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Brothel workers said stricken ex-NBA star Odom had been using coke: sheriff

LAS VEGAS - Basketball and reality TV star Lamar Odom was reportedly fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital on Wednesday after he was found unresponsive at a legal brothel, where employees said he used cocaine and a sexual performance-enhancing supplement, a sheriff said. | Video

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Harrowing kidnap tale tackled in award-winning "Room"

LOS ANGELES - "Room", a drama about a mother and son held captive for years, hits U.S. cinemas this week after scooping the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. | Video

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Downton dowager Smith in "bruising" role in Bennett's "The Lady in the Van"

LONDON - British playwright Alan Bennett brings his true story of a woman living on his driveway in a battered yellow vehicle to the silver screen in "The Lady in the Van" with Maggie Smith reprising the titular role she played on stage. | Video

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Assange inspires new character in latest Asterix comic

VANVES, France - Asterix and Obelix are back in a new edition of the famed comic book, this time fighting their Roman foes in a propaganda war alongside a character inspired by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

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Jamaican Marlon James's Bob Marley novel wins Man Booker prize

LONDON - Marlon James became the first Jamaican to win the Man Booker fiction prize on Tuesday for "A Brief History of Seven Killings", inspired by an attempt to kill reggae star Bob Marley, and said he hoped more Caribbean writers will follow.

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Donald Trump to host 'Saturday Night Live' in November

LOS ANGELES - Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump will be exercising his comedy muscles as the host of NBC's live sketch show "Saturday Night Live" next month, the network said on Tuesday.

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Saudi Arabia protests over Czech 'Satanic Verses' 27 years after uproar

ABU DHABI - Saudi Arabia summoned the Czech ambassador to protest against a new translation of Salman Rushdie's book "Satanic Verses", Saudi state media said on Friday, 27 years after the novel triggered mass demonstrations and a death threat against the author.

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