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Aerosmith promises new album in three months 


LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aerosmith has reunited with Jack Douglas, who produced the band’s key 1970s albums, and quietly recorded a new studio album even as its lead singer traded jokes with Jennifer Lopez on “American Idol.” Steven Tyler said…

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Philippine court halts grad ban over bikini photos

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court on Thursday ordered a Catholic girls’ school to allow five students to attend graduation ceremonies after they were barred over photos on Facebook that showed them wearing bikinis. Judge Wilfredo Navarro of central…

Cameron: Assad regime not welcome at Olympics

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed Wednesday that dozens of members of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime will be stopped from attending the London Olympics, as he pledged to make the event “the greatest show on Earth.”…

Pope prays for freedom, ‘renewal’ in Cuba 


HAVANA (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI prayed for freedom and renewal “for the greater good of all Cubans” before the nation’s patron saint Tuesday, but the island’s communist leaders quickly rejected the Roman Catholic leader’s appeal for political change after…

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US oil spill plan prepares for Cuba

MIAMI (AP) — If a future oil spill in the Caribbean Sea threatens American shores, a new federal plan obtained by The Associated Press would hinge on cooperation from neighbouring foreign governments. Now that Cuba is the neighbour drilling for…

Lunch-goers by the hundreds bust a move in Sweden 


STOCKHOLM (AP) — Some workers in Sweden have found a rather offbeat way to spend their lunch hour. Actually, on beat is more like it. Dripping with sweat and awash in disco lights, they dance away to pulsating club music…

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JetBlue captain: ‘They’re going to take us down!’ 


LAS VEGAS (AP) — Screaming “They’re going to take us down!” a JetBlue pilot stormed through his plane rambling about a bomb and threats from Iraq Tuesday until passengers on the Las Vegas-bound flight tackled him to the ground just…

David Moyes says Everton are underdogs for Wembley derby

Everton manager David Moyes says Liverpool will be favourites for the FA Cup semi-final when the derby rivals meet at Wembley next month. The Toffees reached the last four with a sixth round replay win at Sunderland. But Everton have…

Boat sinks, Texas man survives 30 hours in Gulf

HOUSTON (AP) — For hours after their boat sank, Ken Henderson and Ed Coen treaded water in the Gulf of Mexico, talking about life and death while struggling to survive. For more than 30 hours, it worked. Then Henderson was…

Harry Potter adventures go on sale in e-book form

LONDON (AP) — At last, Harry Potter’s adventures are available electronically. The seven novels about J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard are for sale as e-books and audio books on the author’s Pottermore website, the site’s creators announced Tuesday. The books are…