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  • Entertainment Payne back on the road with ‘Nebraska’ at Cannes

    Payne back on the road with ‘Nebraska’ at Cannes

    CANNES, France (AP) — Shooting the Midwest in monochrome came naturally for Alexander Payne in his father-son road trip "Nebraska." Payne premiered his black-and-white follow-up to "The Descendants" on Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, where the gentle tale drew largely enthusiastic reviews for both its warmth and its colorless cinematography. "It just seemed like the right thing to do for [...]

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  • Entertainment Top stars square off for summer tour dollars

    Top stars square off for summer tour dollars

    All anyone's been talking about are those aged wonders The Rolling Stones and their 50th-anniversary tour, but there's so much more happening on the road this summer. It's a crowded tour market and everyone is competing for your entertainment dollar. The average concert-goer very rarely leaves that comfy chair to head to the arena or stadium, so there's something of a battle royale out there for [...]

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  • Business News Summary: April US new home sales up 2.3 pct

    News Summary: April US new home sales up 2.3 pct

    HOT SELLERS: Sales of new homes rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 454,000 in April, the second highest level since the summer of 2008. That was up 2.3 percent from March and just slightly below January's 458,000. PRICES RISING: The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the median price for a new home hit a record $271,600, the highest level on government records going back to 1993. The [...]

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  • Entertainment Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics

    Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics

    CANNES, France (AP) — Ladies? Don't make him laugh. Asked who his favorite female comics were Thursday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Jerry Lewis listed Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds. He then added: "I don't have any." In 1998, Lewis famously said that watching women do comedy "sets me back a bit" and that he has trouble with the notion of would-be mothers as comedians. Asked [...]

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  • Sports AP Interview: Rogge praises wrestling’s changes

    AP Interview: Rogge praises wrestling’s changes

    LONDON (AP) — Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rogge said FILA has dealt with the issues that led the IOC executive board in February to remove wrestling from the list of core sports for the 2020 Games. "I think [...]

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