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Kelly Rowland confirms split from her record label

Kelly Rowland confirms split from her record labelWashington, Apr 1 : Pop star Kelly Rowland has confirmed that she has split from Columbia records.

While reports suggest that Rowland was dropped by her record label, she insists that it was a mutual decision.

"Because Columbia Records has been my home base as an artist for more than a decade, the decision to move out on my own required a lot of soul-searching," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Madonna’s millions raised from Malawi fundraiser go ‘missing’

Madonna’s millions raised from Malawi fundraiser go ‘missing’Washington, April 1 : Millions of dollars raised from Madonna's Malawi fundraiser last year have no address, it has emerged.

According to Fox News, the estimated 3.7 million dollars remain unaccountable after repeated inquiries to The Gucci Foundation and the singer's Raising Malawi charity.

The Queen of Pop had previously urged her fellow celebrities to donate for the cause, which is backed by Jewish mysticism Kabbalah and dedicated to helping Malawi''s one million poverty-stricken orphans.

On-form Federer downs Dent as leading seeds reach quarters

On-form Federer downs Dent as leading seeds reach quartersMiami  - Roger Federer stretched his run of form at the Miami Masters as he completed his 33rd victory Tuesday in his 11th straight year at the event, reaching the quarter-finals 6-3, 6-2 over Taylor Dent.

Dent, 27, spent six months in a body cast and underwent three back operations as he missed three years of ATP play due to the serious problem. The US player returned to the game at the start of 2009 with a ranking just inside the top 500 after his inactivity.

ROUNDUP: US consumer confidence up slightly; home prices decline

US consumer confidence up slightly; home prices declineWashington  - US consumer confidence edged up marginally in March after reaching an all-time low the month before, but housing prices continued to plummet, according to two private surveys released Tuesday.

The New York-based Conference Board said its gauge of consumer confidence rose 0.7 points to 26, pulling back from February's level, which was the lowest since records began, amid a deep recession in the United States.

Last month's level was the lowest since the index was created in 1967 and this month's slight increase marked the first rise since November.

US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal

US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal Washington  - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out cigarette maker Philip Morris USA's appeal in a 79.5-million-dollar lawsuit brought a decade ago by a smoker's widow.

The court, in a one-sentence opinion, declined to rule on the legal issues in the case, effectively upholding the award in 1999 by an Oregon jury to Mayola Williams, who was widowed when her husband died of lung cancer.

The award has since ballooned to 145 million dollars with interest.

US reviewing trade barriers, existing free-trade deals

US reviewing trade barriers, existing free-trade deals Washington - The United States is reviewing existing free- trade deals and will take other countries to task for adopting illegal trade barriers, the country's top trade official said Tuesday.

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said the administration was developing a list of countries and programmes that violate international trade law and is prepared to take offenders before the World Trade Organization or other bilateral forums.

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