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Will Smith not a swimmer
Actor Will Smith may have pulled off several stunts in Hollywood films, but he doesn't know how to swim! He didn't learn to swim as he didn't have too many swimming pools in his vicinity when he was young. "I can't swim. In inner City Philadelphia, there's not a lot of swimming pools and I never actually learnt how to swim and I'm embarrassed about it," femalefirst.co.uk quoted the 44-year-old ...
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Love scenes are judged Michael Douglas
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas says it is tough filming love scenes for any movie because everybody judges them. He has shot a gay love scene with actor Matt Damon in his forthcoming film Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra". The 68-year-old believes that the cast, crew and eventually moviegoers are more critical of love scenes because everyone can relate to the acts, as opposed to ...
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Super Bowls return to California renews Chargers stadium talk
San Francisco 49ers football team CEO Jed York reacts during a news conference at the NFL spring meeting in Boston, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, discussing their successful bid to host Super Bowl 2016. (AP Photo/Elise ...
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Xi Obama to meet in California
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet US President Barack Obama in California next month on his way back from a trip to Latin America and the Caribbean. Analysts said the arrangements for their meeting, which is informal but will be held over two days, show that relations between the two countries are mature. The China-US summit, the first since Xi took office in March, will be held at ...
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Chargers CEO Team wont move to Los Angeles
San Diego Chargers president and CEO Dean Spanos said Tuesday that his team won’t move to Los Angeles and expressed a firm commitment to the ...
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Burn After Reading
Joel and Ethan Coen have a special affinity for characters who are dumber than they seem, which is matched only by their affinity for characters who are precisely as dumb as they seem. Burn After Reading, their relentlessly ridiculous screwball follow-up to No Count ... ...
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Hanley among Dodgers progressing toward return
Email MILWAUKEE -- Manager Don Mattingly had generally positive news on most of the rehabbing Dodgers on Tuesday. Hanley Ramirez tested his hamstring running in the outfield, and Mattingly said the shortstop continues to make progress, although he is still probably two weeks away from playing. Josh Beckett was able to throw on flat ground without discomfort from a strained groin muscle, ...
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Lasorda Hough to rep Dodgers at Draft
MILWAUKEE -- Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda and current senior advisor Charlie Hough will represent the Dodgers at MLB's 2013 Draft next month. It will be a comeback of sorts for the 85-year-old Lasorda, who was a late scratch last year when he suffered a mild heart attack at a pre-Draft function and was ordered by Commissioner Bud Selig to go to the hospital. He had a stent inserted into a ...
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Superstar win a welcome sight for Mattingly
Email MILWAUKEE -- A.J. Ellis called Monday night a "superstar" win, Clayton Kershaw's three-hitter backed up by homers from Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp. Manager Don Mattingly called those home runs "nice to see for sure." Also, it was pretty rare for both sluggers in the same game. The previous time it happened was over a year ago -- April 14, 2012. It was ...
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Mattingly unwilling to name permanent closer
Email MILWAUKEE -- Before Tuesday night's game, Don Mattingly was asked who his closer was. "I don't know," the Dodgers manager said. "We'll see." So, there you have it. The bullpen-wide slump that cost the Dodgers a sweep in Atlanta has the manager as uncertain about the late innings as the fans. "I know who I want to use. But I don't know if I ...
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Last-Minute Trick Robocalls Say Obama Endorses Garcetti
Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Eric Garcetti's office blasted back in response to fake robocalls saying he was endorsed by President Barack Obama, calling it a "last-minute trick" on election day Tuesday, May 21, ...
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