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All You Need Is Love: Nancy Shevell and Sir Paul McCartney to Wed Sunday

Paul McCartney to Marry Nancy Shevell
American industrial heiress Nancy Shevell and Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney plan to wed Sunday at The Old Marylebone Town Hall. The soon-to-be married couple arrived at London’s registers office Saturday to organize some final details before heading to McCartney’s St John’s Wood home in north London.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife, New York heiress Nancy Shevell

Paul McCartney to wed U.S. heiress on Sunday

Former Beatle Paul McCartney will wed for the third time on Sunday when he and New York heiress Nancy Shevell are married in a civil ceremony in London, British newspapers reported.
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Nadal of Spain hits a return to Giraldo of Columbia during their men's singles quarter-final match at the Japan Open tennis championships

Nadal Fights Fire with Fire in Tokyo Win

Top seed Rafa Nadal had to dig deep after coming under heavy fire from Colombia's Santiago Giraldo in a brutal 7-6 6-3 quarter-final victory at the Japan Open on Friday.
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Oscar Nominee Diane Cilento Dies: Report

Australian actress Diane Cilento, nominated for an Oscar in the 1960s for her role in Tom Jones and ex-wife of James Bond star Sean Connery, has died after a long illness, local media reported on Friday. She was 78.
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10 Years into Afghanistan War, U.S. is Only Halfway Done

Exactly 10 years ago Friday, the United States entered into a war with Afghanistan. And, despite President Barack Obama's plan to completely remove American troops from the country by 2014, the U.S. could be in Afghanistan for decades to come.
U.S. Olympic Champion LaShawn Merritt smiles as he talks to members of the media in Atlanta

I'll Now Train Harder than Ever, Says Merritt

Olympic 400 meters champion LaShawn Merritt, cleared to run at the 2012 Games by a court ruling Thursday having previously been barred for doping, said he would pull out all the stops to succeed in London.
A security guard walks past a shipment of copper in a file photo.

Zambia lifts metal exports ban after two days

Zambia has lifted a ban on metal exports, just two days after imposing it to sort out irregularities and increase transparency in Africa's top cooper producer, a minerals ministry official said on Thursday.
Buildings are reflected in a sign at British Broadcasting Corporation offices in central London

BBC Plans to Cut 2,000 Jobs, Drastically Reshape Programming

The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) said it will eliminate 2,000 jobs and drastically revamp programming in an effort to reduce costs by 20 percent over the next five years. The company plans to cut its budget by £670 million ($1 billion) per year.
Employee Duncam Holden poses for a photograph with Gerhard Richter's artwork Abstract Painting Abstraktes Bild (CR:726) at the press launch of the new exhibition Gerhard Richter : Panorama at the Tate Modern gallery in London

Prized Painter Richter Calls Art Market 'Daft'

Gerhard Richter is one of the world's most prized living artists, and one of his famous Candle series is expected to fetch 6-9 million pounds ($9-14 million) at auction in London next week.
Models present creations by Lebanese designer Elie Saab as part of his Spring/Summer 2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection show in Paris

No Somber Mood Allowed on Paris Catwalks

Paris Fashion Week ended like it started with a positive and relaxed spirit and a skillful bow by Lebanese designer Elie Saab with a glamorous 1970s collection for next summer inspired by the American TV series Charlie's Angels.
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Slurred Michael Jackson voice fills LA courtroom

Disturbing sounds and images from Michael Jackson's life and death played a key role on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of his doctor, with jurors hearing a recording of the self-styled King of Pop speaking in a slurred voice and viewing a photo of his dead body.
Singer Rod Stewart accepts the Founders Award at the 28th annual ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Pop Music Awards in Hollywood, California April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Rocker and Romancer Rod Stewart to Publish Memoir

Rod Stewart, the raspy-voiced rocker, will publish his memoirs next year, promising to hold nothing back in detailing a career in which he sold more than a 100 million records, survived cancer and romanced a string of blond bombshells.

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