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"Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze has cancer 6:40pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor and dancer Patrick Swayze, star of such hit films as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but is responding well to treatment, his publicist said on Wednesday.  Full Article

 
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Rocker Scott Weiland pleads innocent in drug case 6:03pm EST 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. rocker Scott Weiland pleaded innocent on Wednesday to driving under the influence of drugs, a charge stemming from his November arrest on a Los Angeles freeway onramp.  Full Article 

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Bai Ling fined for disturbing peace 8:07pm EST 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Bai Ling, arrested last month on suspicion of shoplifting at Los Angeles International Airport, was fined $200 on Wednesday after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace.  Full Article 

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Louis Vuitton's latest pin-up choice was very surprising: Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards.  Go to Blog 

Polar bear families

Mother polar bears watch over their cubs at zoos in Moscow and Vienna.

 
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Chinese fantasy "CJ7" too cute for its own good 6:47pm EST 

HONG KONG (Hollywood Reporter) - A comic trio formed by a poor workman, his son and his alien pet drive the story of "CJ7," a hyperactive, wishful-thinking special effects fantasy suitable for family outings. It is the long-awaited brainchild of Stephen Chow, the comedian-writer-director who pioneered the unique Hong Kong genre of mo lei tau (nonsensical) comedy in the early 1990s.  Full Article