AP – Iran trumpeted the Islamic Republic’s first foreign film Oscar win Monday as a triumph over archfoe Israel — even as audiences in Israel packed theaters to watch the movie that beat their country’s entry at the Academy Awards.
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Iran state TV says Oscar win victory over Israel
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AP – Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together, musically speaking.
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Chris Brown, Rihanna collaborate on 2 song remixes
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AP – With the death of Whitney Houston just hours earlier, it’s hard to focus on the matter of crowning the best in music — but Sunday night’s Grammys will try.
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Whitney Houston’s death overshadows Grammy awards
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AP – A 23-year-old beauty queen from Wisconsin won the Miss America pageant Saturday in Las Vegas after singing opera and strutting in a white bikini and black beaded evening gown.
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Miss Wisconsin wins Miss America pageant in Vegas
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AP – “The Amazing Race” took its final three teams on a frantic scramble through Atlanta during Sunday’s conclusion of the CBS competition show.
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Ernie and Cindy claim $1 million prize on ‘Race’
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AP – President Bashar Assad’s first interview with a Western television journalist since a March uprising was a coup for Barbara Walters and ABC News, but not entirely for Assad.
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Walters said Syrian trip frightened her
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AP – J.R. Martinez started out as the least-known member of the “Dancing With the Stars” cast, but as the season went on, America fell in love with the 28-year-old soldier-turned-soap opera star.
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Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez now `Dancing’ champ
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AP – Across the street from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, a foreboding tower of shipping containers glowers at the building spelling out an in-your-face message: “IOU.”
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Kansas City public art project takes on debt
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AP – “Mad Men,” the sharply observed drama of a changing 1960s America, captured 19 Emmy nominations Thursday to lead the series pack, with the melodramatic miniseries “Mildred Pierce” starring Kate Winslet grabbing a top 21 bids.
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‘Mad Men,’ ‘Mildred Pierce’ get top Emmy nods (AP)
AP – You won’t catch Brad Pitt doing fatherhood in a small way, on screen or in his real family life with Angelina Jolie.
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Pitt reflects on paternal side, on screen and off (AP)