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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. French Open seeds: Sam Querrey is highest U.S. male at No. 18

    Looking for signs of a rebound for U.S. men's tennis? Don't look at the seedings for this year's French Open, which begins Sunday.
    Looking for signs of a rebound for U.S. men's tennis? Don't look at the seedings for this year's French Open, which begins Sunday. The highest seeded American male is Sam Querrey of Thousand Oaks, who is seeded 18th. Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1 for...

    Tags: Spain, Stanislas Wawrinka, Kevin Anderson (tennis), Russia, Milos Raonic

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. James Gray brings a film to Cannes five years after being booed

    CANNES, France — For the better part of two decades, director James Gray has been making textured dramas about people, often immigrants and their children, who experience all manner of frustration and struggle. It prepared him well for the events of the last five years.
    CANNES, France — For the better part of two decades, director James Gray has been making textured dramas about people, often immigrants and their children, who experience all manner of frustration and struggle. It prepared him well for the events of...

    Tags: Movies, Ellis Island, Two Lovers (movie), David Letterman, Film Festivals

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Cannes 2013: Jerry Lewis' awkward press conference

    CANNES, France — Jerry Lewis is premiering his new film — his first in 18 years — in Cannes on Thursday night, as the Daniel Noah-directed “Max Rose” plays for festgoers. But the octogenarian was creating a little in-person drama at the festival Thursday afternoon, when he let loose at a press conference with a barrage of hammy material that didn’t always land.
    CANNES, France — Jerry Lewis is premiering his new film — his first in 18 years — in Cannes on Thursday night, as the Daniel Noah-directed “Max Rose” plays for festgoers. But the octogenarian was creating a little in-person...

    Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Holy Motors (movie), Movies, Arts and Culture, Entertainment

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize

    Lydia Davis, known for writing powerful, compact short stories, was announced as the winner of the <a href="http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/lydia-davis-wins-man-booker-international-prize-2013">Man Booker International Prize</a> for fiction Wednesday. The prize, which was presented at a ceremony in London, comes with an award worth more than $90,000.
    Lydia Davis, known for writing powerful, compact short stories, was announced as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday. The prize, which was presented at a ceremony in London, comes with an award worth more than $90,000....

    Tags: State University of New York, China, Russia, Pakistan

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. European leaders take on corporate tax avoidance

    LONDON -- European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to clamp down on multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complex accounting schemes to lower their tax bills.
    LONDON -- European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to clamp down on multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complex accounting schemes to lower their tax bills. Taking on an issue that has also become...

    Tags: David Cameron, European Union, Starbucks Corp., Amazon.com Inc., G8

    6. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Cannes Notebook 2013: A hotbed of criminal activity too?

    CANNES, France &mdash; Visitors exiting the Carlton hotel's front door on this city's beachfront main street this week can't help but see a giant map of France with Cannes listed as being a "Safe Zone." "This Is the Safest Place to Be," one poster insists, though another implores the public, "Stay Off the Streets."
    CANNES, France — Visitors exiting the Carlton hotel's front door on this city's beachfront main street this week can't help but see a giant map of France with Cannes listed as being a "Safe Zone." "This Is the Safest Place to Be," one poster...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sushi and Sashimi, Allergies, Movies, Criminals

    7. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Pay your taxes, Europe warns multinationals

    LONDON &mdash; European leaders fired a warning shot in the battle against multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complicated schemes to minimize their tax bills, calling for collective action to thwart such practices.
    LONDON — European leaders fired a warning shot in the battle against multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complicated schemes to minimize their tax bills, calling for collective action to thwart such practices. Britain,...

    Tags: Finance, Germany, Starbucks Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, United Kingdom

    8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. IMF chief Christine Lagarde questioned by French judge

    PARIS -- Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was questioned by a judge Thursday over her role in a $366-million payout to a businessman supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
    PARIS -- Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was questioned by a judge Thursday over her role in a $366-million payout to a businessman supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde appeared in a Paris court to...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Political Corruption, Government, Adidas AG

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Did Cannes premiere pay off for 'Gatsby' at foreign box office?

    With its glitzy opening night premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last week, "The Great Gatsby" arrived overseas with a splash. Or at least that's what Warner Bros. was hoping for as the movie played for the festival crowd days before it debuted in many European theaters and beyond.
    With its glitzy opening night premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last week, "The Great Gatsby" arrived overseas with a splash. Or at least that's what Warner Bros. was hoping for as the movie played for the festival crowd days before it debuted in...

    Tags: Robert Downey Jr., Movies, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Film Festivals

    10. May 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Pictures in the News | May 20, 2013

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    In Monday's Pictures in the News: A kiss in Paris' Trocadero Square with the Eiffel Tower in the background; a bull gets the best of French matador Juan Leal in Nimes, France; a man leaps into a puddle of mud during the so-called Dirty Pig Festival in...
    11. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr

    SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold &mdash; and risky &mdash; strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular with teens and young adults.
    SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...

    Tags: Sociology, Online Advertising, France Telecom, Media Industry, Culture

    12. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Ka-ching: Rick Perry's plan for Texa$ universities

    There are three things Rick Perry would like to do to the great public universities of Texas, but he can only remember two of them.
    There are three things Rick Perry would like to do to the great public universities of Texas, but he can only remember two of them. That’s a joke. You may remember that during a 2012 presidential debate, he started to list three departments of...

    Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, NPR, Politics, Rick Perry

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