Dark days in Changsha as power cuts loom in southern China
In Changsha and across southern China power shortages persist as drought hits hydro output and coal supplies shrink. Residents face one day in four without electricity while factories and stores stock up on generators and endure rolling blackouts.
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Hangsha
China
Mao Zedong
Li Li
Shanghai
Ouyang Wei
Changsha
Xiaoxiang Morning Herald
Hunan
Dongtang
Wang
Qi Mingjun
No charges filed against Slater's wife
Clark County prosecutors said there is no proof Ryan Haddon intended to harm Christian Slater in a November incident at the Hard Rock hotel casino. The DA noted both sides said the glass slipped and they regard the event as an accident.
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Knight Ridder
Christian Slater
Las Vegas
Clark County
David Roger
Ryan Haddon
Slater
Hard Rock
Roger
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Today’s Birthdays Arts and Entertainment Figures
Celebrated names include Dick Van Dyke Christopher Plummer Robert Prosky Ted Nugent Randy Owen Wendie Malick John Anderson Steve Buscemi Jamie Foxx. Actors and musicians across film and TV share birthday honors.
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Dick van Dyke
Christopher Plummer
Robert Prosky
Ted Nugent
Randy Owen
Alabama
Wendie Malick
John Anderson
Steve Buscemi
Jamie Foxx
Baer’s Beverly Hillbillies Casino in Court Fight
Max Baer Jr. seeks court approval to build a 54 million Beverly Hillbillies Mansion and Casino at a mall shared with The Glenbrook Co. and J.C. Penney. The plan features a 200 foot flaming oil derrick a hotel and restaurants tied to the TV series. Opposing restrictions bar theaters bowling alleys nightclubs and other recreation at the mall.
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Associated Press
Max Baer Jr
Beverly Hillbillies
Glenbrook Co
J.C. Penney
Baer
Jethro Bodine
Carson City District Court
Mick Jagger Receives Knighthood at Buckingham Palace
Sir Mick Jagger, 60, accepted a knighthood from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. He joked about honors while wearing black suede and leather sneakers, and was joined by his 92 year old father Joe and daughters Karis and Elizabeth. Keith Richards previously derided the honor as a disgrace.
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Associated Press
Mick Jagger
Britain
Prince Charles
Buckingham Palace
Jagger
Rolling Stones
Keith Richards
Joe
Karis
Elizabeth
Nicole Kidman Invites Ex Tom Cruise for Christmas on Island
Nicole Kidman plans a Christmas gathering with ex husband Tom Cruise on a tropical island. Penelope Cruz is invited along with Cruise. Kidman wants her children Isabella and Connor to spend Christmas Day with Cruise, while friends say they remain close friends but not romantically involved.
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Knight Ridder
Nicole Kidman
Tom Cruise
Penelope Cruz
Lenny
Kravitz
Cruise
Isabella
Connor
Kidman
Ashton Kutcher pulls plug on Punk'd after two seasons
Ashton Kutcher says he is leaving MTV prank show Punk'd after two seasons. Beyonce Knowles appears in the final episode. MTV promises the new season starts in March, while some wonder if the announcement is itself a prank.
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Associated Press
Ashton Kutcher
MTV
Kutcher
Beyonce Knowles
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