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LOS ANGELES – The rural crime thriller "Winter's Bone" earned a leading seven nominations Tuesday for the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, including best picture and acting honors for Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes and Dale Dickey.

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The awards will be presented Feb. 26, the day before the Academy Awards. "Winter's Bone," which won the top prize at last winter's Sundance Film Festival, also earned a best-actress nomination for Lawrence, who stars as an Ozark Mountains teen on a desperate search through the region's criminal underbelly to find her missing father and save her family home. The film also picked up supporting-acting slots for Hawkes and Dickey, a directing nomination for Debra Granik, a screenplay honor for Granik and co-writer Anne Rosellini, and a cinematography nomination.

'Winter's Bone' leads Spirit Awards with 7 noms (AP)

The sad news is that Daryl Tuffey has left us to go home with an injury. He has been such an integral part of our team in the ODIs that it is going to be tough for us without him. But this is again an opportunity for another player to step up and take his place.

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We knew that the light goes off pretty soon in Guwahati and had planned well for it. But we lost too many wickets and that was the disappointing aspect of our batting. Luckily, we had a few positives in Andy McKay and Ross Taylor who did well with the ball and bat. Then, we had the likes of Nathan McCullum and Kyle Mills who used the long handle to good effect towards the end. Hopefully, we can build on those positives and do well in the second match.

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MEXICO CITY – As the glass doors of Hard Candy Fitness, Madonna's first gym, slid open in Mexico City on Monday, a mural of white, black and violet Warhol-esque images of the Queen of Pop greeted each client.

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The facilities are not much different from any other high-class gym in Mexico City, and very little screams that this is Madonna's first fitness venture, apart from the name — the title of her last album — which she says in fitness parlance is the perfect combination of "hard body" and "eye candy." "It's a sexy name that gives you the opportunity to have fun and to build strength as far as the imagination will allow," the singer, dancer, actress, children's author and clothing designer said in a Q&A provided by her handlers.

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Still, not every gym opens with a Hollywood red carpet appearance by one of the most powerful women in entertainment, who cut the ribbon Monday night, then taught a dance class for 20 hand-picked members with music by Paul Oakenfold, the DJ who opened her last tour.

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The U.S. had multiple conversations with Indian officials on the release of secret documents pertaining to India by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, according to the State Department.

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The U.S. had multiple conversations with Indian officials on the release of secret documents pertaining to India by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, according to the State Department. “We have had multiple conversations with officials in India. And like India and other countries, we’ll continue those conversations in the coming days,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said at his daily news conference. Ahead of WikiLeaks’ release of a quarter million classified US documents, the State Department had reached out to India warning it about the impending leak.

'US had multiple conversations with Indians over WikiLeaks' - The Hindu

Sirius XM Radio Inc. said Monday it has a multiyear deal with Schlessinger to bring her "Dr. Laura" advice program to satellite radio in January. Specific terms were not revealed.

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Schlessinger had said in August that she was quitting her syndicated radio program, a week after she apologized for using the N-word on the air 11 times while talking to a black woman, and activists demanded her ouster. She ends her traditional radio program on Friday, Dec. 31. The following Monday, her "Dr. Laura" show will begin live at 2 p.m. on Sirius XM. It will air for three hours a day on Monday through Friday.

Laura Schlessinger shifts to satellite radio (AP)

US dollar ends dearer against rupee The Hindu PTI The US dollar ended dearer against the Rupee at Rs. 45.93/94 per dollar but the Pound Sterling turned lower at Rs 71.56/58 per pound at the close of the ... and more »

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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – A U.S. Border Patrol spokesman says country singer Willie Nelson was charged with marijuana possession after 6 ounces was found aboard his tour bus in Texas.

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Patrol spokesman Bill Brooks says the bus pulled into the Sierra Blanca, Texas, checkpoint about 9 a.m. Friday. Brooks says an officer smelled pot when a door was opened and a search turned up marijuana. Sheriff Arvin West didn't immediately return a phone message left at his home Friday, but he told the El Paso Times that Nelson claimed the marijuana was his. The singer was held briefly a $2,500 bond before being released.

Willie Nelson charged with pot possession in Texas (AP)

South Korea has warned its army to be on guard for further attacks from its communist neighbour - hours before the South's joint military exercises with the US.

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And the country's Marine commander has vowed a "thousand-fold" revenge on the North for attacks earlier in the week that killed two servicemen and two civilians. The region is still tense following an artillery barrage by Pyongyang on the Yellow Sea island of Yeonpyeong - the heaviest attack on South Korea since 1950-53 civil war.

US And Korea Prepare For Military Exercises - Sky News

The Grammy award-winning group will perform Feb. 6 at Cowboys Stadium. The announcement was made Thursday during the Dallas Cowboys' game against the New Orleans Saints.

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Since forming in 1995, The Black Eyed Peas have sold more than 28 million albums worldwide and nearly 31 million digital tracks. Their new album, "The Beginning," is set for release Tuesday.

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Last year's featured performer was The Who. Other halftime acts have included U2, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Paul McCartney and Prince.

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Black Eyed Peas to perform Super Bowl halftime (AP)

Her remarks came in the backdrop of the ongoing impasse in Parliament — which continued for the 10th day on Thursday — over the Opposition demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the alleged 2G spectrum scam.

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Under the “imandaar” (honest) leadership of Manmohan Singh, the country had progressed well because “he has personally taken stern steps to remove corruption at the government and administration level”, the Congress president said. She also trained her guns at the Mayawati government on the issue of corruption, asserting that the UPA government had given several thousand crores of rupees to Uttar Pradesh, so its residents can walk shoulder to shoulder with people of other states. “But complaints continue to pour in about poor electricity, road and water supply. There is no law and order and people are not safe here,” she said. “Corruption is there right from bottom to the top level in the system here.” ... contd.

Like us, Oppn must act against graft: Sonia - Indian Express

LOS ANGELES – Thanksgiving weekend will offer a veritable feast of film choices for U.S. audiences, but the global juggernaut that is "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" will continue its box-office magic, earning a winning $80 million-plus for the five-day holiday period.

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A 10-day domestic total of well over $200 million is also in the cards for this next-to-the-last film in the eight-part Warner Bros. franchise.

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Disney is always a traditional family favorite during the holidays and this year will be no exception with the 3-D release of the animated fairy tale "Tangled," an updated version of "Rapunzel" likely to draw crowds young and old to the tune of more than $40 million for the five-day timeframe.

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Box Office Preview: 'Potter' to win weekend tangle (AP)

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit said that owing to the hosting of the Commonwealth Games, Delhi has been able to save crores of public money by advancing the various urban infrastructure projects. "The Metro, the airport, the grade separators, power plants, everything has given us a solid infrastructure for the future. By building them today, we have effectively saved money in the future," she said while addressing the House on the opening day of the Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly.

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The chief minister claimed that thanks to the new gas-based power plants in Bawana and also the new plants in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, that were commissioned for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi will remain "power-surplus" for the next 10 years.

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The chief minister claimed that thanks to the new gas-based power plants in Bawana and also the new plants in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, that were commissioned for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi will remain "power-surplus" for the next 10 years. "We have always been power deficient. But now we have so much power that we can actually sell power to other states," she said.

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AP - John Travolta and Kelly Preston will have a new guest at their Thanksgiving table.

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In a phone call, the US president assured the South Korean president of his country's firm and full commitment to the defence of an ally.

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US officials in Seoul said the joint exercises would begin on Sunday and continue until the following Wednesday, according to US officials in Seoul. US officials in Seoul said the joint exercises would begin on Sunday and continue until the following Wednesday, according to US officials in Seoul. "This exercise is defensive in nature," US Forces Korea said in a statement, according to Reuters.

US and South Korea to hold joint military exercise - BBC News

The network said Tuesday that "a record amount of activity" overloaded its online and telephone voting systems after Monday's show. "Some viewers reported experiencing difficulties registering their votes for the Dancing with the Stars finale, which affected each finalist equally," ABC said in a statement. "The issue was promptly addressed" and voting times were not extended.

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Finalists Grey, Bristol Palin and Kyle Massey performed their last dances for viewer votes on Monday's episode, which count for half of their overall scores toward the title. Grey comes into Tuesday's season finale in first place. The 50-year-old actress and her professional partner, Derek Hough, earned a perfect score of 60 for their two dances on Monday's show. Massey finished in second place with 56 points, while Palin landed in third with 52 points. All three will perform two dances on Tuesday's show before a new "Dancing" champ is named.

ABC acknowledges voting issues at `Dancing' Monday (AP)

New York-listed Massey Energy, which in 2009 produced 36.7 million tonnes of coal, has a market capitalization of $5.16 billion (Rs23,530 crore) at its Monday closing price of $50.52 a share. Its net income in 2009 was $104.4 million on revenue of $2.3 billion.

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Ernst and Young , who did not want to be identified. “Everything depends on whether the government sees the acquisition benefiting the Indian industry,” he said. The deal, for which a due diligence exercise has been completed, would give CIL a substantial stake in the mine, and could cost up to $200 million (Rs912.2 crore). Bhattacharyya refused to give any further details, citing a non-disclosure agreement.

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AP - Former "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell says he's happy that Steven Tyler will take his place.

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Cowell says Tyler is a perfect 'Idol' replacement (AP)

MUMBAI: Software services provider Zensar Technologies is acquiring Akibia, a unit of the US-based PSI Holdings, for $66 million, strengthening its position in the fast-growing infrastructure management space and boosting its on-site presence. For Zensar, part of the 17,000-crore RPG Enterprises, this is the fourth global acquisition and would be the largest purchase till date once the merger between Akibia and Zensar's wholly owned US subsidiary is completed over the next few months.

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Zensar is funding the transaction through an equal combination of debt and cash and is buying Akibia from private equity funds and its management, led by founder chairman Thomas Wilson and president & CEO Tom Tucker .

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RPG chairman Harsh Goenka said that the acquisition would put Zensar among the top five infrastructure management companies in India . Akibia has centres in Boston , in the US and in Europe and counts IBM , HP, AT&T, Goldman Sachs and Verizon among its customers.

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RPG Group co Zensar buys US firm for $66 m - Times of India

Capri Anderson, the woman who was found locked in the bathroom of his suite, said she's suing the actor for battery and false imprisonment, and plans to file a criminal report with New York City police.

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Appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday, the adult-film actress said Sheen yelled racial slurs, threw a lamp at her and grabbed her by the throat. The 45-year-old actor was briefly hospitalized after security at the Plaza Hotel reported he was disorderly and had broken furniture in his room. The "Two and a Half Men" star voluntarily went with authorities for a psychiatric evaluation. He was released from the hospital the same day. His publicist, Stan Rosenfield, said at the time that Sheen had an adverse reaction to medication.

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U.S. President Barack Obama greets the children of workers who restore New Delhi's historical buildings during a tour of Humayun's tomb in New Delhi.

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India always knew there would be a price to pay for its growing relationship with the United States and one of those bills is coming due at the end of next month. That's the deadline the Iranian government has given New Delhi to quit dithering and decide whether it is in or out of a $7.5-billion agreement to run a pipeline from Iran's massive South Pars offshore natural gas field.

New Delhi must choose between Iran's gas and U.S. amity - Vancouver Sun

The achievement of topping two multiplatinum veterans to win the award was not lost on the 16-year-old heartthrob, who praised both artists as he picked up the pop/rock award.

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The achievement of topping two multiplatinum veterans to win the award was not lost on the 16-year-old heartthrob, who praised both artists as he picked up the pop/rock award. "I can't stop smiling; this is amazing. Truly I don't know how this is possible because I've been singing Eminem since I was three and Usher is my mentor. So this is big," said Bieber, who also won the show's breakthrough artist award. Other winners included Black Eyed Peas and Taylor Swift, but Sunday's ceremony was as much a showcase for acts with new albums as it was a celebration of the biggest achievers of 2010.

Bieber leads AMA nominees with 2 wins (AP)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is “fully in support” of U.S. and NATO strategy in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said after the alliance set a plan to hand over security to the Afghans by 2014.

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Clinton also stressed the need for the Senate to ratify the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia in television appearances today, as well as the broad support of NATO countries for President Barack Obama ’s strategy in Afghanistan. Karzai “is fully in support of the strategy, he is fully in support of the fact that it is making progress,” Clinton said in an interview that aired today on the CBS “Face the Nation” program.

Karzai Fully Supports US, NATO Afghanistan Strategy, Clinton Tells CBS - Bloomberg

LOS ANGELES – Harry Potter is on the way to his biggest magic act yet. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" conjured up $61.2 million domestically in its first day, positioning it for the best opening weekend ever for the series about the young wizard.

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Friday's haul puts "Deathly Hallows" on track to shoot past the franchise's previous high, a $102.7 million opening weekend for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in 2005.

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Friday's haul puts "Deathly Hallows" on track to shoot past the franchise's previous high, a $102.7 million opening weekend for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in 2005. "Deathly Hallows" lands at No. 5 on the box-office charts for biggest opening day, behind "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" at $72.7 million, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" at $68.5 million, "The Dark Knight" at $67.2 million and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" at $62 million.

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'Deathly Hallows' charms fans with $61M in one day (AP)

The escalation is being undertaken in the hope of landing a decisive blow against the Taliban before handing over security to Afghan control in 2014, under a deal signed yesterday at the annual NATO summit.

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The move to more conventional warfare was a significant shift for General David Petraeus, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan and the author of the US army counter-insurgency manual, which advocates victory through winning the hearts and minds of the Afghan population.

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For such a strategy to succeed requires a credible Afghan government and for Pakistan to end its role as a haven for the Taliban. General Petraeus's advisers have concluded neither goal is in sight.

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LOS ANGELES – Harry Potter has added to his billions with a whopping $24 million domestic haul from midnight screenings of his latest adventure.

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According to box-office tracker Hollywood.com, that puts "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" third in the record books for midnight debuts, behind the last two "Twilight" movies: last summer's "Eclipse" with $30 million and 2009's "New Moon" with $26.3 million.

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According to box-office tracker Hollywood.com, that puts "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" third in the record books for midnight debuts, behind the last two "Twilight" movies: last summer's "Eclipse" with $30 million and 2009's "New Moon" with $26.3 million. "Deathly Hallows" outdid the last installment in the franchise about the young wizard, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which took in $22.2 million in its midnight debut last year.

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'Harry Potter' conjures $24M at midnight showings (AP)

WASHINGTON: In what is being viewed as the "most significant change" in its Afghan strategy, the Obama administration has invited both India and Pakistan to be engaged in transition process of the war-torn nation, where the US intends to transfer security to Afghan forces by 2014.

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WASHINGTON: In what is being viewed as the "most significant change" in its Afghan strategy, the Obama administration has invited both India and Pakistan to be engaged in transition process of the war-torn nation, where the US intends to transfer security to Afghan forces by 2014. "Our strategy is a regional strategy and we have invited countries from Pakistan to India to be engaged in and support this transition in Afghanistan," State Department spokesman P J Crowley told reporters in response to a question. His remarks came more than a week after President Barack Obama's visit to India, where he discussed the Afghan situation with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh .

US invites India, Pak to be engaged in transition in Afghan - Times of India

LONDON – Emma Watson may be leaving Hermione Granger behind on the film set, but not in her heart — the two share a similiar passion for learning.

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Watson, whose character in the Harry Potter movies made it cool to be a studious teacher's pet, says she's "addicted to knowledge" and motivated to keep learning while doing other film projects.

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Watson, who has played Hermione for more than half her life, is a sophomore at Brown University in Rhode Island where she is majoring in history. Unlike many of her young Potter co-stars, she chose to continue her education after graduating from high school.

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NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks rallied on Thursday on expectations for a solution to Ireland's debt crisis and strong gains by General Motors' after its landmark initial public offering. GM.N ) shares gained 7 percent to $35.27 in the debut of its IPO, the biggest in U.S. history. Trading in the Detroit automaker's shares accounted for nearly 8 percent of composite volume, according to Thomson Reuters data. For details, see [ID:nN18281169] "This is bigger than just an IPO. It's an American icon coming back on stream and it is feeding optimism to the stock market," said Bernie McGinn, president of McGinn Investment Management in Alexandria, Virginia.

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The singer-poet's memoir about life in New York City in the 1960s, "Just Kids," won the National Book Award on Wednesday night for nonfiction. The book is a bittersweet look back at her deep friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and at a revolutionary time in the country.

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A tearful Smith, 63, recalled working decades ago at a Scribner's bookstore and stacking up the National Book Award winners, wondering what it would feel like to receive such a prize. A tearful Smith, 63, recalled working decades ago at a Scribner's bookstore and stacking up the National Book Award winners, wondering what it would feel like to receive such a prize. "So thank you for letting me find out," she said.

Smith's 'Just Kids' is award winner for nonfiction (AP)

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SYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The rally that drove the dollar to seven-week highs fizzled early in Asia on Thursday after subdued U.S. inflation data bolstered the Federal Reserve's case for pumping more stimulus into the economy.

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U.S. core consumer inflation rose 0.6 percent from a year ago, marking the smallest increase since records started in 1957. The weaker-than-expected data argued in favour of the Fed delivering all of the announced $600 billion of quantitative easing, said Michael Woolfolk, strategist at BNY Mellon.

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LOS ANGELES – Brandy earned a perfect score for her Argentine tango on Monday's "Dancing With the Stars," only to learn Tuesday it would be her final dance in the competition.

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The 31-year-old singer and actress was eliminated from the hit ABC dance-off just before next week's final showdown for the mirrorball trophy.

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Brandy, who collected 57 points out of 60 on Monday, was pitted against Palin, who earned 53 points, at the end of Monday's episode for the last spot in the finals.

Upset! High-scoring Brandy axed from 'Dancing' (AP)

WHEN the history is written, the past two weeks may well be seen as the point at which the US committed itself to the Asia-Pacific century, and to a strategy for supporting a dense network of bilateral and multilateral relationships among pro-market democracies in the region as a way to socialise but if necessary to balance rising China.

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There were ample reasons why Barack Obama could have chosen to stay in Washington in the wake of the Democrats' savaging in the mid-term congressional elections. But he and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton covered the length and breadth of Asia. The President's support for India as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and his Indonesian admission that the US still has a long way to go in building bridges to the Muslim world grabbed the global headlines. Closer to home, Clinton's lengthy menage a trois with Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd fascinated the local media.

US looks to new dawn in the east - The Australian

LAS VEGAS – Wayne Newton's Las Vegas estate is a lavish wonderland complete with South African penguins, sweeping crystal staircases and a memorabilia collection to make a celebrity junkie salivate: a Frank Sinatra champagne glass, Nat King Cole's watch, Steve McQueen's Rolls-Royce and a Johnny Cash guitar.

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Newton said the estate is so resplendent that he wants to open his home to the public and turn it into a tourist attraction, in a project some have dubbed Graceland West. But Newton's neighbors are fighting the effort. They are disturbed by the idea of noisy tour buses, unyielding traffic and inane gift shops flooding their affluent neighborhood of ranches and mansions just six miles from the Las Vegas Strip.

Singer Wayne Newton looks to open house to world (AP)

BANGALORE: Wipro's IT infrastructure management services subsidiary Infocrossing will set up a new data centre at North Carolina in the US to support its growing business, the company said.

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BANGALORE: Wipro's IT infrastructure management services subsidiary Infocrossing will set up a new data centre at North Carolina in the US to support its growing business, the company said. "The new data centre will be built in the building purchased in Cleveland County to support all major platforms, including mainframe, Windows, Unix, Linux and iSeries," the IT bellwether said in a statement here. The facility, to be designed to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification, will also house the company's cloud computing services.

Wipro Infocrossing to open data centres in US - Times of India

LONDON – Prince William finally became engaged to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton, giving her his late mother's sapphire and diamond engagement ring, as Britain looked forward to its biggest royal wedding since Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer almost 30 years ago.

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Royal officials announced Tuesday that the couple will marry next spring or summer in London, ending years of rumored splits, reconciliations and will-they, won't-they speculation. William is second in line to the British throne after Charles, his father. Kate and William's first child would move ahead of his younger brother Prince Harry to become third in line to the throne.

Prince William gives UK long-awaited royal wedding (AP)

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has been the chief victim of international terrorism and curbing militancy is in the country’s own interest, a senior American official said while noting that a stable Pakistan was in the interests of both the US and India.

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Robert Blake, assistant secretary of state for South Asia, told a briefing that during his recent visit to India, President Barack Obama highlighted that Washington and New Delhi had shared interest in reducing Pakistan-India tensions.

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Robert Blake, assistant secretary of state for South Asia, told a briefing that during his recent visit to India, President Barack Obama highlighted that Washington and New Delhi had shared interest in reducing Pakistan-India tensions. “I think the president was very clear that Pakistan itself has been the chief victim of international terrorism. And so it’s very much in its own interest to crackdown on these groups, which increasingly are operating as a syndicate and it’s very difficult to really distinguish between them,” he said.

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So said Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Lynch and Baz Luhrmann, who shared stories about the veteran producer at his funeral Monday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.

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Schwarzenegger, who was accompanied by wife Maria Shriver, got laughs from the crowd when he imitated De Laurentiis' Italian accent. Schwarzenegger made four films with De Laurentiis, and said he admired the producer's brains, courage and heart.

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Luhrmann said De Laurentiis "taught me how to have fun." "Dino De Laurentiis was able to blend effortlessly, without any effort whatsoever, life, art and family," the filmmaker said.

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WASHINGTON: The US has sought to temper India's hopes of gaining a place on the international high table saying that while Washington is committed to it, UN reform is going to be a long and complicated process.

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The only "real change" in US stand was President Barack Obama's endorsement of India's bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, but "we have always been clear that this is going to be a long-term and very complicated process", a senior official said on Monday. The only "real change" in US stand was President Barack Obama's endorsement of India's bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, but "we have always been clear that this is going to be a long-term and very complicated process", a senior official said on Monday. "I would caution against expecting any kind of breakthrough anytime soon," Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake told foreign media. But "we're committed to a modest expansion both of permanent and non-permanent seats".

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ANKARA, Turkey – Cinemas across Turkey are showing a trailer for an upcoming Turkish action movie based on a true event: the Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound, blockade-busting flotilla that killed nine activists in May.

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And if the trailer of the film is any indication, the movie, "The Valley of the Wolves — Palestine," could worsen tense relations between Turkey and Israel when it is released Jan. 28.

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The total number of foreign students in the United States increased by 2.9 percent, to 690,923, during the 2009-10 school year, according to an annual report on international academic mobility.

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Chinese student enrollment jumped by 30 percent, the report said. Chinese students -- with a total of 127,628 -- now account for 18.5 percent of international students in the United States, according to the Open Doors 2010 report. That makes China the No. 1 source of international students in the United States. Many Chinese say American education is more academically freeing and creatively stimulating, leading to more innovation than traditional Chinese education, which emphasizes memorization and repetition.

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ATLANTA – The two members of the country duo Sugarland avoided a nasty public trial with the group's founding member, settling a lawsuit over claims that she was owed an estimated $14 million of the band's profits after she left to pursue a solo career five years ago.

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U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten signed a court order Friday saying the parties reached a settlement. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but Batten gave both sides until Dec. 13 to complete the agreement. Attorneys for the parties could not immediately be reached for comment.

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In the wake of protests and rising pressure on the UPA government to drop the controversial communications & IT minister A Raja from the Cabinet, defence minister AK Antony on Sunday said “no cover up and no witch hunt” is the government's policy”.

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Antony, however, refused a detailed comment on the 2G spectrum row. Though he said he was not for a public debate on the issue, he added that the government would “wait and see”, when asked what was the Congress' position on the demand for his resignation.

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Antony, however, refused a detailed comment on the 2G spectrum row. Though he said he was not for a public debate on the issue, he added that the government would “wait and see”, when asked what was the Congress' position on the demand for his resignation. “I am a Cabinet minister. I am not offering any comment. I have limitations. I am not for a public debate. Let us wait and see”, Antony said. When asked about Congress's response to the offer of support from AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa to the government case DMK pulls out over Raja issue, he said, “Our party spokesperson has already made the (Congress) stand clear”.

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Film historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, director Jean-Luc Godard and character actor Eli Wallach are to receive Oscar statuettes Saturday evening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' second annual Governors Awards.

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Director-producer Francis Ford Coppola is also to be presented with the academy's Irving G. Thalberg award at the private black-tie dinner at Hollywood & Highland's Grand Ballroom, which is adjacent to the Kodak Theatre, home of the Academy Awards. The academy established its Governors Awards last year to pay tribute to winners of honorary Oscars and the Thalberg bust — prizes previously presented during the Academy Awards telecast. Academy President Tom Sherak said the new, non-televised Governors Awards allow the academy to honor more artists with more in-depth presentations.

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WASHINGTON DC—The United States on Saturday called for a broad prisoner release as it celebrated the freedom of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while cautioning that more had to be done to improve human rights in Myanmar.

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While the Myanmar junta "has gone to extraordinary lengths to isolate and silence Aung San Suu Kyi, she has continued her brave fight for democracy, peace, and change in Burma," he said in a statement. While the Myanmar junta "has gone to extraordinary lengths to isolate and silence Aung San Suu Kyi, she has continued her brave fight for democracy, peace, and change in Burma," he said in a statement. "She is a hero of mine and a source of inspiration for all who work to advance basic human rights in Burma and around the world," said Obama, using the country's former name.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – "Sarah Palin's Alaska" portrays the show's heroine as an adventure-loving wife and mother enjoying a whirlwind of activities amid spectacular settings in her home state. There are no overt clues to her future political ambitions.

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President Barack Obama’s endorsement of India for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council is not at Pakistan’s expense, the US State Department has said.

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President Barack Obama’s endorsement of India for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council is not at Pakistan’s expense, the US State Department has said. “This (Obama's support to India) is a reflection of the growing importance of the region to the rest of the world and Pakistan should not see this as something that comes at their expense. It does not,” State Department spokesman P J Crowley said at his daily press briefing here Friday. He said the US has briefed the Pak government on Obama’s announcement in this regard. President Barack Obama’s endorsement of India for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council is not at Pakistan’s expense, the US State Department has said. “This (Obama's support to India) is a reflection of the growing importance of the region to the rest of the world and Pakistan should not see this as something that comes at their expense. It does not,” State Department spokesman P J Crowley said at his daily press briefing here Friday. He said the US has briefed the Pak government on Obama’s announcement in this regard. “I’m not aware of any particular concern expressed,” Crowley said, when asked about statements from the Pakistan leadership expressing concern about the US endorsement of India for the UNSC bid. “I think they (Pakistan) understand what we told them, and beyond that, I’ll leave it to the government of Pakistan to describe its own reaction,” he said.

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LOS ANGELES – A public funeral service for Oscar-winning producer Dino De Laurentiis will be held Monday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.

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The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has ruled out any differences between China and the United States over the currency devaluation, saying the two nations have very intimate relations and the exchange rates controversy will affect them very substantially.

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Giving his comments on the valuation of the Chinese currency, Dr Singh said Chinese have the surplus, which, no body can contradict. "Well, Chinese have the surplus which is I think, no body can deny, but the relation between surplus countries and deficit countries is not a technical issue. If you go back to the Bretton Woods debate, there was at that very time, there was a Keynes plan, there was a White Plan, and Keynes was of the view that surplus countries have as much responsibility to take adjustment measures as the deficit countries," said Dr Singh.

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LOS ANGELES – A woman accused of slashing Leonardo DiCaprio's face with glass during a party five years ago has pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon.

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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) on Friday unanimously adopted a joint resolution of treasury and opposition to oppose the US support to India’s quest for achieving a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

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Foreign Affairs Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi apprised the House that he took the leader of the opposition into confidence over an issues raised by him regarding assurance of US President Obama to India for a permanent seat on the UNSC in his speech to the Indian parliament. Qureshi said the government and Opposition accorded top priority to the point of view of Pakistan and worked out a unanimous resolution. The chair, on request of Petroleum Minister Syed Naveed Qamar, suspended all the rules to adopt the resolution.

NA resolution protests US support to India's UNSC bid - Daily Times

NEW YORK – "Call of Duty: Black Ops" blasted entertainment records this week by raking in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale, a dramatic and lucrative indication that video games have cemented their place as mainstream entertainment on a par with movies, books and music.

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For the hordes of devoted fans who waited at midnight Monday to get their hands on the military shooter, this is hardly a surprise. For them, popping the new "Call of Duty" into a game console is the equivalent of turning on the TV to watch the Super Bowl or sitting back with a tub of popcorn to watch the latest blockbuster movie.

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SEOUL, South Korea -- Leaders of 20 major economies on Friday refused to endorse a U.S. push to get China to let its currency rise, keeping alive a dispute that has raised the specter of a global trade war.

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Epic Records and Jackson's estate released more details about the record simply called "MICHAEL" on Friday. The song "Hold My Hand" with Akon will be the first single and debut on Jackson's website on Monday.

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In a blow to the U.S., President Barack Obama and South Korea's Lee Myung-bak said more time was needed to work out a pact to boost trade between the nations.

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The Obama administration suffered a major setback Thursday with the announcement that it couldn't break the impasse over a long-anticipated U.S.-South Korean trade accord, continuing a rocky start for the U.S. at a conference of top world economies in Seoul. The news followed more harsh criticism by China and Germany, the world's two biggest exporting powers, of the recent U.S. Federal Reserve move to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds, depressing the value of the dollar.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Ted Danson's day job is performing with Drew Barrymore in "Everybody Loves Whales," a movie now being filmed in Alaska.

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed its disappointment to the US ambassador to Islamabad over its support to India as permanent member in the UN Security Council (UNSC).

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Conveying Pakistan's concern, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told Ambassador Cameron Munter that the move could have serious repercussions for the conflict-ridden region and reform of the world body, Dawn reported on Wednesday. Sources said that Bashir told Munter that while endorsing India as a permanent Security Council member the US appeared to have acted out of expediency of power politics.

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The actress known for her roles on "The Golden Girls" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was made an honorary ranger Tuesday by the U.S. Forest Service. White, 88, said that as a young girl she wanted to be a forest ranger, but women weren't allowed to have the job.

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On Tuesday, the Forest Service presented her with a badge and a ranger's Stetson hat, which she donned during a ceremony at the Kennedy Center. When Smokey Bear arrived mid-ceremony, White gave him a big bear hug and later asked to take the Forest Service mascot with her. She settled for a toy Smokey with its own small hat. White said some of her first memories as a child are riding in front of her father on a horse into the High Sierras. They would stay for three weeks and never see "another two-legged soul," she said. The family also went camping in Yellowstone National Park. White said her teachers eventually asked that she write essays on topics other than Yellowstone.

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India and the US are natural partners, but not natural allies. That is the lesson that flows from the ups and downs of President Obama’s visit, which started on a disappointing note in Mumbai with his refusal to name Pakistan as a perpetrator of 26/11, but ended on a high note when he backed India for a UN Security Council seat.

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However, the US also views Pakistan and China as partners. Indeed, it carries out annual strategic meetings with both countries, and the one with China is a gigantic affair. So, let nobody think that Obama has decided to back India against Pakistan and China. Rather, he looks forward to a win-win future for all four countries, overcoming existing disputes and recriminations. This attitude will exasperate Indians wanting him to declare Pakistan a terrorist state.

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Obama has condemned some elements in Pakistan, but treats it with the full importance due to a frontline state in the US’ war against Islamic terror. He speaks out against all forms of Islamic terrorism, but focuses more on those that threaten the US than on those that threaten India. Yes, he supports India’s seat in the UNSC, to the discomfiture of Pakistan and China. But he is also quite capable of cutting a deal with the Afghan Taliban that will make India wince.

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With his new TBS show titled simply "Conan," O'Brien seemed appealingly stoked yet comfortable in his new home at 11 p.m. ET and on basic cable, originating from a sleek, cozy set with a full moon poised on a seaside backdrop.

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If there were very few surprises on the premiere, well, how could there have been after the incessant online hype and all the press attention showered on his much-anticipated return? Besides, O'Brien was back with his longtime sidekick Andy Richter and most of his trusty house band members, now led by Jimmy Vivino (and renamed The Basic Cable Band).

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But what's important is, the show lived up to its promises. As promised, it was looser, quirkier, more like "Late Night," where O'Brien thrived for nearly 16 years, than the mainstream "Tonight Show," where he didn't.

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WASHINGTON: After President Barack Obama's backing for India's permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the US says it has reached out to other Security Council members but cannot set a target date for UN reform.

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WASHINGTON: After President Barack Obama's backing for India's permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the US says it has reached out to other Security Council members but cannot set a target date for UN reform. "We've talked to all of our partners in the Security Council, and I'm sure we'll be doing follow-up discussions," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters Monday. WASHINGTON: After President Barack Obama's backing for India's permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the US says it has reached out to other Security Council members but cannot set a target date for UN reform. "We've talked to all of our partners in the Security Council, and I'm sure we'll be doing follow-up discussions," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters Monday. "We have reached out and explained the announcement that the president has made today." "We have talked to China about Security Council reform. I just can't say whether we've reached out to China at this point," he said when asked if the US had also talked to China, which is now the only one of the five permanent members not to have endorsed India.

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BERLIN – Nearly a dozen sculptures considered by the Nazis to be "degenerate" artwork and believed to have been lost or destroyed after World War II have been unearthed during construction near Berlin's city hall and were shown to reporters Monday.

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The terra-cotta and bronze statues were found during a dig to lay down a new subway line. They belonged to a collection of 15,000 works condemned by Hitler's regime for containing "deviant" sexual elements, anti-nationalistic themes or criticizing Nazi ideology. The sculptures mainly depict women — a woman holding grapes, a mother and her child, a full-figured woman stretching — the other three are of males.

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India has agreed to purchase 10 C-17 Cargo planes from US – a move that will help US generate as many as 22,000 jobs back home. Other deals included sale by Boeing of 30 new 737 aircraft, worth $2.7 billion, to SpiceJet and deal with GE worth $500 million for the sale of six heavy duty gas turbines and three steam turbines to Reliance Energy.

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On its part, the US has assured greater cooperation to India in the field of exports in general and high tech sectors such as space and defense in particular. Energy continues to be another area of strategic cooperation between the countries and President Barack Obama has also announced creation of a new clean energy research centre in India. These fresh assurances and agreements with US has only re-enforced government's ambitions of a 9-10 per cent growth rate over the next three decades.

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Gyllenhaal and the film's director Edward Zwick said they had no idea the Oscar-nominated screen legend was battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia at the time. They learned of it after their work together.

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Gyllenhaal credits Clayburgh's iconic portrayal of a divorcee in 1978's "An Unmarried Woman" with helping his own mother through divorce. "It helped her through that time in a way that no other movie or anybody else had," he said. Zwick said directing Clayburgh was "a real privilege." "Her legacy is an extraordinary kind of acting which is of the highest level of authenticity but also of comedy. She managed to do both those things at once," he said.

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For the past two weeks, Ganpat Shinde has been busy beautifying the streets of South Mumbai, particularly the stretch where Obama’s cavalcade was expected to pass through. This MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) worker is – contrary to his daily moods vis-à-vis his job – is quite excited to do his bit for the VVIP . “After all, he is the most powerful man on earth. If he is going to visit us, it will be one helluva big event – as big as Diwali!” he says, swelling in Marathi pride. He’s right, and there are many Ganpat Shindes in the government and private sectors who have been working round the clock to ensure the US President Barack Obama has a comfortable and successful stay in India.

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Will the Prez dance the Bush way, who undoubtedly was the best US president for India in recent times? Or will his decisions alter the future of Indo-US relations? Time will tell, but for starters, there are many things that both parties want from the other . India would want to know the US’s position on strategic issues in the sub-continent and a bigger role in Afghanistan, on outsourcing, US support on India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the US Security Council and inclusion in the Nuclear Suppliers Group , and a greater access to the US market.

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The US on the other hand, would want a bigger role in Asia from India; inroads into the defence market; access to the Indian market, and a prominent role in the Indian civilian nuclear market. Time will tell what the impact will be.

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NEW YORK – Shirley Verrett, an acclaimed American mezzo-soprano and soprano praised for her blazing intensity during a career that spanned four decades, died Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 79.

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Born in New Orleans, she was renowned for a blazing intensity in her performances as a mezzo for much of her career and a soprano in her later years. She battled racial prejudice in a predominantly white European-centered art form during a 40-year biracial marriage, according to her autobiography.

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Ahead of his strategic dialogue with the Indian leadership, President Barack Obama on Sunday made it clear that the US would not "impose" itself on Indo-Pak relations even as he said that Pakistan's progress in fighting terrorism was not quick enough. After a hectic 26-hour stay in Mumbai, where the focus was on business and economic issues, the US leader flew in this afternoon to New Delhi where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set aside protocol to greet him personally.

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JOHANNESBURG – In a rehearsal studio one afternoon in 1986, a white South African musician wrote an international hit — partly in Zulu, the language of the largest ethnic group in the country. "Asimbonanga," which means "we've never seen him," the song refers to the generation of South Africans who grew up under apartheid and had never even seen a photograph of Nelson Mandela, the country's hope for reconciliation who was imprisoned under South Africa's apartheid regime.

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Johnny Clegg, later dubbed the "white Zulu," was sure his song's message would be lost. At the time, his new genre of music, a blend of Western pop and Zulu rhythms, was banned from the radio — as Mandela's photo was banned from newspapers. Clegg's concerts were routinely broken up, and he and other members of his multiracial band had been arrested several times for challenging a South African law meant to keep whites and blacks apart.

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WE ARE WITH YOU: U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at the memorial for the 26/11 terror attack victims at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Mumbai on Saturday.

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MUMBAI: Making terror the centrepiece of his address, United States President Barack Obama said here on Saturday his visit intended to send a very clear message that India and his country were united in their determination to give their people a future of security and prosperity. In his remarks, commemorating the 26/11 terror attack, to a select gathering on the terrace at the Taj Mahal Palace and Towers, Mr. Obama termed Mumbai a symbol of the incredible energy and optimism that defined India in the 21st century. “And ever since those horrific days two years ago, the Taj has been the symbol of the strength and the resilience of the Indian people,” he pointed out.

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Jill Clayburgh, the sophisticated Hollywood and Broadway actress known for portrayals of empowered women in a career spanning five decades, highlighted by her Oscar-nominated role of a divorcee exploring life after marriage in the 1978 film "An Unmarried Woman," has died. She was 66.

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Clayburgh, alongside such peers as Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine and Jane Fonda, helped to usher in a new era for actresses in Hollywood by playing women who were confident and capable yet not completely flawless. Her dramatic turn as a divorcee exploring her sexuality after 16 years of marriage in "An Unmarried Woman" earned Clayburgh her first Oscar nod.

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The next year, Clayburgh was again nominated for an Academy Award for "Starting Over," a comedy about a divorced man, played by Burt Reynolds, who falls in love but can't get over his ex-wife. For the next 30 years, Clayburgh steadily appeared in films and on stage and television, often effortlessly moving between comedic and dramatic roles.

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MUMBAI: President Barack Obama arrived in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, beginning a 10-day, four-country Asia trip that will take him through some of the region’s most vibrant democracies in a search for US economic and security benefits.

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Obama will also visit Indonesia, South Korea and Japan on a 10-day tour that will see Washington push to prevent countries unilaterally devaluing currencies to protect their exports, a top theme at the Group of 20 heads of state meet in Seoul next week.

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NEW YORK – MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season.

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Olbermann acknowledged to NBC that he donated $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and Arizona Reps. Raul Grivalva and Gabrielle Giffords. NBC News prohibits its employees from working on, or donating to, political campaigns unless a special exception is granted by the news division president — effectively a ban. Olbermann's bosses did not find out about the donations until after they were made. The website Politico first reported the donations.

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Barack Obama's historic visit to India, which kicks off today in Mumbai, is generating more excitement and heat than any Bollywood blockbuster being released this Diwali. Be it the political babus, the Page 3 crowd, or the aam janata, the US President's trip is the hot topic of discussion in buses and trains, boardrooms and bedrooms.

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While the Mumbai police goes bananas over security issues and cordoning of roads, a couple of senior ministers in Mantralaya are crying foul about having to provide pan card details, and celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor are tweeting or fielding interviews on what they expect from the US’s first African-American President. Brouhaha is all around. And for good reason. Consider this: How often has the President of the most powerful country in the world come calling to Indian shores (and there have been 44 in all)? It was only after Y2K and Bill Clinton's visit in 2000 that Indo-US relations began to climb on the growth graph.

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Bieber says the nail polish from Nicole by OPI, which is set to hit stores next month, is inspired by his hit songs. "Like, there's names like named after my music," he said.

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The collection, called One Less Lonely Girl, is set to include a bright red shade called OMB! and a glittery polish named Step 2 the Beat of My Heart.

Bieber says he won't wear his namesake nail polish (AP)

The US would be spending a whopping $200 million (Rs 900 crore approx) per day on President Barack Obama's visit to the city. "The huge amount of around $200 million would be spent on security, stay and other aspects of the Presidential visit," a top official of the Maharashtra Government privy to the arrangements for the high-profile visit said.

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About 3,000 people including Secret Service agents, US government officials and journalists would accompany the President. Several officials from the White House and US security agencies are already here for the past one week with helicopters, a ship and high-end security instruments. About 3,000 people including Secret Service agents, US government officials and journalists would accompany the President. Several officials from the White House and US security agencies are already here for the past one week with helicopters, a ship and high-end security instruments. "Except for personnel providing immediate security to the President, the US officials may not be allowed to carry weapons. The state police is competent to take care of the security measures and they would be piloting the Presidential convoy," the official said on condition of anonymity.

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File photo shows U.S. President Barack Obama with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy. Obama's visit to India is going to be a fateful happening in the region's tangled history and politics.

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Whichever way one looks at it, there is going to be an indeterminate fatefulness when United States President Barack Obama arrives in India. Not that Mr. Obama is god or that he is an elderly bearded man wrapped in a swirling cloak with the “finger of the paternal right hand” — as in the fourth section of the Michelangelo fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Nor is India Adam waiting to receive the spark of life.

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The point is, in comparison with the U.S. Presidents New Delhi has welcomed in a generation or two, Mr. Obama is truly a brilliant intellectual with a view of the world imbued with the struggle of the mankind for survival, dignity and development. Fareed Zakaria tactfully described him as “a kind of practical idealist” who admired George Bush Sr.'s approach to ending the Cold War in an apparently cooperative way, with an emphasis on productive, constructive relations with the world powers. Mr. Obama is also someone instinctively wary of ideology and shrewd enough to balance the impulse of principle and the realities of politics — a master of the rhetoric of common ground.

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NEW YORK – After losing viewers to cable news networks on recent election nights, television's biggest broadcasters are fighting back hard for the midterm contest.

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ABC, CBS and PBS will each stream part of their election-night coverage on the Web on Tuesday, and NBC plans six hours of results lasting into early Wednesday morning. The networks will involve some of the biggest and most popular websites — Google, Facebook, YouTube and Yahoo! — in delivering their versions of the news. Their moves are in marked contrast to recent big political nights, when network producers had to fight for limited time while looking jealously at CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, and their abilities to stay on stories 24 hours a day.

Broadcasters busy with online tie-ins for election (AP)

India's External Affairs minister SM Krishna had publicly stated that the US had only shared "very general" and "non-specific" information before the Mumbai terror attacks.

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This was reinforced by Indian Home Secretary GK Pillai, who expressed "disappointment" that the US had not shared information on Headley. "Had they done so, at least after the horrific Mumbai attacks, Headley could have been nabbed as he travelled to India in March 2009," Pillai said. US officials have asserted that there has been regular supply of information and sought to downplay the controversy, stressing that expanding counter-terror cooperations will be among important issues that will be on the table when Obama holds talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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It paid off, though "Saw 3D" still brought a modest return compared to earlier chapters in the "Saw" series, whose second, third, fourth and fifth movies all topped $30 million over opening weekend.

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It paid off, though "Saw 3D" still brought a modest return compared to earlier chapters in the "Saw" series, whose second, third, fourth and fifth movies all topped $30 million over opening weekend. "Saw 3D" also had a soft debut compared to the previous weekend's No. 1 movie, Paramount's "Paranormal Activity 2," a newer fright franchise that opened with $40.7 million. "Paranormal Activity 2" slipped to No. 2 this weekend, raising its total to $65.7 million.

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When President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in India next month, they will discuss how the world’s two largest democracies can work together to promote economic growth and create new jobs for their citizens.

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These state visits are not just political theatre. When President Bush visited India in 2006, the trip helped advance a landmark civil nuclear agreement that cemented the growing strategic partnership between our two countries. Now, as President Obama makes the first trip of his presidency to India, he will have the opportunity to add his own touch to the flourishing relationship. The high expectations for the meeting are a testament to how the partnership between the US and India has grown stronger with each passing year. Over the past quarter century, bilateral trade has increased nearly ten-fold. As a result, India has become America’s 14th largest trading partner.

'US, India should focus on boosting growth, jobs' - Economic Times