Jackson greets fans as lawsuit over New Year concerts proceeds
Michael Jackson appeared Friday to greet fans on the third day of testimony in a $21 million suit filed by promoter Marcel Avram. The case alleges Jackson backed out of two millennium concerts on New Year's Eve 1999, with Jackson contending Avram canceled the shows over profitability concerns.
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Country star Troy Gentry becomes new dad in Nashville
Nashville born Kaylee Alexandra Gentry was born Wednesday to Angie Gentry and Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry. The newborn weighs 5 pounds 1 ounce and the parents and baby are reported healthy.
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Eddie Bracken dies at 87 after surgery complications
Veteran stage and film comedian Eddie Bracken died Thursday at 87 from complications after surgery. Born in New York, he rose to fame in 1944 films The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero directed by Preston Sturges, later earning a Tony nomination for Hello Dolly with Carol Channing. He moved to Hollywood in 1940, signed with Paramount, and in 1983 played Mr Wally in National Lampoon's Vacation with Chevy Chase.
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Vonnegut Returns to Indianapolis for Public Appearance
Kurt Vonnegut spends hours in his grandfather Bernard Vonnegut’s Athenaeum building in downtown Indianapolis. The event, seen as a possible final public appearance, follows his scheduled talk at the Athenaeum on Saturday. Vonnegut, born in 1922 in Indianapolis, is famed for Slaughterhouse-Five.
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History Highlights From November History Journal
On November 17 1800 Congress opened its first session in Washington at the partially completed Capitol. In 1558 Elizabeth I ascended the English throne after Queen Mary I. In 1973 President Nixon told AP editors in Orlando that people must know whether their president is a crook. In 1979 Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini ordered release of 13 female and Black American hostages.
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Notable Birthday Salute for Leslie Bibb and Peers
Today's birthdays celebrate Leslie Bibb at 29, Gordon Lightfoot 64, Martin Scorsese 60, Lauren Hutton 59, Danny DeVito 58, Lorne Michaels 58, and RuPaul 42. Notes list entertainment figures with ages, highlighting Bibb as a key entry.
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Clown Camp Teaches Serious Skills for Macy’s Parade
Hundreds attend a one hour clowning primer in midtown Manhattan taught by Todd Robbins. Students learn Groucho impressions odd walks and dance steps for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 28. They are advised to dress comfortably ignore hecklers and use the restroom before zipping up. No smoking drinks or gum for clowns.
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Saturday Lottery Draws Include Five Numbers and Pick 3
The notice lists Saturday Powerball numbers 32 33 35 40 51 with multiplier 1, Kansas Pick 3 339, and Super Kansas Cash 67 13 21 25 with draw code 24.
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Einstein Exhibit Opens at American Museum of Natural History
New York's American Museum of Natural History unveils a multi facet Einstein exhibit open since Friday. It blends science with personal life details including his pacifist aims and a troubled marriage, showing a letter to his wife and an animation of mass distorting space time. The show runs until August 10.
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Potter sequel trails original opening day by margin
Warner Bros estimated that Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets opened domestically to 28.86 million on Friday, about 11 percent below the 32.3 million debut of Sorcerer's Stone. The studio predicts a weekend under 90.3 million, with Spider-Man leading the era’s top single-day and weekend debuts.
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Suspect Charged in Slaying of Little Rascals Star
A Las Vegas judge ruled there is probable cause to try 52 year old Charles Wayne Crombie on murder charges in the death of Jay R. Smith a former Our Gang child actor. Six witnesses testified Crombie pawned Smiths belongings after the 87 year old man was stabbed to death and found October 5 in the desert north of Las Vegas.
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TV news guest lineups announced for Sunday shows
Guests listed for ABC This Week include Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. CBS Face the Nation features Sen John McCain and Sen Christopher Dodd. Fox News Sunday hosts Tom Ridge and Nancy Pelosi. NBC Meet the Press lists Rep Mary Landrieu and challenger Suzanne Terrell. CNN Late Edition features Ridge, Sen Richard Shelby, Sen Bob Graham, and former Sen Gary Hart.
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