World Press Photo of the Year falls to Iraqi prison father image
AP photographer Jean Marc Bouju wins World Press Photo of the Year for a Najaf scene showing a hooded Iraqi detainee holding his 4 year old son. The March 31 shot beat 63 thousand images from 4176 photographers across 124 countries and earns Bouju 12 700 dollars.
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U.S
Associated Press
Jean-Marc Boujn
Najaf
Bouju
Netherlands
Reuters
Ahmed Jaballah
Palestinian Territories
Amsterdam
Iraq
Hoffman Reprises Graduate Role in Car Commercial
Dustin Hoffman returns to the iconic church rescue scene for a 2005 Audi ad directed by Michael Bay. The European air campaign marks Hoffman’s second TV commercial, filmed in east Los Angeles County, featuring the 66 year old actor saving a bride from her wedding.
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Associated Press
Dustin Hoffman
Los Angeles
Hoffman
Europe
Michael Bay
Pearl Harbor
Audi
Man charged in extortion plot targeting George Strait
Walter J. Bonin Jr. is indicted by a federal grand jury on seven counts of extortion for threatening emails in July and August 2008 aimed at pressuring country star George Strait to record his songs. He claims emails were not his and blames hacking.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
George Strait
Walter J. Bonin Jr
Strait
Bonin
Ashton Kutcher develops life based TV show
Local native Ashton Kutcher is developing a television series inspired by his college days. The Cedar Rapids born actor studied biochemical engineering at Iowa before dropping out to pursue modeling and acting, and describes the project as about a person who does not belong in a mansion setting.
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Ashton Kutcher
TeenHollywood.com
Kutcher
University of Iowa
New York
Cedar Rapids
Homestead
Bardot seeks kinder rituals at mosque on Aid el Kebir
Brigitte Bardot, famed French actress and animal rights advocate, met Dalil Boubakour at a Paris mosque to urge the Muslim community to reduce suffering during ritual slaughter. She proposed rendering sheep unconscious before throats are cut while preserving traditional killing methods.
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Associated Press
Brigitte Bardot
Paris
Bardot
Aidel-Kebir
Dalil Boubakour
Robin Williams Plays Memory Editor in The Final Cut
Robin Williams stars as Alan Hackman a memory editor in The Final Cut a Berlin premiere film about editing memories for funerals The role follows darker parts in Insomnia Death to Smoochy and One Hour Photo while Williams quips about Einstein on Ice reporter briefed by The Associated Press
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Knight Ridder
Robin Williams
Associated Press
Williams
Berlin International Film Festival
Alan Hackman
Hackman
Birthday notices for Pete Postlethwaite Jeremy Bulloch and others
The page lists multiple entertainment figures with birthdays including Pete Postlethwaite Jeremy Bulloch William Katt James Ingram LeVar Burton Ice T Lisa Loring Andy Taylor and Taylor Hawkins. Ages range around late 50s to mid 30s for some entries.
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Pete Postlethwaite
Jeremy Bulloch
Boba Fett
William Katt
James Ingram
LeVar Burton
Ice-T
Lisa Loring
Addams Family
Andy Taylor
Duran Duran
Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters
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Australia
Tim Clayton
Sydney Morning Herald
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Philip Blenkinsop
Time Asia
Hoffman Reprises
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Bad Guy
Robin William
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