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NEW YORK – Adam Sandler became a box-office superstar by interpreting his favorite character: the repressed man-child. He soared to fame portraying short-tempered Peter Pans in the “Happy Gilmore,” “Billy Madison” and “Big Daddy” films, branding himself the poster boy for guys who don’t want to grow up. Now the …

MOSCOW – An irreverent English-language newspaper in Russia has been forced to close following an official probe, its editor said Monday. “The eXile,” a brash monthly that criticized the Kremlin and the West in its pages — often seeking to offend — was subject to a June 5 audit, said …

ROME – President Bush can look forward to a hearty welcome from his old friend, the charismatic Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, and Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Rome. That’s not what was found on the streets, however, where anti-Bush sentiment over the war in Iraq still lingers. Berlusconi …