Hill withdraws from Aretha tribute
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A bronchial infection forced Faith Hill to withdraw from a MusiCares tribute to Aretha Franklin. "I am devastated and deeply disappointed," the 40-year-old country singer said in a statement late Thursday.
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Lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge has breast cancer and has cancelled the rest of her US tour to undergo treatment, her publicist said Thursday.
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Louisiana officials pulled the body of New England Patriots' defensive end Marquise Hill out of Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans on Monday, one day after he fell from a jet ski into the water, the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper reported.
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A planned tribute to late musician Johnny Cash at the New York Republican convention has attracted some strong criticism, the BBC reported.
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Sudan&#39;s President Omar al-Beshir has cancelled plans to attend the July African Union summit because of the country&#39;s mourning following the accidental death of one of his close advisors.
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Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has withdrawn his name from consideration for World Bank president, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Wednesday's Old Firm clash between Celtic and Rangers has been postponed as a mark of respect following the death last weekend of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, the Scottish Premier League (SPL) announced here Monday.
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PORTSMOUTH, NH - Betty Hill, whose tale of being abducted by aliens launched her to fame and became the subject of a bestselling book and television movie, has died.
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AUSTIN, July 14 -- Lady Bird Johnson was remembered Saturday for her unfailing kindness, thoughtfulness and even thriftiness as more than 1,000 people gathered at the edge of Texas Hill Country to pay their respects to the former first lady.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has ruled out a state funeral for Margaret Thatcher, the Conservative &quot;iron lady&quot; who governed the nation throughout the 1980s, a spokeswoman said.
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Camilla, the wife of Britain's Prince Charles, says she will not attend the memorial service marking the 10th anniversary of princess Diana's death this week.
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The legally challenged country singer, who had pleaded guilty to   violating her probation on a drug charge by driving with a suspended   license and leaving the state of Tennessee without permission,   petitioned to withdraw her plea Tuesday, claiming that she has uncovered   new evidence in her case.
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The coroner due to hear the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales withdraws from the case.
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The injured Red Sox hurler backed off from taking the stage to appear with President Bush at two Granite State campaign events yesterday.
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Call it silence of the Lamb. The church-owned Great Western Forum has canceled an April 9 concert appearance by the heavy metal band Lamb of God because church leaders were offended by the group's previous name, Burn the Priest. "We do owe something to our congregants.
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DANBURY ---- Beulah "Boo" Hall Hopkins, 91, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2006.  Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Thursday, December 14, at Snow Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Doug Pryor and the Rev. David Childers officiating.
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Tammy Faye Messner, the former televangelist and Christian singer who battled drug addiction and later inoperable cancer, died Friday morning, the family told CNN's Larry King on Saturday night.