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Indigenous leaders from Brazil's Terena tribe attend a meeting with government officials in the capital, Brasilia, on June 6. Brazil's Indians have been demanding greater land rights and are increasingly coming into conflict with large ranchers and farmers. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption

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Brazil's Indians Reclaim Land, Citing Promises, Using Force

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James Gandolfini played Tony Soprano in the hit TV series The Sopranos. Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest in Italy this week at age 51. Barry Wetcher/HBO hide caption

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Bidding Farewell To Tony Soprano

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Emma Watson, who shot to global fame as the level-headed, resourceful Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, admits there's a certain irony in her playing a teenager who burgles the homes of celebrities. Merrick Morton/A24 hide caption

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Coppola And Watson On Teens, Fame And 'Bling'

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Natalie Cole's new Spanish-language album is an homage to the one her father, Nat King Cole, released in 1958. Jack Guy/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Natalie Cole Takes Her Own Turn 'En Español'

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Protesters display a cutout figure of President Obama in Berlin on Wednesday. Germans were protesting the National Security Agency's eavesdropping on foreign communication. Gero Breloer/AP hide caption

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Amid Ire At U.S., Germany Does Its Own Domestic Spying

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President Obama meets with speechwriter Jon Favreau in the Oval Office in 2009. Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images hide caption

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Presents From The President: What Obama Gives His Friends

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He's still a would-be world-conquerer by day, but Gru (left, with minions) has been settling into his role as an adoptive dad by night. His new responsibilities make him a likely recruit for the Anti-Villain League, which asks him to ... well, we shouldn't give too much away. Universal hide caption

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'Me' Too: For Gru, Another Shot At Global Domination

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