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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — The man who announces the Nobel Prize in literature says the United States is too "insular" and ignorant to compete with Europe when it comes to great writing.
In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Horace Engda...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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DALLAS (AP) — Sam Wyly went from growing up in a house without electricity to amassing a fortune estimated at $1.2 billion, and he says anyone can follow in his footsteps if they work hard enough and watch for opportunities.
Wyly built and sold softw...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Where to go for lunch on a sunny spring day in Sydney? Why, the same place you'd go on a cloudy day, or your birthday, or even after late-night clubbing.
Harry's Cafe de Wheels has been serving up meat and chicken pies, pasti...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Sarsgaard wants to meet in a coffee bar in Brooklyn, but balks when he gets there.
It's crowded with 30-somethings in carefully rumpled hair, funky glasses, sleek laptops, expensive jeans and oh-so-cool graphic T-shirts. The fla...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears' attorney has asked a judge to delay the singer's upcoming trial on a misdemeanor charge for driving without a valid license.
Attorney J. Michael Flanagan filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday seek...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines, which for decades has supplied the world with a steady stream of seafarers, nurses, caregivers and domestic helpers, is now exporting practitioners of a cutting-edge trade: chefs.
"Chefs are the new rock stars now....
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cemeteries don't scare Neil Gaiman. Far from it. The best-selling author of horror and fantasy fables finds them "incredibly peaceful places."
"I love going to graveyards. I love going to graveyards not because they're spooky, but ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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Four years of tenacity and dedication in London has led to Clinark Dill releasing his first album.
The launch, which takes place on Saturday, will feature the likes of Reggae greats Gramps and Peter Morgan, of Morgan Heritage. The event is set to tak...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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Dear Annie: I live overseas. A few months ago, my niece, "Linda," came to visit for the second time. She is 17 years old.
I discovered the hard way that Linda is being raised by overprotective parents who give her everything she wants. She has become...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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BURNABY, British Columbia (AP) — In a former bicycle factory in suburban Vancouver, Amanda Tapping and Jim Byrnes play out a scene before the cameras. It's a typical laboratory, except for one thing: There's no lab, just green. But don't tell Tapping...
DATE: Oct 01, 2008
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