Reuters - Pioneering newsman Joseph Wershba, whose work helped end the controversial 1950s hunt for American communists known as the "Red Scare," has died, CBS broadcasting announced on Monday. He was 90.
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Detained Chinese artist Ai allowed to meet wife (Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei met with his wife for the first time since his detention six weeks ago, and in the presence of police told her that he had not been tortured, Ai's mother said on Monday.
Fox banks on dinosaurs, Simon Cowell in new TV lineup (Reuters)
Reuters - Fox Broadcasting is calling on the hitmaking power of Simon Cowell and Steven Spielberg to sustain its standing with younger viewers, with one offering up another splashy talent show and the other bringing a prehistoric world to network TV.
Cruz gets emotional over motherhood in 'Vogue' (AP)
AP - Famously private Penelope Cruz reveals her overwhelming feelings as a new mother in the June issue of Vogue magazine.
Pitt pokes fun at his parenting skills at Cannes (AP)
AP - Brad Pitt had reservations about playing a domineering dad in Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," which premiered Monday at the Cannes Film Festival.
Wholesome girl opposite Brando in `Wild One' dies (AP)
AP - Actress Mary Murphy has died at 80. She was discovered in a coffee shop and landed a role as the small-town wholesome girl opposite Marlon Brando in "The Wild One."
Review: Allen's 'Midnight' chimes with laughs (AP)
AP - Woody Allen has found the right time and the right place with "Midnight in Paris," his lightest, funniest and most-satisfying movie in a long time.
Netflix adds Miramax movies to streaming roster (AP)
AP - Miramax has become the latest movie studio to make its movies available for streaming on Netflix Inc.'s online subscription service.
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