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NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Cher headlined the top three touring acts of 2003, according to a report published Tuesday by Billboard.

LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Singer Ozzy Osbourne will require a steel plate attached to his neck following a near-fatal quad bike accident, according to a London Mirror report.

HONG KONG, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- China has become Canada's No. 1 source of business immigrants, topping Hong Kong as the biggest exporter of tycoons.

CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Apple Computer Inc.'s sales of digital tunes has nearly doubled since it launched a Windows-compatible version of its iTunes software in October.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- New York Gov. George E. Pataki Monday unveiled a new and very different design plan for the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The cast of Tim Burton's new movie "Big Fish" experienced some good ol' southern hospitality while filming in Alabama.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Chris Cooper says accepting an Oscar for his portrayal of a horticulturist in "Adaptation" last year was every bit as nerve-wracking as one might expect.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King" has been selected Best Picture by the New York Film Critics Circle Monday.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Actress Mary Steenburgen says the Christmas spirit is alive and well in the home she shares with husband Ted Danson and their kids.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Results are in! The BBC announced on Saturday 13 December that J. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" was the favorite book of the Britlish public. The others are,

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- An architectural landmark house designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was sold for $7.5 million to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Russian billionaire Boris Jordan has underwritten a new exhibit at the New York Public Library titled "Russia Engages the World: 1453-1825."

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- If you want to go to the Dickens at the holiday season, don't miss "Christmas Carol" at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The New York Film Critics Online has deemed Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation" the best film of 2003.

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