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  Rapper-turned-model-turned-actor Mark Wahlberg gets Hollywood star

  July 29th, 2010 - 17 h 13

  LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Rapper-turned-underwear model-turned-Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 39-year-old actor was presented with a star Thursday on Hollywood Boulevard's famed sidewalk...

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  Authorities seize ranch belonging to owner of Venezuela's only anti-Chavez TV channel

  July 29th, 2010 - 16 h 40

  CARACAS, Venezuela - An attorney representing the owner of a television channel critical of President Hugo Chavez says officials, accompanied by National Guard troops, have seized control of her client's ranch. Lawyer Perla Jaimes argues the...

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  Oscar-nominated Gabourey Sidibe avoids desk job with new show

  July 29th, 2010 - 14 h 36

  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Gabourey Sidibe is pinching herself over her unexpected life, which includes an Oscar nomination and a new TV series. At a meeting Thursday of the Television Critics Association in Beverly Hills, Sidibe described herself as...

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  Selleck happy to be back in prime-time — even happier show isn't shot in Toronto

  July 29th, 2010 - 13 h 59

  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Tom Selleck is happy to be on a prime-time TV show — and even happier his new series isn't shot in Toronto. There was some talk that "Blue Bloods," which premieres this fall on CBS and CTV, would be produced in the...

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  Ousted US employee Shirley Sherrod says she will sue conservative blogger over edited video

  July 29th, 2010 - 12 h 49

  SAN DIEGO - A woman who was ousted from her job at the Agriculture Department said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week. The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart...

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  The scoop on authorized celeb books: fewer sales, the Internet is faster

  July 29th, 2010 - 10 h 36

  NEW YORK, N.Y. - Put Angelina Jolie's face on a magazine cover and sales will surely rise. Get her to write a memoir and it would be worth millions. But write a book about her, without her co-operation, and you're taking a chance. Coming a week...

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  Coppola's 'Somewhere,' 'Barney's Version' among Venice premieres

  July 29th, 2010 - 10 h 16

  ROME - Sofia Coppola's comic drama "Somewhere," Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," and the Canadian/Italian film "Barney's Version" will make their world premieres at the Venice film festival. The films are among 22 movies from 11 countries...

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  D-Day Dentures: Winston Churchill's false teeth could fetch $7,800 at auction in England

  July 29th, 2010 - 7 h 42

  LONDON - A partial set of false teeth used by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to maintain his distinctive speaking style is going under the hammer. The upper dentures were specially made for the World War II British leader. The Royal College of...

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  Frank Sinatra jukebox musical 'Come Fly Away' to close on Broadway

  July 28th, 2010 - 17 h 39

  NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Frank Sinatra jukebox musical "Come Fly Away" will close on Broadway. The show will end its run at the Marquis Theatre on Sept. 5, producers announced Wednesday. The production was conceived, choreographed and directed by...

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  CBS' 'The Talk' will give 6 celebrity hosts freedom to pick their topics

  July 28th, 2010 - 16 h 59

  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Sara Gilbert says she'll share her life as a lesbian partner and mother on her new CBS daytime talk show when it seems right. But Leah Remini, among the six co-hosts on "The Talk," said she doesn't plan to make her...

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