NEW YORK (AP) " Veteran newswoman Candy Crowley is leaving CNN after 27 years.Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday. Her final...
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Friday 5 December 2014
The Queen of the Upper Nile and other sour plum faces
"The storm clouds that have been gathering over Anna and Bates finally burst," the press blurb for Thursday's season finale of Downton Abbey promised. Hooray!I have been waiting many moons (or five seasons) for the storm cloud...
CNN's Candy Crowley moving on after 27 years
NEW YORK (AP) " Veteran newswoman Candy Crowley says she's leaving CNN after 27 years.Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday....
Big and deep and huge
Lisa Reihana started In Pursuit of Venus , the video shortlisted for the Signature Art Prize, during the global financial crisis, when 7500 ships were anchored around Singapore waiting for world trade to start again."Everyone was...
Andrea Bocelli to kick off US tour in Las Vegas
LONDON (AP) " Andrea Bocelli can't get away from opera, even when he's relaxing at home. His 2-year-old daughter, Virginia, prefers opera to traditional lullabies."My daughter ... likes every kind of music, but in particular there...
A test of body and mind
On January 21 Melati Suryordarmo will spend 12 hours at Singapore Art Museum grinding a roomful of charcoal to dust. It's in a city state that at one time banned performance art, which ensured the practice still has currency in the...
2015 Grammy Award nominees announced
Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and Iggy Azalea are among artists nominated for next year's Grammy Awards.The three acts are up for the coveted Record of the Year category alongside Sia for 'Chandelier' and Meghan Trainor with 'All About...
Crew clean up graffiti on Cosby's Hollywood star
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Crews are cleaning up Bill Cosby's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after it was vandalized by graffiti.A statement Friday by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says cleanup work was underway on Friday morning.Houston...
Police: Rapper Beanie Sigel shot inside home
PLEASANTVILLE, New Jersey (AP) " Authorities say rapper Beanie Sigel has been shot and is being treated for a "life-threatening injury."Police Chief Jose Ruiz told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Sigel was shot in the stomach inside...
Late financier's photo collection going to auction
NEW YORK (AP) " A selection of photographs amassed by the late mutual fund guru Howard Stein is going on the auction block.Sotheby's says the pre-sale estimate of $13 million to $20 million for the 175 works is the highest ever...
'Matilda the Musical' recoups on Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) " The naughty kids in "Matilda the Musical" have one reason to smile: Their show paid back its $16 million investment on Broadway.Producers said Friday that the New York version had become profitable following last...
Dancing behind bars: Rikers hosts a special show
NEW YORK (AP) " Inmates at Rikers Island jail this week could have been forgiven for wondering if they were suddenly in an episode of "Orange Is the New Black."Thirteen female inmates who performed a deeply moving dance and poetry...
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