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at 12:49 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

2008 New Orleans Essence Music Festival honours Patti LaBelle

NEW ORLEANS - From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival.

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at 9:25 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

Australian pop star Kylie Minogue honoured at Buckingham Palace

LONDON - Britain has honoured Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her services to music.

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at 11:50 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

Canadian Patricia Rozema at helm of 'Kit Kittredge: An American Girl'

TORONTO - "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" might seem an oddly American choice for famed Canadian director Patricia Rozema to take on, but the filmmaker says she fell in love with the story about a feisty young girl defending the rights of the homeless during the Great Depression.

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at 13:56 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

40 years into his career, travelling troubadour James Taylor finally tours Canada

TORONTO - James Taylor has never visited Saskatchewan, but - as improbable as it seems - the musician who immortalized his personal struggles with "Fire and Rain" has actually sung about the prairie province that gave birth to Canadian medicare.

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at 17:24 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

Locals in Nice used to rich and famous and indifferent to Brangelina

NICE, France - Partially eclipsed by the glitterati of Cannes and the royal glare of Monaco, Nice is a place where even the brightest stars - like Brangelina - are greeted by little more than indifference.

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at 19:06 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

Jonas Brothers mania hits Toronto as hundreds converge for live TV appearance

TORONTO - They came in packs, waving hand-scrawled posters, wearing homemade T-shirts and unleashing ear-splitting squeals of excitement.

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at 19:07 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

Madonna and A-Rod stir gossip amid reports their marriages are crumbling

NEW YORK - A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits.

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at 17:25 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

Will Smith's kids get to see their 'daddy being mean' in film

LOS ANGELES - Will Smith usually plays the hero in his summer blockbusters. But in "Hancock," he drinks, swears, mouths off and goes to prison.

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at 12:11 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

'WALL-E' robot romance inspired by Jerry Herman musical 'Hello, Dolly'

NEW YORK - Jerry Herman, eyes welling with tears, could hardly believe what he was hearing as he watched the new animated blockbuster "WALL-E."

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at 12:56 on July 3, 2008, EDT.

Springsteen remembers New Jersey boardwalk fortuneteller Castello

ASBURY PARK, N.J. - Bruce Springsteen is paying tribute to a boardwalk fortuneteller he made famous in a song.

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