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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: Auction Service, Italy, Celebrities, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Medical Research
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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: Mindy McCready, NBC (tv network)
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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, Christina Aguilera, Paul McCartney, Long Island Sound, Amy Winehouse
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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: Whitney Houston, Entertainment Events, Roger Ebert, Awards and Prizes, Serena Williams
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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: Awards and Prizes, American Legion, Memorial Day
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New UCLA basketball Coach Steve Alford's honeymoon was very short
UCLA and Steve Alford. A basketball program of unmatched pedigree led by a former prodigy who became a national champion and Olympic gold medalist before making a steady climb up the coaching ladder. On paper, a harmonic convergence. ----------------...
Tags: Assault, Lawyers, University of California, Los Angeles, Crime, Law and Justice, Sexual Assault
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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: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Coen, Les Miserables (movie), Music Industry, Music
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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: Jim Morrison, Music, Entertainment, The Doors (music group)
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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: Rosie Napravnik, Preakness Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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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: J. Crew, Jackson Pollock, Gerhard Richter, Arts and Culture, Auction Service
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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: Internists, Philosophy, Chemical Industry, Prescription Drugs, Colleges and Universities
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Basquiat work sells in NY for record $48.8M; Lichtenstein, Pollock also fetch top prices
NEW YORK (AP) — A Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL' BAH'-skee-aht) painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York. Christie's says "Dustheads" sold for $48.8 million on...Tags: Jackson Pollock, Auction Service, Arts and Culture
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