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Investor's Business Daily - Poul Anderson liked to keep his work simple. That way, he said, he could devote more time to pleasing his readers. More Info...  

Reuters - Apple Inc. said on Wednesday quarterly profit soared 88 percent on lower component costs and sales of MacBook laptops and iPod digital media players, lifting its shares by 8 percent to above $100 for the first time.

AP - Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who plays King Henry VIII in Showtime Network Inc.'s miniseries "The Tudors," has entered rehab for alcohol abuse.

AP - A memoir by former White House press secretary Scott McClellan will be published next spring by PublicAffairs. More Info...  

AP - Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume.

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AP - Miss America Lauren Nelson can add Long Island crimefighter to her resume. The Lawton, Okla., beauty recently went undercover with police in Suffolk County and participated in a sting operation targeting would-be sexual predators.

AP - Miss America Lauren Nelson can add Long Island crimefighter to her resume. The Lawton, Okla., beauty recently went undercover with police in Suffolk County and participated in a sting operation targeting would-be sexual predators.

AP - Willie Nelson and his tour manager were spared jail time Tuesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession.

Reuters - When he arrived in Shreveport, La., in January to shoot "The Mist," an adaptation of a Stephen King story, director Frank Darabont was impressed by the little city tucked in the northwest corner of the state.

Reuters - Early reviews are good, advance ticket sales are strong and two weeks before its debut, "Spider-Man 3" is grabbing headlines around the world, but director Sam Raimi says he can't think of more Spidey movies.

Reuters - Surprisingly strong first- quarter results from Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc., the world's top two toy makers, have the industry buzzing, with one analyst forecasting 2007 would be the strongest year for toy sales within the last half-decade. More Info...  

AP - A classic-car broker who swindled actor Nicolas Cage and other clients before he was caught in Spain was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison and $1.8 million in restitution.

AP - George Michael must appear in court on drug charges a day before a sellout concert at London's new Wembley Stadium, a district judge ruled Tuesday.

AP - The Soul Generals, the band that backed musical icon James Brown for his last 20 years, will carry on the Godfather's legacy with a series of appearances this year. More Info...  

AP - Books by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Halberstam, who was killed Monday in a car crash near San Francisco: More Info...  

Reuters - Actress Kim Basinger has hired a bodyguard for her 11-year-old daughter after a voice-mail tirade by her father, actor Alec Baldwin, was made public last week, Basinger's spokeswoman said on Monday.

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AP - David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who chronicled the Washington press corps, the Vietnam War generation and baseball, was killed in a car crash Monday, a coroner said. He was 73.

Reuters - A hip-hop variation of "Gimme Shelter" without the snuff aspect, "Rock the Bells" is less a concert film than a behind-the-scenes music documentary chronicling a nearly disastrous show. More Info...  

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons said Monday that the recording and broadcast industries should consistently ban three racial and sexist epithets from all so-called clean versions of rap songs and the airwaves.

AP - "American Idol" viewers are getting the chance to weigh in on a cause bigger than their favorite singer — those in need in America and Africa. More Info...