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Reuters - Pearl Jam topped the U.S. pop album chart for the first time in 13 years on Wednesday, ending the two-week reign of rapper Jay-Z.

AP - A former prosecutor who told a documentary film crew that he advised a judge handling Roman Polanski's case now says he lied about that.

Reuters - France's government changed its tone on Wednesday on the arrest of Roman Polanski for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, describing the charges as serious after initially rushing to the film director's defense.

AP - If Roman Polanski were charged with child rape today, DNA evidence, stiffer penalties, outcry over childhood sexual abuse and tougher scrutiny of celebrity justice would make prosecutors much less willing to cut the plea deal the director received more than 30 years ago, legal experts say.

Reuters - Chinua Achebe, the grandfather of modern African literature, first began telling stories as a means to reaching the truth. Fiction, he knew, could sometimes strike deeper than real life.

Reuters - Oscar-winning "Pulp Fiction" screenwriter Roger Avary was sentenced to a year in jail on Wednesday after killing a newlywed Italian passenger in a drunken driving crash in California last year.

Reuters - Dennis Hopper, the Oscar-nominated actor and star of movies including 1969's iconic "Easy Rider", was hospitalized in New York on Wednesday with flu-like symptoms, said his representative.

Playbill - James Ludwig, Catia Ojeda and Julie Foldesi will join Rachel York in the new touring show The 101 Dalmatians Musical. Complete casting for the family-friendly show was announced Sept. 30.

AP - Maybe you don't worry about spoiling your new manicure before your nails can dry. But Anne does.

Reuters - Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, best known for playing big screen action heroes Wolverine and James Bond, have drawn record ticket sales for their play "A Steady Rain," but it drew mixed reviews on Wednesday after opening night.