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Seemingly Drunk Swedish Moose Found Stuck in Tree

A seemingly intoxicated moose has been discovered entangled in an apple tree by a stunned Swede.

Per Johansson says he heard a roar from his vacationing neighbor's garden in southwestern Sweden late Tuesday and went to have a look. There, he found a female moose kicking about in the tree. The animal was likely drunk from eating fermented apples.

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Galliano Found Guilty of Anti-Semitism

Fashion icon John Galliano was Thursday convicted of anti-Semitism for hurling abuse at bar patrons in Paris' Jewish quarter in a career-breaking outburst he has blamed on drink and drugs.

But the 50-year-old British designer, who faced a maximum of six months in jail in the French trial, received a much lower sentence with suspended fines totaling 6,000-euro (8,400-dollar).

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U.S. Open Hit by 2nd Consecutive Day of Rain

Unhappy about being sent out to play at the rain-soaked U.S. Open, a trio of tennis stars — Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray — marched from their courts to the tournament referee's office to voice their complaints.

A second consecutive morning-to-evening damp day at Flushing Meadows washed out all but about 15 minutes of action Wednesday, leaving nerves frayed and the schedule in disarray.

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Tired Western Brands Find New Life in Asia

Faded and forgotten Western brands are being dusted off and brought back to life by companies in Asia targeting the burgeoning number of people looking for labels to match new middle class lifestyles.

Asians have been buying or licensing fashion names — many of them European with long and rich histories including royal connections or haute couture origins — that have fallen out of favor back home, as they seek to lure the region's newly affluent.

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Egypt Rulers Freeze Licenses for New Satellite TVs

Egypt's military rulers have frozen new licenses for private satellite TV stations, in a restriction that activists say harkens back to the crackdown on freedom of expression under ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Human rights lawyer Gamal Eid says Wednesday's decision is vague and has an open-ended timeframe, giving the transitional leadership illegal powers to rein in potential media criticism in the run-up to November's parliamentary election.

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Perplexing Puzzle: Can Yahoo's Luster Be Restored?

Yahoo Inc. has gone through three different CEOs in five years. Whoever takes the helm now will face the same challenge: Solve one of the Internet's most perplexing puzzles.

Why is a company that owns some of the world's most widely used online services unable to gain traction among Web surfers, advertisers and investors? Can the company that rode the Internet boom ever again be where the cool kids go?

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Active Storage Provides New Solutions for Performance Enhanced Workflows

Active Storage announced today that Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS5.5 software users can now take full advantage of ActiveSAN and ActiveRAID storage solutions. Active Storage will be showcasing this solution at the IBC2011 conference.

“Active Storage powers the collaborative media workflow infrastructure for the most recognized post and broadcast brands in the world,” said Alex Grossman, founder and president of Active Storage. “Requests for optimized support on Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 have been increasing significantly. Today we are proud to announce that we can offer the improved performance and user experience for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 users on ActiveSAN and ActiveRAID.”

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Bon Jovi in 9/11 Encore Sings for NY Firefighters

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi returned to a Manhattan fire house Wednesday to pay tribute to firefighters marking the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The New Jersey native was filmed singing "America The Beautiful" by an NBC television crew preparing for a special "NFL Kickoff 2011: Back to Football" show Saturday. The joint NFL Network/NBC Sports production features football, music, and a tribute to 9/11 first responders.

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Barcelona, Madrid Set to Resume League Domination

Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to resume their domination in the Spanish league this weekend, as their rivals band together to level the financial playing field against the two giants.

Spain's traditional powerhouses recorded lopsided victories in the opening league round and could very well do so again Saturday as Barcelona is at Real Sociedad and Madrid welcomes Getafe in a Spanish capital derby.

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Retirement Only a Chapter in Valentino's Life

Even though iconic designer Valentino officially retired in 2008, the 79-year-old has no interest in slowing down.

"Retirement is for old people," he said with a laugh Wednesday at an awards luncheon in his honor.

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