AFP – Jean Ferrat, a French singer-songwriter whose communist views saw many of his compositions banned from broadcast in the 1960s, died on Saturday, officials said. He was 79.

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French singer Jean Ferrat dead at 79
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March 13th, 2010
AFP – Jean Ferrat, a French singer-songwriter whose communist views saw many of his compositions banned from broadcast in the 1960s, died on Saturday, officials said. He was 79.

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French singer Jean Ferrat dead at 79
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March 13th, 2010
AFP – Prosecutors in California have said they are looking into a possible link between the death of Canadian actor Corey Haim and an illegal trade in prescription drugs.

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Late Corey Haim linked to prescription drug ring
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March 13th, 2010
serah AFP – British Formula One legend Stirling Moss said he was feeling better after breaking several bones falling three floors down a lift shaft, the 80-year-old said on his website Saturday.

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F1 legend Moss on the mend after lift shaft fall
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March 13th, 2010
AFP – Tennis greats past and present teamed up in lighthearted doubles matches to aid a serious cause – earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

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Current stars and tennis greats team up for Haiti aid
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March 13th, 2010
AP – The Hong Kong International Film Festival plans to honor Indian screen legend Amitabh Bachchan with a lifetime achievement award at the event’s Asian Film Awards.

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Hong Kong awards to honor Indian actor Bachchan
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March 13th, 2010
Reuters – At the end of “Pirate Radio” — the 2009 feature film about a ’60s illegal rock ‘n’ roll radio station in Europe’s North Sea — an array of albums is displayed: iconic symbols of musical independence that bucked the status quo. Among the albums on display is Public Enemy’s 1990 treatise, “Fear of a Black Planet.”

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Public Enemy’s Chuck D still fighting the power
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March 13th, 2010
serah AP – The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring.

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Authorities: Haim’s name on illegal prescription
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March 13th, 2010
AFP – The luxury furniture Michael Jackson commissioned before his death will go under the hammer in June in Las Vegas along with other personal items from the King of Pop, Julien’s Auctions announced Friday.

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Michael Jackson’s luxury furniture up for auction
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