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- 21/02/12 > InterMountain Management Develops Two Marriott Hotels : LAKEWOOD, WA-This month, prep work began on a site located on Pacific Highway that will soon be home to both a Courtyard by Marriott and a TownePlace Suites by Marriott . The two properties together will provide more than 200 new rooms in an area that has traditionally been underserved by the hospitality industry.
- 18/02/12 > China's Xi sells U.S. trade elixir, personal chemistry : LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Friday swiped away fears that his country's economic growth could stumble, and turned to courting American companies, film-makers and governors hungry for a slice of that growth on the final day of his U.S. visit. At the end of Vice President Xi's five-day trip, his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden announced China had agreed to make it ...
- 18/02/12 > Image makers to Chris Brown: take a chill pill : LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When R&B singer Chris Brown unleashed a Twitter post taunting detractors after his Grammy win last Sunday, he broke a rule that every Hollywood image builder knows: don't show contempt for those who may be willing to forgive and forget. This week, the celebrity blogosphere, websites and media pundits have buzzed with commentary about whether Brown is truly remorseful for ...
- 16/02/12 > Belgian Oscar entry surprised many, including its maker : LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Among the big surprises at January's Oscar nominations was a foreign language movie nod for Belgium's "Bullhead," and perhaps nobody was more shocked than its first-time director, Michael Roskam, and leading man, Matthias Schoenaerts. The nomination, Oscar watchers seemed certain, would go to the Dardennes brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc, who are icons of Belgian cinema ...
- 15/02/12 > Whitney Houston's medical records sought after mystery death : LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Officials investigating the death of singer Whitney Houston have issued subpoenas for her medical records after finding prescription drugs in her Beverly Hills hotel room. The Los Angeles Coroner's office said on Wednesday the move was standard procedure in such cases. Houston, 48, who had a history of addiction to cocaine and alcohol, was found unconscious and underwater ...
- 14/02/12 > Adrienne Barr Joins Hendricks & Partners as SVP : LOS ANGELES- Hendricks & Partners tells GlobeSt.com that it has hired Adrienne Barr as senior vice president in the firm’s West Los Angeles division. Barr will help support the firm’s ongoing expansion in the Greater Los Angeles market.
- 14/02/12 > Whitney Houston's body arrives home in New Jersey : LOS ANGELES/NEWARK (Reuters) - Whitney Houston's body arrived in her home state of New Jersey on Monday night, ahead of a funeral expected later this week for the pop superstar whose blockbuster career was often overshadowed by drug and alcohol abuse.
- 13/02/12 > Whitney coroner says 'no foul play' in singer's death : As a coroner in Los Angeles rules out foul play, US media reports that "family sources" blame an overdose of prescription drugs for Whitney Houston's death.
- 13/02/12 > VIDEO: 'No foul play' in Whitney death : Following a post-mortem examination, the Los Angeles coroner says there were no visible signs of trauma on Whitney Houston's body and that foul play is "not suspected at this time".
- 08/02/12 > Chris Brown returns to Grammys; Rihanna also to perform : LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chris Brown will perform at this Sunday's Grammy Awards for the first time since beating his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the music industry's biggest night, which threatened to derail his music career.