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Jolie to visit Haiti as goodwill ambassador for UN refugee agency

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 9 Feb, 2010 0 0

GENEVA - The UN refugee agency says its goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is heading for Haiti to meet with earthquake victims. The Hollywood star spoke with hospitalized Haitian survivors in the neighbouring Dominican Republic on Monday. UNHCR spokesman Andrej Mahecic said Jolie would travel t

Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in New York gun possession case

Jennifer Peltz, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 9 Feb, 2010 0 0

NEW YORK - Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap's pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, "Rebirth," was officially released Feb. 2. Now Lil Wayne, one of music's biggest sellers and rap's hottest stars, is poised

Broadcaster fined for animal cruelty in Australia after reality show contestants kill, eat rat

Tanalee Smith, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 9 Feb, 2010 0 0

ADELAIDE, Australia - A British broadcaster has been convicted of animal cruelty after two reality show contestants skinned, cooked and ate a rat during filming in Australia. ITV Studios, producer of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here," was fined 3,000 Australian dollars ($2,615) after plea

Former Beatle Ringo Starr honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Derrik J. Lang, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 9 Feb, 2010 0 0

LOS ANGELES - A star for former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday evening during a whimsical ceremony that also marked the 50th anniversary of groundbreaking on the sidewalk attraction. Starr's name was the 2,401st to be unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of


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Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter; is released after posting bail

The Associated Press 8 Feb, 2010 0 1

The doctor who prosecutors say caused Michael Jackson's death has been released from jail after posting $75,000 in bail, only a few hours after surrendering to authorities on a manslaughter charge.

Ballet featuring White Stripes music featured in National's 2010-11 season

THE CANADIAN PRESS 8 Feb, 2010 0 0

TORONTO - The award-winning ballet "Chroma," featuring music by the White Stripes, and a new full-length interpretation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" are among productions in the National Ballet of Canada's 2010-11 season, the company announced Monday. British choreographer Wayne McGrego

Hollywood stars vie for Laurence Olivier theatre awards

Jill Lawless, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 8 Feb, 2010 0 0

LONDON - Hollywood heavyweights feature strongly in the race for Britain's 2010 Laurence Olivier theatre awards, with Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, James Earl Jones and Keira Knightley among the nominees announced Monday. Jones is shortlisted for best actor for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," alongside Law f

Royal Shakespeare Company plans New York visit during summer 2011

Michael Kuchwara, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 0

NEW YORK - Call it Stratford-upon-Hudson. Or maybe the East River. Great Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company will take up residence at New York's Park Avenue Armory in 2011, presenting five Shakespeare plays in repertory July 6-Aug. 14, Lincoln Center Festival and the armoury announced Monday.

Super Bowl surpasses 'M-A-S-H' finale as most-watched TV show ever in US

David Bauder, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 0

NEW YORK - An estimated one in two Canadians tuned into the Super Bowl Sunday, which was watched by more than 106 million people in the U.S., surpassing the ratings for the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday. Accord
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