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Taylor Swift cleans up at American Music Awards

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Taylor Swift’s fans have done it again, voting her the American Music Awards artist of the year for a third time. Swift (above) won Sunday night’s top honor, giving her a leading four trophies as fans celebrated the women of pop music. Swift didn’t perform, but she was a constant presence on stage and the camera alighted on her as she danced to stars like Kendrick Lamar and Luke Bryan. Her win came after Katy Perry dazzled with her show-opening performance, Lady Gaga found another inventive way to grab attention, Rihanna starred with her mother, and Miley Cyrus closed performances with the assistance of a giant lip-synching CGI kitty on her song ‘‘Wrecking Ball.’’

Keys visits Philippines

Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys (above left) visited a Philippine air force base Monday to bring cheer to hundreds of evacuees from eastern provinces wracked by Typhoon Haiyan. The American singer distributed crayons and coloring books to children at the Villamor Air Base grandstand, where evacuees from eastern Leyte and Samar provinces arrive via C-130 planes.

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I, spy

“I did it for my country and I’m proud of it.” — Arnon Milchan, a Hollywood producer (“Pretty Woman,” “Fight Club”), admitting to an Israeli TV station that for years he was an Israeli spy.