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  • CelebrityAssociated Press

    Britney Spears asks court to curb father's power over her

    Britney Spears on Tuesday asked a court to keep her father from reasserting the broad control over her life and career that he has had for most of the past 12 years. In documents filed by her court-appointed lawyer that give a rare public airing to the wishes of the 38-year-old pop superstar, she asked that her father not return to the role of conservator of her person, which gave him power over her major life decisions from 2008 until 2019, when he temporarily stepped aside, citing health probl

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Sheriff: 'Glee’ star Naya Rivera saved son before drowning

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Glee” star Naya Rivera ’s 4-year-old son told investigators that his mother, whose body was found in a Southern California lake Monday, boosted him back on to the deck of their rented boat before he looked back and saw her disappearing under the water, authorities said. “She must have mustered enough energy to get her son back on the boat, but not enough to save herself,” Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said at a news conference. The boy, Josey Hollis Dorsey, was found aslee

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  • EntertainmentAssociated Press

    Reps: Singers Kacey Musgraves, Ruston Kelly file for divorce

    Grammy-winning singer Kacey Musgraves and her musician-husband, Ruston Kelly, have filed for divorce. Representatives for both singers confirmed the news Friday to The Associated Press. In a joint statement, Musgraves and Kelly said “we’ve made this painful decision together."

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  • LifestyleAssociated Press

    World's oldest man, who said secret was smiling, dies at 112

    Guinness World Records had given the certificate to Chitetsu Watanabe on Feb. 12. Watanabe is survived by his five children, 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, Mainichi said. After returning to Niigata, northern Japan, he worked for the prefectural government until retirement.

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