UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Richard Gere has signed on to star in an advertising campaign for the Swedish budget clothing chain Kapp-Ahl.

Tahoe National Forest may lock toilets ... Doctor airs sex talk in Egypt ... Intelligence report too secret to release ... Swedish politicos pan Hawn ad ... Watercooler stories from UPI.

SOLLEFTEA, Sweden, April 26 (UPI) -- Some Swedish politicians say they think it's a bad idea to promote shopping as a way to get over being bummed out.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Singer Barbra Streisand drew a standing ovation from the crowd at the sold-out Staples Center in Los Angeles on the last night of her tour.

UPI almanac for Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Actor Edward Albert, the only son of actors Eddie and Margo Albert, has died of lung cancer in Malibu, Calif., at age 55.

LONDON, July 20 (UPI) -- Actress Kate Hudson has won her case against the British edition of the National Enquirer in High Court, receiving damages and a published apology. The case was over a story that the National Enquirer published in its United States edition last year that

NEW YORK, July 18 (UPI) -- "You, Me and Dupree's" Kate Hudson talks about her latest role, her childhood crushes and her parents influence on her life in an interview with "The Early Show