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Pierce Brosnan Feels Liberated Post-007

NEW YORK – The burnt-out hit man Pierce Brosnan plays in “The Matador” cowers in a stairwell after another botched job, reduced to tears, blubbering: “I’m a wreck. I’m a parody.” The 52-year-old actor appreciates how those words might have haunted his real-life career if he hadn’t been cashiered from …

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Russia, Ukraine Agree on Gas Plan

MOSCOW – Russia and Ukraine reached a deal Wednesday to resume gas shipments to Ukraine under a complex price scheme, ending a standoff that raised fears of long-term shortages in Europe. The agreement was announced in Moscow by the heads of OAO Gazprom and Naftogaz, the two countries’ state-run natural …

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'Phantom' to Be Broadway's Longest Running Show

NEW YORK – No job in the theater lasts forever. At “The Phantom of the Opera,” it only seems that way. On Monday, Jan. 9, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical — with performance number 7,486 — becomes the longest running show in Broadway history, surpassing another of the British composer’s …

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