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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
19 mins ago
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:
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OJ Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom
59 mins ago
The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison.
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'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
1 hour 42 mins ago
"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.
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Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes
2 hours 12 mins ago
The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician.
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Leader of Toots and the Maytals injured at concert
3 hours 13 mins ago
Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw a bottle and hit the singer during a concert in Richmond.
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Ron Chernow receives biography award
4 hours 16 mins ago
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow was honored by his peers this weekend and in turn shared a few tips about his craft.
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Old rules don't mean much to broadcasters
4 hours 18 mins ago
The most striking thing about the broadcast TV networks announcing their new fall schedules this past week was how little that actually meant.
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Swift, Bieber, more ready for Billboard Awards
4 hours 20 mins ago
They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards.
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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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Finance
Bank of Montreal ordered to fix oversight lapses
Federal regulators are ordering the Bank of Montreal to take steps to correct lapses in oversight that could allow the bank to be used for money laundering.
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Health
Correction: Drunken Driving-Zero Deaths story
In a story May 17 about a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation on a blood alcohol threshold for drivers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the definition of a drink. The standard definition ...
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