NEW YORK (Reuters) – Singer Elton John was treated in hospital in Los Angeles for a serious respiratory infection that forced him to cancel performances this weekend of his “The Million Dollar Piano” show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. In a statement posted on his website on Thursday, the British entertainer, whose hits include “Rocket Man,” “Your Song” and “Bennie and The Jets,” apologized for the decision and told fans he hoped to be performing soon. The singer said he developed a serious respiratory illness while performing on Sunday.
Oprah expands online with Huffington Post
May 23rd, 2012 -
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is expanding her online empire by teaming up with the Huffington Post for a section dedicated to the chat show host that will engage her audience, the Oprah Winfrey Network said on Wednesday. The Huffington Post Oprah section will launch in August, and will curate content from Oprah.com, which features the motto “Live Your Best Life” and accompanies Winfrey's OWN TV programming with videos, articles and advice on health, fashion and culture. The section also will develop original content with Oprah
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Foundation objects to auction of purported vial of Reagan’s blood
May 22nd, 2012 -
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Ronald Reagan’s foundation expressed outrage on Monday at a British company’s auction of what it says is a vial of the late U.S.
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Zuckerberg’s post-IPO wedding is smart legal move
May 21st, 2012 -
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Getting married was a smart business move as well as a personal milestone for Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, with the timing of the wedding, the day after the company’s initial public offering, potentially proving particularly advantageous, California divorce lawyers said on Sunday.
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Michelle Obama shows South Side of Chicago to first ladies
May 21st, 2012 -
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Michelle Obama showed off her neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago to some NATO visitors on Sunday, taking five other first ladies to a youth center for lunch and for a musical performance by the children.
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Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62
May 21st, 2012 -
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LONDON (Reuters) – Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto harmonies and funky beats on smash hits such as “Stayin’ Alive” and “Jive Talkin’,” has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 62.
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Missing actor Nick Stahl enters rehab: reports
May 20th, 2012 -
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Terminator 3″ actor Nick Stahl, who had been missing for more than a week, has checked himself into rehab, his estranged wife told media outlets on Sunday.
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Status update: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg gets married
May 20th, 2012 -
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(Reuters) – Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday, announcing the nuptials through a status update on the social networking site.
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Venezuelan-born academic named president of MIT
May 17th, 2012 -
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday named Rafael Reif, an electrical engineer born in Venezuela who has been the university’s provost since 2005, as its 17th president. Reif, 61, replaces Susan Hockfield, the first female president of MIT, who announced in mid-February that she was stepping down after almost eight years leading one of the most prestigious universities in the United States
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