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		<title>Changmin and Lee Hyun&#8217;s &quot;They Live Well&quot; takes first place</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Latest duet &#34;They Live Well&#34; by 2AM&#8217;s Changmin and 8eight&#8217;s Lee Hyun took first place on Gaon&#8217;s singles chart during the second week of August. The duo stepped up a notch from last week to No. 1 for their first win on the chart, pushing back previous winner &#34;I&#8217;m a Guy Like This&#34; by DJ DOC to second place while BoA&#8217;s latest single &#34;Hurricane Venus&#34; also made its way to the top tier during the week of August 8 to 14. The Homme collaboration, produced by hitman bang, features the powerful vocals of boy band 2AM member Changmin and three-person group 8eight member Lee Hyun. It has fared well on various web-based and offline music charts since its release on July 28. On album charts, Korean pop princess BoA grabbed her second consecutive win with her sixth full-length record &#34;Hurricane Venus.&#34; Korean balladeer Hwanhee&#8217;s new release &#34;H-hour&#34; entered the chart at No. 2 and Jo Sung-mo&#8217;s latest album &#34;Sung-mo, Meet Brave&#34; rounded out the top three spots. source]]></description>
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		<title>Supernova to hold concert in Japan in December</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Boy band Supernova will be holding a concert in Japan this coming December, according to the boys on Thursday. The six-member band broke the news to Asia Economic Daily before going on stage of music cable channel Mnet&#8217;s &#34;M! CountDown&#34; where they will give their first performance for their second album &#34;Time to Shine&#34; released yesterday. Supernova said the live show will take place at the 15,000-seat Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo in December, following their live tour in the country which starts October 2 in Nagoya. After debuting in Korea in 2007 through album &#34;The Beautiful Stardust,&#34; Supernova went on to release a mini-album in Korea while gaining popularity in the country through collaboration projects &#34;TTL (Time to Love)&#34; and &#34;TTL Listen 2&#34; with girl group T-ara last year. The boys have led a particularly successful career in Japan, placing all of their singles in the country within the top ten slots of the prestigious Oricon charts. Their latest ninth single, which went on sale yesterday, is currently ranked fifth on the daily chart. They will be making a comeback to the local music scene for the first time in three years today. source]]></description>
		<link>http://www.news-update.org/world/asia/supernova-to-hold-concert-in-japan-in-december/</link>
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		<title>Korean, Japanese hip-hop artists to perform at music fest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several of the biggest names in Korean and Japanese hip-hop will be taking the stage for a summer music festival next weekend in Korea, according to the concert&#8217;s promoter TYPE Communication on Friday. TYPE announced in a press release that Japanese rappers Zeebra, Simon and Dabo will be performing along Korean artists such as LeeSSang and Jung-in, Supreme Team, Double K and SOUL DIVE for the &#34;What&#8217;s Up Summer Hiphop Festival&#34; to be held at the Walker Hill Theater on August 28. The music fest will also feature the performances by Korean DJs DJ R2 and DJ Freekay. &#34;We hope that this concert which features the best artists in Korean and Japanese hip-hop, will create a place for our music festival in the long run,&#34; an official from TYPE explained. Zeebra is one of the most popular rappers in Japan since his first appearance in 1995. He has also performed live with various rappers in the United States. Dabo first appeared in the Japanese hip-hop scene in the 1990s and has released three albums since 2002. His lyrics are hard-edged and represent a tough Japanese street culture. LeeSSang is Korean hip-hop duo composed of Gary and Gil. They formed in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.news-update.org/world/asia/korean-japanese-hip-hop-artists-to-perform-at-music-fest/</link>
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		<title>36 killed, hundreds injured in new China flooding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At least 36 people have died and 23 others are missing in fresh flooding from torrential rains in China&#8217;s Gansu province, the latest in a string of natural disasters to strike China. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the deaths came on Monday from flooding in Longnan city near Zhouqu. Zhouqu is where at least 1,254 people were killed as a mudslide triggered by heavy rain crashed through the city on Aug. 8. The government says another 490 people are still missing from that disaster. Since Aug. 11, heavy rains have pelted several counties in Longnan city, triggering landslides, Xinhua said. It said the latest flooding left 295 people injured and more than 6,000 homes collapsed. Flooding has cut off electricity and damaged roads. In Zhouqu on Tuesday, workers used bulldozers and cranes to dig and search for the missing as rains threatened to hinder rescue efforts, Xinhua reported. Up to 3 inches (8 centimetres) of rain is expected in the area through Thursday, it said. China regularly suffers devastating summer floods, but this year has been unusually severe. Storms killed at least 1,500 people nationwide before the Zhouqu landslide and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.news-update.org/tragedies-and-calamities/floods/36-killed-hundreds-injured-in-new-china-flooding/</link>
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		<title>Baghdad Suicide Bomb Hits Army Recruits, Kills 60</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A suicide bomber blew himself up Tuesday among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in an attack officials said killed 60 and wounded 125, one of the bloodiest bombings in weeks in the Iraqi capital. The massive blast took place around 7:30 a.m. just outside the former Iraqi Ministry of Defense building that now houses the army&#8217;s 11th division headquarters. The site receives about 250 new recruits each week as Iraqi security forces try to bolster their ranks to prepare for the U.S. military&#8217;s looming withdrawal after seven years of war. Blown-off hands and legs could be seen among pools of blood at the scene, which Iraqi soldiers closed off. U.S. helicopters hovered overhead as frantic Iraqis showed up to search for relatives. At least two recruits who witnessed that attack raised the possibility that a car had also exploded at the scene, which could account for the high death toll. But a military spokesman blamed the deaths on a single suicide bomber. &#34;We were sitting there, and somebody began shouting about a parked car,&#34; said one of the recruits, Ali Ibrahim, 21, who suffered minor shrapnel wounds in the blast. Ibrahim said he had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.news-update.org/tragedies-and-calamities/bomb-blast/baghdad-suicide-bomb-hits-army-recruits-kills-60/</link>
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		<title>Eight killed, 12 injured in Lucerne Valley off-road race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The crowd at the off-road race was almost close enough to touch the trucks as they hurtled and bounced over the desert sand — close enough for one mistake to end eight lives. Hundreds of thrill-seeking fans watched in horror Saturday night as one racer took a jump at high speed, hit his brakes on landing and rolled his truck sideways into spectators, sending bodies flying on a section of track that had no guardrails or anything else to keep the crowd back. Eight people were killed and 12 were injured at the California 200, a race in the Mojave Desert about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. “You could touch it if you wanted to. It’s part of the excitement,” said 19-year-old Niky Carmikle, who stood sobbing over a makeshift memorial on the spot of the crash Sunday. Her boyfriend, 24-year-old Zachary Freeman of Fillmore, was killed in the crash. “There’s always that risk factor, but you just don’t expect that it will happen to you.” CHP officer Joaquin Zubieta said Brett M. Sloppy, 28, of San Marcos, was behind the wheel of truck involved in the crash near the city of Lucerne Valley. Zubieta said alcohol was not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.news-update.org/tragedies-and-calamities/road-accidents/eight-killed-12-injured-in-lucerne-valley-off-road-race/</link>
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		<title>In Colombia plane crash, pilot skill praised for minimal injury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Officials in Colombia called it a “miracle” that the plane crash on a Colombian island early Monday morning resulted in just one death. Even as authorities work to determine what caused the Boeing 737 to go down, deft piloting is being pointed to as a key factor in saving the lives of the 130 other people aboard, including at least five American citizens. “The pilot’s professionalism prevented the plane from going off the runway,” Gen. Orlando Paez of Colombia’s national police told Caracol Radio. Officials are investigating whether the plane, which belonged to Colombian carrier Aires and was on its way from the capital, Bogotá, had been hit by lightning as it neared San Andres, a Caribbean resort island off the east coast of Nicaragua. A downdraft could have also caused the crash, officials speculated. Colombian national police, in a statement, said the plane broke into three parts as it landed. There were at least 121 passengers aboard, including four children, plus six crew members. The state government sent an e-mail to the Associated Press that said passengers included eight US citizens and four Brazilians. An airline representative later told the Associated Press that only five US citizens were aboard. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.news-update.org/world/south-america/in-colombia-plane-crash-pilot-skill-praised-for-minimal-injury/</link>
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		<title>Oprah Winfrey Network sued for discrimination prior to launch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though the Oprah Winfrey Network may not be officially launching until next year, the company is already looking at an unfortunate lawsuit. According to a new report from TMZ, Catherine Dunn &#8212; a former assistant at the network &#8212; was put under intense pressure in the workplace thanks in part to her Multiple Sclerosis. When she was placed on leave after the disease worsened, she was supposedly replaced by some &#34;younger and non-disabled&#34;. With this in mind, Dunn is suing the Big O&#8217;s new creation for discrimination in the workplace. So far, Oprah and her company has not commented on the lawsuit &#8212; and may choose to settle the matter privately before releasing a statement of any kind. source]]></description>
		<link>http://www.news-update.org/entertainment/controversies-and-scandals/oprah-winfrey-network-sued-for-discrimination-prior-to-launch/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Idol&#8217; Panel Rumors: Lopez Out, Twain In</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shania Twain is reportedly the latest contender for a seat at American Idol&#8216;s new judges table. This follows news that talks between Idol producers and Jennifer Lopez have broken down, due to Lopez&#8217;s contract demands. Twain was well-received as a guest judge and mentor on last season&#8217;s Idol. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe recently rejoined the show after a two-year absence, and has said he wants to revive the show&#8217;s three judge format. Who should be the next Idol judge? Rolling Stone ranks the mentors. While a judges&#8217; panel of Randy Jackson, Aerosmith&#8217;s Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez had been rumored for the last month, it&#8217;s said that Lopez&#8217;s contract demands proved too much for Fox and producers. Producers insist that no one — other than Randy Jackson, who is in the midst of a multiyear deal — has signed a contract to appear on the upcoming season. Though no official announcements will come until later this month, Steven Tyler continues to hint that his potential Idol gig is a done deal, telling the New York Post why he&#8217;d make a good judge. &#34;I&#8217;m very judgmental of the guys in the band. I know when to say, &#8216;Don&#8217;t bore us — [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.news-update.org/entertainment/television/idol-panel-rumors-lopez-out-twain-in/</link>
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		<title>Frenzy for &#8216;The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo&#8217; role</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most every young actress in Hollywood wants to play homicidal, binge-drinking bisexual Lisbeth Salander, the title character in the upcoming movie “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” Some industry insiders say there hasn’t been such a frenzied casting search since the two-year hunt for Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind” (1939), which propelled Vivien Leigh to stardom. “There aren’t that many good parts out there these days,” one producer said of the adaptation of the best-selling novel. “Every chick wants to play it.” But the plum will probably go to an unknown, now that director David Fincher has rejected such name stars as Natalie Portman, who’s almost too old at 29; Ellen Page, 23 (“Juno”), and Carey Mulligan, 25, (“An Education”), who were deemed to be too clean-cut; and Emma Watson, 20, of the “Harry Potter” movies, who denied she cut her hair short to audition for Fincher. Among those in the running: Rooney Mara, 25, whom Fincher directed in the upcoming “The Social Network;” Léa Seydoux, 25, of “Robin Hood”; and two unknown Australians, Sophie Lowe, 20, and Sarah Snook, age unknown. The novel by the late Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson has two sequels — “The Girl Who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.news-update.org/entertainment/movies/frenzy-for-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-role/</link>
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