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• French 'Spider-Man' in Sydney court over climb (AP)

  AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spider-Man" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.

  
  

• Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail (AP)

  AP - The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show.

  
  

• Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)

  AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.

  
  

• Fall Movie Preview: Blockbusters (omg!)

  omg! - Rolling Stone's Peter Travers on the biggest movies coming this fall.

• Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home (AP)

  AP - Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience — and a much louder alarm clock.

• Chris Brown returns to No. 1 spot with 'Deuces' (AP)

  AP - Chris Brown is back to a familiar place — the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts.

  
  

• Jay Leno ratings dip below Conan O'Brien's (Reuters)

  Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.

  
  

• Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn (Reuters)

  Reuters - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment business, for that matter -- that figure represents a blockbuster.

• Irish crowd pelt Gun N' Roses after lengthy wait (Reuters)

  Reuters - American rock band Guns N' Roses incurred the wrath of a crowd in Ireland after showing up almost an hour late -- and then left the stage after being pelted with plastic glasses.

• Jay Leno ratings dip below Conan O'Brien's (Reuters)

  Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.

  
  

• God did not create the universe, says Hawking (Reuters)

  Reuters - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

• Stranded actor Paul Hogan in Australia tax deal (Reuters)

  Reuters - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los Angeles, his lawyer said on Friday.

• An Emmy Awards to Remember (Fashion Wire Daily)

  Fashion Wire Daily - They danced, they sang and host Jimmy Fallon killed it at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards held Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

  
  

• God did not create the universe, says Hawking (Reuters)

  Reuters - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

• Dolphins caught, not killed, in Japan cove (AP)

  AP - Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, conservationist group Sea Shepherd said Friday. A town official said none were killed.