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Sarah Palin's book tour hits NC's Fort Bragg

AP - Tuesday, November 24

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina's Fort Bragg on Monday as thousands greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering that tested military rules involving politicians. More »

  • Sarah Palin shakes hands as she signs copies of her book,

    AP source: Palin book sells big in first week

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    NEW YORK - Sarah Palin appears well on her way to becoming a million-selling author.

  • Light-welterweight number one boxing contender Dmitriy Salita works out with a punching bag in Bushkill, Pennsylvania. Salita, an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn, New York, will meet British Muslim title holder Amir Khan on December 5 in Newcastle, England.

    Title fight unites boxers of different faiths

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    BUSHKILL, Pennsylvania (AFP) - - A fist fight may seem an odd way to show respect between Jews and Muslims, but when Dmitriy Salita competes for the WBA light-welterweight title next month, he'll be doing just that.

  • A Yemeni youth wearing the traditional dagger stands at the entrance of a shop that sells qat, a mild drug used daily by most Yemenis, at a market in Sanaa on November 6. For Yemenis, the mild narcotic qat is as much a part of the social fabric as an after-dinner drink in the West and, as with brandies, connoisseurs want the best varieties.

    War deprives Yemeni elite of choicest chew

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    SANAA (AFP) - - For Yemenis, the mild narcotic qat is as much a part of the social fabric as an after-dinner drink in the West and, as with brandies, connoisseurs want the best varieties.

  • Chief guilty of 3 counts in Parker-Broderick case

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - An eastern Ohio police chief was convicted of three felonies Monday but was acquitted of burglary charges in an alleged break-in at the home of a woman who carried twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

  • Actor Robert Pattinson arrives at the afterparty for the premiere of Summit Entertainment's

    Vampire sequel 'New Moon' feasts on box office

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - The "Twilight" vampire romance sequel "New Moon" took a record-breaking bite out of the North American box office this weekend, final figures showed Monday.

  • Little Richard asks fans for prayers after surgery

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Little Richard is asking fans to pray for his speedy recovery after undergoing hip surgery at a Tennessee hospital.

  • `New Moon' rises to blockbuster with $142.8M

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    LOS ANGELES - The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga.

  • ESPN television sportscaster Erin Andrews arrives at the 2009 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles in this July 15, 2009 file photograph. A Chicago insurance man pleaded not guilty November 23, 2009 to charges that he peeped into television sports reporter Erin Andrews' hotel room when she was nude, took video of her and tried to sell the footage. Michael David Barrett is free on $100,000 bond and was charged in federal court in Los Angeles, faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/Files

    Man pleads innocent to taping Erin Andrews nude

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Chicago insurance man pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he peeped into television sports reporter Erin Andrews' hotel room when she was nude, took video of her and tried to sell the footage.

  • McKellen, Weisz win at London theater awards

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    LONDON - Rachel Weisz took top acting honors and Ian McKellen was recognized for a half-century in the theater Monday at London's Evening Standard Theater Awards.

  • ABC gets complaints about Lambert's performance

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    NEW YORK - ABC says more than 1,500 people have called to complain about Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards.

  • British singer Susan Boyle performs on NBC's

    Susan Boyle set for biggest UK album of 2009: HMV

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who shot to fame after her audition for "Britain's Got Talent" was aired in April, appears set to have the biggest album in Britain this year, music retailer HMV said on Monday.

  • AC/DC, MJ, Miles Davis, Def Jam and more box sets

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    Here are a selection of box-set offerings this season:

  • Visitors wear 3D glasses as they watch a preview of the upcoming movie

    Fox says will make profit with sci-fi epic Avatar

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    By Ingrid Melander

  • A detail of British artist John Collier's 1883 painting of Charles Darwin is displayed as part of an exhibition in Darwin's former home, Down House, in Kent, southern England February 12, 2009. REUTERS/Tal Cohen

    Darwin book found on shelf worth up to $100,000

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    LONDON (Reuters) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000).

  • U2 to headline UK's Glastonbury Festival

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rock band U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival on the 40th anniversary of the world's biggest green field arts and music event.

  • Rolling Stone Italy names Berlusconi 2009 rock star

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    ROME (Reuters) - The Italian edition of Rolling Stone has named Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi its "rock star of the year," paying tribute to his "lifestyle worthy of the greatest rock star."

  • Macau plans Michael Jackson shrine to house iconic glove

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - A casino in the Chinese gambling haven of Macau will open Asia's first Michael Jackson shrine after its owners bought the late King of Pop's iconic white rhinestone glove for $350,000 at a U.S. auction.

  • TV retailer QVC joins `Black Friday' frenzy

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    NEW YORK - Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching _ instead of mall-hopping _ on Black Friday, an event it has traditionally ignored.

  • Susan Boyles album I Dreamed A Dream has become the most pre-ordered CD in the history of online retailer Amazon.

    British TV star Susan Boyle's album goes on sale

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    LONDON (AFP) - - British reality TV singing sensation Susan Boyle's debut album went on sale Monday, having already become the most pre-ordered CD in the history of online retailer Amazon.

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