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Family: Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90
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Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy "Mars Attacks!," died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90.
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Palace sheds some light on Kate's baby plans
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With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-July _ and much of the world interested in the birth of a future monarch _ officials at Clarence House have released some of the couple's plans, although many details are still being kept private. Kate has made several public appearances recently but is expected to keep a low profile in the final weeks of her pregnancy. Here is the latest news about the infant who will, upon entering the world, be third in line for the British throne.
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'Dancing with the Stars' pros join 'Forever Tango'
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"Dancing with the Stars" duo Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have shimmied aboard the Broadway-bound "Forever Tango."
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Madonna premieres tour film, talks secret project
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Madonna said there were days she was exhausted during her recent "MDNA" world tour, but she decided to press on.
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Brad Pitt tries to build a better blockbuster
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Brad Pitt wanted to build a better blockbuster.
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'Nightline' anchor Moran heading to London for ABC
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ABC News "Nightline" anchor Terry Moran is getting a new posting as the London-based chief foreign correspondent for the network.
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Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47
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Vince Flynn, a best-selling author of political thriller novels, has died at age 47 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.
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NBC News airing documentary on Valerie Harper
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Valerie Harper has agreed to give a first-person account of her battle with terminal cancer to NBC News.
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Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon
A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
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World
Israel to export 40 percent of its natural gas
Israel has decided to export 40 percent of the natural gas it expects to produce from offshore wells, keeping a larger amount for local use than expected.
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Politics
House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
House Republicans moved forward Wednesday with a rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, pushing a bill that would strip Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his ...
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Finance
US crude oil supplies grew by 300,000 barrels
The nation's crude oil supplies increased last week, the government said Wednesday.
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