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All rights reserved Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:06:59 -0400 5 http://news.yahoo.com/celebrity/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-singer-george-jones-dies-age-81-144810382.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VQiFMFgIOVbbIPd9MCdYfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T145849Z_2_CBRE93P155R00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JONES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="George Jones performs during the Country Music Association Awards in Tennessee, November 6, 2002." align="left" title="George Jones performs during the Country Music Association Awards in Tennessee, November 6, 2002." border="0" /></a>By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. He had been hospitalized since April 18 with fever and irregular blood pressure, spokesman Kirt Webster said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-singer-george-jones-dies-age-81-144810382.htmlFri, 26 Apr 2013 14:06:59 -0400Reuterscountry-music-singer-george-jones-dies-age-81-144810382<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-singer-george-jones-dies-age-81-144810382.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VQiFMFgIOVbbIPd9MCdYfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T145849Z_2_CBRE93P155R00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JONES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="George Jones performs during the Country Music Association Awards in Tennessee, November 6, 2002." align="left" title="George Jones performs during the Country Music Association Awards in Tennessee, November 6, 2002." border="0" /></a>By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. He had been hospitalized since April 18 with fever and irregular blood pressure, spokesman Kirt Webster said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gwyneth-paltrow-named-peoples-most-beautiful-woman-165921879.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rP_XImVqD8mKEkOZ.9RBDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-24T165921Z_1_CBRE93N1B7D00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-GWYNETHPALTROW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" align="left" title="Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow on Wednesday was named the world's most beautiful woman for 2013 by People magazine, knocking pop singer Beyonce out of the top spot. The 40-year-old mother of two credits a five-day-a-week exercise regimen for keeping her in shape as she grows older. "It makes me look younger and feel strong," Paltrow told the magazine. "When I first started, I thought, 'I'll never be good at this. This is a nightmare!' But now it's like brushing my teeth, I just do it. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gwyneth-paltrow-named-peoples-most-beautiful-woman-165921879.htmlWed, 24 Apr 2013 12:59:21 -0400Reutersgwyneth-paltrow-named-peoples-most-beautiful-woman-165921879<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gwyneth-paltrow-named-peoples-most-beautiful-woman-165921879.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rP_XImVqD8mKEkOZ.9RBDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-24T165921Z_1_CBRE93N1B7D00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-GWYNETHPALTROW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" align="left" title="Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow on Wednesday was named the world's most beautiful woman for 2013 by People magazine, knocking pop singer Beyonce out of the top spot. The 40-year-old mother of two credits a five-day-a-week exercise regimen for keeping her in shape as she grows older. "It makes me look younger and feel strong," Paltrow told the magazine. "When I first started, I thought, 'I'll never be good at this. This is a nightmare!' But now it's like brushing my teeth, I just do it. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-wrongful-death-trial-set-underway-monday-011959836.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B0MMciNvU6Zttp3YoHbMMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-24T042551Z_5_CBRE93L1UID00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Katherine Jackson leaves the sentencing hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Katherine Jackson leaves the sentencing hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on Tuesday in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live. Six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday following the selection a day earlier of a jury of six men and six women for what is expected to be an emotional three-month trial. The conclusion of the month-long search for a jury set the stage for opening statements to begin in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-wrongful-death-trial-set-underway-monday-011959836.htmlWed, 24 Apr 2013 00:25:51 -0400Reutersmichael-jackson-wrongful-death-trial-set-underway-monday-011959836<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-wrongful-death-trial-set-underway-monday-011959836.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B0MMciNvU6Zttp3YoHbMMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-24T042551Z_5_CBRE93L1UID00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Katherine Jackson leaves the sentencing hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Katherine Jackson leaves the sentencing hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on Tuesday in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live. Six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday following the selection a day earlier of a jury of six men and six women for what is expected to be an emotional three-month trial. The conclusion of the month-long search for a jury set the stage for opening statements to begin in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish author Iain Banks, who announced this month he was suffering from terminal cancer, said he was "stunned" by the messages of support he has received from his fans. The "Wasp Factory" author said he was deeply flattered and touched by all the responses left on the website Banksophilia, which was set up by his friend Martin Belk. "Good grief! - what an outpouring of love, affection and respect. I honestly had no idea," he wrote. ...http://news.yahoo.com/novelist-banks-stunned-fan-support-over-terminal-cancer-114755776.htmlThu, 25 Apr 2013 07:47:55 -0400Reutersnovelist-banks-stunned-fan-support-over-terminal-cancer-114755776<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-colin-firth-royal-ordinary-arthur-newman-112053442.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AAceqZMSdcdsXr8FelBUrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-25T172024Z_1_CBRE93O1C6800_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-COLINFIRTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Firth arrives for the world premiere of the film "Gambit" at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Cast member Firth arrives for the world premiere of the film "Gambit" at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After winning a Best Actor Oscar for playing a stuttering British royal in 2010 film "The King's Speech," Colin Firth is back on screen as a character who appears ordinary to the point of boring in indie drama "Arthur Newman." Opening in select U.S. movie theaters on Friday, Firth plays an American man who is dissatisfied with his life and hits the road with a new identity. Things get derailed when he meets Mike (Emily Blunt) a troubled young woman fleeing from her own issues. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minute-colin-firth-royal-ordinary-arthur-newman-112053442.htmlFri, 26 Apr 2013 07:20:53 -0400Reutersminute-colin-firth-royal-ordinary-arthur-newman-112053442<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-colin-firth-royal-ordinary-arthur-newman-112053442.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AAceqZMSdcdsXr8FelBUrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-25T172024Z_1_CBRE93O1C6800_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-COLINFIRTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Firth arrives for the world premiere of the film "Gambit" at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Cast member Firth arrives for the world premiere of the film "Gambit" at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After winning a Best Actor Oscar for playing a stuttering British royal in 2010 film "The King's Speech," Colin Firth is back on screen as a character who appears ordinary to the point of boring in indie drama "Arthur Newman." Opening in select U.S. movie theaters on Friday, Firth plays an American man who is dissatisfied with his life and hits the road with a new identity. Things get derailed when he meets Mike (Emily Blunt) a troubled young woman fleeing from her own issues. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/communitys-jim-rash-talks-writing-freaky-friday-episode-115131507.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UlUE74pAKJ2dlgoSHAWOkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T115131Z_1_CBRE93P0WY100_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-JIMRASH-COMMUNITY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The stars of the comedy series "Community" Yvette Nicole Brown (L) and Jim Rash take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day 2012 introducing new television shows for the summer season in Pasadena" align="left" title="The stars of the comedy series "Community" Yvette Nicole Brown (L) and Jim Rash take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day 2012 introducing new television shows for the summer season in Pasadena" border="0" /></a>(Note: Strong language in para 8) By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jim Rash hasn't let his Oscar for co-writing "The Descendants" go to his head. "Oscar or no Oscar, it doesn't matter," Rash told TheWrap. "It's like, 'You did that, great. Now, do it again' or 'Let's see if you got what it takes.' The pressure is always going to be there no matter what," he continued. "So I feed off that pressure, because obviously I want to do the best job as I can. But, it really doesn't mean anything. You can still write a piece of crap next time around. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/communitys-jim-rash-talks-writing-freaky-friday-episode-115131507.htmlFri, 26 Apr 2013 07:51:31 -0400Reuterscommunitys-jim-rash-talks-writing-freaky-friday-episode-115131507<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/communitys-jim-rash-talks-writing-freaky-friday-episode-115131507.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UlUE74pAKJ2dlgoSHAWOkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T115131Z_1_CBRE93P0WY100_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-JIMRASH-COMMUNITY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The stars of the comedy series "Community" Yvette Nicole Brown (L) and Jim Rash take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day 2012 introducing new television shows for the summer season in Pasadena" align="left" title="The stars of the comedy series "Community" Yvette Nicole Brown (L) and Jim Rash take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day 2012 introducing new television shows for the summer season in Pasadena" border="0" /></a>(Note: Strong language in para 8) By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jim Rash hasn't let his Oscar for co-writing "The Descendants" go to his head. "Oscar or no Oscar, it doesn't matter," Rash told TheWrap. "It's like, 'You did that, great. Now, do it again' or 'Let's see if you got what it takes.' The pressure is always going to be there no matter what," he continued. "So I feed off that pressure, because obviously I want to do the best job as I can. But, it really doesn't mean anything. You can still write a piece of crap next time around. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - Kuwaiti author Saud Alsanousi has won the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his portrayal of the lives of foreign workers in Gulf countries in "The Bamboo Stalk". The 31-year-old Alsanousi became the youngest winner in the $50,000-prize's six-year history for the story seen through the eyes of Issa, the son of a Kuwaiti father and a Filipina mother. "All the judges agreed on the superior quality of this novel, both artistically and also in terms of its social and humanitarian content," the panel's chair Egyptian writer Galal Amin said in a statement on Tuesday. ...http://news.yahoo.com/kuwait-author-wins-arabic-book-prize-tale-foreign-173002035.htmlTue, 23 Apr 2013 13:30:02 -0400Reuterskuwait-author-wins-arabic-book-prize-tale-foreign-173002035<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/malaria-turns-comedys-richard-curtis-laughter-tears-135729474.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jrqww9yffBxjfnE8cuJrpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-23T135729Z_1_CBRE93M12TC00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MALARIA-RICHARDCURTIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Richard Curtis arrives for a reception for the British Film Industry held by Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, southern England" align="left" title="Director Richard Curtis arrives for a reception for the British Film Industry held by Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, southern England" border="0" /></a>By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels and Washington are the two great lobbying capitals of the world, where campaigners talk themselves hoarse trying to shift the political dial. Some of them have had the fortune to recruit British director and screenwriter Richard Curtis, whose powers of persuasion move hearts as well as minds. Known for his romantic comedies, such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill", Curtis has turned his hand to a didactic tragedy - "Mary and Martha" - being screened across the globe to coincide with world malaria day on April 25. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/malaria-turns-comedys-richard-curtis-laughter-tears-135729474.htmlTue, 23 Apr 2013 09:57:29 -0400Reutersmalaria-turns-comedys-richard-curtis-laughter-tears-135729474<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/malaria-turns-comedys-richard-curtis-laughter-tears-135729474.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jrqww9yffBxjfnE8cuJrpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-23T135729Z_1_CBRE93M12TC00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MALARIA-RICHARDCURTIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Richard Curtis arrives for a reception for the British Film Industry held by Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, southern England" align="left" title="Director Richard
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All rights reserved Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:06:59 -0400 5 http://news.yahoo.com/celebrity/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-singer-george-jones-dies-age-81-144810382.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VQiFMFgIOVbbIPd9MCdYfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T145849Z_2_CBRE93P155R00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JONES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="George Jones performs during the Country Music Association Awards in Tennessee, November 6, 2002." align="left" title="George Jones performs during the Country Music Association Awards in Tennessee, November 6, 2002." border="0" /></a>By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. He had been hospitalized since April 18 with fever and irregular blood pressure, spokesman Kirt Webster said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-singer-george-jones-dies-age-81-144810382.htmlFri, 26 Apr 2013 14:06:59 -0400Reuterscountry-music-singer-george-jones-dies-age-81-144810382<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-singer-george-jones-dies-age-81-144810382.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VQiFMFgIOVbbIPd9MCdYfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T145849Z_2_CBRE93P155R00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JONES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="George Jones performs during the Country Music Association Awards in Tennessee, November 6, 2002." align="left" title="George Jones performs during the Country Music Association Awards in Tennessee, November 6, 2002." border="0" /></a>By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. He had been hospitalized since April 18 with fever and irregular blood pressure, spokesman Kirt Webster said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gwyneth-paltrow-named-peoples-most-beautiful-woman-165921879.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rP_XImVqD8mKEkOZ.9RBDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-24T165921Z_1_CBRE93N1B7D00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-GWYNETHPALTROW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" align="left" title="Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow on Wednesday was named the world's most beautiful woman for 2013 by People magazine, knocking pop singer Beyonce out of the top spot. The 40-year-old mother of two credits a five-day-a-week exercise regimen for keeping her in shape as she grows older. "It makes me look younger and feel strong," Paltrow told the magazine. "When I first started, I thought, 'I'll never be good at this. This is a nightmare!' But now it's like brushing my teeth, I just do it. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gwyneth-paltrow-named-peoples-most-beautiful-woman-165921879.htmlWed, 24 Apr 2013 12:59:21 -0400Reutersgwyneth-paltrow-named-peoples-most-beautiful-woman-165921879<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gwyneth-paltrow-named-peoples-most-beautiful-woman-165921879.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rP_XImVqD8mKEkOZ.9RBDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-24T165921Z_1_CBRE93N1B7D00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-GWYNETHPALTROW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" align="left" title="Actress Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow on Wednesday was named the world's most beautiful woman for 2013 by People magazine, knocking pop singer Beyonce out of the top spot. The 40-year-old mother of two credits a five-day-a-week exercise regimen for keeping her in shape as she grows older. "It makes me look younger and feel strong," Paltrow told the magazine. "When I first started, I thought, 'I'll never be good at this. This is a nightmare!' But now it's like brushing my teeth, I just do it. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-wrongful-death-trial-set-underway-monday-011959836.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B0MMciNvU6Zttp3YoHbMMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-24T042551Z_5_CBRE93L1UID00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Katherine Jackson leaves the sentencing hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Katherine Jackson leaves the sentencing hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on Tuesday in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live. Six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday following the selection a day earlier of a jury of six men and six women for what is expected to be an emotional three-month trial. The conclusion of the month-long search for a jury set the stage for opening statements to begin in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-wrongful-death-trial-set-underway-monday-011959836.htmlWed, 24 Apr 2013 00:25:51 -0400Reutersmichael-jackson-wrongful-death-trial-set-underway-monday-011959836<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jackson-wrongful-death-trial-set-underway-monday-011959836.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B0MMciNvU6Zttp3YoHbMMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-24T042551Z_5_CBRE93L1UID00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Katherine Jackson leaves the sentencing hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Katherine Jackson leaves the sentencing hearing of Dr. Conrad Murray in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on Tuesday in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against concert promoters AEG Live. Six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday following the selection a day earlier of a jury of six men and six women for what is expected to be an emotional three-month trial. The conclusion of the month-long search for a jury set the stage for opening statements to begin in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish author Iain Banks, who announced this month he was suffering from terminal cancer, said he was "stunned" by the messages of support he has received from his fans. The "Wasp Factory" author said he was deeply flattered and touched by all the responses left on the website Banksophilia, which was set up by his friend Martin Belk. "Good grief! - what an outpouring of love, affection and respect. I honestly had no idea," he wrote. ...http://news.yahoo.com/novelist-banks-stunned-fan-support-over-terminal-cancer-114755776.htmlThu, 25 Apr 2013 07:47:55 -0400Reutersnovelist-banks-stunned-fan-support-over-terminal-cancer-114755776<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-colin-firth-royal-ordinary-arthur-newman-112053442.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AAceqZMSdcdsXr8FelBUrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-25T172024Z_1_CBRE93O1C6800_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-COLINFIRTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Firth arrives for the world premiere of the film "Gambit" at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Cast member Firth arrives for the world premiere of the film "Gambit" at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After winning a Best Actor Oscar for playing a stuttering British royal in 2010 film "The King's Speech," Colin Firth is back on screen as a character who appears ordinary to the point of boring in indie drama "Arthur Newman." Opening in select U.S. movie theaters on Friday, Firth plays an American man who is dissatisfied with his life and hits the road with a new identity. Things get derailed when he meets Mike (Emily Blunt) a troubled young woman fleeing from her own issues. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minute-colin-firth-royal-ordinary-arthur-newman-112053442.htmlFri, 26 Apr 2013 07:20:53 -0400Reutersminute-colin-firth-royal-ordinary-arthur-newman-112053442<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-colin-firth-royal-ordinary-arthur-newman-112053442.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AAceqZMSdcdsXr8FelBUrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-25T172024Z_1_CBRE93O1C6800_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-COLINFIRTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Firth arrives for the world premiere of the film "Gambit" at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Cast member Firth arrives for the world premiere of the film "Gambit" at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After winning a Best Actor Oscar for playing a stuttering British royal in 2010 film "The King's Speech," Colin Firth is back on screen as a character who appears ordinary to the point of boring in indie drama "Arthur Newman." Opening in select U.S. movie theaters on Friday, Firth plays an American man who is dissatisfied with his life and hits the road with a new identity. Things get derailed when he meets Mike (Emily Blunt) a troubled young woman fleeing from her own issues. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/communitys-jim-rash-talks-writing-freaky-friday-episode-115131507.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UlUE74pAKJ2dlgoSHAWOkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T115131Z_1_CBRE93P0WY100_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-JIMRASH-COMMUNITY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The stars of the comedy series "Community" Yvette Nicole Brown (L) and Jim Rash take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day 2012 introducing new television shows for the summer season in Pasadena" align="left" title="The stars of the comedy series "Community" Yvette Nicole Brown (L) and Jim Rash take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day 2012 introducing new television shows for the summer season in Pasadena" border="0" /></a>(Note: Strong language in para 8) By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jim Rash hasn't let his Oscar for co-writing "The Descendants" go to his head. "Oscar or no Oscar, it doesn't matter," Rash told TheWrap. "It's like, 'You did that, great. Now, do it again' or 'Let's see if you got what it takes.' The pressure is always going to be there no matter what," he continued. "So I feed off that pressure, because obviously I want to do the best job as I can. But, it really doesn't mean anything. You can still write a piece of crap next time around. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/communitys-jim-rash-talks-writing-freaky-friday-episode-115131507.htmlFri, 26 Apr 2013 07:51:31 -0400Reuterscommunitys-jim-rash-talks-writing-freaky-friday-episode-115131507<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/communitys-jim-rash-talks-writing-freaky-friday-episode-115131507.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UlUE74pAKJ2dlgoSHAWOkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-26T115131Z_1_CBRE93P0WY100_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-JIMRASH-COMMUNITY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The stars of the comedy series "Community" Yvette Nicole Brown (L) and Jim Rash take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day 2012 introducing new television shows for the summer season in Pasadena" align="left" title="The stars of the comedy series "Community" Yvette Nicole Brown (L) and Jim Rash take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day 2012 introducing new television shows for the summer season in Pasadena" border="0" /></a>(Note: Strong language in para 8) By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jim Rash hasn't let his Oscar for co-writing "The Descendants" go to his head. "Oscar or no Oscar, it doesn't matter," Rash told TheWrap. "It's like, 'You did that, great. Now, do it again' or 'Let's see if you got what it takes.' The pressure is always going to be there no matter what," he continued. "So I feed off that pressure, because obviously I want to do the best job as I can. But, it really doesn't mean anything. You can still write a piece of crap next time around. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - Kuwaiti author Saud Alsanousi has won the 2013 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his portrayal of the lives of foreign workers in Gulf countries in "The Bamboo Stalk". The 31-year-old Alsanousi became the youngest winner in the $50,000-prize's six-year history for the story seen through the eyes of Issa, the son of a Kuwaiti father and a Filipina mother. "All the judges agreed on the superior quality of this novel, both artistically and also in terms of its social and humanitarian content," the panel's chair Egyptian writer Galal Amin said in a statement on Tuesday. ...http://news.yahoo.com/kuwait-author-wins-arabic-book-prize-tale-foreign-173002035.htmlTue, 23 Apr 2013 13:30:02 -0400Reuterskuwait-author-wins-arabic-book-prize-tale-foreign-173002035<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/malaria-turns-comedys-richard-curtis-laughter-tears-135729474.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jrqww9yffBxjfnE8cuJrpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-23T135729Z_1_CBRE93M12TC00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MALARIA-RICHARDCURTIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Richard Curtis arrives for a reception for the British Film Industry held by Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, southern England" align="left" title="Director Richard Curtis arrives for a reception for the British Film Industry held by Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, southern England" border="0" /></a>By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels and Washington are the two great lobbying capitals of the world, where campaigners talk themselves hoarse trying to shift the political dial. Some of them have had the fortune to recruit British director and screenwriter Richard Curtis, whose powers of persuasion move hearts as well as minds. Known for his romantic comedies, such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill", Curtis has turned his hand to a didactic tragedy - "Mary and Martha" - being screened across the globe to coincide with world malaria day on April 25. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/malaria-turns-comedys-richard-curtis-laughter-tears-135729474.htmlTue, 23 Apr 2013 09:57:29 -0400Reutersmalaria-turns-comedys-richard-curtis-laughter-tears-135729474<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/malaria-turns-comedys-richard-curtis-laughter-tears-135729474.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jrqww9yffBxjfnE8cuJrpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-23T135729Z_1_CBRE93M12TC00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MALARIA-RICHARDCURTIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Richard Curtis arrives for a reception for the British Film Industry held by Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, southern England" align="left" title="Director Richard
