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Q&A: Barbra Streisand, the feminist, sings on
Entertainment
MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer 
Sep 17, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand's new album of duets only includes male singers, but it wasn't a conscious effort to exclude females. "Everyone we as...
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Cat Stevens announces 5-city US concert tour
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DAVID BAUDER Associated Press 
Sep 16, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — New Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Cat Stevens is taking the "Peace Train" back on the road. He announced Monday that he will make ...
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CBS: Rihanna out of NFL telecast
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DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer 
Sep 16, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS and Rihanna are splitting up, more fallout from the Ray Rice domestic violence incident and the turmoil it has caused for the NFL....
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Happy red cup leads to happy new Miss America
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WAYNE PARRY Associated Press 
Sep 15, 2014
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Miss New York Kira Kazantsev won the Miss America pageant Sunday night, with the help of a red plastic cup. For her talent ...
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War gives inspiration to Gaza’s artists
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Hamza Hendawi 
Sep 11, 2014
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian filmmaker Khalil Mozayen's latest work was already complexly layered — a movie within a movie about a directo...
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Keynote Chorus rehearsals getting underway
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KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
Sep 09, 2014
For those who have a desire to sing on stage with a solid community group, the Keynote Chorus might just provide the ideal experience. Rehearsals for ...
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Jazz musician Gerald Wilson dies at 96
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Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer 
Sep 09, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gerald Wilson, the dynamic jazz big band leader, composer and arranger whose career spanned more than 75 years, has died. He was 96...
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Bill Maher with back-to-back hours Friday on HBO
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FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer 
Sep 09, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — The news can be hard for viewers to take straight. Too confusing, too depressing, too wacky, too much. That has made useful a breed of...
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Joan Rivers lauded as pioneer for female comics
Entertainment, Nation World
SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer 
Sep 05, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1967, Joan Rivers joked about society's double-standard for women. "A girl, you're 30 years old, you'r...
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