Malawi labels Madonna an "uncouth" bully in scathing attack

By Mabvuto Banda LILONGWE (Reuters) - The Malawi government has branded pop star Madonna an "uncouth" bully who exaggerates her charitable work in the country and demands preferential treatment when she visits. Malawi President Joyce Banda's government...

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Kenny Rogers to join Country Music Hall of Fame

By Vernell Hackett NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Veteran singers and songwriters Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and "Cowboy" Jack Clement will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, organizers said on Wednesday, achieving one of the highest honors...

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Korean rapper Psy releases single to follow "Gangnam" hit

By Narae Kim and Elaine Lies SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean rapper Psy released his much-anticipated new single on Thursday hoping to repeat the success of "Gangnam Style" that made him the biggest star to emerge from the growing K-pop music scene....

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McCartney tops UK music rich list, Adele richest youngster

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney's 680-million-pound ($1.04 billion) fortune put him at the top of a list ranking the UK and Ireland's richest musicians that also highlighted Adele as the wealthiest young music millionaire. McCartney...

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Manic comic Jonathan Winters dead at 87

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jonathan Winters, whose manic, improvisational genius never seemed to take a rest, has died at the age of 87 after a more than 50-year career in stand-up comedy, on television and in film. The burly, moon-faced Winters,...

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Korean rapper Psy releases single to follow "Gangnam" hit

By Narae Kim and Elaine Lies SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean rapper Psy released his much-anticipated new single on Thursday hoping to repeat the success of "Gangnam Style" that made him the biggest star to emerge from the growing K-pop music scene....

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Kenny Rogers to join Country Music Hall of Fame

By Vernell Hackett NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Veteran singers and songwriters Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and "Cowboy" Jack Clement will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, organizers said on Wednesday, achieving one of the highest honors...

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Director Julie Taymor settles "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" suit

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Julie Taymor has reached a settlement in her ongoing lawsuit against the producers of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," the parties said Wednesday. They did not release details of the settlement,...

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Malawi labels Madonna an "uncouth" bully in scathing attack

By Mabvuto Banda LILONGWE (Reuters) - The Malawi government has branded pop star Madonna an "uncouth" bully who exaggerates her charitable work in the country and demands preferential treatment when she visits. Malawi President Joyce Banda's government...

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McCartney tops UK music rich list, Adele richest youngster

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney's 680-million-pound ($1.04 billion) fortune put him at the top of a list ranking the UK and Ireland's richest musicians that also highlighted Adele as the wealthiest young music millionaire. McCartney...

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Kenny Rogers to join Country Music Hall of Fame

By Vernell Hackett NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Veteran singers and songwriters Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and "Cowboy" Jack Clement will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, organizers said on Wednesday, achieving one of the highest honors...

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Director Julie Taymor settles "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" suit

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Julie Taymor has reached a settlement in her ongoing lawsuit against the producers of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," the parties said Wednesday. They did not release details of the settlement,...

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Anderson Cooper, Nate Silver, Tim Cook top Out's 2013 power list

By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Apple CEO Tim Cook is still the number one most powerful member of the gay community, according to Out magazine's seventh annual "Power 50" list released on Wednesday. The publication credits Steve Jobs' successor,...

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Malawi labels Madonna an "uncouth" bully in scathing attack

By Mabvuto Banda LILONGWE (Reuters) - The Malawi government has branded pop star Madonna an "uncouth" bully who exaggerates her charitable work in the country and demands preferential treatment when she visits. Malawi President Joyce Banda's government...

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Korean rapper Psy releases single to follow "Gangnam" hit

By Narae Kim and Elaine Lies SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean rapper Psy released his much-anticipated new single on Thursday hoping to repeat the success of "Gangnam Style" that made him the biggest star to emerge from the growing K-pop music scene....

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Chilean poet Neruda's body exhumed in murder probe

By Rodrigo Garrido ISLA NEGRA, Chile (Reuters) - The body of Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, dead nearly four decades, was exhumed on Monday after his former driver said the poet was poisoned under Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. Neruda, famed...

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Streep voices admiration for "Iron Lady" she played in film

LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Meryl Streep, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the 2011 film "The Iron Lady", praised the former British prime minister on Monday as a pioneer for the role of women in politics. Britain's first and...

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Magazine releases recording of senior Republican's campaign meeting

By Susan Heavey, Andy Sullivan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A liberal magazine reported on Tuesday that it had obtained a recording of Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's discussion with campaign aides on putting the mental health...

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Chinese abstract painter Zao Wou-ki dies aged 93

ZURICH (Reuters) - Chinese abstract master Zao Wou-ki, whose works routinely fetch millions of dollars at auction, has died in Switzerland aged 93. Marc Bonnant, a lawyer for his widow, told Reuters that Zao, who suffered from Alzheimer's, had died...

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British "test tube baby" pioneer Robert Edwards dies

By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Robert Edwards, a British Nobel prize-winning scientist known as the father of IVF for pioneering the development of "test tube babies", died on Wednesday aged 87 after a long illness,...

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U.S. senators back Tyson pardon bid for boxing champ Johnson

(Reuters) - Two senior U.S. senators welcomed a petition launched by former boxer Mike Tyson to have heavyweight champ Jack Johnson posthumously pardoned by President Barack Obama for race crimes a century ago. Democratic leader Harry Reid and Republican...

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Halle Berry expecting second child, first with Olivier Martinez

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Halle Berry is pregnant with her second child, her first with fiance Olivier Martinez, representatives for Berry said on Friday. Berry's representatives gave no details, but celebrity news website TMZ, citing sources...

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Fashion designer Lily Pulitzer dies in Florida: company

By Ellen Wulfhorst (Reuters) - Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, at age 81, her company said. Pulitzer was known for her bright, cheerful print shift dresses that were popular with socialites and evoked a lifestyle...

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Chilean poet Neruda's body exhumed in murder probe

By Rodrigo Garrido ISLA NEGRA, Chile (Reuters) - The body of Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, dead nearly four decades, was exhumed on Monday after his former driver said the poet was poisoned under Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. Neruda, famed...

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Streep voices admiration for "Iron Lady" she played in film

LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Meryl Streep, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the 2011 film "The Iron Lady", praised the former British prime minister on Monday as a pioneer for the role of women in politics. Britain's first and...

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Influential U.S. film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70

By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Roger Ebert, who was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize and became an unlikely TV star while hosting a movie review show with fellow critic Gene Siskel, died in Chicago on Thursday, two days after...

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U.S. senators back Tyson pardon bid for boxing champ Johnson

(Reuters) - Two senior U.S. senators welcomed a petition launched by former boxer Mike Tyson to have heavyweight champ Jack Johnson posthumously pardoned by President Barack Obama for race crimes a century ago. Democratic leader Harry Reid and Republican...

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Halle Berry expecting second child, first with Olivier Martinez

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Halle Berry is pregnant with her second child, her first with fiance Olivier Martinez, representatives for Berry said on Friday. Berry's representatives gave no details, but celebrity news website TMZ, citing sources...

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Fashion designer Lily Pulitzer dies in Florida: company

By Ellen Wulfhorst (Reuters) - Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, at age 81, her company said. Pulitzer was known for her bright, cheerful print shift dresses that were popular with socialites and evoked a lifestyle...

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Chilean poet Neruda's body exhumed in murder probe

By Rodrigo Garrido ISLA NEGRA, Chile (Reuters) - The body of Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, dead nearly four decades, was exhumed on Monday after his former driver said the poet was poisoned under Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. Neruda, famed...

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Bon Jovi guitarist Sambora leaves tour due to "personal issues"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora has dropped out of the current leg of the rock band's tour because of "personal issues," but the guitarist, who has done stints in rehab for problems with alcohol, tweeted fans on Wednesday that he was "well."...

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Conductor Salonen dashes from Frank Zappa to Stravinsky

By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen dislikes musical anniversaries but he is celebrating so many this year he failed to notice one - the 20th anniversary of the death of the anarchic American rock innovator...

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Influential U.S. film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70

By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Roger Ebert, who was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize and became an unlikely TV star while hosting a movie review show with fellow critic Gene Siskel, died in Chicago on Thursday, two days after...

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U.S. senators back Tyson pardon bid for boxing champ Johnson

(Reuters) - Two senior U.S. senators welcomed a petition launched by former boxer Mike Tyson to have heavyweight champ Jack Johnson posthumously pardoned by President Barack Obama for race crimes a century ago. Democratic leader Harry Reid and Republican...

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Halle Berry expecting second child, first with Olivier Martinez

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Halle Berry is pregnant with her second child, her first with fiance Olivier Martinez, representatives for Berry said on Friday. Berry's representatives gave no details, but celebrity news website TMZ, citing sources...

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