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  Costumes, beads give way to ashes in New Orleans

  Posted 1:06 AM 2/22/2012

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) Officers on horseback cleared Bourbon Street early Wednesday, declaring an end to Carnival 2012 as Mardi Gras revelers began to prepare for the beginning of Lent, the period of fasting and repentance before Easter.

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  Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail

  Posted 3:37 PM 2/21/2012

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, was released on bail Wednesday after a New Zealand judge determined that authorities have seized any funds he could have used to flee the country.

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  Linda Lavin to take 'The Lyons' to Broadway

  Posted 3:35 PM 2/21/2012

  NEW YORK (AP) Add "The Lyons" to the list of off-Broadway hits jumping to the Great White Way.

  Producers said Tuesday that Nicky Silver's play about a family grappling with the impending death of its patriarch will start preview performances beginning in early April at the Cort Theatre. (More)

  
  

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  Adele and Ed Sheeran win at UK music's Brit Awards

  Posted 5:19 AM 2/21/2012

  LONDON (AP) Soulful songstress Adele capped a momentous year of Grammy Awards triumph and medical woes with a double win at the U.K.'s Brit music awards Tuesday, taking prizes for album of the year and best British female solo artist before making an obscene gesture after the show's host cut her (More)

  
  

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  Costumes, beads consume Mardi Gras in New Orleans

  Posted 2:19 AM 2/21/2012

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) Bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday. A seemingly endless stream of costumed marching groups and ornately-decorated float parades led by make-believe royalty poured out of the Garden District (More)

  
  

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  Bonnaroo says ticket sales to resume Saturday

  Posted 7:34 PM 2/20/2012

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Organizers say ticket sales for Bonnaroo's annual music festival will resume at noon Saturday.

  The announcement was made Monday evening on the festival's website.

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  'Prima Donna' has US premiere at Brooklyn Academy

  Posted 9:54 AM 2/20/2012

  NEW YORK (AP) Rufus Wainwright's "Prima Donna" took an unusual path to its United States premiere, switching companies and sopranos.

  Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and then dropped four years ago in a language dispute, "Prima Donna" opened Sunday in a performance by the beleaguered (More)

  
  

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  Sorvino to debut film funded by Pa. taxpayers

  Posted 9:13 AM 2/20/2012

  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) Paul Sorvino might finally be over his trouble with "The Trouble with Cali."

  The "GoodFellas" star and first-time director shot the independent film in northeastern Pennsylvania six years ago after landing $500,000 in public funding.

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  Polish folk art society defends its 'Oskar' award

  Posted 8:47 AM 2/20/2012

  WARSAW, Poland (AP) The head of a Polish folk art society is defending the name of its main award, the "People's Oskar," against a legal protest by the U.S. film group that awards the Oscars of Hollywood fame.

  Waldemar Majcher of the Association of Folk Artists says the "People's Oskar," (More)

  
  

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  Texas Asking for Patience with Longhorn Network

  Posted 12:41 PM 2/14/2012 by Associated Press

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Six months after it launched, the Longhorn Network is still struggling to be seen. With no distribution deals appearing imminent, Texas officials are asking Longhorns fans to be patient. It's been an awkward start for a network that rivals worried (More)

  
  

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  Aransas Pass Native to Compete in NBC's "Ammo and Attitude"

  

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  Posted 3:38 PM 2/13/2012

  ARANSAS PASS - A Coastal Bend resident is gearing up for the ultimate outdoor challenge on season 3 of "Ammo and Attitude" on the NBC Sports Network.

  Crystal Schoen, an Aransas Pass native, included video of her riding 4-wheelers, hunting and fishing for her application to the show.

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  Local Attorney Shoots for Edgy Super Bowl Ads

  

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  Posted 7:16 PM 2/3/2012

  CORPUS CHRISTI - For those who don't care football all that much there's always the commercials aired during the Super Bowl to keep you entertained.

  For decades we've seen edgy national spots grab viewers attentions. This year local attorney Thomas J. Henry is entering the fray with multiple spots.

  Henry says he thinks people are tired of seeing serious attorney commercials and thought it was time to try something different, at least during the Super Bowl.

   

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