Thursday, 4 September 2014

BREAKING NEWS: Veteran entertainer Joan Rivers dies aged 81





VETERAN entertainer Joan Rivers has died aged 81 tonight.


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Garth Brooks creates own digital service for music

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Garth Brooks isn't just going digital. He's launching his own digital sales service.Brooks announced Thursday that he's partnered with the creators of digital pay site ghosttunes.com to release his back catalog...


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Comedian Joan Rivers dies aged 81

Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, has died. She was 81.Rivers was hospitalised...


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Alicia Keys to sing at Ruby Dee memorial in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) A memorial for actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee will feature music by Alicia Keys and Audra McDonald, reflections by former Mayor David Dinkins and Sonia Sanchez, and a eulogy by Harry Belafonte.The Terrie...


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Comedian Joan Rivers has died, says her daughter Melissa Rivers

NEW YORK (AP) Comedian Joan Rivers has died, says her daughter Melissa Rivers.


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NY health investigators eye Joan Rivers' case

NEW YORK (AP) The New York state health department is investigating the circumstances surrounding Joan Rivers' cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure.Spokesman James O'Hare said Thursday the department is looking into "the...


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Amanda Holden beams with joy as she gears up to replace Holly Willoughby on This Morning





AMANDA Holden certainly has big shoes to fill when Holly Willoughby's heads off on maternity leave from This Morning.


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How to prepare your pumpkins and squashes for harvest





PUMPKINS and squashes are among the most satisfying vegetables to harvest, if only because they are so big and beautiful.


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Sad Mariella Frostrup's emotional dementia plea





PRESENTING a prize to a leading female doctor at Red magazine’s Women Of The Year awards, an emotional Mariella Frostrup revealed that her own mother is suffering from dementia.


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Waylon Jennings' collection going up for auction

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) A collection of outlaw country singer Waylon Jennings' belongings will go on public auction this fall, including a rare 1958 motorcycle originally owned by Buddy Holly and locks of Willie Nelson's braided...


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Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati dies

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati died on Thursday, four years after a stroke put him in a coma, his family said in a statement.The 55-year old was the former lead singer of the Argentine rock band...


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Kiwi Power Ranger keen on NZ roots

Sweet as - New Zealand's first international TV superhero says his character should have a strong Kiwi identity.North Shore actor James Davies will don a spandex lycra Power Ranger suit when shooting on the show's 10th season begins...


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'Champagne Supernovas' explores '90s fashion world

Associated Press (AP) "Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the '90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion" (Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster), by Maureen Callahan"Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs,...


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$15m for two days work

Hollywood heavyweights Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio have reportedly earned $15.6 million each for two days' work on a movie to promote a new casino complex in Macau.The project the trio worked on in New York was...


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The Diary: Former mistress sees bright future as psychic

Move over Lorde, there's a new "Queen Bee" in town. Bevan Chuang, the former mistress of Mayor Len Brown, is using the sobriquet for her new venture - as an online clairsentient medium. She tells The Diary why clairvoyancy is her...


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Theatre preview: What Have You Done To Me?

Acting duo open performance to people from other industries to try to find a new perspective on their workStephen Bain and Nisha Madhan want to know how people react to What Have You Done to Me?Theatre-makers Nisha Madhan and...


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VENICE WATCH: War film shocks; Pacino reminisces

VENICE, Italy (AP) The Venice Film Festival is bringing 11 days of red carpet premieres, innovative movies and Hollywood glamour to the Italian city. Here's what has been catching the eye of The Associated Press.___JAPANESE DIRECTOR'S...


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NY health investigators eye Joan Rivers' case

NEW YORK (AP) The New York state health department is investigating the circumstances surrounding Joan Rivers' cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure.Spokesman James O'Hare said Thursday that the department is looking into...


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The Bard dons biker garb in modern-day 'Cymbeline'

VENICE, Italy (AP) William Shakespeare is not usually considered the godfather of pulp fiction.But the Bard's richly textured characters and high-octane plots become the ingredients of a gangland thriller in "Cymbeline," which...


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Fox attempting to break new ground with 'Utopia'

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) It appears as if almost anything might be possible in "Utopia."Whether its ensuring participants can legally hunt, readying for wildfires or accounting for an impending pregnancy, the masterminds behind...


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