' filmed
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mo/death_on_tape"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.23b6c1741c344286b784a139d9d43813.obit_crocodile_hunter_ny112.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=WN7tP4j18pQhBY8i1dz4Og--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="In a file photo Australia's Steve Irwin handles the world's most venomous snake, the Taipan snake, at the Singapore Zoological Gardens Thursday, March 9, 2006 in Singapore. Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday, Sept. 4, 2006, by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, Australian media reported. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)" border="0" /></a>AP - "If I'm going to die," the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin said in a 2002 interview, "at least I want it filmed."</p><br clear="all"/>
AFI Likes "Singin' in the Rain"
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060905/en_movies_eo/19928"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060906/capt.69a0cadda1e0760445ac087efdc32608.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=VavztYOeuzNj1JiLHGOQug--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Those list-loving folks at the American Film Institute are
hap-hap-happy again." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Those list-loving folks at the American Film Institute are
hap-hap-happy again.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Invincible" Scores Again
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060905/en_movies_eo/19924"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060905/capt.c9230b41491c6cf7abcc3ff5744663a6.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=HJBzmwjKVmDIQZO_0oUSuA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Over the
extended Labor Day holiday, Disney's feel-good football flick outscored
all competition, earning $15.4 million from Friday through Monday,
according to final studio figures." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Over the
extended Labor Day holiday, Disney's feel-good football flick outscored
all competition, earning $15.4 million from Friday through Monday,
according to final studio figures.</p><br clear="all"/>
On the Net: Movies summed up in 4 words
(AP)
AP - Successful movies are almost always films that can easily be described. Studio executives must be pitched movie plots in minutes. However, once a movie is greenlit, shot, and sent to theaters, it's received with a barrage of verbose criticism and media analysis.
Zhang Ziyi mocked for wearing same dress
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mo/people_zhang_ziyi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.tok11809040832.hong_kong_zhang_ziyi_clothing_clash_tok118.jpg?x=76&y=130&sig=h1UUdRPVys2DKhWBZGEiLw--" align="left" height="130" width="76" alt="Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi poses for photographers after the news conference to present the movie 'Yeyan' (The Banquet) by director Feng Xiaogang of China at the 63rd edition of the Venice film festival, in Venice, Italy, in this September 3, 2006, file photo. Promoting her new film 'The Banquet' at the Venice Film Festival Sunday, Zhang Ziyi wore the same polka-dotted low-cut dress that fellow Chinese actress Xu Jinglei wore two months ago. The Hong Kong entertainment press, known for being harshly critical of Zhang, pounced on the apparent slip-up Monday September 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - It was an actress' worst nightmare come true. While promoting her new movie at the Venice Film Festival this week, Zhang Ziyi — who starred in Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" — wore the same low-cut polka-dot dress that actress Xu Jinglei wore two months ago.</p><br clear="all"/>
New film probes 1959 'Superman' death
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mo/film_hollywoodland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060905/capt.9c695a9b6b3348c3ae466ab1a4df7175.george_reeves_nyol200.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=vmGEdge9tQVJ7aIofSaS0Q--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Actor George Reeves, who portrayed Superman on television in the 1950s, is seen in this undated file photo. Reeves' work as TV's Man of Steel would set the Superman screen standard for decades, but on June 17, 1959, millions of American youngsters were devastated to learn Superman was dead. The coroner ruled Reeves's death, from a gunshot wound to the head in his Benedict Canyon home, a suicide. The new film 'Hollywoodland,' which opens Friday, suggests Reeves might have been murdered. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - On June 17, 1959, millions of American youngsters were devastated by the news: Superman was dead.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Bobby' director Emilio Estevez engaged
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mo/people_emilio_estevez"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060905/capt.7e414ecbbc1e4bb499c72eaec694990f.italy_venice_film_festival_xlb130.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=1BCTw27FjPK0BoXSPpXFPA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="US director Emilio Estevez, right, and his friend Sonia laugh during a photocall after a press conference to present his movie 'Bobby' (Work in Progress) at the 63rd edition of the Venice film festival in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>AP - Emilio Estevez said he wanted to bring ordinary people into the spotlight while making the movie "Bobby," about Robert Kennedy's assassination.</p><br clear="all"/>
Toronto festival offers premieres, politics, stars
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060905/film_nm/leisure_filmfest_toronto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060905/2006_09_05t152338_450x351_us_leisure_filmfest_toronto.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=EA.TWIzKE7YFnFeN0zd8NA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Brad Pitt listens during a news conference in New Orleans, August 31, 2006. This year's Toronto International Film Festival will offer more star wattage and world premieres than almost any edition of the event in its 30-year history, as well as the potential for a goodly amount of controversy. (Lee Celano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - This year's Toronto International Film
Festival will offer more star wattage and world premieres than
almost any edition of the event in its 30-year history, as well
as the potential for a goodly amount of controversy.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Rocky" may move to Philadelphia Art Museum steps
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060905/film_nm/arts_rocky_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060906/2006_09_05t183750_450x301_us_arts_rocky.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=D6uYgfv_kb2u51ZT.TOzYg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Sly Stallone gestures during the filming of his movie 'Rocky 6' in Las Vegas December 5, 2005. A statue of fictional boxer Rocky Balboa may move to the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, where the character played by Sylvester Stallone famously ran while training for a fight. (Teddy Blackburn/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A statue of fictional boxer Rocky
Balboa may move to the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum,
where the character played by Sylvester Stallone famously ran
while training for a fight.</p><br clear="all"/>
Doherty Continues Clean-Up, Avoids Jail
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060906/en_music_eo/19931"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060906/capt.326cfc5197b98d44d5e89d1e67a9c96b.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=15JHql4LcruyKtycuEFWHg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="After
praising his songwriting prowess, a London judge on Monday ordered the
Babyshambles singer to spend additional time at a drug rehabilitation
facility in lieu of jail for a litany of drug-possession charges." border="0" /></a>E! Online - After
praising his songwriting prowess, a London judge on Monday ordered the
Babyshambles singer to spend additional time at a drug rehabilitation
facility in lieu of jail for a litany of drug-possession charges.</p><br clear="all"/>
Combs, girlfriend expecting twins
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mu/people_diddy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060905/capt.b736e9848a3a4e3f81838c5c2d475efa.people_diddy_ny127.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=6LvdFSOad3t_tE4sus5LKw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this file photo originally from Walt Disney World, Sean ' Diddy' Combs and girlfriend Kim Porter take a ride aboard the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway attraction with son Christian in this file photo from April 1, 2005, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Combs and Porter, are expecting twins, the hip-hop mogul's spokeswoman confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday Sept. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Walt Disney World,Diana Zalucky-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sean "Diddy" Combs and his longtime girlfriend, model Kim Porter, are expecting twins, the hip-hop mogul's spokeswoman confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Arctic Monkeys land coveted UK prize
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060905/music_nm/arts_mercury_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060906/2006_09_05t194325_450x299_us_arts_mercury.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=nGkqD_JMQ1ZI07vrEimptw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Alex Turner (R) and Matt Helder (L) of the Arctic Monkeys react after the band win the Mercury Music Prize Award in London September 5, 2006. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Arctic Monkeys, who shot to fame on
the Internet and broke all records with their debut, won the
coveted Mercury Prize on Tuesday for the Best British album of
the year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ginger Spice's Child Abuse Claims
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060905/en_music_eo/19929"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060906/capt.f82f8a6e273cab580e87db3db62ccccb.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=wS5SdsyzjJt8H2DlyzwAvg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="If you wannabe her nanny, you can't be pulling stuff like this." border="0" /></a>E! Online - If you wannabe her nanny, you can't be pulling stuff like this.</p><br clear="all"/>
Onetime Jackson accuser accuses father
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mu/people_michael_jackson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060808/i/r2811986138.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=wE009MOXxd1x7MbUlhEikg--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Michael Jackson leaves the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, California, in this June 13, 2005 file photograph. Jackson has reportedly stumbled across a secret conspiracy by former attorneys, associates and advisors to force him into financial ruin, his spokeswoman said on August 7, 2006. REUTERS/John G. Mabanglo/Pool/Files" border="0" /></a>AP - A man who as a boy accused Michael Jackson of molesting him and got a $20 million settlement from the pop singer now has won a ruling that could bring a trial on a claim he was attacked by his own father.</p><br clear="all"/>
Universal said to buy BMG for $2 billion
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mu/bmg_music_publishing_sale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060904/capt.sge.jxx95.040906060221.photo00.photo.default-512x301.jpg?x=130&y=76&sig=ZmpHw.qoKVaTlZ5mTDNonw--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="The logo of the German subsidiary of Universal Music appears on its headquarters in Berlin. Warner Music Group Corp., Universal Music Group and Viacom Inc. have made bids for BMG Music Publishing, a unit of German media giant Bertelsmann AG, The Wall Street Journal reported.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)" border="0" /></a>AP - Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group has reached a tentative agreement with German media company Bertelsmann AG to acquire BMG Music Publishing for $2.05 billion, a person familiar with the deal said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ex-Village People `cop' gets probation
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mu/people_victor_willis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060905/capt.b5b1b2abb185441880b4d11f5a54618d.people_victor_willis_caps101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=pENgdKnF8G6TbVqZTkdelg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Victor Willis, left, the original policeman in the 1970s disco band The Village People, sits with his attorney Mark Geragos, right, during a sentenced hearing in a Redwood City, Calif., courtroom, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006. Willis was sentenced to three years probation after he agreed to enter a drug treatment program. Willis, 54, was arrested in South San Francisco in March, 2006, after police stopped his car and found cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He pleaded no contest in July, 2006, after failing to appear at several court hearings. Willis co-wrote such hits as 'YMCA' and 'In the Navy.' (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Victor Willis, the original policeman in '70s disco band The Village People, was sentenced to three years' probation Tuesday on drug possession charges after he agreed to enter a treatment program.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Diddy" to be double daddy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060905/music_nm/diddy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060905/2006_09_05t153912_339x450_us_diddy.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=_15KSikDgHnLdrY9pnJgIQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Sean 'Diddy' Combs and girlfriend Kim Porter are seen at the 77th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 27, 2005. The music producer, fashion mogul and restaurateur is expecting twins with his longtime girlfriend Porter, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday. (Mike Blake/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hip-hop impresario Sean "Diddy"
Combs is making room for two more in his posse.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft sees room to challenge Apple's iPod
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060905/music_nm/microsoft_zune_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060905/2006_09_05t160724_450x273_us_microsoft_zune.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=P8c_56KPnYxeGCa1S_ds7w--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="An iPod is displayed at the Apple Store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile, November 25, 2005. Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it sees plenty of room for growth in the digital music player market as the company tries to dislodge the dominant iPod with a device of its own. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it sees
plenty of room for growth in the digital music player market as
the company tries to dislodge Apple Computer Inc.'s dominant
iPod with a device of its own.</p><br clear="all"/>
Swedish-American soprano Varnay dies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060905/ap_en_mu/obit_varnay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060905/capt.6472dab667894e71b3f21d862976f61c.obit_varnay_ny120.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=nkO7nptwiMNiYrrL8799Xg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="American opera singer soprano Astrid Varnay looks on in this Dec. 11, 1971 file photo in Munich on her 30th career anniversary. Varnay, the Swedish-American soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut without rehearsal a day before the attack on Pearl Harbor and went on to sing for half a century, has died. She was 88. Varnay died Monday in a Munich hospital of a pericardial infection, said Donald Arthur, a longtime friend who ghostwrote her autobiography. She had been seriously ill for some time, he said in a telephone interview with the AP. (AP Photo/Toepfer, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Astrid Varnay, the Swedish-American soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut — virtually without rehearsal — in a nationally broadcast performance and went on to sing for half a century, has died. She was 88.</p><br clear="all"/>
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