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Woodstock Singer Havens, 72, Dies of Heart Attack

Woodstock Singer Havens, 72, Dies of Heart Attack

By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music WriterNEW YORKRichie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday, his family said. He was 72. Havens died of a heart attack, the family said it a statement. Further

Jay-Z Cribs Imagery, Quotes from Sex-Fueled Religion

Jay-Z Cribs Imagery, Quotes from Sex-Fueled Religion

British tabloid staple Peaches Geldof recentlly shared her newfound faith with her Twitter followers, embracing Ordo Templi Orientis, better known as OTO. The religion is based on Aleister Crowley, a man who dubbed himself “The Great Beast 666” and was fond of

Lauryn Hill Faces Sentencing in NJ for Tax Evasion

Lauryn Hill Faces Sentencing in NJ for Tax Evasion

(AP) NEWARK, N.J.–Eight-time Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill faces sentencing Monday in New Jersey on tax evasion charges. Hill pleaded guilty in June to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. She faces a maximum one-year

Divinyls Lead Singer Chrissy Amphett Dead at 53

Divinyls Lead Singer Chrissy Amphett Dead at 53

(AP) SYDNEY–Chrissy Amphlett, the raunchy lead singer of the Australian rock band Divinyls whose hit “I Touch Myself” brought her international fame in the early 1990s, died at her home in New York City on Sunday. She was 53 years

Survey: Sequester not Hurting Private Sector

Survey: Sequester not Hurting Private Sector

(AP) Survey: US budget tightening not hurting businessNEW YORKWashington’s budget tightening is having a minimal effect on businesses, a survey of business economists released Monday shows. The National Association for Business Economics survey asks how higher taxes and lower government

New York Times Rips CNN's Boston Bombing Coverage

New York Times Rips CNN's Boston Bombing Coverage

David Carr of the New York Times details CNN’s “self-inflicted” wounds over the course of last week’s unfurling coverage of the Boston Marathon-bombing manhunt:  But the biggest damage to CNN has been self-inflicted — never more so than in June,

Boston Nurses Tell of Bloody Marathon Aftermath

Boston Nurses Tell of Bloody Marathon Aftermath

(AP) Boston nurses tell of bloody marathon aftermathBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterBOSTONThe screams and cries of bloody marathon bombing victims still haunt the nurses who treated them one week ago. They did their jobs as they were trained to

Source: 'Dozens' Killed in Nigeria Clashes

Source: 'Dozens' Killed in Nigeria Clashes

(AFP)- Clashes between Nigeria’s military and suspected Islamists that broke out after troops raided an insurgent hideout have killed dozens of people, a government source told AFP on Monday. The Friday violence in Baga, a fishing village on Lake Chad

Three Saudis Jailed for Plot to Kill Americans

Three Saudis Jailed for Plot to Kill Americans

(AFP)- A special anti-terror court has sentenced three Saudis to six years in jail each for a plot to kill US nationals at the height of a campaign of Al-Qaeda attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006, a witness

Pakistan Govt Refuses to Order Musharraf Treason Trial

Pakistan Govt Refuses to Order Musharraf Treason Trial

(AFP)- Pakistan’s caretaker government on Monday refused to put former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason, telling the Supreme Court that it was beyond its mandate. In Pakistan only the state can initiate treason charges. The Supreme Court

Reese Witherspoon Charged with Disorderly Conduct

Reese Witherspoon Charged with Disorderly Conduct

By JONATHAN DREWAssociated PressATLANTAActress Reese Witherspoon was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a state trooper said she wouldn’t stay in the car while her husband was given a field sobriety test in Atlanta. Witherspoon was released from jail

Open Seat: GOP Scramble in Georgia Senate Race

Open Seat: GOP Scramble in Georgia Senate Race

(AP) Big scramble seen in open Senate seat in GeorgiaBy BILL BARROWAssociated PressATLANTAA rare open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia promises a scrambled 2014 campaign that already has some Republicans quietly nervous about retaining it. Democrat Barack Obama lost the