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Superstorm Sandy rattles entertainment industry

Superstorm Sandy rattles entertainment industry
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer Video gamers in the Northeast angling to be among the first to play the highly anticipated "Assassin's Creed III" will have to wait a little longer - even if they have power. Area GameStop stores cancelled their midnight launches of Ubisoft's

Can true solitude be found in a wired world?

Can true solitude be found in a wired world?
By MARTHA IRVINEAP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) - When was the last time you were alone, and unwired? Really, truly by yourself. Just you and your thoughts - no cellphone, no tablet, no laptop. Many of us crave that kind of solitude, though in an increasingly wired world, it's a rare

Ai Weiwei goes 'Gangnam Style' _ with handcuffs

Ai Weiwei goes 'Gangnam Style' _ with handcuffs
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is the latest to go "Gangnam Style" - but in a trademark act of irreverence, he's thrown in a pair of handcuffs and a poke at Chinese censors. In a video posted on Google Inc.'s YouTube, Ai sports a neon-pink T-shirt, black jacket and dark

NY court: Lap dances are not art and are taxable

NY court: Lap dances are not art and are taxable
By MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Lap dances are taxable because they don't promote culture in a community the way ballet or other artistic endeavors do, New York's highest court concluded Tuesday in a sharply divided ruling. The court split 4-3, with the

Man in court on Hines Ward extortion charges

Man in court on Hines Ward extortion charges
By JOE MANDAKAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man who claims his girlfriend had a "physical relationship" with retired Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was in custody Friday, accused of trying to extort $15,000 by threatening to release evidence that Ward had paid for sex.

Dancing with the Stars pros to divorce

Dancing with the Stars pros to divorce
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Hawker Beechcraft sale to Chinese firm collapses

Hawker Beechcraft sale to Chinese firm collapses
By ROXANA HEGEMANAssociated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Talks to sell Hawker Beechcraft's operations to China's Superior Aviation Beijing Co. have collapsed and the Wichita plane maker said Thursday that it now plans to emerge from bankruptcy protection as a slimmed down company in the

Pussy Riot members face tough life in penal colony

Pussy Riot members face tough life in penal colony
By MAX SEDDONAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - It's a far cry from Stalin's gulag, but the guiding principle of the Russian penal colony -- the destination of two members of punk band Pussy Riot -- remains the same: isolate inmates and wear them down through "corrective labor." Maria

Mrs. Romney says horses helped with MS diagnosis

Mrs. Romney says horses helped with MS diagnosis
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Wednesday that her love of horses helped her overcome her fear that multiple sclerosis would put her in a wheelchair. Ann Romney was guest hosting ABC's "Good Morning America"

Mrs. Romney says horses helped with MS diagnosis

Mrs. Romney says horses helped with MS diagnosis
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Wednesday that her love of horses helped her overcome her fear that multiple sclerosis would put her in a wheelchair. Ann Romney was guest hosting ABC's "Good Morning America"