| Wed, May 22, 2013 |
| 02:53 AM |
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Hosseini discusses new novel at NYC reading
NEW YORK (AP) , Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is. "What separates me from someone in the streets of Kabul is such a thin line," says the Afghan-American author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns." ''What I have is, in many ways, an undeserved gift."
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| Tue, May 21, 2013 |
| 11:05 PM |
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Garcia apologizes for "fried chicken" remark
Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner. The British newspaper The Guardian reported Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour's awards dinner Tuesday night if he would invite Woods to dinner during the U.S. Open.
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| 09:36 PM |
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Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize
WASHINGTON (AP) , Carole King isn't done with music , not yet anyway. The 71-year-old singer-songwriter known for such hits as "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and "You've Got A Friend" was awarded the nation's highest prize for popular music in a concert Tuesday.
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| 09:22 PM |
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Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes
WASHINGTON (AP) , Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues. Biden says culture and arts change people's attitudes. He cites social media and the old NBC TV series "Will and Grace" as examples of what helped changed attitudes on gay marriage.
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| 07:51 PM |
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Nick Jonas, Giuliana Rancic to host Miss USA
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant will be hosted by a Jonas brother and an E! News personality. Pageant officials announced Tuesday that Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers pop act and Giuliana Rancic, co-anchor of "E! News," will host the June 16 pageant. The winner of the 62nd annual pageant in Las Vegas goes on to compete in the Miss Universe pageant.
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| 07:43 PM |
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A diversion in the air for 'Today'
NEW YORK (AP) , Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City.
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| 07:24 PM |
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Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) , Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment. It will go on sale later this year, for an undisclosed price.
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| 07:23 PM |
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The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
NEW YORK (AP) , Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.
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| 07:15 PM |
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Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
PARIS (AP) , The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. As the country's first-ever minister...
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| 07:11 PM |
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Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video
TORONTO (AP) , Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to duck questions Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further comment. The video has not been released publicly and there is no way to verify whether it is authentic.
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| 07:08 PM |
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Indians' Perez deletes Twitter account
CLEVELAND (AP) , Indians closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings, and after receiving a slew of negative comments. Perez took down (at)chrisperez54 on Monday, not long after the two-time All-Star gave up a ninth-inning home run to Seattle's Endy Chavez.
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| 05:54 PM |
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Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter
WASHINGTON (AP) , Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.
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| 05:38 PM |
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White House: Reporters shouldn't be prosecuted
WASHINGTON (AP) , President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into national security leaks.
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| 05:07 PM |
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Muppets creator Henson's items head to NYC museum
NEW YORK (AP) , The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie of "Sesame Street" fame, the stars of "Fraggle...
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| 04:27 PM |
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Sorrentino, Bruni Tedeschi bring Italy to Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) , La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui. Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty" and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's "A Castle in Italy" both feature wealthy characters whose lives have an emptiness at their center.
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| 03:26 PM |
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ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs'
NEW YORK (AP) , ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff. "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs," the sports media giant said in a statement Tuesday. "While difficult, we are confident that it will make us more competitive, innovative and productive."
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| 03:22 PM |
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Rapper Chief Keef arrested at hotel near Atlanta
DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) , Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Dunwoody police spokesman Timothy Fecht says officers arrested Cozart after responding to a call about illegal drug activity at the Le Méridien hotel just north of Atlanta Monday afternoon.
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| 02:22 PM |
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NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing
Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline. Envision Peyton Manning sitting on the bench and dissecting the last series from a variety of camera angles on his hand-held device instead of looking at still photos. Or sitting at home and pulling up real-time highlights on a Sunday afternoon. It's coming.
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| 02:16 PM |
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Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is 'resilient'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) , Tornadoes are a part of life in Moore, Okla., something country star Toby Keith was reminded of when a deadly, devastating one leveled parts of his hometown on Monday. "It's happened so many times through my life, I've been in so many," Keith said in a phone interview Tuesday.
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| 02:13 PM |
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US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline
HAVANA (AP) , The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. Dozens of young bloggers and tweeters gathered to talk about their place in a socialist society whose leaders have referred to the Internet as "a wild colt" to be tamed and make access difficult for all but a few.
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At last: 'Arrested' is reborn Sunday on Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) , Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers. Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled. It happened all right.
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| 01:33 PM |
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Toback, Baldwin eye Cannes movie-making underbelly
CANNES, France (AP) , A phrase you will hear often at Cannes is: "Let me run the numbers." The commercial underbelly of the Cannes Film Festival is a nonstop frenzy of deal-making in luxury hotels along the Croisette promenade and aboard yachts moored offshore.
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| 01:07 PM |
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Eminem's publisher sues Facebook over song usage
DETROIT (AP) , Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs. Eight Mile Style filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit on Monday alleging that a 30-second Facebook ad broadcast online last month copied music from Eminem's 2000 song "Under the Influence."
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| 08:15 AM |
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Moscow blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision
MOSCOW (AP) , Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts , alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest.
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| 08:06 AM |
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Ari Folman animates Robin Wright in 'The Congress'
CANNES, France (AP) , Hollywood is hell. That's an idea to set tongues wagging at the Cannes Film Festival, and it's the distinct impression left by Israeli director Ari Folman's head-spinning part-animated feature "The Congress."
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| 06:28 AM |
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Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir
LAS VEGAS (AP) , Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist. A former mob lawyer, he promoted his city and himself with antics that lent credibility to his self-given title of "Happiest mayor in the universe."
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| 04:35 AM |
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Policy, discretion guide media sources probes
WASHINGTON (AP) , It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters' telephone records four years earlier.
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| 01:08 AM |
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Sports world keeps eye on Oklahoma tornado
The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area. Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, posted on his Twitter account that he was praying for everyone involved.
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| Mon, May 20, 2013 |
| 08:45 PM |
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Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man
WASHINGTON (AP) , Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case that has drawn accusations he was the victim of corrupt local prosecutors. Penn said international pressure on Bolivian President Evo Morales could help free Jacob Ostreicher of New York.
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| 07:59 PM |
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Te'o off-limits to media but not Maxim party
SAN DIEGO (AP) , Manti Te'o isn't hiding out. He's just not talking to the media. After being spotted attending a party thrown by the magazine Maxim last week in Hollywood, Te'o was back in San Diego at the Chargers second open session of organized team activities on Monday. For the second straight week, the former Notre Dame linebacker was barred from speaking with reporters.
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