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Wednesday July 12, 2000
HOROSCOPES
Aries (March 21-April 19).
This week get your house into shape so you can entertain a special person over the weekend. A tough job will go more quickly if you ask friends to help on Monday and Tuesday. Friday's fun, but Saturday's even better. Schedule your celebration for then through Sunday. Don't get too rambunctious on Sunday, though. You don't want to get into trouble!
Taurus (April 20-May 20).
You're going to learn quickly for most of the week and to use what you learn during the weekend. Follow orders on Monday and Tuesday. Something you've tried to figure out will finally make sense. Get together with friends on Wednesday and Thursday. Your friends will be a big help then. Figure out what you want to do over the weekend because things are likely to move quickly.
Gemini (May 21-June 21).
Monday and Tuesday should be good for travel. You might also finally get the money you've been expecting from far away. It won't be easy, but it could be lucrative. Schedule an outing with friends over the weekend. You'll have more than enough fun, but you could run short on money.
Cancer (June 22-July 22).
The sun's in your sign for most of the week, but it will go into Leo this weekend. Don't procrastinate! Something you've struggled with finally gets easier, so don't take no for an answer, either. You could wrap up a deal involving other people's money on Monday o Tuesday. Great bargains come from far away then, too. On Wednesday and Thursday your hunches will be good. By Thursday you might get out of town.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22).
The sun's going into your sign this weekend — finally! Have your partner help you finish old business on Monday and Tuesday. Pay off a big debt Wednesday and Thursday, and you'll feel a lot better. You start to get lucky about Friday, and Saturday should be awesome. Set it up that way: Make a date with your favorite person to do your favorite thing over the weekend.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
A misunderstanding with a friend should clear up this week. It might even start to look funny. On Monday or Tuesday get help with a technical breakdown to save yourself time and trouble. A change of scenery would be nice then.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Go along with what an older person wants on Monday and Tuesday. The confusion should clear up by then. Take good care of others on Wednesday and Thursday. You might want to run off and play on Friday, and maybe you can. Make sure all your work's done. Play is your top priority Saturday, too, but take care of business on Sunday. Get that check in the mail.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
You're strong and courageous on Monday and Tuesday. Provide your best service with everything you do. On Wednesday and Thursday the money starts coming in — finally. Put what you've learned to use on Friday and Saturday. Don't be impetuous, but act boldly. A solid partnership may start to form by Sunday.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb 18).
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20).
Stay home and get rid of stuff you don't need on Wednesday and Thursday. You could make a profit at that, too. This weekend is excellent for romance. A few minor difficulties are possible, but nothing you can't handle. From Friday through Sunday schedule an outrageous outing with your most outrageous best friend.
Other people are still important in your life, especially when it comes to making or saving money. The other person needs it then. Stay home over the weekend and have your favorite friends visit. You may not find much privacy until Sunday night, but it'll be worth waiting for.
Pay bills and take care of technical matters on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday start new projects. Don't hesitate. Find the money you need on Friday. Focus on your work during the weekend, too. The more efficient you are, the more money you'll rake in. Meanwhile, a romantic misunderstanding should clear up as if by magic.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
LOS ANGELES — Austin Powers star Mike Myers is countersuing Universal Pictures, claiming that a process server for the studio chased him in a threatening manner down dark, winding and unlit streets.
Austin Powers battles movie studio in lawsuit
The lawsuit, filed Monday, comes after Universal sued Myers on June 5 for breach of contract because he backed out of a movie based on the character Dieter, from a Saturday Night Live skit. Myers has said he backed out because the script needed work.
In the countersuit, Myers is seeking at least $20 million for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Universal spokesman Jeffrey Sakson said the lawsuit had no merit.
No bull: actress asks Pope to denounce bullfighting
Her appeal came during the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, during which hundreds of men try to outrun bulls in the Spanish city's narrow cobblestone streets. The run ends with a bull-fight in the arena.
"We implore you to spend a word to denounce that atrocious custom," read a letter signed by Bardot and released yesterday by the Italian branch of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "You ... can do a lot to stop this terrible way of treating animals, God's creatures."
ROME — Animal rights activist and former sex symbol Brigitte Bardot is urging Pope John Paul II to speak out against bullying in Spain.
Wimbledon champ Sampras joins elite on Wheaties box
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras has become the first active tennis player to appear on a Wheaties box since Chris Evert in 1987.
General Mills unveiled the package Tuesday, after Sampras' record-setting 13th Grand Slam title.
Sampras said it was a great feeling to join the likes of Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali and all the other great athletes who have been on the Wheaties box.
Tennis great Arthur Ashe appeared on a commemorative package posthumously in 1997. Other tennis players who have been featured on the orange box include Don Budge in 1939 and Jack Kramer in 1952.
SYDNEY, Australia — Nicole Kidman, one of Sydney's most famous exports, has pledged $90,000 to the theater group that launched her career.
"I want to give something back to the Australian Theater for Young People, who gave me an enormous amount when I was a teen-ager," the actress said.
ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS
Kidman, who is married to Tom Cruise, has starred in Eyes Wide Shut and To Die For.
Movie actress gives back to youth theater group
Ventura chooses education over his own soap opera
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Jesse Ventura skipped watching his cameo on the soap opera The Young and the Restless because he was busy talking education.
"You go out, you do it, you have fun doing it," he said Monday. "I'll see a tape of it later. I did it weeks ago. It's not fresh in my mind now."
Ventura played himself on his favorite soap opera, appearing in scenes with stars Melody Thomas Scott and Eric Braeden, who plays villain industrialist Victor Newman on the CBS show.
"Why don't you run with me?" Ventura says. "We'd be the dream ticket."
In one scene, Victor asks Ventura why he decided not to run for president.
Victor concedes it is an interesting idea but says there is one problem who would take the top spot?
Ventura ponders the question for a moment.
"That would be a problem — if our egos were to clash, I don't think the country could survive it," he growls.
Diana Ross in dispute over tour with replacement Supremes
NEW YORK — The tour of the reconstituted Supremes was in turmoil yesterday, with Diana Ross saying it's been canceled and promoters insisting the shows will go on.
Three concerts — in New York on Friday, Washington, D.C., on Sunday and Pittsburgh on Monday — were canceled. The group, which includes Lyda Laurence and Scherrie Payne, has already performed in 12 cities, but to small crowds in some arenas.
Ross issued a statement Monday saying that she was severely disappointed concert promoter SFX had decided to cancel the tour.
But Susan Rosenberg, a SFX spokeswoman, said in Tuesday's New York Daily News that the 23-show tour would continue.
A Ross spokesman, Paul Bloch, said Tuesday that Ross stands by her statement that the tour has been canceled.
The project has been faltering since original Supreme Mary Wilson refused to join the tour because she said she wasn't being paid enough. Cindy Birdsong, who joined the group in the 1960s, also decided not to tour with Ross.
Ross soldiered on with Laurence and Payne, who had joined the Supremes after she left in 1969. The tour may have also been hurt by ticket prices ranging from $42.50 to $250.
USS Kennedy in Boston for maritime celebration
BOSTON  Sen. Edward M.
Kennedy watched the arrival of the
mammoth aircraft carrier that bears
his brother's name with a mixture of
pride and sadness
As the USS John F. Kennedy glided into Boston Harbor on Monday, the Massachusetts Democrat called it a spectacular day for Boston and a tribute to his slain brother. The USS Kennedy, which has been deployed 16 times in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, was last in Boston in 1990.
The USS Kennedy, which entered service in 1968, arrived as part of Sail Boston 2000, which is expected to bring 4 million people to the Boston area to view more than 140 ships.
Universal soldier surrenders; star fined for drunken driving
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jean-Claude Van Damme was fined $1,200 and put on three years' probation after pleading no contest to two driving-related offenses.
The action film star was not present Monday as his attorney entered pleas to drunken driving and driving without a license.
Judge Charles G. Rubin imposed the fine and ordered Van Damme to attend a 90-day alcohol education program. His driving will be restricted to travel to and from work, and to the program.
Van Damme, 39, was arrested Sept. 23 on Sunset Boulevard. The Belgian-born star of movies like Universal Soldier, Hard Target and Sudden Death failed a sobriety test.
The Associated Press
Survivor, Perfect Storm, Eminem swim to top
The Associated Press
TELEVISION
1. Survivor, CBS.
2. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Tuesday 9:30pm, ABC.
Warner Bros.
3. Peter Jennings Reporting:
The Search for Justice, 1920
4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Thursday 9:30am. ABC.
Warner Bros.
2. The Patriot, Sony Pictures.
3. Chicken Run, DreamWorks.
4. Me, Myself & Irene, Fox.
5. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Universal.
(From Nielsen Media Research)
5. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Sunday 9:30pm, ABC.
1. The Perfect Storm,
FILMS
(From Exhibitor Relations Co.)
SINGLES
1. "Be With You," Enrique Iglesias,
Interscope.
2. "Try Again," Aaliyah,
Blackground.
3. "I Turn to You," Christina
Aguilera, RCA.
4. "The Real Slim Shady," Eminem,
Web/Aftermath.
5. "I Wanna Know," Joe. Jive.
(From Billboard magazine)
ALBUMS
1. The Marshall Mathers LP,
Eminem. Web/Aftermath.
(Platinum)
2. Ooops!... I Did It Again, Britney
Spears. Jive. (Platinum)
3. White Pony, Deftones.
Maverick.
4. Anarchy, Busta Rhymes.
FlipMode/Elektra.
5. No Strings Attached, 'N Sync.
Jive. (Platinum)
(From Billboard magazine)
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