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• WTC developer's NYC condo tower moving forward

  -- World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein 's plan for a hotel-condo tower is moving forward after a London-based investment firm has agreed to provide a $660 million construction loan.Martin Burger of Silverstein Properties Inc. tells The Wall Street   Read more »

• Brad Pitt, others on Angelina Jolie's decision to have double mastectomy

  this decision firsthand, I find Angie's choice, as well as so many others like her, absolutely heroic," Pitt told the London Evening Standard Tuesday. "I thank our medical team for their care and focus. All I want for is for her to have a long and healthy   Read more »

• JJ Abrams boldly going from 'Trek' to 'Star Wars'

  been put at the "Star Wars" helm. Soon he'll direct a new film, the seventh, in the epic sci-fi franchise.So while Abrams is in London to talk about his second "Trek" feature, "Star Trek Into Darkness" -- releasing in U.S. theaters on May 17 -- the topic inevitably   Read more »

• Israeli PM criticized for installing bed on plane

  sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said.Netanyahu found himself facing a public uproar on Sunday after Channel 10 TV reported   Read more »

• 'Star Trek' headed to another frontier

  Treks," other Mr. Spocks (Nimoy makes a cameo, of course) and previous movies."I can't talk about it," Cumberbatch said from London, although he hadn't really been asked. "Really. Plus, it's much better to go to a movie and have the story unravel without knowing   Read more »

Around the web

• Lord’s Test: England beat New Zealand by 170 runs

  Media Bureau London: Paceman Stuart Broad destroyed New Zealand batting in the second innings of the first Test at Lord’s as England crushed the visitors by 170 runs on the fourth day on Sunday. SCORECARD» I COMMENTARY» Broad ended with eight wickets in the 10 m ago from Zee News Read more »

• Helene Elliott: Logan Couture is stepping up in a big way for Sharks

  -- When Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had his day with the Stanley Cup last summer, he held a party in his hometown of London, Canada, and encouraged guests to pose for photos with the gleaming trophy. Logan Couture, Doughty's childhood pal and 31 m ago from Miami Herald Read more »

• AEG execs face questions about Michael Jackson's death

  said he would also ask Trell about AEG's insurance claim, which he said his team recently discovered was filed with Lloyds of London on June 25, 2009 -- hours after Jackson was pronounced dead at UCLA Medical Center. A Lloyds of London underwriter later sued 37 m ago from CNN Read more »

• Justin Bieber buying engagement ring for Selena Gomez?

  May 20 (PTI) Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber is reportedly buying a diamond ring for his on-off girlfriend Selena Gomez. The 19-year-old singer asked a Beverly Hills jeweller Neil Lane to design a 650,000 pounds creation to be gifted to Gomez on her 21st 43 m ago from MSN India Read more »

• Carey Mulligan intimidated by ''The Great Gatsby'' role

  May 20 (PTI) Actress Carey Mulligan found playing Daisy Buchanan in ''The Great Gatsby'' intimidating because her character is so different. The 27-year-old blonde beauty portrays the wealthy socialite in Baz Luhrmann''s big-screen adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald''s 43 m ago from MSN India Read more »