Paparazzo’s suit against Keanu Reeves goes to jury
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Friday began deliberating a paparazzo’s claim that actor Keanu Reeves knocked him down with his Porsche and permanently injured his wrist….
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Dublin shelves plans for U2 Tower
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — Plans to build the tallest building in Ireland – with new recording studios for Irish supergroup U2 on top – were suspended Friday because of Dublin’s slumping property market and slide into recession….
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Terkel dies at 96
CHICAGO (AP) — Studs Terkel, the ageless master of listening and speaking, a broadcaster, activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose best-selling oral histories celebrated the common people he liked to call the “non-celebrated,” died Friday. He was 96….
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Study: Media coverage has favored Obama campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — John McCain supporters who believe they haven’t gotten a fair shake from the media during the Republican’s candidacy against Barack Obama have a new study to point to….
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Police: Gun found in lot used in Hudson slayings
CHICAGO (AP) — Police confirmed Friday they found the gun used in the killings of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew, as the family’s South Side community prepared a public memorial to say goodbye….
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Palin might not be permitted to cash in on fame
NEW YORK (AP) — If her bid for vice president fails, Gov. Sarah Palin could almost surely use her sudden fame to obtain a lucrative book deal or high fees on the lecture circuit, or even get her own TV talk show. But Alaska law might not allow it….
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