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A tale of two cousins: Jane Urquhart releases new novel, 'Sanctuary Line'
TORONTO - Jane Urquhart always wanted to write a book about the bond between cousins. Growing up with brothers, the author says she formed close ties with her gang of young female relatives. "It...
Chicago author Sara Paretsky publishes 14th mystery with V.I. Warshawski
CHICAGO - Sara Paretsky's latest installment in her series about feisty, female private detective V.I. Warshawski opens with the heroine outside a Chicago nightclub, the bloody body of a woman who was...
Hotel workers launch strike at Toronto's Hyatt Regency
TORONTO - Hotel workers at the Hyatt Regency, home of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, have started a one-day walkout. Their union, UNITE HERE, says the walkout began after talks ...
Funk band War tells PepsiCo they can't be friends
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo. They're suing the soft drink maker for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to...
'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' stars Olson, McElhenney welcome baby boy
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney (MAK'-uh-lay-nee) of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" hit a home run with their new baby boy. A spokeswoman for the couple says Olson gave ...
After drug arrest, questions emerge over whether TI will return to music charts
After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall. The multiplatinum rapper starred in the nation's No. 1 movie, recently married hi...
Appeals court sets hearing for Joe Jackson's appeal involving Michael's estate
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estat...
Oprah's Book Club choosing new book Sept. 17, exactly 14 years after first book was announced
CHICAGO - The first week of the final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will include a selection for Oprah's Book Club. A Harpo spokeswoman said Thursday that Winfrey will announce her 64th and la...
Box Office Preview: 'Machete'and 'The American' expected to win holiday weekend
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Twentieth Century Fox's "Machete" is set to slice up the competition as director Robert Rodriguez's star-studded extravaganza will likely dominate the weekend with a Friday throu...
Review: 'Brazil on the Rise' finds country poised to attain long-sought status as world power
"Brazil on the Rise" (Palgrave Macmillan, $27) by Larry Rohter: When Larry Rohter stepped down as The New York Times' Brazil bureau chief in 2008, he was easily the most reviled foreign correspondent ...
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