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'The Audience' to be shown in NJ nursing home
A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play "The Audience" — some retired show business veterans in a New Jersey nursing home. The live cinema event company BY Experience said Friday it will show a live performance of Peter Morgan's play ...
'The Audience' to be shown in US nursing home
A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play "The Audience" — some retired show business veterans in a New Jersey nursing home. The live cinema event company BY Experience said Friday it will show a live performance of Peter Morgan's play ...
Royal infant on the way, but housing unclear
Is it a boy? A girl? Prince William and the former Kate Middleton aren't telling, and palace officials are not revealing where the royal baby will spend its first few months, since renovation of their future home at Kensington Palace is taking longer than expected. William's tour of duty as ...
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Acting IRS commissioner repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were targeted WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress was not told tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, even after acting agency Chief Steven Miller had been briefed on the matter. Miller was first informed ...
Ex-chef to Va. governor central in political drama
When he was hired in 2010 as chef at Virginia's historic Executive Mansion, Todd Schneider came with celebrity cachet, claiming connections to cooking world stars such as Martha Stewart and Paula Deen. And when a cable channel toured the governor's mansion, Schneider was cast as co-star to first lady Maureen ...
Ferguson key in Man U's financial transformation
Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson. Apple and Steve Jobs. Will one of the world's most recognized soccer clubs face the same challenges the world's technology darling did after the departure of its iconic leader? The announcement Wednesday that the Manchester United manager universally known as Fergie will retire has ...
Alex Ferguson blows final whistle on Man U career
During more than a quarter of a century in charge of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson has always found the way to win — and win again. Scrappy, abrasive and always up for a fight, Ferguson turned the club into a global power and established himself as the most successful manager ...
UK gov't agenda focuses on immigration, economy
The message was one of thrift and austerity, but the messenger was opulence incarnate. Britain's Conservative-led government on Wednesday announced a modest program of legislation to tighten immigration rules, curb welfare expenses, encourage business and invest in infrastructure — in a speech read by a monarch on a gilded throne ...
Queen Elizabeth II to miss Commonwealth meeting
The 87-year-old Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka this fall — the first time she's missed the biennial gathering since 1971. The queen has long been a major supporter of the 54-nation Commonwealth. Her decision, announced Tuesday, to send Prince Charles to ...
Helen Mirren gives noisy drummers a royal rebuke
Silence for the queen, please. A troupe of street drummers got a shock when Helen Mirren, dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, emerged from a London theater to berate them for disrupting her show. Mirren is starring in "The Audience," a drama about the weekly meetings between the queen and Britain's ...
UK lawmaker denies sex assault, rape allegations
A senior British Conservative Party politician arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault said Sunday the allegations against him are "completely false." Deputy House of Commons Speaker Nigel Evans, 55, was arrested on Saturday. He was questioned about sex offenses that allegedly took place between July 2009 and March ...
Young European royals winning fans for monarchy
Dutch Queen Beatrix is abdicating after a 33-year reign and her newly popular son is becoming king. He is highlighting a new generation of young royals waiting in the wings across Europe. Some are more popular than others, but the heirs to Europe's thrones are often more glamorous and closer ...
Helen Mirren reigns at London's Olivier awards
Helen Mirren was crowned queen of the London stage at the Olivier Awards Sunday, while compelling, canine-titled teen drama "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" emerged as best in show with seven trophies. Mirren, 67, was a popular and expected best actress choice for her regal yet ...
Push to alter British succession rules nearly done
Legislation that will end a centuries-old British rule that puts boys before girls in the succession to the throne has cleared the House of Lords, and now goes to Queen Elizabeth II for approval. The change means that if Prince William and the former Kate Middleton have a girl first, ...
Today in History
Today is Saturday, May 4, the 124th day of 2013. There are 241 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 4, 1776, Rhode Island declared its freedom from England, two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted. On this date: In 1626, Dutch explorer Peter ...
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