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Actress Gina Lollobrigida's Diamonds Fetch $4.9 Million At Auction
(Reuters) - Diamond jewelry belonging to Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for more than 4.74 million Swiss francs ($4.9 million) on Tuesday in Geneva and set a record for pearl earrings, auctioneer Sotheby's said. Lollobrigida, a leading sex symbol...
Tags: Italy, Auction Service, Medical Research, Celebrities, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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Mindy McCready Denies Shooting Boyfriend
Following the January 13th shooting death of her boyfriend, Mindy McCready consented to an NBC News interview which aired Tuesday’s Today show. David Wilson, a 34-year-old record producer, died after being transported to the hospital from the home...
Tags: NBC (tv network), Mindy McCready
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Sir Paul Saved Producer From Drowning Years Ago
Superstar British record producer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera) told Britain’s Live Magazine that none other than Paul McCartney saved him from drowning in the Long Island Sound when Ronson was a child. The now-36-year old producer...
Tags: Long Island Sound, Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, Paul McCartney, Long Island
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Whitney Houston Dies In LA Hotel Room
The entertainment industry is in mourning after award-winning music legend Whitney Houston was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room on the eve of the Grammys.
The news was first announced by her publicist Kristen Foster but the cause of star's death...Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Serena Williams, Movies, Grammy Awards
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Jimmy Kimmel denies he bought Bea Arthur painting [Updated]
[Updated] Jimmy Kimmel took to Twitter late Friday to deny that he was the buyer of John Currin's nude Bea Arthur painting, contradicting an earlier tweet confirming that he was. He also denied that he had given the painting to fellow comedian Jeffrey...
Tags: Entertainment, Auction Service, Twitter, Inc., Gerhard Richter, Arts
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Larry E. Small Scholarship goes to Patterson at HCC
Hagerstown Community College student Jesse Patterson of Hagerstown recently received the Larry E. Small Memorial Law Enforcement Scholarship. Recipients of the scholarship must demonstrate outstanding leadership, be active members of the 5-14 Club, be...
Tags: American Legion, Awards and Prizes, Memorial Day
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Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Dead at 74
ReutersMay 20 (TheWrap.com) - Ray Manzarek, whose keyboard playing was a central element to the sound of '60s rock group The Doors, has died at the age of 74, it was reported on the band's Facebook page. According to the band's Facebook page, Manzarek died...Tags: Entertainment, The Doors (music group), Jim Morrison, Music
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Cannes 2013: Oscar Isaac sings fresh tune in 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
CANNES, France — The British reporter at the press conference had a question for Oscar Isaac--the same question on a lot of reporters’ minds. “Where have you come from?” It was a logical query for Isaac after seeing him in the...
Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Coen, Movies
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Napravnik reflects on early days at Pimlico as she prepares for Preakness ride
Sitting in front of a microphone Friday morning, Rosie Napravnik fielded questions about her first race at Pimlico Race Course while donning a hat from her new sponsor, Snickers Bites. For the 25-year-old jockey, it was a fitting juxtaposition, as she's...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, Kentucky Derby, Michael Phelps, Pimlico
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Class of 2013 Is a Whole New Ballgame
As the class of 2013 dispenses with college, reflects on commencement oratory and embraces quests beyond the campus cocoon, the rest of us would do well to consider their context and our choice. This is a class rooted in the last century (born in 1991),...Tags: Business, Career and Workplace, Sports, Employment Opportunities, Science and Technology
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Topless Beatrice Arthur painting part of record $495-million auction
Did it come with a card attached that says, "Thank you for being a friend"? A 1991 painting depicting a topless Bea Arthur that was created by artist John Currin has sold at an auction Wednesday for $1.9 million. The sale was part of a larger Christie's...Tags: Auction Service, Gerhard Richter, Arts, Jackson Pollock, Eli Broad
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Voice of the People, May. 18
Mental-health medicines This is in response to "Psychologists seek prescription power; Health professionals split over contentious bill now up to House" (News, May 12) and "Rx: Slow down; Psychologists and mental health medicines" (Editorial, May 13)....Tags: Behavioral Conditions, DePaul University, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Psychology
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