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Owner of car in accident with LaBeouf cited
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A citation has been issued to the owner of a car that crashed into a pickup truck driven by Shia LaBeouf....

UN-backed film to premiere at Rome film fest
ROME (AP) -- A U.N.-backed movie on poverty made of eight segments by directors including Jane Campion and Wim Wenders will make its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival later this year, organizers said Wednesday....

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Roger Moore: Being Bond could be scary
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NEW YORK (AP) -- It's not easy being Bond....

Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
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TORONTO (AP) -- Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival....

Vader love triangle? New chemistry in 'Clone Wars'
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Darth Vader: Sith lord, murderous imperialist, deadbeat dad ... dirty old man?...

Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The weight of soul singer Isaac Hayes' legacy in Memphis could be measured in a single remark at his memorial service Monday....

Producer critically injured after car hits her
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say Hollywood producer and talent manager Joan Hyler was in critical condition after she was hit by a car Friday night on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California....

Harry Potter film pulls vanishing act on EW cover
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Maybe Harry Potter should have brought a note from his parents saying he would be missing school....

'Thunder' rumbles past 'Dark Knight' with $26M
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REVIEWS

T. Boone Pickens talks about his first billion

Music Review: Uh Huh Her doesn't have much there

Music Review: Wu-Tang's GZA shows lyrical genius

Theory linking music, human evolution is lacking

New gems from Xbox Live Arcade

Music Review: The Dandy Warhols hit sonic overload

Music Review: Glen Campbell puts stamp on covers

Music Review: The Duhks are idealistic eclectics

Music Review: New album finds Hatfield blue

Music Review: Shawanda shows power on debut


FASHION NEWS

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Dries Van Noten on his inspiration
Diane Von Furstenberg Offers Travel Fashion Tips
How To Tell a Fake Purse From a Real One
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Swimwear Trends
Backstage With Michael Kors
NYC's Fall 2008 Fashion Week
Garment District Fights for Survival in NYC
New York Fashion Week Photos
Caribbean-Inspired Fashion in Miami
Latest News
Madonna at 50: She still dresses to her own beat

Menswear sales outpace women's business

Menswear sales outpace women's wear

Mewing models slink into NYC hotel fashion show


MUSIC NEWS

Ricky Martin a father of twin boys, publicist says
NEW YORK (AP) -- There won't be much "livin' la vida loca" for Ricky Martin these days - he's now the father of twin boys....

Former GnR drummer enters not guilty plea
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler has pleaded not guilty to drug charges and will remain in rehab for at least the next month....

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Memphis airport not ready to be renamed for Hayes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Officials of Memphis International Airport say they probably won't change the airport's name to honor the late singer Isaac Hayes....

Jessica Simpson to market beer for Dallas brewer
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DALLAS (AP) -- Jessica Simpson is now selling beer. The singer and actress has signed on as spokeswoman for Stampede Light Plus, made by Dallas' Stampede Brewing Co....

DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46....

British glam rocker Gary Glitter freed in Vietnam
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- British glam rocker Gary Glitter was refused entry into Thailand, officials said Wednesday, a day after the convicted child molester was freed by Vietnam following nearly three years in prison....

NY hosts 9 bicycle racks designed by David Byrne
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Musician, artist and bicycling enthusiast David Byrne has designed nine unusual bike racks that have been installed around New York City....


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dave Matthews Band says sax player LeRoi Moore dies of injuries suffered in June accident....

Toby Keith praises Obama
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star....


TV NEWS

Rachel Maddow to launch a nightly MSNBC talk show
NEW YORK (AP) -- MSNBC talk show host Keith Olbermann is getting a new running mate, Rachel Maddow, who will follow Olbermann's "Countdown" with her own prime-time hour starting next month....

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Bronze Fonz now an 'Ayyyy'-list celeb in Milwaukee
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- His hair will always be in place, he doesn't mind if you touch the leather and he's far too heavy to jump the shark....

The Cheetah Girls head to India in latest film
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- They're not a singing group but they play one on TV - and very successfully, we might add. But don't even begin to get into it about whether the Cheetah Girls are friends in real life....

Applegate calls double mastectomy a `tough' choice
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer - the really long view....

'The Amazing Race 13' teams
A look at the 11 teams competing in the 13th season of CBS' "The Amazing Race."...

Meet the new teams on 'The Amazing Race'
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An ex-NFL player and his estranged wife, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and her actor brother, recent divorcees, a pair of Southern belles and fraternity brothers are among the 11 two-person teams hurrying for the finish line - and the $1 million grand prize - on the upcoming 13th edition of CBS' "The Amazing Race."...

No critical sneak peeks for '90210,' network says
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The drama has already begun with "90210," which is giving TV critics the brushoff....

'CSI' gets its man: Laurence Fishburne joins cast
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'Bones' yanked to the UK
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GREENWICH, England (AP) -- Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz are stuck in a Mini Cooper, just steps from where East meets West....

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