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Margaret Mitchell helped French town after World War II
7/3/2009 12:07 AM
ATLANTA -- When a tiny French town destroyed during World War II needed help rebuilding, "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell came to the rescue.
Mitchell's efforts on behalf of Vimoutiers are little known, even to those who have studied h ...
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7/3/2009 12:06 AM
In honor of the Fourth of July, we offer five TV productions whose titles were inspired by the most memorable phrase of the Declaration of Independence:
"Life" (2007-09, NBC)
Critically acclaimed, but little-watched drama about a former police o ...
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7/3/2009 12:05 AM
NEW YORK -- Get ready for the return of "Ragtime."
A revival of the ambitious musical adapted from E.L. Doctorow's epic novel of early 20th century America will open Nov. 15 on Broadway, producer Kevin McCollum announced Wednesday. Previews begin O ...
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7/2/2009 1:01 AM
A major category of art produced in the American South, both in quantity and quality, is the work of self-taught artists.
Perhaps, in part, because of the relative isolation of creative individuals living in a largely agrarian society, far removed ...
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7/2/2009 12:51 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.
Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his ...
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7/2/2009 12:50 AM
LOS ANGELES -- The life of "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private, music-filled funeral that one participant called "stirring."
Her longtime companion, Ryan O'Neal, was among pallbearers who accompanied the caske ...
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7/2/2009 12:50 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died at age 75.
The actor died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., ...
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7/2/2009 12:47 AM
LOS ANGELES -- A public memorial for Michael Jackson is in the works but won't be held at the late pop star's Neverland Ranch, a Jackson family spokesman said Wednesday.
No further details were provided in the statement issued Wednesday by family s ...
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7/2/2009 12:42 AM
MILWAUKEE -- It's a bold new concept in cooking. Instead of salting your food - you "food" your salt.
Spear cubes of watermelon and rub across a salt disc for a kiss of flavor with each bite.
Serving sushi? Leave the soy sauce in the fridge; set ...
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7/2/2009 12:33 AM
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs NEW!
In New York State, the minimum age to obtain a driver's license is 16, but "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" makes an argument for lowering that age to 5. That way, parents wouldn't have to chaperone their childre ...
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7/1/2009 12:17 AM
NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson claimed to have a net worth of $236 million as of March 31, 2007, according to financial documents obtained by The Associated Press that shed light on the late pop star's murky finances and prodigious borrowing.
The docu ...
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7/1/2009 12:14 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that votes on the Academy Awards.
Others among the 134 people asked to join the Academy ...
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6/30/2009 7:59 PM
The blockbuster "Ice Age" movies have left me cold. Toons reliant on a large cast of critters (Happy Meal friendly) with famous voices making sitcom wisecracks as their impromptu "herd" makes its way through the frozen (but melting, in the last film) ...
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6/30/2009 12:47 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's mother asked a Superior Court judge on Monday to name her administrator of her late son's estate so she can ensure the King of Pop's three children are its beneficiaries.
The court filing states that Jackson's paren ...
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6/30/2009 12:35 AM
"Escape!" is the Aiken Community Playhouse's theme for the upcoming season.
The selection process is over and the board has chosen a stellar line-up of entertainment to help you escape in the coming year.
The Aiken Community Playhouse has ...
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6/30/2009 12:34 AM
Winners from the ninth annual BET Awards:
-- Male R&B Artist: Ne-Yo.
-- Female R&B Artist: Beyoncé.
-- Group: Day 26.
-- Collaboration: "Blame It," Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain.
-- Male Hip Hop Artist: Lil Wayne.
-- Female ...
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6/30/2009 12:33 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hollywood studios and television networks lost their bid Monday for the Supreme Court to block the use of a new digital video recorder system that could make it cheaper and easier for viewers to record shows and watch them when th ...
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6/29/2009 12:44 AM
LOS ANGELES -- The BET Awards became the official Michael Jackson TV celebration on Sunday, with joyous tributes to the King of Pop from a New Edition-Jackson 5 medley to host Jamie Foxx's tender monologue delivered in that classic red leather zipper ...
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6/29/2009 12:39 AM
TAMPA, Fla. -- Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has died. He was 50.
Tampa police said Mays' wife found him unresponsive Sunday morn ...
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6/29/2009 12:37 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson still had a faint pulse and his body was warm when his doctor found him in bed and not breathing, a lawyer for the doctor told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Lawyer Edward Chernoff also said Dr. Conrad Murray never p ...
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6/28/2009 11:58 PM
Whether it's biking through downtown Aiken, hiking in Hitchcock Woods or enjoying an afternoon swim, summer weather typically encourages more and more people of all ages to head outdoors and get active.
But sometimes exercise can lead to pain an ...
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6/28/2009 12:46 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's family wants a private autopsy of the pop icon because of unanswered questions about how he died and the doctor who was with him, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday.
"It's abnormal," he told The Associated Press f ...
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6/28/2009 12:45 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Elvis had one. So did Anna Nicole Smith and Marilyn Monroe. They are the doctors who cater to celebrities, dispensing powerful painkillers and sedatives to some of Hollywood's best-known entertainers.
Now, as police investigate Micha ...
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6/28/2009 12:43 AM
The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney and Karen Blumenthal have recently released books to help travelers run the airport gauntlets and to help young adults find their financial independence.
McCartney writes the Middle Seat column on travel ...
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6/28/2009 12:38 AM
"Finger Lickin' Fifteen." (St. Martin's Press, 308 pages, $27.95)
The barbecue sauce hits the ceiling in "Finger Lickin' Fifteen," Janet Evanovich's new Stephanie Plum novel.
One reason why fans hunger for the next installment in the Plum series ...
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6/27/2009 11:56 PM
For the second consecutive summer, Rose Hill Estate will honor America and its Armed Forces with a day-long Fourth of July celebration.
This year's Fourth of July event will bring together various indigenous American musical styles - country, bl ...
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