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Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case

File - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson announces at a press conference that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July 2009. Jurors hearing Katherine Jacksons lawsuit against AEG Live heard from a pair of defense witnesses who gave varying assessments of Jacksons health as he rehearsed for the This Is It show. The testimony in a Los Angeles courtroom by choreographers Stacy Walker and Travis Payne on May 13-14, 2013, was the only evidence in the trials third week that focused on the pop superstar.

A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: 33 minutes ago

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Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
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Largest Spoleto season to unfold next week in SC

From comic book art to Shakespeare and Japanese opera, the new season of the Spoleto Festival USA will be the largest ever, offering 160 performances during the 17 days the festival lights up stages across this seaside city.

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Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest

An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath.
MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

A Native American tale with international pedigree

It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen.

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Blinking skirts, fake tans: It must be Eurovision

Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
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Lawyer for accused singer: steroids had ill effect

The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.
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'Sonic' video games coming to Nintendo

Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo.
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USA Today founder honored at memorial service

Colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder Al Neuharth on Friday remembered him not as a driven media giant but as a loyal native South Dakotan who never forgot his roots.
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In Miami, Donna Karan showcases Haitian artisans

The handbag Donna Karan was showing off Friday lacked her signature logo, or any designer's logo. It was made of paper mache and, the fashion designer said, represented Haiti's handmade carnival masks - in wearable form.