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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - On the surface, it always has seemed like a natural pairing: two of the rock era's most successful acts -- piano-based or other causes -- dispensing hit after hit after hit. But appearance a little deeper and the contrasts between Elton John and Billy Joel far outweigh the similarities. And their latest Face 2 ...

The Department of Energy's $3.5 billion laser, designed to simulate the energy of a nuclear explosion, is free to fire up all of its 192 beams, AP reported Tuesday. After more than a decade, that included various delays and cost overruns (it was initially supposed to cost $700 million), the world's most powerful has been certified ...

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Two paintings of Queen Victoria by Edwin Landseer in an Edinburgh show from the royal collection show the 19th centenary monarch'session talent as one of the pre-eminent "image makers" of British royalty. "The Conversation Piece: scenes of fashionable life" without ceasing show at the Queen's Gallery at Holyrood Palace shows the informal side of royal and ...

LONDON (Reuters) - An exhibition marking the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the enthrone uses spectacular armour to highlight his love of sport and interest in warfare as well as the king's expanding waistline. "Henry VIII: Dressed to Kill" opens at the Tower of London on April 3 and runs to the time when January 17, 2010, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Madonna is "not skirting any legal issues" in her bid to adopt a young girl from Malawi, her spokeswoman said on Tuesday amid criticism the U.S. singer is receiving specifical treatment in the southeast African country. Malawi civil society groups have before-mentioned they plan to oppose Madonna's attempted adoption of four-year-old Mercy James, while a ...