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(CBS/AP) PJ Harvey let England shake all the way to the Mercury Prize, as her eighth studio album beat Adele’s “21” for Best Album. Harvey has become the only artist to win Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize on two separate occasions. Many commentators expected Adele to take home the 20th annual award for Best Album, after she dominated album and single charts across the globe with her sophomore release “21.” However, 청도출장샵 on Tuesday evening, Harvey was presented with a check for 20,000 pounds – about $31,885 – by show host Jools Holland and, if previous form is anything to go by, will now enjoy dramatically increased sales of the critically acclaimed “Let England Shake.” Accepting her award in a figure-hugging white dress, the Dorset-born musician recalled winning her first Mercury for album “Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea” a decade ago. “When I last won, which was 10 years ago on September the 11th 2001. I was in Washington, D.C., watching the Pentagon burn from my hotel window, so it’s good to be here.” The shortlist, which was initially made up of over 240 albums, was whittled down to 12 in July, before the Chair of Judges Simon Frith and a selected panel of musicians and industry insiders picked their final winner on the night. “Let England Shake” was recorded in a Dorset church and features three...

(AP) BEIRUT – Missiles fired by Syrian warplanes hit Lebanese territory Monday in one of the most serious cross-border violations since Syria’s crisis began 18 months ago, security officials in Beirut and Lebanese state media said. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said four missiles fired by two Syrian jets hit a rugged and remote area on the edge of the Lebanese border town of Arsal. No casualties were immediately reported. Lebanese President Michel Suleiman ordered an investigation into the border shelling Monday, without openly blaming Syria. Foreign fighters making Syrian rebels radicalIran edmits to elite troops in Syria “advising”Egypt hosts 2-way summit with Iran More in After the Arab Spring Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that the warplanes fired three missiles that fell on the outskirts of Arsal about 500 meters (yards) from the border between the two countries. “I heard several explosions and saw four clouds of dust billowing from the area,” Arsal resident Nayeh Izzedine said by telephone referring to the border. “I don’t know if it was an air raid but there was a plane in the sky.” He added that the town had been quiet two hours after the 10 a.m. attack. The Syrian forces were believed to be chasing rebels in the area, which has been the site of clashes in the past between opposition fighters battling...

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(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON – Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in front of the White House on Tuesday while protesting a planned oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The sit-in Tuesday involved Hannah and 부여출장안마 dozens of others protesting the Keystone XL pipeline. It would go through six states to refineries in Texas. Pictures: Daryl Hannah Arrested Read more: Why the protest? “We stand here today to just say no to slavery, to just say no to tar, sands, oil, and no to the Keystone pipeline,” Hannah said during the protest, according to CNN. Before she was arrested, Hannah told The Associated Press the protesters want to be free from dependence on fossil fuels. The group calls for clean energy investments instead. Hannah says they hope President Barack Obama will not bow to oil lobbyists. Hannah sat down on the sidewalk near the White House and refused orders from U.S. Park Police to move. More than 70 people were arrested during the Tar Sand Action protest, according to Reuters. The actress, whose film credits include “Splash” and the “Kill Bill” franchise, has been arrested in the past for environmental...