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Britney Spears Cancels Auction of Bra

Britney Spears’ (search) jewel-encrusted bra has been taken down from eBay (search), but this time, it’s Spears who made the decision. The bra was one of several items Spears had donated for an auction to raise money to help hurricane victims. She writes on her Web site she took down …

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Rowling, Stewart, King Win Book Award

NEW YORK – J.K. Rowling (search), Jon Stewart and Stephen King (search) were among the winners Tuesday night of the first annual Quills Awards, people’s choice book prizes better known so far to the industry than to the public. Stewart’s “America (The Book)” won for best humor book and for …

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Study: More Women Being Imprisoned Than Men

WASHINGTON – Women are beginning to outpace men, in a least one area: incarcerations. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (search) reports the number of women in state and federal prison rose by four percent last year, while the number of men increased by less than two percent. And it says …

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