Cross memorial at Checkpoint Charlie dismantled in Berlin
Workers tear down the 1065 crosses at the private Wall memorial near Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin after a lease expired. The crosses commemorate the victims killed at the border from 1961 to 1989, per the Museum at Checkpoint Charlie.
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Girl Stands by Flag Over Cedar River Ahead of Freedom Festival
A girl stands beside a giant flag suspended from a parking garage overlooking the Cedar River between Second and Third avenues in downtown Cedar Rapids as crowds gather before the Freedom Festival fireworks.
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Martha Stewart dishes on life after prison in Vanity Fair
Martha Stewart, 63, says her prison nickname was M. Diddy and that her five month house arrest at her Bedford estate followed five months in a West Virginia prison. She calls lockdown hideous and notes she once apologized to her probation officer after arriving home late.
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Live 8 Videos Dominate iTunes Charts
The London Live 8 finale led by Paul McCartney offered as a download while the opening "Sgt Pepper" topped iTunes in Britain Canada Ireland the Netherlands Germany Italy and Belgium. Universal said Pepper sold within 45 minutes of the performance.
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Notable deaths of Fry and Michelot shaping arts
Playwright Christopher Fry died at 97 in London on June 30, recognized as a Christian humanist who helped revive verse drama with T S Eliot and credited with aiding the Ben Hur script. Paris bassist Pierre Michelot, 77, who recorded with Miles Davis and arranged for Chet Baker, died Sunday.
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Bono and U2 Win Case Over Former Stylist
Dublin judge rules former stylist Lola Cashman must return to Bono a wardrobe including a cowboy hat and earrings and nearly 200 backstage photos. Justice Matthew Deery rejected cashman’s gifting claim and ordered return within one week amid a suit filed by Bono and band members after she sought to auction the items in London.
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Harmon to star in fertile role in NBC drama Iconceivable
Angie Harmon returns to NBC this fall to lead as a reproductive specialist in Iconceivable set in a fertility clinic. Ming-Na and Jonathan Cake co star. the show follows doctors lawyers and patients at the clinic.
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Today’s Birthdays List of Notable Entertainers
The day honors Merv Griffin Della Reese Ned Beatty Burt Ward Sylvester Stallone Geoffrey Rush 50 Cent Tia and Tamera Mowry. The announcer spotlights actors singers and rappers born on this date including a wide range of TV film and music figures from the entertainment world.
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