Twin Caribbean Pacific storms slam coasts as season roars
Felix battered Nicaragua and Honduras with 160 mph winds and up to 25 inches of rain threatening inland valleys and shantytowns. Henriette made landfall at Baja California Sur with 85 mph winds and heavy surf, prompting emergency declarations and concerns for deserts and border regions.
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Murray drives golf cart cabbie in Stockholm
Bill Murray says police in Stockholm questioned him after he drove a golf cart to drop off partygoers. He was in Sweden for a pro am golf event at a Venice Film Festival appearance in Italy.
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Sweden
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Bill Murray
Stockholm
Italy
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Today's birthdays from entertainment world
Comedian Bob Newhart actor George Lazenby William Devane and Raquel Welch celebrate birthdays. Al Stewart and Buddy Miles mark anniversaries. Loudon Wainwright the singer, Michael Keaton the actor, Jamie Oldaker and Brad Wilk the drummers. Dweezil Zappa, Rose McGowan and Terry Ellis also have birthdays today.
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George Lazenby
William Devane
Raquel Welch
al Stewart
Buddy Miles
Loudon Wainwright
Michael Keaton
Jamie Oldaker
Terry Ellis
En Vogue
Brad Wilk
Dweezil
Rose McGowan
Pitt says celebrity culture no different for Jesse James era
Brad Pitt, promoting The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford at Venice, says celebrity hype today mirrors 19th century fame. He notes James was a major star in his time and that much of the celebrity focus is manufactured and sensationalized rather than based on truth.
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Jesse James
America
Pitt
Italy
Venice
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Angelina Jolie
Pitts
James
Gere and Theron Criticize Bush at Venice Film Festival
Richard Gere and Charlize Theron used a Venice news conference to question President Bush and the Iraq war rationale. Gere condemned the rushed decision making and lack of solid facts while Theron questioned how leaders are chosen and criticized going to war.
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Venice
Italy
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Grey's Anatomy stars in GLAAD anti gay slur PSA campaign
Four actors from Grey's Anatomy including T R Knight Sara Ramirez and Kate Walsh appear in 25 new public service ads by GLAAD promoting tolerance for gays. Alexandra Billings also joins while Isaiah Washington is excluded from the group ad but filmed a separate PSA aired on ABC earlier.
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ABC
Isaiah Washington
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
T.R. Knight
Sara Ramirez
Kate Walsh
Grey’s Anatomy
Alexandra Billings
Washington
GLAAD
Notable deaths set for NRC veteran and WWII chaplain
Edward McGaffigan Jr., 58, of Washington, the longest serving Nuclear Regulatory Commission member, died Sunday from skin cancer. Rabbi Judah Nadich, 95, of New York, a military chaplain who advised Eisenhower on Jewish affairs after the concentration camp discoveries, died Aug. 26 from a heart attack.
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Edward McGaffigan Jr
Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Judah Nadich
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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