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LOS ANGELES – When Aretha Franklin is unhappy, she does not mince words. On Tuesday, the longtime Queen of Soul slammed Beyonce Knowles’ intro to Tina Turner at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, in which Knowles called Turner, not Franklin, “the queen.” “I am not sure of whose toes I may have …

“American Idol” contestant Robbie Carrico’s long, blond hair is a wig, TMZ.com reports. Carrico’s decision not to talk about his wig has made the show’s staff feel like there’s a “blonde elephant in the room,” sources told TMZ. Judge Simon Cowell lambasted the 26-year-old Floridian Tuesday night for being a …

NAIROBI, Kenya – Government forces and rebels clashed for a third day in Chad’s capital Monday with gunfire and shelling heard throughout the city, a U.N. official said. Thousands of people were fleeing the fighting in N’Djamena and casualties were believed to be high. The violence is threatening peacekeeping and …