Buffett Wins Name Change Case Over Cheeseburger Parody
In Frederick Missouri lawyers for Jimmy Buffett threat a trademark suit over the roadside grill Cheeseburgers n Paradise. The owner Frenis Hoffman renamed the shop Beef n Buns n Paradise amid pressure while Buffett’s team notes his 1978 hit Cheeseburger in Paradise. Hoffman says he dislikes the music but not Buffett's lifestyle.
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Frenis Hoffman
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Prince Harry Ends Africa Trip in Lesotho
Prince Harry wraps two month stay in Lesotho returning to Britain after helping dig trenches build a bridge and lay a health clinic foundation with a local doctor and AIDS patients visit. He travels to an undisclosed location before resuming schooling at Eton and Sandhurst.
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Maseru
Lesotho
Britain
Prince Harry
Prince Charles
Mark Watchorn
George Hill
Africa
Harry
Eton
Sandhurst Military Academy
Australia
Trump branded credit card tied to Atlantic City casinos
Donald Trump lends his name to a platinum Trump Rewards Visa from Bank One. The card offers two points per dollar at Trump's Atlantic City casinos and one point elsewhere, with 2,500 points yielding a $25 nongambling gift certificate. Cards cannot buy chips directly but may obtain cash advances for that purpose, earning one point.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Donald Trump
Trump
Bank One Corp
Jessica
Titanic Sails From Southampton on Maiden Voyage
A history digest notes the RMS Titanic set sail on its ill fated maiden voyage from Southampton on April 10 1912. It marks the start of a tragedy that would follow across decades and headlines.
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Southampton
England
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Birthdays list notes Seagal and Sharif ages
A birthday round mentions Steven Seagal at 53 and Omar Sharif at 72. It lists sportscasters John Madden 68 and Don Meredith 66, plus actors Peter MacNicol 50 and Steven Seagal again. Rock singer Brian Setzer 45 and Mandy Moore 20, Haley Joel Osment 16.
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Steven Seagal
Omar Sharif
John Madden
Don Meredith
Peter MacNicol
Brian Setzer
Mandy Moore
Haley Joel Osment
SNL Stays Live With Janet Jackson Host Test
NBC plans a live East Coast airing of SNL with Janet Jackson despite recent live tv scrutiny. FCC warnings and tape delay trends at major broadcasts heighten risk, but NBC emphasizes no delay for the broadcast as of now.
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Simon Cowell
Fox
Janet Jackson
Jimmy Fallon
NBC
Sunflower
East Coast
Andrew Dice Clay
Marc Liepis
Jackson
FCC
Saturday Night Movie Lineup Dims As Sitcom Era Ends
TV guide notes ABC CBS and NBC shift away from classic 70s 80s and 90s shows to air a trio of films and a Disney cartoon. NBC airs Men in Black 1997 with Will Smith Tommy Lee Jones and a pug. CBS presents The Whole Nine Yards 2000 with Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry. ABC offers Road to El Dorado 2000 voiced by Branagh Kline and Rosie Perez and The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour 8 p.m. Sunday with sketches songs and dances. Critics cite mixed reviews and nostalgia for older variety formats.
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ABC
CBS
NBC
Will Smith
Tommy Lee Jones
Frank
Peacock
Bruce Willis
Matthew Perry
Kenneth Branagh
Kevin Kline
Rosie Perez
el Dorado
Leonard Maltin
Redemption Stars Foxx as Tookie Williams TV Drama
Foxx stars as Stanley Tookie Williams co founder of the Crips in Redemption airing 7 p.m. Sunday on FX. Also notes Easter marathons including Egg The Arts Show on Trio and Touched by an Angel on Hallmark plus Wild Kingdom Night Cats on the Prowl using infrared tech to show felines feeding on the Serengeti.
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Foxx
Stanley “Tookie” Williams
Trio
Hallmark Channel
Animal Planet
Africa
Serengeti
Wednesday Powerball Draw Numbers Report
The Wednesday drawing listed numbers 2 7 16 35 37 with a Powerball of 10. No winner announced and prize details pending.
Music sales rebound as first-quarter gains help industry
Nielsen SoundScan data show U S music sales up 9.1 percent in the first quarter from 2003, with album sales rising 9.2 percent and CD sales up 10.6 percent. Norah Jones and Usher each surpassed 1 million copies in a week for the first time since 2000, signaling a gradual turnaround after a multi-year slump amid file sharing. Cary Sherman of the RIAA calls the period good news but notes the comparison to a weak prior year.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Nielsen SoundScan
Norah Jones
Usher
Geoff Mayfield
Billboard Magazine
Cary Sherman
Recording Industry Association of America
Sherman
Best Bets Today at Granada and Nearby Venues
Schedule of multiple music events across Kansas City venues including The Granada, Louise's Bar, The Bottleneck, The Jaz zhaus, Replay Lounge, and Kemper Arena. Acts range from The Bulldog B-boy Battle to Rod Stewart with times from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., featuring The Electricities, Rufio, Senses Fail, and more.
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Louise's
Rufio
N.H
Tim Mahoney
Jazzhaus
The
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