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A 14-year-old Greenfield girl says she was kidnapped by a neighbor before her father agreed to an arranged marriage in exchange for $16,000, 100 cases of beer and several cases of meat for a wedding party.
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The father of three children who have names associated with Nazis is accusing the state Division of Youth and Family Services of taking his children under false pretenses and says one of the kids appeared neglected when he saw them last week.
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Computer users doing Google searches during a nearly one-hour period Saturday were greeted with disturbing but erroneous messages that every site turned up in the results might be harmful.
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Jade Ewen has been chosen to sing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Eurovision Song Contest entry for the UK in Moscow.
The Londoner won the public vote ahead of identical sibling act The Twins and Welshman Mark Evans after all three acts performed My Time.
The ballad, heard for the first time, was composed by Lloyd Webber with US Grammy-winning lyricist Diane Warren.
The composer said he would give “101% commitment” to the singer ahead of the Eurovision final on 16 May.
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It’s time for that annual winter ritual where people gather before their TV screens to whoop and holler as they gobble down unhealthy treats. Yes, it’s Super Bowl time. And Sunday’s NFL championship wouldn’t be complete without a look at its uber-expensive advertising, which is priced at an all-time high.
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Harry Potter’s stunt-double, who was seriously injured on the set of the latest film, has been named.
David Holmes, 25, was hurt at Leavesden Studios, near Watford, Hertfordshire, where Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is in pre-production.
Mr Holmes, from Romford, east London, was taken to Watford General Hospital on Wednesday with a back injury. He has since been moved to another hospital.
His family said they were helping each other “through this difficult time.”
A statement released by the family said: “We ...
Sir Paul McCartney is to headline the opening day of California’s Coachella music festival in April, organisers have announced.
The former Beatle will lead a bill which also includes Franz Ferdinand and ex-Smiths frontman Morrissey.
Other acts confirmed for the three-day event include US rockers The Killers and singer Amy Winehouse.
The annual festival, which began in 1999, will also feature Leonard Cohen. It will take place from 17-19 April.
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JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi is the latest state trying to unload pricey property because of the economic meltdown.
The state House voted Thursday to sell an eight-seat jet valued at $3.7 million that’s used to haul Gov. Haley Barbour and other officials around. The plan needs Senate approval.
The jet can be sold by competitive bid or on eBay. It costs about $1,600 an hour to operate.
House Appropriations Chairman Johnny Stringer says selling the jet would provide another revenue source for the ...
Officer Alissa Poisson graces the January page of the 2009 Portland police calendar, baring her … soul.
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Tributes have been paid to Emmy-award winning comedy writer Sharat Sardana who has died aged 40.
Mr Sardana helped create popular television programmes Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42.
Actors Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar, who worked with him on both shows said they were “broken-hearted”.
Mr Sardana died at Whipps Cross University Hospital in London on Tuesday. It is believed he had contracted a streptococcal virus.
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Syal and Bhaskar said they were “stunned and completely broken hearted about Sharat’s ...