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Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-Liang presents his latest film at Cannes. 5/28/09
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| | | THE OFFICE star John Krasinski returns to the big screen in the critically acclaimed AWAY WE GO. |
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| | | Dr. Lori Chap tells Lori how to effectively do a self examination and the importance of understanding that going through cancer is more about thriving than surviving. |
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| | | French prison guards block the entrance to jails for the third consecutive day to protest against overcrowding and poor conditions in the country''s prisons. |
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| | | Summer 2009 blockbuster movies are on their way to a theater near you and we''ve got the extended trailer for TRANSFORMERS 2 here. Get your fix of Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox in action |
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| | | The corruption trial of former Congressman William Jefferson starts Tuesday. Jefferson is accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes to use his influence to help broker deals in Africa. |
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The State Department's top Middle East official will meet next week with the Syrian ambassador to the United States as part of what senior administration officials call a resumption of diplomatic dialogue with Damascus after nearly four years. Jeffrey Feltman, the acting assistant secretary for the Near East, requested a meeting with Ambassador Imad Moustapha, according to State |
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She may have ruled like a man, but Egyptian queen Hatshepsut still preferred to smell like a lady. The world may be able to get a whiff of that ancient royal scent when researchers complete their investigation into the perfume worn by Hatshepsut, the powerful pharaoh-queen who ruled over ancient Egypt for 20 years beginning around 1479 B.C. |
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She may have ruled like a man, but Egyptian queen Hatshepsut still preferred to smell like a lady. The world may be able to get a whiff of that ancient royal scent when researchers complete their investigation into the perfume worn by Hatshepsut, the powerful pharaoh-queen who ruled over ancient Egypt for 20 years beginning around 1479 B.C. |
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Daily coffee consumption in the United States was steady this year compared to 2008, while the number of people making their coffee at home rose, the National Coffee Association of U.S.A. said on Saturday. Data from the 2009 National Coffee Drinking Trends survey, which polled more than 3,000 adults in the United States by |
When out-of-work accountant Jim Ammon tires of scouring for scarce job listings, he takes out his frustrations by driving in nails for new houses he volunteers to build for the working poor. Laura Spelke volunteers at the United Way charity in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in part to escape the sting of losing her sales job: "Volunteering is a way to stay active |
King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain will appear at the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival's gala Viva Espaa! celebration of Iberian cuisine and wines at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. The event benefits Florida International University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and Fundacin Espaa-Florida. For information and |
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