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PORTCHESTER, England, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A Rubik's Cube enthusiast in Britain said he has finally solved his puzzle after struggling with it for 26 years.

NEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) -- British expatriate Graham Parker has been on a recording roll the past few years.

Elvis Costello, Joe Ely, Cowboy Mouth, Rosie Flores and Billy Bragg head up the star studded list of contributors to "Light of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen," a benefit album for the Parkinson's Disease Foundation and the Kristen Ann Carr Fund, whic

Gil de Ferran, one of the most soft-spoken racers ever to compete at Indianapolis, won the Indy 500 and faced reporters.

Today's birthdays include songwriter Johnny Mercer born in 1909; Hank Ballard of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, who was born in 1936 (age 66). The group recorded the original version of "The Twist." Herman Rarebell of the Scorpions was born in 1949 (ag

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