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Myanmar seizes UN aid supplies, 'not ready' to let in US (AP)

Myanmar residents walk past houses destroyed by Cyclone Nargis in Bogalay, Myanmar, on  Friday May 9, 2008.  The U.N. blasted Myanmar's military government Friday, saying its refusal to let in foreign aid workers to help victims of the devastating cyclone was 'unprecedented' in the history of humanitarian work. (AP Photo)AP - Myanmar's military leaders seized aid shipments headed for cyclone survivors and told the top U.S. diplomat there Friday that they're not ready to let in American aid workers despite warnings the country is on the verge of a medical catastrophe.


Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods (AP)

A masked Shiite gunmen stands guard during clashes in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 9, 2008. Iranian- and Syrian-backed Shiite opposition gunmen seized control of several Beirut neighborhoods from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday. Eleven people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in three days of street battles, security officials said.  (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)AP - Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized control of key parts of Beirut from Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-backed government Friday, a dramatic show-of-force certain to strengthen the Iranian-allied group's hand as it fights for dominance in Lebanon's political deadlock.


Russia puts tanks and missiles back in Red Square parade (AP)

Russian T-90 main battle tanks roll through the Moscow Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade  on Friday, May 9, 2008. Heavy weaponry including tanks and missiles rolled on Friday through Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union. State Historical Museum seen behind. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)AP - Russia showcased its military might and youthful new president to the world Friday, as heavy tanks and missile launchers rumbled across Red Square in a Victory Day parade for the first time since the Soviet era.


Obama picks up 5 superdelegates, union endorsement (AP)

US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) faces supporters at his North Carolina and Indiana primary election night rally in Raleigh, North Carolina May 6, 2008. REUTERS/Jason ReedAP - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.


Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns (AP)

Traders work the Crude Oil trading pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, May 9, 2008, as oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member.  (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. Gas prices, meanwhile, rose above an average $3.67 a gallon at the pump, following oil's recent path higher.


NC officials: Fatal twister could have been worse (AP)
AP - Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell.
Judge: Jury selection can begin in R. Kelly pornography case (AP)

Singer R. Kelly, left, arrives with a bodyguard for the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Friday, May 9, 2008.  Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly faces child pornography charges, prompted by a videotape allegedly showing him having sex with a girl as young as 13. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)AP - Jury selection can begin in R. Kelly's long-delayed child pornography trial, a judge ruled Friday.


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"Pirates" maker to turn "BioShock" game into film (Reuters)
Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Friday that "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version of "BioShock," its hit video game about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong.
Glenn Close's best-known roles belie love of dogs (AP)
AP - Glenn Close's signature characters have boiled a bunny, plotted the skinning of Dalmatian puppies and, more recently, helped arrange the killing of a pet dog to leverage a balky witness.
Foxy Brown pleads guilty to menacing Brooklyn neighbor (AP)

In this Sept. 22, 2005 file photo, rapper Foxy Brown exits  Manhattan criminal court in New York. Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, file)AP - Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served.


Pace picks up `The Fall,' but won't push it too much (AP)

Actor Lee Pace poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Friday, April 18, 2008.  'I think people are really cautious about important movies,' said Pace, who stars in 'The Fall,' opening Friday May 9, 2008. 'If you're told, `There's an important movie coming out,' people would rather chew glass than go see it.' (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Near as Lee Pace can tell, the best way to scare audiences away is to tell them how good something is.


Cosmetics firm Lancome and Uma Thurman in contract dispute (AP)

In this july 10, 2006 file photo actress Uma Thurman is photographed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York. French cosmetics giant Lancome has sued Thurman in a contract dispute over the use of her name and image in an advertising campaign. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper,File)AP - French cosmetics giant Lancome and Uma Thurman are wrangling over the use of her name and image in an advertising campaign.


Portrait of Heath Ledger wins Australian art award (AP)

Art students view the People's Choice for the Archibald Prize award winning portrait titled 'Heath' by Vincent Fantauzzo at the Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A portrait of Hollywood star Heath Ledger painted weeks before his death has won an Australian art award.


Maid Marion: Karen Allen is thrilled over `Indy' return (AP)

In this Oct. 29, 2007 file photo, actress Karen Allen  arrives at 'The Kite Runner' post screening dinner party at the Bon Appetit Supper Club in New York. Nothing ever seems to change in the stormy love-hate relationship between Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood. The characters created by Harrison Ford and  Allen in 1981's 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' are back at it with 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,' due out May 22. Fran Drescher is behind Allen. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer,File)AP - Nothing ever seems to change in the stormy love-hate relationship between Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood.


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 Television...

HSN retail network chief sets stage for spin-off (Reuters)
Reuters - Mindy Grossman is very particular about what makes it to air on the HSN cable retail network she helms, down to the blouse worn by a presenter.
Pace picks up `The Fall,' but won't push it too much (AP)

Actor Lee Pace poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Friday, April 18, 2008.  'I think people are really cautious about important movies,' said Pace, who stars in 'The Fall,' opening Friday May 9, 2008. 'If you're told, `There's an important movie coming out,' people would rather chew glass than go see it.' (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Near as Lee Pace can tell, the best way to scare audiences away is to tell them how good something is.


Jeff Probst: Surviving 16 seasons of `Survivor' (AP)
AP - After all this time, you don't associate Jeff Probst with traffic gridlock, yowling sirens, or office towers crowding the sky.
Speedy new character debuts on new season of NBC's `Heroes' (AP)

Actor Masi Oka, left and new cast member actress Brea Grant, on set of the hit NBC series Heroes in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 7, 2008.  Meet the top-secret speedy new character on NBC's 'Heroes' who plans to give the show's superhuman cast  especially time traveler Hiro and his sidekick Ando a run for their money when she debuts on the popular NBC series' upcoming third season, which went back into production this month. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)AP - She's not just fast. She's very fast.


Justin Phones Home for MTV (E! Online)

Justin Phones Home for MTV(E! Online)E! Online - Justin Timberlake is looking to be Bourne again as Ashton Kutcher.


'CSI' star Gary Dourdan charged with felony drug possession (AP)

This police booking photo provided by the Palm Springs, Calif., Police Department shows actor Gary Dourdan who plays Warrick Brown on 'CSI.'  Dourdan has been charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy stemming from his arrest on April 28, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said Dourdan is scheduled to appear in court in Indio, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, on May 28. (AP Photo/Palm Springs Police Department)AP - PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) ? "CSI" co-star Gary Dourdan has been charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy stemming from his arrest last month, prosecutors said.


Britney Has Met Her Match (E! Online)

Britney Has Met Her Match(E! Online)E! Online - Is Neil Patrick Harris the new Jamie Spears?


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