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Habitat for Humanity International gets people to sing Earth Anthem

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Kathmandu, Aug. 30 (ANI): In a major boost to get people across the world to sing the Earth Anthem, the global organization Habitat for Humanity International has shown its support for the anthem written and produced by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K. In a signed written statement, Heron Holloway, the Director of Communications, Asia-Pacific, Habitat for Humanity International said, “We commend you (Abhay K) on your efforts to create an ‘earth anthem’ and are delighted to support its promotion. We will be playing the song you have written and produced at Habitat for Humanity Nepal’s Everest Build III in Chitwan on 16 November 2014.” Habitat for Humanity brings hundreds of thousands of people together every year, spanning diverse nationalities, religions, races and backgrounds, all united in the vision of creating a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Similarly, D.O Aruna Paul Simittrarachchi, Country Representative, Habitat for Humanity Nepal said in a written statement,”We are pleased to be part of your initiative to make the world a better place to live.

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Marvel editor-in-Chief apologizes for ‘mixed message’ on ‘Spider-Woman’ Cover

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Washington, Aug 30 (ANI): Marvel’s editor-in-chief, Axel Alonso, has apologized publicly for Milo Manara’s alternate cover for its new Spider-Woman launch. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Alonso said that they want everyone, the widest breadth of fans, to feel welcome to read Spider-Woman and they are sorry for the mixed messaging that this variant caused.

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Miley Cyrus’ homeless VMAs date turns himself in

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Washington, Aug 30 (ANI): Miley Cyrus’ MTV Video Music Awards date, who was booked for probation violation, has turned himself in at the Polk County Jail in the Willamette Valley community of Dallas, Oregon.

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Britney Spears ‘moving on’ post split

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Los Angeles, Aug 30 (IANS) Pop star Britney Spears “is moving on” following her split from David Lucado by concentrating on her work. The “Toxic” hitmaker, who reportedly dumped her boyfriend Thursday after a video emerged of him cheating on her, is throwing herself into her Las Vegas residency concerts in an attempt to distract herself from her broken heart, reports people.com.

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Hitler’s home set to become ‘House of Responsibility’ museum dedicated to his crimes

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London, Aug 30 (ANI): Austria authorities have decided to turn Adolf Hitler’s home, located in the upper-Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, into a museum called as “House of Responsibility”, which would be dedicated to his crimes against humanity committed during the Third Reich. The two-storey “Hitler house” is in the centre of Braunau am Inn on Austria’s border with Germany. Andreas Maislinger, the Austrian historian behind the “House of Responsibility” project said he have been told by leading Braunau town association members that they would back the scheme.

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Jessica Chastain demands a female superhero movie

August 29, 2014 0

Los Angeles, Aug 30 (IANS) Actress Jessica Chastain demands a female superhero movie, which should have Scarlett Johansson in the lead role. The acclaimed actress, who starred in the 2013 horror film “Mama”, says Marvel Studios should make a movie in which Johansson and her “Black Widow” character play the central role, reports contactmusic.com. The 37-year-old actress told The Wrap: “Where is the Scarlett Johansson superhero movie? ‘Under the Skin’ is an incredible film, and why are we still waiting for a go-ahead on a superhero movie starring Scarlett Johansson?

Hip-hop moves as strong force for Michael Brown

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NEW YORK (AP) — Rappers are making their voices heard in song and on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of Michael Brown’s shooting death, channeling hip-hop’s earlier roots when the genre worked as a voice for the oppressed and spoke out against injustice.

Comedian Joan Rivers still resting comfortably at New York hospital

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TV personality Joan Rivers and daughter Melissa Rivers leave following a Spring/Summer 2013 collection show at New York Fashion Week

Comedian Joan Rivers rested comfortably on Friday at a New York hospital where she was admitted after she suffered cardiac arrest and stopped breathing during a vocal cord procedure, a spokeswoman said. There was no change in her condition from late on Thursday, when daughter Melissa Rivers issued a statement saying her 81-year-old mother was resting comfortably, said Mount Sinai Hospital spokeswoman Lucia Lee. The brash comedian and fashion critic had gone to a New York clinic for a vocal cord procedure on Thursday. Without identifying Rivers specifically, the Fire Department of New York said a patient reported to be in cardiac arrest was taken to Mount Sinai from Yorkville Endoscopy by emergency workers at mid-morning.

Bogdanovich’s “She’s Funny That Way” milks laughs in Venice

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Director Peter Bogdanovich poses as he arrives to attend the 71st Venice Film Festival in Venice

By Michael Roddy VENICE (Reuters) – A madcap New York drawing-room comedy that played out like a classic Hollywood farce saw “The Last Picture Show” director Peter Bogdanovich in sharp comedic form at the Venice Film Festival on Friday. In “She’s Funny That Way” Bogdanovich, who in the 1970s was part of the “New Hollywood” wave of pioneering directors, has assembled an all-star cast including Imogen Poots as an aspiring actress who says she is a muse but works as a call girl. Her liaisons weave a spider’s web that nets men, including Owen Wilson — a theatre director who has played the rich sugar-daddy “benefactor” to a series of call girls over the years. Jennifer Aniston gives a refresher course in how to portray the woman scorned once she finds out about her husband’s hanky-panky partners.