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...DIED. GLORIA HEMINGWAY, 69, transsexual youngest son turned daughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway; in a Miami jail cell. Born Gregory, the former physician wrote Papa: A Personal Memoir in 1976, battled alcohol addiction and had her medical license revoked. Her famous father once said Gregory had "the biggest dark side in the family except...
...Sayyaf in the Philippines pose no threat to the stability of the government in Manila, and their kidnapping and banditry makes them unpopular even in the mostly Muslim southern islands. Still, the fact that the government of President Gloria Arroyo moved quickly to deny that the U.S. would play any direct military role in the Philippines underlined her caution over being too closely identified with...
...Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines, went further. "We will give all-out support," she vowed, promising whatever is asked, including troops. Like Megawati, Arroyo risks being labeled a lackey for America by political enemies. Of more worry, the Philippines carries a reputation as a terrorist and money-laundering locale. A bin Laden brother-in-law helped set up Abu Sayyaf, the gratuitously violent separatist group from the southern island of Mindanao. To date, Abu Sayyaf has outfought, outsmarted and, on occasion, paid off Philippine law enforcement. It is well funded, well armed and, observers fear, primed for regional...
...artists however, have been creating songs or planning concerts specifically tailored to deal with recent events. Michael Jackson is working on ?What More Can I Give,? another ?We Are the World? all-star type anthem. Ex- Beatle Paul McCartney will headline a benefit concert later this month. Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Shakira and other stars have recorded ?El Ultimo Adios? (The Last Goodbye), a single to benefit the American Red Cross and the United...
There are a couple of things you should know about Colombian pop-rocker Shakira before you go any further with this thing: 1) Shakira is a control freak. She could have released her English-language debut album months ago. Years, even. Gloria Estefan was going to rewrite Shakira's songs into English for the young Colombian to sing. Instead, Shakira decided to improve her English, and Estefan ultimately assisted on just two tracks. "I can't hire other people to write songs for me," Shakira says. "I have to write them myself." 2) Shakira is a control freak. Sorry, this...