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'Pirates' Expected to Deliver Box Office Booty to Disney

LOS ANGELES – Wall Street expects “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” to haul in plenty of box office booty for the Walt Disney Co. (DIS), performing at least as well as the $654 million worldwide treasure for the first “Pirates” film. “Dead Man’s Chest” opens in U.S. theaters …

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Boy George Expected Back in Manhattan Court After Violating Drug Probation Terms

NEW YORK – When Boy George allegedly violated the terms of his probation on a drug charge, he incurred the wrath of a judge who demanded the singer show up in court or face arrest. That court date was Monday. Boy George, whose real name is George O’Dowd, was under …

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First Photos of Laotian 'Living Fossil' Released

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The first pictures showing a live specimen of a rodent species once thought to have been extinct for 11 million years have been taken by a retired Florida State University professor and a Thai wildlife biologist. They took video and still photographs of the “living fossil,” which …

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