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  Moscow blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision

  Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts — alleged vote ... 

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  Justin Bieber's monkey to become German property

  Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany. Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to ... 

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  Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

  Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy ... 

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  Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

  Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: JAMES CAAN GOES BACK TO THE 70S They don't make movies like they ... 

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  Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes

  The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a ... 

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  Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

  Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough ... 

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  Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

  Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: Will a switched-at-birth Japanese drama tug on Steven Spielberg's ... 

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  Blinking skirts, fake tans: It must be Eurovision

  Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The televised extravaganza, with an audience of 125 million ... 

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  Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks

  The Weinstein Company's fall slate of awards contenders will feature a glamorous Grace Kelly, a brawny Nelson Mandela and a mysterious J.D. Salinger. 

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  Bieber will have to pay for German monkey business

  Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of euros (dollars) for his pet monkey's two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German ... 

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  George Michael injured in another car crash

  George Michael was being treated at a hospital Friday for what his publicist called minor injuries after being a passenger in a car crash near London. 

• Boston Symphony Orchestra names new music director

  Andris Nelsons has been named the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director. The chairman of the 132-year-old orchestra's trustees made the ... 

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  Boy band One Direction: World tour next year

  Hit boy band One Direction has announced plans for an ambitious world tour in 2014. Plans call for the youthful chart-toppers to play major stadiums ... 

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  Zoe Saldana brushes off criticism of Simone role

  Zoe Saldana has played an alien and a future space traveler — but taking on the role of an actual famous person proved even harder. The 34-year-old ... 

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  Beyonce cancels Belgium show under doctor's orders

  Beyonce is canceling her Tuesday concert in Belgium because of dehydration and exhaustion. In an email to The Associated Press, the singer's publicist ... 

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  3-man space crew returns safely to Earth

  A Soyuz space capsule with a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the ... 

• Astronaut exits space station with music video

  In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom ... 

• France mulls culture tax on smartphones

  The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital ... 

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  US high school choir will back Rolling Stones

  You can't always get what you want. Unless, perhaps, you're a member of the Green Valley High School choir and you want a chance to sing on stage with ... 

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  1969 Hendrix telegram: Can Paul come to play?

  Miles and Jimi. Jimi and Miles. Fans of the late trumpet and guitar masters have long known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had been making plans ... 

• Cannes charity AIDS gala reveals headliners

  Dame Shirley Bassey and the British rock band Duran Duran will perform at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS gala during this year's Cannes Film Festival. 

• Nazi-themed opera canceled in Germany

  A modern version of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser" has been canceled in Germany after the opening-night audience complained about new scenes showing ... 

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  Underwood to sing 'Sunday Night Football' theme

  Carrie Underwood will take over the theme song for "Sunday Night Football," with NBC sticking to the formula of a female country music star for its ... 

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  Nazi-themed opera creates scandal in Germany

  A modern production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" is causing a stir in Germany because of Nazi-themed scenes showing people dying in gas ... 

• N'Dour, Saariaho share Sweden's Polar Music Prize

  Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho have been awarded the international 2013 Polar Music Prize, Sweden's most ...