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A tale of two cousins: Jane Urquhart releases new novel, 'Sanctuary Line'
TORONTO - Jane Urquhart always wanted to write a book about the bond between cousins. Growing up with brothers, the author says she formed close ties with her gang of young female relatives. "It...
Brooks & Dunn come full circle during last concert together in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The first song Brooks & Dunn ever sang together has become their last. The country music duo closed out a 20-year career at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night with t...
Snoop Dogg debuts as 1st hip-hop artist to be featured in hit video game 'Rock Band'
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Rap and rock will collide once again — this time in a video game. Fans of the hit game "Rock Band" will get a chance to jam to some hip-hop, thanks to Snoop Dogg. He's the fir...
Chicago author Sara Paretsky publishes 14th mystery with V.I. Warshawski
CHICAGO - Sara Paretsky's latest installment in her series about feisty, female private detective V.I. Warshawski opens with the heroine outside a Chicago nightclub, the bloody body of a woman who was...
Hotel workers launch strike at Toronto's Hyatt Regency
TORONTO - Hotel workers at the Hyatt Regency, home of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, have started a one-day walkout. Their union, UNITE HERE, says the walkout began after talks ...
Funk band War tells PepsiCo they can't be friends
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo. They're suing the soft drink maker for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to...
Appeals court sets hearing for Joe Jackson's appeal involving Michael's estate
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estat...
Oprah's Book Club choosing new book Sept. 17, exactly 14 years after first book was announced
CHICAGO - The first week of the final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will include a selection for Oprah's Book Club. A Harpo spokeswoman said Thursday that Winfrey will announce her 64th and la...
Box Office Preview: 'Machete'and 'The American' expected to win holiday weekend
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Twentieth Century Fox's "Machete" is set to slice up the competition as director Robert Rodriguez's star-studded extravaganza will likely dominate the weekend with a Friday throu...
Review: 'Brazil on the Rise' finds country poised to attain long-sought status as world power
"Brazil on the Rise" (Palgrave Macmillan, $27) by Larry Rohter: When Larry Rohter stepped down as The New York Times' Brazil bureau chief in 2008, he was easily the most reviled foreign correspondent ...
