Divers fail to open Kursk hatch as rescue shifts focus
Norwegian divers labored at 350 feet to open the Kursk escape hatch but found no life signs as Russian officials said most of the 118 crew likely died within minutes of the flood. The operation faced delays from hatch damage and gear limits while officials reviewed possible causes.
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Natalie Cole Reveals Harsh Past in Memoir Angel on My Shoulder
The 50 year old singer details heroin hunger and street life in Harlem as a young woman. She says she did not turn tricks but served as a pimp s come on girl during a brief low period. The memoir recounts her father Nat King Cole s death at 15 boarding school for her mother and a stormy marriage to Andre Fischer with abuse allegations.
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Nugent and Downey Jr Move Through Public Chaos
Ted Nugent faced protests at a Denver book signing after claiming students could have stopped Columbine by disarming the killer. Nugent’s remarks drew condemnation from Tom Mauser. Downey Jr returns to work after prison release and is connected to Ally McBeal and The Last Party 2000. Donovan Leitch and Philip Seymour Hoffman anchor a new documentary with distribution talks. Protests erupted as LAPD dispersed demonstrators. filming continued amid security.
Portia de Rossi Mistaken for Ally Star on Sunset Strip
Eyewitnesses say Portia de Rossi, known for Nell Porter on Ally McBeal, caused a scene at a Sunset Strip restaurant after assuming two tourists were photographing her. She demanded they stop and, upon the manager’s ignorance, sneered that she was not surprised.
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Ladd and Guy to join Broadway shows in September debuts
Keryl Ladd will replace Bernadette Peters as Annie in Annie Get Your Gun on Broadway from Sept 6 through Jan 28. Jasmine Guy will take over Velma Kelly in Chicago starting Sept 5. Jean Stapleton will present Eleanor: Her Secret Journey in a four week Beverly Hills run starting Sept 12.
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Beck rebounds with Winona Ryder after split with Leigh Simon
Beck starts dating Winona Ryder days after breaking up with Leigh Simon. The pair have been seen in Los Angeles and reportedly vacationed together at Humewood Castle in Ireland amid growing media attention.
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Leigh Simon
Winona Ryder
L.A
Rolling Stone
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Anna Nicole Smith Admits Not Book Smart
In a brief interview she tells Mark Malkin for US Weekly that she prefers simple speech. She says she uses small words and believes people understand her without needing a dictionary.
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Mark Malkin
US Weekly
Editor woos Pirro amid talk of tell all book plans
The editor courted Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro in a Brown magazine bid to secure an interview. A Four Seasons Grill Room lunch with Pirro followed, amid speculation she might resign and consider writing a memoir, with her husband Albert recently convicted of tax evasion.
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Shalala backs secret trio in cabinet basketball match
Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala says in a WNBA chat that she Janet Reno and Madeleine Albright could beat William Cohen Bruce Babbitt and Andrew Cuomo in a three on three game. The comment blends sport and politics with cabinet rivalries.
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