United States Box Office
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Rank Last Movie (Distributer)
1 0 Cloverfield (Paramount [...]
China dumplings spark food scare in Japan
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(Adds details paragraphs 7, 15,16) By George Nishiyama TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Dozens more people in Japan said on Thursday they fell sick after eating Chinese-made food, a day after Japanese food companies recalled pesticide-contaminated dumplings from China that made 10 people sick.
The food scare has triggered a [...]
Just a minute with Kylie Minogue
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By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has made a full-scale comeback after a serious bout of breast cancer in 2005.
With a new studio album “X”, riding the charts in Europe and Australia, a European tour starting in Paris in May, two Brit award music nominations [...]
Just a little Dusty Springfield - by Shelby Lynne
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By Steve James
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For years singer Shelby Lynne had
heard the comparisons with Dusty Springfield.
Although flattered to be mentioned in the same breath as
the late British singer, Lynne never thought of covering any of
her songs, especially those from the iconic “Dusty in Memphis”
album, which was released [...]
Cable nets offer Super Bowl halftime alternatives
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By Steven Zeitchik
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - For fans unmoved by the prospect of a Tom Petty Super Bowl halftime show, the cable industry has an answer. Many answers, in fact.
There’s grown men stuffing themselves with eggs and ham. There’s Deion Sanders skirmishing with his wife over household chores. There’s kittens [...]
McCain Romney Seek Command on Feb. 5
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(01-30) 21:21 PST Burbank, Calif. (AP) —
John McCain and Mitt Romney are trying to take command of the long and antagonistic Republican presidential race, and the sheer size of next Tuesday’s delegate haul could finally make that possible.
Of the 1,191 national convention delegates needed to secure the nomination, 1,023 are up for [...]
Family Love Song
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Presented by the California Theatre Center. 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sat. $11-$12. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale. (408) 245-2978. www.ctcinc.org. SB
Chung Ngai Dance Troupe Chinese folk dance and yo-yo. For children of all ages. Call for reservations. 2:30 p.m. Sat. Potrero Branch Library, 1616 [...]
Week in VideoGame News
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(01-30) 14:24 PST (AP) —
News from the virtual world:
_BATTLE-SCARRED: I really like Electronic Arts’”Battlefield” games, although I have to admit that I’m a little intimidated when it comes to playing with strangers over the Internet. I suspect a lot of gamers secretly feel the same way; it’s fun to go to [...]
Winfrey Picks Tolles SelfHelp Book
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(01-30) 18:55 PST New York (AP) —
Oprah Winfrey has chosen Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth,” a self-help guide by the author of the million-selling “The Power of Now,” as her latest book club selection.
Winfrey made the announcement Wednesday on her television talk show, which airs from Chicago. Wednesday’s broadcast featured an appearance [...]
AP Arts Entertainment Digest
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(01-29) 10:47 PST , (AP) —
TUESDAY, JAN. 29, 2008
Questions to Josh Dickey at (212) 621-7882 or jdickey@ap.org. For photos, call Graham Morrison or Shoun Hill, both at (212) 621-1921. For graphics, call Scott Johnson at (212) 621-6900. For reruns of stories, call the Service Desk at (800) 838-4616.
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