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  Publisher: Sen. Warren book coming out in 2014

  Posted 4:09 PM 5/22/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and criticisms of the financial industry, has a book deal.

  The Massachusetts Democrat has an agreement with Henry Holt and Company for a book, currently untitled, to be released in (More)

  
  

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  Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy showbiz affair

  Posted 4:01 PM 5/22/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself.

  Liberace, forever hailed as Mr. Showmanship, was the excess-to-the-max pianist-personality whose onstage and offstage extravagance were legendary and who wowed audiences in Las (More)

  
  

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  Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death

  Posted 3:02 PM 5/22/2013

  DALLAS (AP) Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential."

  Zajac's small sculpture of a bound goat was among a collection of impressive artwork that decorated (More)

  
  

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  Capsule reviews of new movie releases

  Posted 2:01 PM 5/22/2013

  "Before Midnight" The final scene of 2004's "Before Sunset" was so romantic it drove moviegoers crazy happily crazy especially because it was so tantalizingly ambiguous. Jesse and Celine, that appealing (and extremely talkative) couple played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, who had fallen in love (More)

  
  

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  'Idol' winner rolling out debut album in July

  Posted 11:31 AM 5/22/2013

  NEW YORK (AP) Candice Glover spent more time on season 12 of "American Idol" than she will on creating her debut album.

  The 23-year-old, who won the Fox singing series last week after competing for four months, is set to release "Music Speaks" on July 16.

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  Blake Shelton putting together Okla. benefit show

  Posted 10:30 AM 5/22/2013

  LOS ANGELES (AP) Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims.

  Shelton told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday night's episode of "The Voice." Shelton, an Oklahoma native, paid tribute to the thousands affected by Sunday and Monday's (More)

  
  

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  Microsoft Touts Xbox One as All-in-1 Entertainment

  Posted 5:03 PM 5/21/2013 by Associated Press

  REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment. It will go on sale later this year, for an undisclosed (More)

  
  

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  Steel Magnolias at Aurora Arts Theatre

  

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  Posted 12:37 PM 5/14/2013 by Dave Froehlich

  CORPUS CHRISTI- 'Steel Magnolias' is the latest production from the Aurora Arts Theatre.

  The play will be familiar to many people because of the popular film that's based on the play.

  Performances continue on Friday-Sunday through May 26th.

  For more information, go to auroraartstheatre.com.

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  Popular Psychologist Joyce Brothers Dead at 85

  

  Posted 5:31 PM 5/13/2013 by Associated Press

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Popular psychologist, columnist, and television and film personality Joyce Brothers has died. She was 85. Longtime publicist Sanford Brokaw says Brothers died Monday in New York City. She was a pioneer of the television advice show. Her (More)

  
  

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  Astronaut Exits Space Station to Bowie's 'Space Oddity'

  

  Posted 3:55 PM 5/13/2013 by Associated Press

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a high-flying, perfectly pitched first, an astronaut on the International Space Station is bowing out of orbit with a musical video: his own custom version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." It's believed to be the first music video made in space (More)

  
  

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  Lauryn Hill Gets 3 Months for Failing to Pay Taxes

  

  Posted 5:33 PM 5/6/2013 by Associated Press

  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes. She was also sentenced Monday in Newark to three additional months of home confinement. The 37-year-old South Orange resident (More)

  
  

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  Disney on Ice this Weekend at American Bank Center

  

  Posted 11:41 AM 4/26/2013 by Dave Froehlich

  CORPUS CHRISTI - Disney On Ice is back at the American Bank Center this weekend with their new show Rockin' Ever After.

  The show even features characters from the new Disney films Brave and Tangled.

  Performances run through Sunday.

  For ticket information, call 1-800-745-3000.