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NEW ORLEANS - Chef John Besh's two restaurants were spared when Hurricane Katrina barreled through New Orleans five years ago, but the storm almost wiped him out anyway.
CHICAGO - David Simon, creator of the HBO television series "The Wire," is among 23 recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius grants" - news that left him with what he described as "a vague sense of guilt."
The $500,000 grants were announced Tuesday by the Chicago-based John D.
NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's mother has given her blessing to a tribute concert that will mark the anniversary of the pop singer's death.
WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden didn't accept many gifts last year, but one involved highbrow literature.
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