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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Alicia Keys visits typhoon refugees in Philippines Associated Press Writer
MANILA, Philippines — Grammywinning singer Alicia Keys visited a Philippine air force base Monday to bring cheer to hundreds of evacuees from eastern provinces wracked by Typhoon Haiyan. The American singer distributed crayons and coloring books to children at the Villamor Air Base grandstand, where evacuees from eastern Leyte and Samar provinces arrive via C-130 planes. Social Welfare Department officer Jane Abello says Keys stayed for about half an hour to chat with evacuees. The R&B star was in Manila for a concert Monday at the seaside MOA Arena. The Philippine Star earlier quoted her
as saying that “music has a way of lifting your spirit and that’s what I hope to do for the Filipino people.” Keys tweeted three days after the Nov. 8 typhoon: “To the people of the Philippines my heart is with you.” She also encouraged fans around the world to donate to the typhoon victims.
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City crushes Spurs 6-0, United draws at Cardiff
Lawmakers look to sanctions if Iran deal falters
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers his speech during the opening of the World Culture Forum in Bali, Indonesia on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. During the forum, representatives from over 40 countries will speak at several parallel sessions, where they will discuss global culture, including its relationship with the economy, democracy and the environment. The complete news can be read on page 2.
In this photo released by the Philippine Air Force, Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, left, smiles at a typhoon survivor as she visits the Villamor Air Base in suburban Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines, Monday Nov. 25, 2013.
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — Breeanna Speicher’s curiosity about her background led her to a family she never knew she had and inspired a new MTV series that stretches the very concept of family.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Bangkok braces as protesters fan out across city
MTV series focuses on lives of sperm donor kids The 18-year-old coll eg e s t u d e n t f r o m Reno, Nevada, is the daughter of two women who conceived her with a sperm donation. She’s the central figure in “Generation Cryo,” which follows her effort to discover half siblings through a registry and, ultimately, track down the donor who gave her life. The first of six episodes debuts Monday night. The
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first recorded artificial insemination came in the 1800s to a woman who didn’t know she was getting it, said Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry. Doctors performed the procedure in the middle of the last century, but it was mostly kept quiet before the practice became much more widespread with the opening of sperm banks in the 1980s, she said. That means enough “donor babies” are coming of age now to prompt public interest in their experiences, ev-
ident in both “Generation Cryo” and the new Vince Vaughn movie “Delivery Man,” about a donor who discovers he’s responsible for more than 500 children. Kramer said she tried for eight years to get a television network interested in a story drawn from her registry of people trying to connect with other donor families before MTV showed interest. “We know that our audience is interested in stories relating to family, and this is definitely a unique and fresh take that really makes you think about what a family is,” said Marshall Eisen, series executive producer. Kramer admitted to some trepidation — “We didn’t want to make a reality show, ‘Donor Kids Gone Bad,’” she said — but is pleased with how it turned out. Speicher’s nose ring and adeptness with video selfies make her a natural MTV personality and easily relatable for the audience. Eisen’s original interest was in half siblings finding each other, but Speicher’s desire to find her donor adds a richness and level of complexity to the story.
FILE - This Nov. 17, 2013 file photo shows Vince Vaughn at a screening of “Delivery Man” hosted by The Cinema Society and DreamWorks Pictures in New York. In the new movie, Vaughn plays a sperm donor who learns he’s fathered more than 500 kids.
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Taylor Swift, Timberlake win at American Music Awards
Agence France-Presse
LOS ANGELES - Pop diva Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards (AMA) Sunday, while other big winners included British boy band One Direction and crooner Justin Timberlake. Swift, who took to the stage in a shiny golden mini-dress, also won favorite country artist and favorite country album for “Red” at the AMAs, which are voted on by the public. Other highlights included typically idiosyncratic performances by Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus, who
wrapped up the three-hour show by singing her hit “Wrecking Ball” with a giant crying kitten. Katy Perry opened the show on a Japanese theme, emerging demurely from behind a geisha-girl flanked screen in a kimono before launching into her latest hit “Unconditionally.”
Timberlake was the first winner of the show, aired live from the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles and hosted by Latino rapper Pitbull, taking favorite pop/rock male prize. He also won best R&B/Soul album and best male R&B/Soul artist. One Direction, who sang a stripped down version of their song “Story of My Life,” ended the evening with favorite pop/rock group and favorite pop/rock album for “Take Me Home.” Rihanna took best female R&B/
Soul artist, and was also presented with an AMA Icon award by her mother, who she joked used to say she had “an annoying, husky, little man voice.” The evening took a brief political turn when best rap/hip-hop album went to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis -- who used a satellite link speech from Miami to refer to the notorious killing of black Florida teen Trayvon Martin. “Due to the fact that we are in Florida . . . I want to acknowledge Trayvon Martin and the hundreds and hundreds of kids each year that
are dying due to racial profiling and the violence that follows it,” said Macklemore. But it was left to Cyrus -- closely watched ever since her twerking turn at the MTV Video Music Awards -- to end the show in suitably twitter-storming style, in a cat-covered bikini and with a giant orange and white kitten singing along behind her. “New Drinking Game: take a shot for every tweet on ur timeline about miley and her cat... First one dead wins,” quipped @DrewwMusic on Twitter.