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Seattle man dribbling football to Brazil dies after being hit by car
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A man less than two weeks into a planned journey to dribble a football ball from his home city of Seattle to Brazil, the host nation for the 2014 World Cup, died on Tuesday after being struck by a car in Oregon, police and the man's supporters said. Richard Swanson, 42, was struck as he walked on the shoulder of a road on the outskirts of Lincoln City just east of the Oregon coast, said Lincoln City Police Sergeant Randy Weaver. Swanson's football ball was found nearby, Weaver said. ... More »Seattle man dribbling football to Brazil dies after being hit by car
Lollobrigida's pearl earrings set new auction record
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
A pair of pearl earrings belonging to actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for an auction record of $2.39 million at Sotheby's Geneva as the veteran Italian star auctioned off some dazzling jewellery. More »Lollobrigida's pearl earrings set new auction record
Google chief Page speaks out about vocal cord paralysis
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Google co-founder and chief Larry Page ended the mystery about his soft, sometimes raspy voice with a personal online post Tuesday about being diagnosed with partially paralyzed vocal cords. More »Google chief Page speaks out about vocal cord paralysis
Angelina Jolie: from sex symbol to cancer crusader
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
As an international sex symbol, a mother of six, a UN ambassador and a tattooed tabloid target, Angelina Jolie has never been one to shun the spotlight. More »Angelina Jolie: from sex symbol to cancer crusader
Michael Jackson seemed 'loopy', on drugs at rehearsals
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Michael Jackson seemed "loopy" and out of it at rehearsals for his doomed last tour, and was particularly groggy after visits to his dermatologist, a witness testified. More »Michael Jackson seemed 'loopy', on drugs at rehearsals
Christina Aguilera in talks to return to 'The Voice'
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Christina Aguilera is in discussions to return as a judge on NBC television singing competition "The Voice" next season, sources with knowledge of the talks said on Tuesday. Aguilera, 32, went on hiatus from the program this season to promote her latest album, "Lotus," with a concert tour. The singer had been a judge on the first three seasons of the program, which debuted in 2011. ... More »Christina Aguilera in talks to return to 'The Voice'
Prince Harry tours hurricane-hit New Jersey
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Prince Harry inspected hurricane-damaged areas of the New Jersey shore at the tail end of a US tour that has done much to bury his royal PR disaster last year in being photographed during a strip billiards session in Las Vegas. More »Prince Harry tours hurricane-hit New Jersey
Billy Crystal to revive one-man play, '700 Sundays,' on Broadway
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
(Reuters) - Actor Billy Crystal will give his autobiographical one-man play "700 Sundays" a Broadway send-off later this year with a nine-week run, promoters said on Tuesday. Previews of the two-act play, which deals with Crystal's coming of age and the death of his father, are set to begin on November 5 at New York's Imperial Theater with a formal opening night on November 13. Its final show will be on January 5, 2014. "'700 Sundays' has, without question, been the most satisfying experience of my career," Crystal said in a statement. ... More »Billy Crystal to revive one-man play, '700 Sundays,' on Broadway
Cannes set to ditch austerity with "Great Gatsby" launch
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival may get some of its swagger back on Wednesday when it opens with Baz Luhrmann's lavish 3D period drama "The Great Gatsby", an opportunity to shed the caution of recent years overshadowed by broader economic gloom. Leonardo DiCaprio and his British co-star Carey Mulligan will walk the red carpet on the French Riviera to promote the $105 million (69 million pounds) adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel which has already opened in North America. ... More »Cannes set to ditch austerity with "Great Gatsby" launch
Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude cancer
Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had inherited a high risk of breast cancer and said she hoped her story would inspire other women fighting the life-threatening disease. Jolie, an actress who has long embodied Hollywood glamour and has in recent years drawn nearly as much attention for her globe-trotting work on behalf of refugees as for her role as a celebrity mom, disclosed her choice in an op-ed column in the New York Times. ... More »Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude cancer
Beyonce cancels Belgium gig, citing dehydration, exhaustion
Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013
(Reuters) - Singer Beyonce was forced to cancel her show in Antwerp, Belgium, on Tuesday because of dehydration and exhaustion, her representatives and concert venue Sportpaleis said. "Beyonce has been advised by her doctors to rest as a result of dehydration and exhaustion and will not be able to perform in Antwerp, Belgium tonight," the venue said in a statement posted on its website. It added that the singer was "awaiting word from her doctors before making a decision" on her second Antwerp performance scheduled for Wednesday. ... More »Beyonce cancels Belgium gig, citing dehydration, exhaustion
Angelina Jolie: I had double mastectomy
AFP - Tue, May 14, 2013
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday she has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her high risk of breast cancer, encouraging other women to address threats to their health. More »Angelina Jolie: I had double mastectomy
German court rules against Google
AFP - Tue, May 14, 2013
A German court ruled Tuesday against the country's version of search engine Google, finding that keywords thrown up by its 'auto-complete' function can be defamatory and ruling the company must remove offending words after complaints. More »German court rules against Google
Exclusive - Brazil's Rousseff sides with farmers in Indian land fight
Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013
By Brian Winter and Caroline Stauffer BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered her government to stop confiscating farmland to create new Indian reservations, government officials say, a policy reversal with major implications for one of the world's top agricultural producers. Brazil has in recent decades set aside about 13 percent of its territory for indigenous tribes. Vast additional areas, including prime territory for the production of soy, beef, sugar and other commodities, are under consideration for possible transfer. ... More »Exclusive - Brazil's Rousseff sides with farmers in Indian land fight
'Himalayan Viagra' harvest rush shuts Nepal schools
AFP - Tue, May 14, 2013
The annual rush to the hills by villagers keen to harvest a rare aphrodisiac fungus dubbed "Himalayan Viagra" has emptied rural schools in Nepal and forced them to shut, a local official said Tuesday. More »'Himalayan Viagra' harvest rush shuts Nepal schools
U.S. comedian Bill Hader to leave NBC's 'Saturday Night Live'
Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Saturday Night Live" star Bill Hader will be leaving the U.S. late night sketch comedy show following its upcoming season finale, the comedian's publicist said on Tuesday. Hader, an eight-year veteran of the NBC show, is best known for his impressions of smug game show hosts, actor Al Pacino and Stefon, a gay TV journalist known for recommending over-the-top night clubs on the show's longtime "Weekend Update" segment. The actor first told the New York Times he was leaving "Saturday Night Live. ... More »U.S. comedian Bill Hader to leave NBC's 'Saturday Night Live'
Canada apple farmer fights frost with helicopter
AFP - Tue, May 14, 2013
With a frost warning in effect in parts of Canada, an Ottawa area farmer reportedly sent a helicopter to hover over his apple orchard overnight Monday in an unusual effort to save his crop. More »Canada apple farmer fights frost with helicopter
R U up 4 Cannes? Tell us l8ter
AFP - Tue, May 14, 2013
Your mobile rings, and it's a text message: Do you fancy being the ringmaster at the world's glitziest movie festival, hosting ceremonies with a potential audience of millions, including the top names in cinema? More »R U up 4 Cannes? Tell us l8ter
DiCaprio's wildlife charity auction brings in $38.8 million
Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Christie's auction house raised $38.8 million (25.4 million pounds) through a charity art auction and donations, Christie's said on Tuesday, with proceeds to benefit environmental and conservation causes. The 33 works in The 11th Hour Auction organised by the star of the new film "The Great Gatsby" sold for $31.74 million on Monday evening and set 13 records for artists including Carol Bove, Joe Bradley, Mark Grotjahn, Raymond Pettibon and Mark Ryden among others. ... More »DiCaprio's wildlife charity auction brings in $38.8 million
Factbox - Celebrities with breast cancer
Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013
(Reuters) - Here is a look at some female celebrities who have suffered breast cancer after Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday she underwent a preventive double mastectomy to reduce the risk of breast cancer: SHERYL CROW: - Grammy-winning rock star Sheryl Crow, 51, was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in February 2006 after a routine mammogram. She has campaigned for women aged over 35 to have annual mammograms. "I can safely say my life has changed in every way. I feel keenly aware of how precious and fleeting life is," she wrote on her website. ... More »Factbox - Celebrities with breast cancer
Supermarket 'Thief' Cooks Midnight Feast
Sky News - Tue, May 14, 2013
A Kentucky man has enjoyed an illicit midnight feast in a closed supermarket, according to police in Louisville. More »Supermarket 'Thief' Cooks Midnight Feast
Mel Brooks: 'I'm finally getting recognised as a good director'
Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013
By Ronald Grover (Reuters) - Mel Brooks, whose long career in comedy includes writing and directing hilarious films like "The Producers" and "Young Frankenstein," will receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award on June 6. And if you ask him, it's about time. "They're finally recognising that I'm a pretty good director," the 86-year-old former standup comedian said in a wide-ranging interview at his Culver City offices near Los Angeles. "They say, 'Comedy force, good writer, funny actor. Nobody ever, in the press or anywhere, said I was a good director. ... More »Mel Brooks: 'I'm finally getting recognised as a good director'
Astronaut Ends Space Mission With Bowie Classic
Sky News - Tue, May 14, 2013
On the eve of his return to Earth after nearly five months on board the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has recorded his own version of David Bowie's Space Oddity. More »Astronaut Ends Space Mission With Bowie Classic
Bollywood star to go to jail after appeal rejected
AFP - Tue, May 14, 2013
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was set to go to jail this week after India's top court Tuesday dismissed his last-ditch plea for a review of a five-year sentence related to the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. More »Bollywood star to go to jail after appeal rejected
Insect Meals 'Good Idea' Says UN Food Agency
Sky News - Tue, May 14, 2013
Insects are a virtually "untapped" source of food for people, livestock and pets, according to the United Nations. More »Insect Meals 'Good Idea' Says UN Food Agency

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