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Aretha Franklin taking June off, postponing shows
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June....
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Singer Kellie Pickler named new `Dancing' champ
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first....
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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....
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Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicide
NEW YORK (AP) -- Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional - not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. He knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his daughter....
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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....
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Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing Michael Jackson, a corporate attorney testified Tuesday in a lawsuit claiming the concert promoter was negligent in hiring the physician....
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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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Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case
HOUSTON (AP) -- A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum - an act that was caught on cellphone video - agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors....
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Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K
LONDON (AP) -- For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the "Harry Potter" books in the world....
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Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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AP Photos: Fashion captured by Cannes cameras
Nicole Kidman is the chameleon of Cannes....
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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....
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