ABBA pair Ulvaeus and Andersson win International Award
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA received the Ivor Novello Special International Award for lifetime contribution to music at the 47th Ivor Novello Awards in London. Sting won International Achievement and Kate Bush was cited for outstanding contribution to British music.
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Benny Andersson
ABBA
Ivor Novello
British Academy of Composers and Songwriters
Fernando
le Meridien Grosvenor House
Sting
Kate Bush
MTV Video Music Awards Japan honors local and international acts
American artists joined Japanese stars in Tokyo for MTV Video Music Awards Japan chosen by MTV viewers in 15 categories. Ayumi Hamazaki won top female honors while Japan's Chemistry took top pop. Rip Slyme opened in kimonos and won hip hop. Backstreet Boys named best group though absent. Oasis won best live performance.
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Boyz Il Men
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Rip Slyme
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MTV
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Asia
Hamazaki
Backstreet Boys
Chemistry
Oasis
All-Music Network
Singapore
Taiwan
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Walters gives million for Sarah Lawrence arts center gallery
Barbara Walters donated 1 million dollars toward a gallery in the Heimbold Visual Arts Center at Sarah Lawrence College Yonkers campus. The gift announced at the groundbreaking, the gallery will be named for Walters and open to the public.
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ABC
This Day In History Highlights From 1961 To 1935
A concise look at significant events: Kennedy’s moon goal in 1961, the 1787 Constitutional Convention's opening, Argentina’s revolt beginning in 1810, Oscar Wilde’s 1895 conviction, and Babe Ruth’s 714th final home run in 1935.
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Spain
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Birthdays Party Highlights Notable Ages This Day
Today's list features Mike Myers turning 39, Tom T Hall at 66, Ian McKellen 63, Dixie Carter 63, Frank Oz 58, Karen Valentine 55, Anne Heche 33, Lauryn Hill 27, and notes Mike Myers. The compilation reflects a mix of actors, musicians, and a director noted in birthday briefs.
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Mike Myers
Tom T. Hall
Ian McKellen
Dixie Carter
Frank Oz
Karen Valentine
Anne Heche
Lauryn Hill
Wednesday's Super Kansas Cash Draw Result
Lottery results show a Kansas Cash drawing held on a Wednesday with numbers 7 14 17 23 311 and additional details unclear from the fragment. The entry lists ticket or prize context but lacks full drawing data.
Ambrose Battles Cancer While Writing America’s Story
Historian Stephen Ambrose, 66, diagnosed with lung cancer, pursues an experimental chemotherapy at LSU Medical Center. He plans a new book titled A Love Song to America detailing his shift from leftist critic to patriotic writer while continuing eight hours of daily work and research.
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George Bush
Polanski Brings The Pianist To Cannes In Personal Memoir
Polish born director Roman Polanski, survivor of the Krakow ghetto, returns to his boyhood land to film The Pianist. Adrien Brody stars after intense preparation including piano work and weight loss. The project draws on Wladyslaw Szpilman memoirs and Polanski’s own memories to recreate the Warsaw ghetto era.
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Poland
Roman Polanski
Polanski
Krakow
Wladyslaw Szpilman
Warsaw
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Adrien Brody
Brody
New York
Ron Harwood
Emilia Fox
Jerry Springer guest gets life sentence
Ralf Panitz, 42, was sentenced to life for second degree murder in the July 24 2000 death of Nancy Campbell Panitz after a Jerry Springer Show episode where she was confronted by his new wife Eleanor. Prosecutors cited Panitz anger over a judge blocking him from living in his ex wife’s house as a motive. The show titled Secret Mistresses Confronted aired months earlier.
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