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Card sharks eye $8.5 mln poker jackpot
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - A logger from rural America who lives in a trailer is among nine card players eying a 8.5-million-dollar jackpot as the climax of the World Series of Poker gets underway here Saturday.
November 7, 2009, 4:05 am -
Elton John leaves hospital, back on stage Nov 14
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, his representative said on Thursday.
November 7, 2009, 4:39 am -
Beatles photos from Help! up for auction
LONDON (Reuters) - Seven black-and-white photographs of the Beatles sitting on a grassy field, taken by a teenage girl on the last day of filming for their movie Help!, will be sold next week, the auctioneer said.
November 7, 2009, 4:09 am -
Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports
LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.
November 7, 2009, 3:36 am -
Target fights Wal-Mart with $10 offers on DVDs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target is offering its top 10 pre-order DVD movie titles at $10 and free home delivery on the discounted DVDs in a bid to match Wal-Mart Stores price cuts ahead of the all-important holiday season.
November 7, 2009, 3:35 am -
Court orders Beatles songs to be taken off website
LONDON (Reuters) - Record label EMI has won an injunction against music website BlueBeat.com which it said was selling Beatles songs without its permission.
November 7, 2009, 3:24 am -
Hollywood calls on Clooney for holiday movie cheer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
November 7, 2009, 3:04 am -
Next Broadway Billy Elliot is an Aussie
A young Australian has scored the part of a lifetime - playing Billy Elliot on Broadway.
November 7, 2009, 2:31 am -
Kashmiri saffron industry withers
PAMPORE, India (AFP) - Saffron spice cultivation should be a growth industry for Indian Kashmir as it begins to recover from decades of unrest, but drought, pollution and corruption are threatening its future.
November 7, 2009, 2:26 am -
Regurgitator's Rock Show to push limits
Aussie rock band Regurgitator says it's pushing boundaries with its latest collaboration.
November 7, 2009, 1:55 am -
Gay rights a tall order in ex-communist bloc
VILNIUS (AFP) - Twenty years on from the fall of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe's homosexuals say they still face a tough struggle for equal rights, plus the kind of verbal abuse and violence rarely seen in the West anymore.
November 7, 2009, 1:45 am -
Ali's former brand maker takes on opera world
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Anyone approaching Harlan Werner's multi-level Hollywood home during a weekday morning is likely to be greeted by the rousing sounds of a classically trained tenor exercising his unique voice.
November 7, 2009, 1:29 am -
Ronan Keating releases Christmas album
Irish crooner Ronan Keating is releasing an album of songs inspired by his favourite time of year - Christmas.
November 7, 2009, 1:04 am -
Hollywood calls on Clooney for holiday movie cheer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
November 7, 2009, 12:34 am -
In Berlin, music fans build a new history
BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - Twenty-year-old Emilia was desperately trying to get a ticket to the MTV Europe Music Awards Thursday, shivering outside the O2 World stadium on a chill grey evening in what used to be East Berlin.
November 6, 2009, 7:07 pm -
Actress Isla Fisher on loose with "Desperados"
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Isla Fisher is eyeing "Desperados," a feature comedy described as a female-oriented "Hangover."
November 6, 2009, 7:05 pm -
No Mickey Mouse show, Spears warned
Pop stars such as Britney Spears should be forced to alert fans if they intend on miming throughout their shows, a politician says.
November 6, 2009, 6:29 pm -
Showbiz people briefs
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Cameraman Caleb
November 6, 2009, 5:47 pm
Deschanel will receive a lifetime achievement honor at the
American Society of Cinematographers' 24th annual awards on
Feb. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century
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"The Mentalist" sold into syndication at TNT
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Simon Baker crime drama "The Mentalist," which just began its second season on CBS, has netted a rich off-network syndication deal with TNT.
November 6, 2009, 5:26 pm -
Brit rocker Dave Stewart goes "Street Dancing"
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)- Rocker Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame will team with Oscar winner A.R. Rahman ("Slumdog Millionaire") to write the score for "Street Dancing," an against-all-odds movie set in the world of dance competitions held in Singapore and New York.
November 6, 2009, 5:25 pm
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