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Dennis Hopper's 10 Best Movie Roles

Dennis Hopper, who passed away from prostate cancer on May 29, 2010, at 74, was one of our most recognizable stars who managed to turn a string of perennial outsiders, misfits, and deranged characters into the embodiment of our worst nightmares and sometimes even our own best hopes. Anytime...

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Jamie Kennedy: My Sad Memory of Gary Coleman

Jamie Kennedy says Gary Coleman was more than just a sitcom star: He inspired the comedian to get into showbiz - and also taught him to never take anything for granted. While working on the 1999 film Bowfinger at the beginning of his career, Kennedy recalls meeting Coleman, whom he...

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Gary Coleman Hospitalized After Another Seizure

Gary Coleman is being treated at a Los Angeles area hospital after suffering a seizure on the set of TV's The Insider on Friday, the show reports. The actor "received immediate medical attention by Drew Pinsky, M.D. who was sitting next to him at the time," according to The Insider....

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'Diff'rent Strokes' Dad -- I'm 'Praying' for Gary

The man who played Gary Coleman's sitcom father on "Diff'rent Strokes" tells TMZ he's aware of Gary's tragic situation -- and says he's "hoping and praying for his recovery."Conrad Bain, 87, -- who played Philip Drummond on the show -- tells us the two haven't spoken in years ... but...

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Gary Coleman DEAD at 42

Gary Coleman is dead. He was taken off life support on Friday morning and passed away, both TMZ and Radaronline.com first reported. His wife Shannon Price and her father were at the hospital. Coleman died Friday at 12:05 PM MDT. Coleman, 42, was best known for his role as Arnold...

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200 injured as Maoists derail passenger train to Mumbai

Kolkata, 28 May 2010: An express train 'Gyaneshwari Express' coming to Mumbai and another good train were derailed in West Bengal by a blast engineered by the Maoists at around 1.30 am on Friday 28 May 2010. The passenger train was packed with sleeping passengers and slammed into a goods...

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Maoists trigger train crash, 100 die

JHARGRAM: A gruesome act of sabotage, suspected to be the handiwork of Maoists, left more than 100 train passengers dead and 160 severely injured near Jhargram, West Midnapore, 150 km from Kolkata early on Friday. The 2102 up Mumbai-bound Jnaneswari Express derailed between Khemashuli and Sardiha stations at 1.15am and...

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Maoists derailed train in India is just getting worse!

SARDIHA: Maoist rebels derailed a high-speed train packed with sleeping passengers into the path of a freight train in eastern India Friday, killing at least 71 people, police said. It was the latest in a series of deadly Maoist attacks that have put the government under intense pressure to consider...

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Obamas plan casual Chicago Memorial Day weekend with friends

WASHINGTON--The Obama family, finally, return to Sweet Home Chicago for the Memorial Day weekend. The last time the family -- Obama, first lady Michelle, Malia, 11 and Sasha, 8 -- were back at their home on South Greenwood was over Valentine's Day weekend 2009. Obama made two quick day trips...

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Three trains collide after blast in India.

NEW DELHI: Two trains collided after a blast hit a passenger train and flung it into the path of a speeding goods train in eastern India on Friday, killing at least 25 people, government officials said, reports Reuters. One local government official said the toll could go up to "anywhere...

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US predicts up to 7 major Atlantic Hurricanes

MIAMI -- The Atlantic hurricane season will likely be a busy one that may spawn as many as 23 named tropical storms, including up to seven major hurricanes, a number that's not likely to be affected by the Gulf oil spill, the U.S. government said Thursday. The National Oceanic and...

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New Security Strategy Focuses on Managing Threats

WASHINGTON -- President Obama's first formal National Security Strategy argues that preserving American leadership in the world hinges on learning to accept and manage the rise of many competitors, and dismisses as far too narrow the Bush era doctrine that fighting terrorism should be the nation's overarching objective. In a...

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BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Oil Well Before Blast

WASHINGTON -- Several days before the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, BP officials chose, partly for financial reasons, to use a type of casing for the well that the company knew was the riskier of two options, according to a BP document. The concern with the method BP...

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Korean Crisis May Lead To Greater U.S. Military Role

Tensions between the two Koreas are being felt throughout East Asia since an international investigation blamed North Korea for sinking a South Korean warship. In the first direct military response from the United States, the Pentagon announced Monday joint anti-submarine exercises with South Korea. Japan has cited the tensions...

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North Korea cuts all ties with the South

North Korea today hit back at Seoul by announcing it would sever all links, escalating the standoff over accusations that the North sank a South's warship.North Korea's state news agency KCNA also reported that Pyongyang would expel all South Koreans from a joint-industrial zone in Kaesong, near the border.The announcement,...

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