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Paul the psychic octopus may be heading for Spain after having correctly predicted the result of the 2010 World Cup final.

On 26 December 2004 an undersea earthquake off Sumatra - one of the most powerful ever recorded - generated a tsunami that rolled across the Indian Ocean and surged onto the shores of southeast Asia with outrageous force. Coastlines protected by mangroves were the lucky ones. Or were they?

A Bollywood film has been banned in Pakistan due to its depiction of Osama bin Laden.

Beverly Hills, CA – A trio of Oscar® recipients – director Kathryn Bigelow, film editor Anne Coates and documentarian Michael Moore – make up the year’s first-time electees to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors.

More than 3,200 National Guard Soldiers and their families will gather in Steven's Point Saturday [June 19] for the Back from the Sand celebration which includes performances from Country artists Brittini Black and Wisconsin's-own Brian Stace.

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will devote three Tuesday evenings – June 22 and 29, and July 6 – to exploring 3D techniques and their rapidly expanding use in filmmaking in “Getting Perspective III: Exploring the Craft of 3D Movie Technology.” The series will feature conversations with filmmakers, 3D demonstrations and movie clips, culminating with a screening of “U2 3D,” the Irish rock band’s 2008 concert movie.

New York — Emmy-winning “Golden Girls” actress Rue McClanahan died of a stroke in a New York hospital early Thursday, her manager said. She was 76.

McClanahan’s family surrounded her bed when she died at New York Presbyterian Hospital, according to manager Barbara Lawrence.

The actress’ career began on the New York stage in the 1950s, but her long television career was first boosted when producer Norman Lear cast McClanahan in his hit CBS series “All in the Family” in 1971. She appeared in Lear’s “Maude” a year later.

Los Angeles, California — Michael Jackson’s three children did something recently they’ve never before done: signing their autographs on something to be sold.

Taiwan's well respected actor Hsiang-ting Ke, passed away on the 16th from multiple organ failure at age 93.