Cliff Richard to release first album of new material in 14 years

Veteran British singer Cliff Richard, who won substantial damages in a privacy case ruling against the BBC last month, said on Wednesday he would release his first album of new material in 14 years, called "Rise Up".

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Prince Harry and Meghan attend hit musical Hamilton in London

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan attended a performance of the hit musical Hamilton on Wednesday to raise money for a charity which works with children affected by HIV in southern Africa.

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'First Man' shows Armstrong's view after Moon landing, sitting in 'tin can'

Everyone knows what Neil Armstrong said as he stepped onto the Moon, and when Ryan Gosling delivers the line in "First Man", which opened the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, it sounds like dialogue as familiar as "To be or not to be".

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'Spinal Tap' creators may pursue fraud claim in $400 million U.S. lawsuit

A U.S. judge said the creators of "This Is Spinal Tap" may pursue the fraud claim underlying their $400 million lawsuit against Vivendi SA over the 1984 cult film.

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Oprah, John Legend voice 'Madagascar' director's VR passion project

It's been around for decades, but, unlike regular 3D, virtual reality (VR) has yet to make a big impact in the movie industry, something a maker of Hollywood animations believes can change - if the films are good enough.

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Facebook rolls out Watch video service internationally

Facebook is rolling out its Watch video service globally one year after it launched in the United States with original entertainment news and sports content to compete with platforms like Alphabet Inc's YouTube.

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Del Toro promises no favors for amigo Cuaron at Venice Film Festival

Guillermo del Toro has vowed no national bias as head of the jury at the Venice Film Festival, in which fellow Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron has a hotly tipped movie in competition.

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London fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson on 60th birthday

Fans of Michael Jackson honored the "King of Pop" on what would have been his 60th birthday on Wednesday by gathering at a temporary monument in the shape of a crown erected in his honor in London.

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Venice shoots for the Moon in Hollywood-heavy film festival

When Ryan Gosling gets off the boat at Venice Lido this week, it will be one small step for the Hollywood actor, but potentially another leap for the world's oldest film festival.

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Fans pay their last to Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin's body lay in repose on Tuesday while her soaring voice poured out from loudspeakers outside a Detroit museum, stirring fans to sway and sing along and others to weep as they lined up for a last glimpse of the Queen of Soul.

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Dumbo flies off for $483,000 in $8.3 million Disneyland auction

An auction of Disneyland theme park vehicles, props and artifacts that turned into a Los Angeles attraction in its own right raised more than $8.3 million, organizers said on Monday.

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Tony award-winning U.S. playwright Neil Simon dies at 91

(This August 26 story corrects in 25th paragraph to say Marsha Mason was nominated for "Goodbye Girl" Oscar but did not win.)

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Pentagon Not Concerned On Latest Iranian Persian Gulf Threat

U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Aug. 28, 2018. DoD photo

USNI News: Pentagon Officials Shrug Off Latest Iranian Persian Gulf Threat

THE PENTAGON — The new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) claims the Strait of Hormuz is under Iran’s control, but Pentagon leaders say the U.S. Navy has no intention of altering any operations in the region.

Iranian forces are vigilantly controlling the country’s southern waters in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri, head of the IRGCN, said during a Monday media briefing, according to news accounts.

“There is no place for foreign forces, like the U.S. Navy, in the Persian Gulf,” Tangsiri said, according to Tasnim News Agency, a pro-Islamic Republic outlet which has reportedly close ties to the IRGC.

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WNU Editor: The Iranians are still issuing their threats .... Iran Says It Will Block Middle East Oil Exports If It Can't Ship (Bloomberg).

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