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Geneva, Switzerland (2009-11-22) Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery - essentially, a ban on blasphemy.

Aretha, Stevie to Celebrate Motown's 50th Ann Arbor, MI (2009-11-20) Motown turns 50 this year, and Detroit is celebrating in a big way this weekend.

'New Moon' Sets Box Office Record

New York (2009-11-20) "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning.

Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Accident DINWIDDIE, Va. (2009-11-20) Virginia State Police say one person was killed when a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star was not on board.

Yves Saint Laurent Auction Ends Today Paris (2009-11-20) A four-day-long auction of late French designer Yves Saint Laurent's ravishing artwork and the everyday objects that packed his residences wraps up Friday at Christie's auction house.

Oprah Winfrey Ending TV Talk Show

Chicago (2009-11-19) Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air.

Next Year's ArtPrize To Feature More Prizes

Grand Rapids, MI (2009-11-19) ArtPrize organizers announced the dates of next year's event, and said they're looking for sponsors to create prizes of their own.

Pass The Pumpkin Pie (Maybe Not This Year)

Portland, OR (2009-11-19) Nestle says heavy rain hurt its pumpkin harvest so there may be a shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.

Eating Her Own Words

London (2009-11-19) Campaigners against eating disorders are criticizing Kate Moss after the supermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on pro-anorexia Web sites. Asked her motto in an interview with fashion Web site WWD, Moss replied that one was "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber Hospitalized London (2009-11-18) Andrew Lloyd Webber has been readmitted to hospital after developing an infection following surgery for prostate cancer.

Sarah Palin's Book Tour Starts Today

Grand Rapids, MI (2009-11-18) Huge crowds are expected when Sarah Palin kicks off her national book tour in Michigan.

West Michigan Author is a National Book Award Finalist

Ann Arbor, MI (2009-11-17) Bonnie Jo Campbell is one of 5 fiction writers nominated for the National Book Award. Her book is called "American Salvage."

Tax Credits Spur Michigan Film Industry

Lansing, MI (2009-11-17) The Michigan Film Office says 82 projects have been filmed in the state since April 2008, when it introduced tax incentives that are among the nation's most generous.

Study: No Link Between Gay Priests & Church Sex Abuse Scandal

Baltimore, MD (2009-11-17) A preliminary report commissioned by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops finds no evidence that gay priests are more likely to abuse children.

Pontiac Silverdome Sold....But to Whom?

Ann Arbor, MI (2009-11-16) An unnamed group of Canadian investors was the high bidder at an auction for the aging stadium.

Generation Y Michigan: Pledging Allegiance to Michigan

ANN ARBOR, MI (2009-11-16) A lot of young Michigan college students practically pledge to themselves they will leave the state after they graduate. But some of the best and brightest are pledging their allegiance to Michigan.

Sarah Palin Going Rogue

New York (2009-11-15) When her memoir "Going Rogue" comes out this week, Sarah Palin will embark on a book tour that will take her to many of the same spots she visited as the Republican vice presidential candidate last year.

A Michigan Rite of Fall

Ann Arbor, MI (2009-11-15) Michigan's annual firearms deer season gets underway today.

A New Home For an Unmatched Collection of Matisses, Picassos, Cezannes and Renoirs

Philadelphia, PA (2009-11-14) Leaders from Philadelphia's arts and philanthropic communities are celebrating the groundbreaking for the new downtown home of the Barnes Foundation.

Actor/Director Clint Eastwood Recieves French Honor

Paris (2009-11-13) French President Nicolas Sarkozy is making American actor and director Clint Eastwood a commander in the prestigious French Legion of Honor.

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