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  Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

  Posted 4:24 PM 5/18/2013

  MALMO, Sweden (AP) Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest .

  
  

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  Largest Spoleto season to unfold next week in SC

  Posted 2:33 PM 5/18/2013

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) From comic book art to Shakespeare and Japanese opera, the new season of the Spoleto Festival USA will be the largest ever, offering 160 performances during the 17 days the festival lights up stages across this seaside city.

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  Paul McCartney kicks off "Out There" tour in US

  Posted 2:25 PM 5/18/2013

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.

  The massive production, which requires 31 trucks' worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former (More)

  
  

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  Largest Spoleto season to unfold next week in SC

  Posted 9:32 AM 5/18/2013

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) From comic book art to Shakespeare and Japanese opera, the new season of the Spoleto Festival USA will be the largest ever, offering 160 performances during the 17 days the festival lights up stages across this seaside city.

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  Largest Spoleto season to unfold next week in SC

  Posted 9:31 AM 5/18/2013

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) The Spoleto Festival USA this season will be the largest ever, offering 160 performances by 45 artists and ensembles.

  The internationally known arts festival founded in Charleston by the composer Gian Carlo Menotti begins Friday and runs through June 9.

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  Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball

  Posted 9:17 AM 5/18/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.

  Such is the imperfect urban landscape of playground basketball, what many consider the truest expression of the sport. It's basketball without referees, coaches or (More)

  
  

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  Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball

  Posted 8:06 AM 5/18/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.

  Such is the imperfect urban landscape of playground basketball, what many consider the truest expression of the sport. It's basketball without referees, coaches or (More)

  
  

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  Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball

  Posted 8:01 AM 5/18/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.

  Such is the imperfect urban landscape of playground basketball, what many consider the truest expression of the sport. It's basketball without referees, coaches or (More)

  
  

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  Hagerstown man has car devoted to Dolly Parton

  Posted 7:01 AM 5/18/2013

  HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) Dolly Parton once said "Sometimes you just have to toot your own horn. Otherwise, nobody will know you're a-comin'."

  For Paul T. Woodal Jr. of Hagerstown, his horn is attached to a Barbie-pink 2008 Volkswagen Beetle adorned with photos and sayings from one of country (More)

  
  

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  Grand opening set for Model A museum in Michigan

  Posted 5:21 AM 5/18/2013

  HICKORY CORNERS, Mich. (AP) A new Ford dealership is opening up in southwestern Michigan.

  Actually, it's a very old one.

  The Model A Ford Museum is set to hold its grand opening ceremony on Saturday.

  Fashioned after a Ford dealership from 1928, the 12,000-square-foot museum (More)

  
  

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  Blinking skirts, fake tans: It must be Eurovision

  Posted 1:47 AM 5/18/2013

  MALMO, Sweden (AP) Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.

  The televised extravaganza, with an audience of 125 million worldwide, is now in its 58th year. Once again without fail, it has produced a mix of bubble-gum pop songs, somber ballads (More)