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Probe ordered in violence at rock fest
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MIASS, Russia, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Police who allegedly failed to provide proper security at a Russian rock festival face a criminal investigation, an official says.
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'Top Chef' winner maries fellow foodie
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ATLANTA, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The man who won the first "Top Chef" competition has married an Atlanta woman he met as a result of the show, People magazine says.
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'Halo Reach' video game coming out
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The video game "Halo Reach" will be the last one produced by the company that developed the "Halo" series, a company official says.
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Cheerleading record try misses mark
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DALLAS, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- An attempt in Texas to set a Guinness world record for the largest group of dancing cheerleaders came up short, event organizers said.
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Seinfeld a novelist? What's the deal?
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NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. comedian Jerry Seinfeld is believed the man behind a series of books that capture Seinfeld-like situations and jokes, the New York Post reported.
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Did jailed rapper get special treatment?
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NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A female jail captain at New York's Rikers Island is being questioned for allegedly giving rapper Lil Wayne preferential treatment, officials say.
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PBS to animate 'Cat in the Hat'
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NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Children know and love the Dr. Seuss book "The Cat in the Hat," but until now there's never been an animated children's TV series, his former editor says.
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Woman hurt in movie filming has surgery
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MAYWOOD, Ill., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- An extra injured on the Indiana set where "Transformers 3" is being filmed is recovering from surgery, and her condition is improving, her brother says.
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Charges filed in Jungle Island tiger escape
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MIAMI, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Florida wildlife officials announced charges against the president of Jungle Island over the escape of a small ape and a big tiger at the Miami attraction.
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Fed-up flight attendant officially gone
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NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The JetBlue flight attendant who made a dramatic departure from his flight via the emergency slide has left the payroll as well, an airline spokeswoman said.
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Another apology from Kanye West
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. rapper Kanye West used Twitter to make a public apology for his 2009 disruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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China launches media satellite
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XICHANG, China, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- China launched a rocket early Sunday carrying a satellite meant to provide live radio and television broadcasts for the next 15 years, officials said.
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Telluride Film Festival a Labor Day staple
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TELLURIDE, Colo., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" and Peter Weir's "The Way Back" are just two of the high-profile dramas debuting at Colorado's Telluride Film Festival this weekend.
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'Crocodile Dundee' free to leave Australia
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SYDNEY, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Paul "Crocodile Dundee" Hogan is free to leave Australia after reaching a deal with tax officials who grounded him over a tax dispute, his attorney says.
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DA doubts Dragon Con founder's illnesses
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ATLANTA, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Georgia prosecutor says he doubts the veracity of the myriad of health problems claimed by the founder of a science-fiction convention facing sex charges.
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