Lance Bass Faces Deadline for Moscow Space Trip
Moscow space agency says Lance Bass must pay about 20 million dollars by Friday to join the October 28 launch to the international space station. Bass, 23, training since July at Star City, could become the third space tourist if payment clears. Spokesman Konstantin Kreideriko notes paperwork delays have delayed the transfer of funds.
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De Niro Sues Over Private Party Birthday Photo
Robert De Niro filed a $1 million lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court over a photograph of him and Sean Penn blowing out candles at a private party last year. The photo appeared in media after being offered by Celebrity Vibe. De Niro’s lawyer says someone unlawfully photographed them for profit at the private residence.
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Gates Says Computers Cannot Beat Humans at Bridge
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, at the World Bridge Championships in Montreal, said computers cannot play bridge at a reasonable level and he could likely beat the best software. He did not advance to the final round and plays about half his games online.
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History Briefs From Augusts Past
On August 21 1959 Hawaii became the 50th state of the union. In 1831 Nat Turner led a slave revolt in Virginia and was later executed. In 1940 Leon Trotsky died in Mexico City from wounds after an assassination attempt. In 1986 a toxic gas eruption from a volcanic lake in Cameroon killed over 1700 people. A 1991 coup against Mikhail Gorbachev collapsed amid a Russian uprising led by Boris Yeltsin.
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Birthdays for Joe Strummer and notable stars
London notes mark The Clash frontman Joe Strummer turning 50. Melvin Van Peebles is 70, Kenny Rogers 64, Clarence Williams III 63, Harry Smith 51, Kim Cattrall 46, Carrie-Anne Moss 32, and Alicia Witt 27.
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Jerry Springer The Opera fuels Edinburgh Fringe buzz
The show blends high art with trash television and is selling out in Edinburgh with plans whispered for London's West End. Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas defend the project as emotionally affecting and operatic, despite a chorus of klansmen and other provocative figures. The production imagines Springer traversing hell and confronting his guests as a 21 member cast delivers a score drawing on Wagner, jazz, and Broadway.
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Saturday Powerball and Kansas Pick 3 results noted
The entry lists Powerball numbers for Saturday 3 26 33 42 46 with Powerball 41 and Kansas Pick 3 for Tuesday. It records lottery draw sequence without further details.
Viewers Alone to Bestow Idol Title
Fox asserts viewers decide the American Idol winner with producers retaining the right to adjust rules if needed. Four contestants remain Justin Tamyra Kelly Nikki with Sept. 4 victor reveal, amid reports of contract terms and high vote activity by power dialers.
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Cable networks pause Sept 11 programming for two hours
Scripps Networks will suspend Home & Garden TV Food Network Fine Living and DIY from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. CDT on the first anniversary of the terror attacks. The move, not driven by advertising, marks a reflective broadcast with music and a message.
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