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Corgi fired for disobeying Helen Mirren in 'The Audience'
One of Helen Mirren's four-legged co-stars in the new play "The Audience" apparently has been fired after it failed to obey the actress' royal commands in her role as Queen Elizabeth II. Britain's Telegraph reported that a female corgi by the name of...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Helen Mirren, Theater, United Kingdom, David Cameron
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Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized with stomach infection gastroenteritis
Pop2itQueen Elizabeth II has been hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis, a stomach bug caused by an inflammation of the stomach and intestines.... -
Patrick Stewart to give one-night-only program on his career -- and Shakespeare
Renowned film, television and stage actor Patrick Stewart will give a one-night-only show on his career and his love of Shakespeare at 8 p.m. March 15 while visiting Orlando. Stewart, who will be in Central Florida for the MegaCon science-fiction...
Tags: Star Trek: The Next Generation (tv program), Arts and Culture, William Shakespeare, Religious Festivals, Holidays
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Ralph K. 'Ken' Barnes, World War II POW
Ralph K. "Ken" Barnes, a retired Koppers Co. manager who was a prisoner of war during the twilight months of World War II, died Saturday from complications of a stroke at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The longtime Cockeysville resident was 89.
The...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, College Baseball, Germany, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Timonium
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Britain's plan to regulate the press goes too far
Britain's three major political parties have agreed on a new system of regulating newspapers in the aftermath of shocking invasions of privacy by some tabloid journalists. In this case, unanimity doesn't equal wisdom. The London-based Index on...
Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Freedom of the Press, Journalism, United Kingdom, Government
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The 'purplexity' of epilepsy
JeromeEpilepsy. What is the first word you think of? Most people imagine someone foaming at the mouth, falling on the floor, and shaking all over. A full on seizure. However, that is not quite true. In many cases, epilepsy is an invisible illness that goes...Tags: Seizures, First Aid, Epilepsy, Health Treatments, Chemical Industry
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Cruise Port Spotlight: Singapore
Special CorrespondentA strict, independent city-state of five million that inhabit just 224 square miles, Singapore is known for its many rules and stiff penalties regarding littering, eating, drinking and smoking in public areas (the infamous ban on chewing gum in public...Tags: Architecture, Arts and Culture, Singapore, Royal Caribbean International, Cruise Line Ports
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Ed Sheeran knows what he wants: America
Ed Sheeran had plenty to be proud of Sunday night at the Grammy Awards, where the English singer-songwriter's "The A Team" was nominated for song of the year. Not only that, but Sheeran performed the tune — a sympathetic ballad about a troubled...
Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Chick Hearn, Swedish House Mafia (music group), Eminem, Conan O'Brien
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Poetic passions, tragic partings among Baltimore's greatest romances
Baltimore has witnessed love and loss. From the banks of the harbor to Mount Vernon's cobblestones to the grassed-over burial plots of Greenmount Cemetery, embedded in this city are vestiges of some of history's great romances, stories of people coming...
Tags: Edgar Allan Poe, Johns Hopkins University, Hospitals and Clinics, Bolton Hill, Book
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Apple design guru Jonny Ive wins Blue Peter badge
First, Apple's Jonny Ive, the man credited with being the design genius behind the company's products, got a knighthood. That's Sir Jonny Ive, thank you very much. Now the British designer has received another honor from his home country: a Blue...
Tags: Apple TV, BBC, Apple iPod, J.K. Rowling , Apple MacBook Pro
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FDR film falls flat
Bill Murray as FDR? The casting might sound weird at first. But Murray's subtly charming presence ends up being one of the stronger elements of the otherwise lightweight romance "Hyde Park on Hudson," which depicts one of the most revered United...Tags: Polio, World War II (1939-1945), Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bill Murray
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The many faces of Richard III
Who was Richard III? We've got an idea of what he looked like thanks to a new 3-D reconstruction of his head, made after the discovery of his skull, along with the rest of his skeleton, under a parking lot in Leicester, England. But what kind of...
Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, England, Blackmail and Extortion
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