Entertainment & Culture
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'Precious' aims to extend Sundance's Oscar glory
11:43 AM on 01/28/2010
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire" is expected to score a best-picture nomination for the Academy Awards next Tuesday...
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Black Eyed Peas sued for copyright infringement
10:34 AM on 01/28/2010
The Complaint alleges that sometime between January and March of 2009, the Black Eyed Peas intentionally and willfully copied "Boom Dynamite" when they co-wrote and recorded "Boom Boom Pow."
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'We Are the World' turns 25: Can a remake resuscitate Haiti?
8:52 AM on 01/28/2010
OPINION - Celebrity performers should urge the Haiti government to reduce the red tape to build its economy...
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Arenas, Crittenton suspended for rest of NBA season
4:46 PM on 01/27/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA commissioner David Stern has suspended Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for the remainder of the season for having guns in the locker room...
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'Hope for Haiti Now' is No. 1 on Billboard chart
4:15 PM on 01/27/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Nielsen SoundScan said Wednesday that the compilation CD of performances from last week's charity telethon sold 171,000 units over the weekend...
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NBA player Greg Oden apologizes for nude photos
9:12 AM on 01/27/2010
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oden says the pictures, taken with his cell phone and sent to a former girlfriend, were taken about 1½ years ago...
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Is Iverson still an NBA all-star? The answer is yes
8:15 AM on 01/27/2010
OPINION - Even if you didn't vote for Allen Iverson, you have to be a fan of the way he wants to make certain your voice is heard...
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'Hope for Haiti Now' benefit expected to top album chart
2:17 PM on 01/26/2010
The set, featuring performances culled from last Friday's massive "Hope For Haiti Now" telethon, only reached digital distributors over the weekend, making its sales number all the more impressive...
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Travolta flies jetload of relief supplies to Haiti
10:24 AM on 01/26/2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The 55-year-old actor piloted his own Boeing 707 from Florida with six tons of ready-to-eat military rations and medical supplies for survivors of Haiti's earthquake...
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Obama meets with NBA champion Lakers
3:12 PM on 01/25/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - An avid basketball fan himself, Obama said he gets enormous pleasure from watching excellence on the court...
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