NEWS LITE : KILLER WHALE GETTING CLOSER TO FREEDOM.``Free Willy'' star Keiko on Tuesday moved closer to returning to his native waters as Iceland approved plans to house the killer whale killer whale or grampus, a large, rapacious marine mammal, Orcinus orca, of the dolphin family. Male killer whales may reach a length of 30 ft (9 m) and females half that length. in preparation for his release to sea. Iceland's Prime Minister David Oddsson cleared the way for the orca to be set up in a football-field-size pen in a bay there as early as September. Keiko was captured in that country's waters at age 2. It's the latest installment in a saga that began two years ago, when schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school inspired by the movie raised money to bring the ailing killer whale from a cramped Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi amusement park to a spacious tank at the Oregon Coast Aquarium The Oregon Coast Aquarium is an aquarium in Newport, Oregon. in Newport - all with the aim of someday setting him free. ``This isn't about one whale,'' said Bob Ratliffe, executive director of the Free Willy Keiko Foundation. ``It's about keeping a promise we made to children around the world. We are going to show them dreams can come true.'' Moore's wife to drop suit, says he's failing Dudley Moore's estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife told a tabloid TV show that the actor is in failing health and that she is dropping her $10 million lawsuit against him because of his condition. ``He said he was waiting to die. There was really nothing left for him here,'' Nicole Rothschild told Extra. Rothschild won't identify the illness, but said the 63-year-old star of ``Arthur'' and ``10'' has put on weight and cannot laugh. The couple have been embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in a bitter divorce. Rothschild, wife No. 4, is accusing Moore of abusing her. Dudley and Rothschild married in 1994 and have a 2-year-old son. In 1995, she filed a $5 million suit accusing him of beating and terrorizing her, but then they reconciled. Then, in June 1996, he filed, accusing her of assault and asking for a restraining order restraining order: see injunction. . It was never finalized. Rothschild told the TV tabloid show she is dropping the lawsuit and will take whatever settlement he offers. ``I don't want to be the reason he goes over the edge,'' she said. Reagans' attraction persistently powerful The only person former President Reagan, who is battling Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. , consistently recognizes is his wife, Nancy, according to Vanity Fair magazine. When she is absent, he ``wanders'' through the $2.5 million Bel-Air house looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. her, sources told the magazine, which runs photos of the couple in the upcoming issue. ``Our relationship is very special,'' Nancy Reagan told Vanity Fair. ``We were very much in love, and still are.'' And while the story says Nancy is mellowing - last year she called Ronnie's ex, Jane Wyman, who divorced him in 1948, to discuss family matters - she's not terribly close to her children. As friends told VF, the Reagans' devotion ``made the kids feel left out.'' Indeed, her son, Ron Reagan, quit speaking to her five years ago. Public memorial set for McCartney Another public memorial service will be held for Linda McCartney later this month in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Paul McCartney said Tuesday in London. The June 22 ceremony will be at the city's Riverside Church. On Monday, more than 700 people attended a memorial at London's St. Martins-in-the-Fields Church for Linda McCartney, a staunch campaigner for animal rights and vegetarianism vegetarianism, theory and practice of eating only fruits and vegetables, thus excluding animal flesh, fish, or fowl and often butter, eggs, and milk. In a strict vegetarian, or vegan, diet (i.e. . Spice Italian Style; Pavarotti fleshes out quartet for concert The newest Spice is . . . Luciano Pavarotti? The Ginger-free Spice Girls teamed up Tuesday in Modena, Italy, with the famed tenor for their first performance since announcing their split last week. The charity song-fest, ``Pavarotti and Friends,'' was directed by Spike Lee and co-starred pop performers Celine Dion and Stevie Wonder. Proceeds were to benefit poor children in the West African nation of Liberia. The four Spices and Pavarotti joined forces for the song ``Viva Forever,'' their first performance since the departure of Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell. The 62-year-old Pavarotti has been making fewer opera appearances in recent years, but his pop career is on the upswing. Tuesday's show in this northern city was broadcast live on Italy's flagship state television station, RAI-1. Also on the program were Vanessa Williams, Natalie Cole, Jon Bon Jovi This article or section has multiple issues: * It may need a complete rewrite to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. * It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. , Trisha Yearwood and Italian stars Eros Ramazzotti, Zucchero and Pino Daniele. News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1) Luciano Pavarotti kisses Emma Bunton of the Spice Girls during a show Tuesday in Modena, Italy. (2) Reagan (3) Moore (4) Keiko the killer whale toys with a live crab. |
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