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Haiti telethon raises charity estimate to $61 million (Reuters)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:29:44 +0000

Reuters - Organizers for last week's "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon, backed by George Clooney and Haiti-born rapper Wyclef Jean, on Monday raised the estimated amount of money it raised to more than $61 million, to date.

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More than 80 million see Haiti aid telethon (AP)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:11:49 +0000

AP - More than 80 million people tuned in for last week's all-star "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon.

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Another world tour? Maybe, says Tina Turner (Reuters)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:00:03 +0000

Reuters - Veteran pop star Tina Turner may yet call her troupe of dancers out for another world tour, though for the moment she prefers home-cooked dinners and a stress-free life.

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Radiohead does big things for Haiti at small venue (AP)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:25:54 +0000

AP - Radiohead raised more than $500,000 for Haiti earthquake relief at a special weekend concert that attracted celebrities and die-hard fans.

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Reunited Specials to launch U.S. tour on “Fallon” (Reuters)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:27:42 +0000

Reuters - The Specials, the British ska band that reformed in 2009 after more than two decades apart, will play their first North American shows in nearly 30 years in April, starting with an appearance on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on April 13.

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The Who to play medley of hits at Super Bowl (Reuters)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:26:17 +0000

Reuters - The Who's Pete Townshend has revealed that the band's Super Bowl halftime performance on February 7 will feature a "compact medley" of their rock anthems.

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NYC trial opens in punk pioneer’s slaying (AP)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:13:27 +0000

AP - A personal assistant's confession to killing her celebrity real estate broker boss was just a tale concocted to satisfy police, a defense lawyer said Monday.

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Dancers with Oscar dreams audition for big show (AP)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:10:58 +0000

AP - Lined up in sweats and leotards, hundreds of sinewy dancers wait with paper numbers pinned to their chests and a singular hope within. Under gray, rainy skies, in dance shoes and bare feet, they've come to an open audition at a place called Center Staging with one dream: dancing on the Academy Awards.

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Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Muse top NME shortlist (Reuters)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:01:58 +0000

Reuters - Male bands led the charge at the NME award nominations on Monday, with Arctic Monkeys appearing in six categories, Kasabian in five and Muse in four.

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Grammy-winning pianist Earl Wild dies at 94 (AP)

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:09:57 +0000

AP - Grammy-winning pianist Earl Wild, who learned his craft from students of Liszt and Ravel and became one of America's masters of the keyboard, has died at age 94.

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