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Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
6 hours 12 mins ago
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.
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Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders
54 mins ago
The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette.
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Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood
4 hours 47 mins ago
A Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman says `Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.
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'Catching Fire' dampened but not drowned at Cannes
8 hours 29 mins ago
Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party.
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Largest Spoleto season to unfold next week in SC
11 hours 25 mins ago
From comic book art to Shakespeare and Japanese opera, the new season of the Spoleto Festival USA will be the largest ever, offering 160 performances during the 17 days the festival lights up stages across this seaside city.
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Paul McCartney kicks off "Out There" tour in US
11 hours 33 mins ago
Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.
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Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes
13 hours 15 mins ago
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:
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Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case
15 hours 45 mins ago
A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:
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Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river
Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. ...
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World
Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela
Venezuelan authorities have released a dissident ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential election.
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Finance
News Summary: Stocks gain for fourth straight week
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT: Positive reports on leading economic indicators and consumer confidence gave the stock market a boost on Friday, helping stocks to their fourth consecutive week of gains.
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