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NEW YORK — When Bruno Mars hit the stage for his first TV special, he could feel the music — in his bones and in his veins — and it shows.
Mars' energetic and slick dance moves and smooth vocals are at the forefront of “BRUNO MARS: 24K MAGIC LIVE AT THE APOLLO,” which debuts at 10 p.m. Wednesday on CBS. He recorded the special at the Apollo Theater in New York's Harlem, performing the majority of his album “24K Magic.”
Mars says you've got to perform the music “a few times to get it in your bones, to get it right, to work out all the kinks.”
Mars says he chose to film the one-hour special at the Apollo, which he calls “a magical place,” because of the venue's rich history in music.
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LAS VEGAS — Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters didn't shy away when asked to comment on sexual harassment just after being crowned.
The representative from South Africa said that women who stand together are unbreakable and able to speak up when they see something wrong in the workplace or at home.
A fan-submitted question posed to Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett asked why men and women should work together to address the issue of sexual misconduct.
She said men and women should come together to make sure no form of abuse, including sexual harassment, is tolerated.
Nel-Peters, who recently earned a business management degree, was crowned Sunday at The AXIS theater at Planet Hollywood casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip.
The runner-up was Miss Colombia Laura Gonzalez, while Bennett finished as the second runner-up.
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INDEPENDENCE, Iowa — Lawyers for former “Bachelor” star Chris Soules have asked a judge to dismiss the charge against him stemming from his rear-end crash that killed a farmer driving a tractor.
Defense attorney Robert Montgomery argued Monday that the charge of failing to remain at the scene of a fatal collision should be dismissed because he says Soules complied with Iowa law. He says Soules reported the April crash, identified himself to a 911 dispatcher, provided aid to the 66-year-old farmer, Kenneth Mosher, and waited until emergency responders arrived. He says the law didn't require Soules to stay longer.
Prosecutor Scott Brown says the law implies that drivers responsible for fatal crashes must remain until an officer can speak with them. He says witnesses stayed longer than Soules, who fled in a truck down a gravel road about 14 minutes after rear-ending Mosher's tractor.
Judge Andrea Dryer says she'll rule later on Soules' motion to dismiss the case. The trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 18.
By The Associated Press
