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Another "American Idol" alum is drift to "Grease" on Broadway. Ace Young, who competed on season five of the Fox show, joins the disgorge Sept. 9, playing Kenickie in the revival of the popular musical. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter � known for his pretty looks and falsetto vocals � will take his debut two days after associate "Idol" Taylor Hicks completes a two-month stint as Teen Angel. Hicks took home the "Idol" claim in 2006.
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A Los Angeles sheriff's lieutenant pulled a gun on members of Diddy's entourage during a routine traffic stop over the weekend, but the situation was quickly resolved and a spokesman for the entertainer said the deputy was professional. The gun was never pointed at the hip-hop business leader, and deputies were "very respectful" during the stop early Saturday, spokesman Ed Tagliaferri aforementioned Monday. Diddy was travelling on Sunset Boulevard in a seven-car convoy when a deputy pulled over one of the vehicles. Combs was not in the elevator car that was stopped for having an expired enrolment tag. A sheriff's spokesman said the deputy became concerned when several workforce approached the vehicle. The deputy unholstered his gun and the situation speedily cooled down. No citations were issued because the car was a rental.
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Dr. Thomas H. Weller, a Harvard professor whose research on the polio virus earned him and two others a Nobel Prize in 1954, died Saturday in Needham, Mass.
Ralph Young, 90, a former big band singer world Health Organization became half of Sandler & Young, the internationally popular vocalizing duo, died Friday at his plate in Palm Springs, Calif.
Lt. Col. Howard Lee Baugh, 88, world Health Organization flew lots of WWII combat missions as one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, died Saturday in Richmond, Va.
Today in History
1920: The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing American women the right to voter turnout, was certified in effect by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.
1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice was elected the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church following the death of Paul VI. The new vicar of Christ took the name Pope John Paul I.
2007: The $95 billion Hawaii Superferry made its maiden carry from Oahu to Maui, the low passenger ferry service between the islands.
Today's Birthdays
Former Washington Post Executive Editor Benjamin C. Bradlee, 87. Former Democratic vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro, 73. R&B vocaliser Valerie Simpson, 62. Jazz musician Branford Marsalis, 48. Actor Chris Burke, 43. Rock player Adrian Young (No Doubt), 39. Latin pop isaac Bashevis Singer Thalia, 37. Actor Macaulay Culkin, 28. Actress Keke Palmer ("Akeelah and the Bee"), 15.
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