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NYC's Village Gate club owner, Art D'Lugoff, dies

NEW YORK - Art D'Lugoff (Duh-LOO'-guhf), who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died.

Joe Jackson seeks allowance from son's estate

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Joe Jackson, the elderly father of late pop star Michael Jackson, on Friday filed a court petition seeking an allowance from the singer's estate, saying his son had supported him for many years.

Actor Woods sues RI hospital in brother's death

WARWICK, R.I. - Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother.

A&E network unveils Jackson TV show

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cable television network A&E on Friday unveiled plans for a new reality TV show starring four brothers of late pop star Michael Jackson depicting them dealing with his death and rehearsing for an upcoming concert.

Yoko Ono looks back on early activism

By Burton Frierson

Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old

LAS VEGAS - A young woman broke into the homes of Hollywood celebrities she admired, including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge, because she wanted to own their designer clothes and jewelry, an informant told police.

Sacramento mayor engaged to DC schools supe

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Washington schools superintendent Michelle Rhee are engaged.

Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder

LOS ANGELES - A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.

Augusten Burroughs shares his holiday stories

NEW YORK - It's not uncommon for people to say that their holidays don't live up to a Norman Rockwell painting, but Augusten Burroughs says his holidays have been "hideous."

Less poetry, music but big Miami book fair goes on

MIAMI - Poetry and music have been cut and there will be no parade to kick off the Miami Book Fair International as in years past.

New Trotsky exhibition opens in Russia

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) - - An exhibition on Leon Trotsky, one of the architects of the 1917 Russian Revolution, opened in Saint Petersburg on Friday -- the eve of the uprising's 92nd anniversary.

Review: Arsenault's latest novel a fast-paced romp

"Loot the Moon" (Minotaur), 276 pages, $24.99, by Mark Arsenault.

Beatles photos from Help! up for auction

LONDON (Reuters) - Seven black-and-white photographs of the Beatles sitting on a grassy field, taken by a teenage girl on the last day of filming for their movie Help!, will be sold next week, the auctioneer said.

Elton John leaves hospital, back on stage Nov 14

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, his representative said on Thursday.

Calle 13 tops Latin Grammy awards

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Puerto-Rican hip-hop duo Calle 13 won five Latin Grammy awards on Thursday, including the coveted Album of the Year, helping cement their reputation as being among the vanguard of alternative reggaeton music.

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Court orders Beatles songs to be taken off website

LONDON (Reuters) - London-based record label EMI has won an injunction against music website BlueBeat.com which it said was selling Beatles songs without its permission.

Latin singer Alejandro Sanz searches for paradise

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Whenever Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz writes music, he sets off on a "long mental journey" to find inspiration.

Berlin inaugurates repainted part of dividing Wall