Willie Nelson Reminisces About He & Snoop Dogg (Lion) Writing Songs For An Album In Amsterdam

Singer Willie Nelson talks to CNN’s Piers Morgan about smoking marijuana and writing music with Snoop Dogg.   The Blue Eyed Stranger and the D-O-G-G (L-I-O-N)   Willie Nelson recalled to Piers Morgan about a time while he was in Amsterdam and Hip Hop legend turned Ragge Musician, Snoop Lion, called up teh Blue Eyed Stranger to collaborate […]

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Lady GaGa Says “I Gained 25 Pounds” And She Doesn’t Feel Bad About It

Lady Gaga’s revealing costumes during her Amsterdam tour this week have gotten some attention — but not for the clothes themselves.   Stunning Star Admits She’s Not Ashamed of Weight Gain  In a new interview with radio host Elvis Duran, the 26-year-old singer admits she’s recently gained some weight. “I’m dieting right now, because I gained, […]

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Flight 253 and the Missed Signs of Terrorism

The 23-year-old son of a banker from Nigeria should have tripped every alarm in the global aviation-security system put in place after 9/11: He bought a $2,831 ticket for flights from Lagos to Amsterdam to Detroit and paid for it in cash. He left no contact information with the airline

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Defoe double rescues England in Amsterdam

Substitute Jermain Defoe scored two second half goals as England came from two down to draw 2-2 against the Netherlands in a friendly international on Wednesday. Sorry first half defending left Fabio Capello’s men facing defeat in the Amsterdam arena, but by the finish they were pushing for victory after an impressive comeback. The Dutch were the first team from Europe to qualify for the World Cup finals and showed their quality in the early exchanges as the visitors struggled to settle

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Two New Museums for Tintin and Magritte

It’s an old parlor game: Can you name 10 famous Belgians? Belgium is a tiny nation, and often the butt of its neighbors’ jokes, but it can claim two 20th-century artistic giants who would make it onto that list: Hergé — or at least his globetrotting comic strip character Tintin — and René Magritte, the subversive surrealist painter

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Dutchman Jol appointed new coach of Ajax

Eredivisie giants Ajax Amsterdam have announced that Martin Jol has signed a three-year contract to coach the club, starting from July 1. The 53-year-old Dutchman moves from German side Hamburg, where he had recently secured a European place with a fifth-placed Bundesliga finish — as well as leading the club to the semifinals of this season’s UEFA Cup. Jol has also coached Den Haag and Roda — with whom he won the Dutch Cup — in his homeland.

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Dutch ‘royal attack’ death toll rises

The death toll from the suspected attack on the Dutch royal family has continued to rise as more details emerged about the man who slammed his car into a crowd during a holiday parade. The Dutch defence ministry announced late Friday that a military policeman, 55-year-old Roel Nijenhuis, had died in hospital — bringing the death toll to seven, including the suspected attacker. Twelve people were also injured.

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