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Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further details Thursday about the couple's breakup. Following the success of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” his movie adaptation of the C.S. Lewis classic, New Zealand-born director Andrew Adamson faced a unique hurdle in crafting its follow-up, “Prince Caspian,” which opens Friday and has a special screening Saturday at the Metreon.
Asia scholar William Holland dies at 100, professor emeritus of University of British Columbia
William Lancelot Holland, professor emeritus of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia who was associated for three decades with the international Institute of Pacific Relations, has died at the age of 100.
Asia scholar William Holland dies at 100
William Lancelot Holland, professor emeritus of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia who was associated for three decades with the international Institute of Pacific Relations, has died at the age of 100.
America's Cup champ Alinghi appeals dates
A New York appeals court agreed Tuesday to hear a request by two-time defending America's Cup champion Alinghi to push back the start of its showdown against American challenger BMW Oracle Racing.
Destructive invasive algae threatens Gunpowder trout
A highly destructive invasive algae has hit Maryland’s Gunpowder River, and the Department of Natural Resources is scrambling to prevent its spread and to save the river’s trout fishing.
The 3-minute interview: Derek Randel
Teachers throughout Maryland complain of students and parents attacking them. Unfortunately, the violence against teachers persists worldwide, says Derek Randel, a former middle school math teacher from Illinois who wrote the new book “Attacking Our Educators.” Inside a classroom at the high school in East Baltimore, the boys relish taunting and terrorizing their teacher.
Cafe mistakes dishwashing liquid for wine
Two women were hospitalized after a New Zealand cafe mistakenly served dishwashing liquid as mulled wine, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Flanagan considering Olympic 10k bid after setting record
Shalane Flanagan was pretty sure she'd run the 5,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials this summer. After all, she holds the American record and is a two-time U.S. champion in the event. More New Zealand Stories
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