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  Cirque du Soleil to put on live touring show based on Michael Jackson; Las Vegas gig to follow

  April 20th, 2010 - 21 h 10

  LOS ANGELES - First the Beatles and Elvis, now Michael Jackson. The acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil announced Tuesday that it will put on a live touring show featuring the songs of the King of Pop starting late next year. That will be followed...

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  Emeril Lagasse celebrates 20 years with new shows, same outlook thanks to Martha

  April 19th, 2010 - 16 h 38

  NEW ORLEANS - Nearly 20 years after Emeril Lagasse begged, borrowed and scrounged every penny he could to open his own restaurant, the celebrity chef worried it was all slipping away. Lagasse's 17-year run on the Food Network was over. Hurricane...

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  CDs await launch of 'cloud' music plans; no need to buy when you can stream

  April 19th, 2010 - 11 h 15

  LOS ANGELES - It may not be long before you'll never need to own songs to listen to them at your convenience. No more stacking your CDs on shelves or buying music to download onto computers and mobile devices. Virtually the whole world of...

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  US video game retail sales jump six per cent in March

  April 16th, 2010 - 11 h 06

  NEW YORK - After a rocky 2009 followed by two months of double-digit declines, U.S. retail sales of video game software, hardware and accessories finally saw an uptick in March. Market researcher NPD Group said total video game sales climbed 6...

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  First 'American Idol' singer sent home on double-elimination episode

  April 14th, 2010 - 22 h 36

  LOS ANGELES - Andrew Garcia is in the dog house on "American Idol." The spunky 24-year-old musician and father from Moreno, Calif., was the first singer booted Wednesday on a double-elimination episode of the Fox singing competition. Simon...

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  Haunting portrayal of Montreal massacre sweeps Genies as 'Polytechnique' wins 9

  April 12th, 2010 - 20 h 59

  TORONTO - "Polytechnique," Denis Villeneuve's haunting black-and-white rendering of the Montreal massacre, swept the big film prizes at the Genie Awards on Monday night, but it was lingering controversy over Quebec phenom Xavier Dolan's exclusion...

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  Tina Fey returns to 'Saturday Night Live' and reprises her Sarah Palin impression

  April 11th, 2010 - 1 h 24

  NEW YORK - She's back and wearing leather. Tina Fey reprised her impression of Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" while hosting the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday night. It was Fey's first performance as the former Alaska governor since her...

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  PlayStation 3's 'God of War III' top Rogers Plus game rental for week ending March 28

  March 30th, 2010 - 11 h 04

  TORONTO - The most popular game rentals (all platforms) according to Rogers Plus for the period ending March 28.   1 God of War III (PlayStation 3) 2 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Xbox 360) 3 New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo Wii) 4 Just...

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  Comic featuring Superman's debut sells for new record of $1.5 million

  March 29th, 2010 - 15 h 34

  NEW YORK - The record price for a comic book, already broken twice this year, has fallen again. A copy of the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 sold Monday for US$1.5 million on the auction website ComicConnect.com. The issue features...

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  AP Source: Jackson in $200 million-plus posthumous recording deal with Sony Music

  March 15th, 2010 - 22 h 21

  LOS ANGELES - The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years, according to a person familiar...

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