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Campbell’s plans Warhol tribute cans
Andy Warhol created pop art icons when he put Campbell’s soup cans in paintings in 1962. Fifty years later, the paintings are inspiring the cans, in a limited edition homage to the artist. To celebrate the anniversary of Warhol’s work, “32 Campbell’s Soup Cans” — which helped launch pop art…
Jobs report hangover dampens Obama party
A weak jobs report threw cold water on President Barack Obama’s post convention party Friday, puncturing his claim for re-election and playing into the hands of Republican Mitt Romney. “If last night was the party, this morning is the hangover,” Romney said, immediately pouncing on the figures to argue Obama…
Norway killer Breivik refuses to appeal 21-year sentence
An Oslo court verdict last month handing gunman Anders Behring Breivik a 21-year prison sentence stands after he told his lawyers he would not lodge an appeal by Friday’s deadline, they said. Norwegian Breivik was sentenced to his country’s maximum prison sentence for his July 22 twin attacks last year…
French tax lawyer accused of swindling L’Oreal heiress
A French tax lawyer was charged Friday with swindling the country’s richest woman, L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, by getting her to hand over a private island in the Seychelles to him. A source said Fabrice Goguel, who also heads the Foundation for Ecological balance, was suspected of abusing 89-year-old Bettencourt’s…
Pandora threatened by Apple’s entry into Internet radio market
Pandora Media shares plunged Friday after reports said Apple is in talks to license music for a rival online radio service. Shares of Pandora, the largest Internet radio operator, slid 17.6 percent to $10.35 in early trade on Wall Street. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported…
Australia halts deportation of U.K. murderer after he spit and cursed at flight crews
Australian officials were Friday considering how to deport a British murderer after he was pulled from two commercial flights after reportedly spitting at crew and screaming abuse after boarding. Keith Herring ripped a telephone from the seat of a plane and urinated in a holding cell as officials attempted to…
U.S. adds just 96,000 jobs in August, unemployment falls to 8.1 percent
The US economy added a poor 96,000 jobs in August, but the overall jobless rate fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. The lower than expected job creation numbers are likely to feed into the Federal Reserve’s debate on embarking on new actions to help…
Slum surveys giving ‘invisible’ inhabitants a say in urban planning
In 2005, Jeremiah Makori was asleep in his home in Nairobi’s Deep Sea slum when he heard a voice outside. “We went to sleep as usual, and at midnight I heard a strange voice outside, [saying] move out and save your lives,” he said. He rushed outside with his nightclothes…
Hollywood stars boost Obama for re-election at convention
Hollywood starlets Eva Longoria, Scarlett Johannson and Kerry Washington took to the convention stage Thursday to try to persuade American voters to re-elect Barack Obama. The trio laid out ordinary early lives far from the bright lights of Hollywood with Longoria using her previous existence as a server at fast-food…
Lady Gaga’s raw meat dress goes on display at Washington women’s museum
The raw meat dress worn by Lady Gaga at a 2010 awards ceremony will go on display Friday in the US capital alongside a fox fur worn by Billie Holiday and boots sported by Patti Smith. The dress made out of raw beef, which caused a sensation at the MTV…
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