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LONDON — Paul McCartney wants to release an avant-garde track that The Beatles recorded in 1967.

The 14-minute song “Carnival of Light” includes a distorted guitar and organ, plus the sound of gargling and McCartney and John Lennon shouting “Barcelona!” and “Are you all right?”

McCartney said they made it during a session at Abbey Road and he had asked the other band members to “just wander round all of the stuff and bang it, shout, play it.”

He told the British Broadcasting Corporation that he still has a master tape of it, and that “the time has come for it to get its moment.”

McCartney said that he wanted to include it on The Beatles’ “Anthology” CDs, but the other group members vetoed it.

The singer-songwriter would have to get permission from Ringo Starr, Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, and George Harrison’s widow, Olivia Harrison, to release the track. (Read the full post about ‘Experimental Beatles Track May Be Released’…)

NEW YORK — Carson Daly said that he can’t believe a show that started with just him and a cameraman took off the way “Total Request Live” did.

Sunday night was the final episode of “TRL,” with appearances by Beyonce’, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Fall Out Boy and Diddy, who’s been on the show more than any other celebrity.

In fact, Diddy called himself “The King of ‘TRL”‘ on the show. Kid Rock’s final act of defiance was to refuse to put out his cigar on the set, after years of being asked to do that.

Eminem said of “TRL,” “I kind of feel like they’re tearing down my home.”

“TRL’s” final countdown was the top videos of its entire run.

Coming in at No. 1 was “Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears. (Read the full post about ‘MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ Signs Off’…)

LONDON — Rapper Kanye West was arrested after a disturbance outside a nightclub in England early Friday, but he was released without charges.

The British Press Association and other outlets reported that West was detained after tangling with a photographer outside a bar in Newcastle.

Police said only that a 31-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of assault after an incident at a nightclub and was released.

British police usually do not identify suspects who have not been charged.

A spokeswoman for West did not return calls requesting comment.

LAS VEGAS — Comedian Wanda Sykes said the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to her be more outspoken about being gay.

Before, Sykes said she never felt she had to make a big deal about her sexuality. She said her friends and family knew she was a lesbian, but otherwise she was just living her life, “not necessarily in the closet.”

But now she said it’s time to get in people’s faces. (Read the full post about ‘Wanda Sykes Says She’s ‘Proud To Be Gay’’…)

LOS ANGELES — Revenge is sweet — but so is $70.4 million.

That’s how much money has gone through the box office this weekend for the new James Bond film, “Quantum of Solace.” It’s the one in which Bond, played by Daniel Craig, tries to get revenge for the death of his lover in the previous film, “Casino Royale.”

It’s the biggest-ever opening weekend for a Bond flick — easily topping the $47 million for “Die Another Day” in 2002.

Many Bond fans had been unhappy with the choice of Craig as the new Bond — but the success of “Casino Royale” silenced a lot of the critics.

In the second spot this week is the animated “Madagascar” film that made its debut in first place last week.

The next two weekends will bring some more likely hits, including the vampire romance “Twilight.”

Here’s the top 10 at the weekend box office:

1. (Read the full post about ‘Bond Stirs Up $70M At Box Office’…)

FORDSVILLE, Ky. — A western Kentucky paramedic has been charged with murder and leaving the scene of an accident.

Kentucky State Police said Thursday they’ve arrested 29-year-old Brian Bellamy in the death last Friday of 33-year-old Antone Wilkins of Fordsville.

Police said Wilkins was killed after being hit by Bellamy’s vehicle on Kentucky 54 north of Fordsville in Ohio County.

Bellamy was being held at the Ohio County jail on $100,000 bond.

It’s unclear whether Bellamy is represented by a lawyer.

Police said Bellamy is a paramedic in Hopkinsville, but a county dispatcher there says Bellamy works for a private ambulance company. (Read the full post about ‘Paramedic Charged With Murder In Highway Death’…)

INDIANAPOLIS — Police said a fetus was buried in a makeshift grave found by University of Indianapolis students who were researching an old cemetery on the south side of Indianapolis.

The small grave included a marker with “Baby Wheeler” written on it.

Southport police detective Todd Burris said police found a fetus wrapped in red velvet, buried in a wooden box.

University of Indianapolis biology professor Roger Sweets said it was a surprise to see a fresh grave in the Mary Bryan Cemetery, where his students study old grave markers.

A pathologist determined that the fetus may have been six to ten weeks old.

Burris said police don’t plan to file any charges. (Read the full post about ‘Fetus Found Buried In Old Cemetery’…)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Authorities are warning Indiana deer hunters not to touch remnants of methamphetamine labs that they may come across in the woods.

Indiana State Police Trooper Rob Smith said containers used to cook meth may look harmless, but could contain toxic chemicals or explode.

Smith said meth producers have condensed their makeshift laboratories to a “one-pot method” so that meth can be produced in a single container - often a soda bottle or small gas can. The process leaves behind volatile chemicals.

He said the containers are often tossed in wooded areas or on the side of the road.

Smith urges hunters who find what appears to be remnants of a meth lab to call state police.

Indiana’s firearm deer season runs Nov. (Read the full post about ‘Hunters Warned Of Meth Lab Remnants’…)

SHELBY CO., Ky — Shelby County Officials are searching for a woman who escaped from prison Thursday.

Anita Thomas disappeared from the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women around 9:00 last night.

Thomas was serving a 28 year sentence for fraudulent use of a credit card and theft by deception in Jefferson County.

If you think you may have seen Thomas or know her where-abouts, you’re asked to call Shelby County Police at 502-633-2323.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro police investigated man’s death Thursday night.

A 911 call came in at about 8:45 p.m. that a man was found dead at 3500 Greenwood Ave.

Police identified the victim as a black man between 50 and 60 years old.

A neighbor reported hearing a gunshot, but police haven’t confirmed that yet.

Police are waiting for the coroner to determine the victim’s cause of death.

No other details were released initially.

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