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Australian reality TV stars 'shot at by IS' in Syria

Australian public broadcaster SBS Tuesday defended a reality show where participants were shot at by Islamic State militants in Syria as part of a trip retracing refugees’ journeys, saying they had extensive security preparations. SBS is to air the first episode of the three-part series “Go Back to Where You Came From” on Tuesday evening, with the programme taking “ordinary Australians” to Syria, Baghdad and Myanmar to expose them to

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8

Aug. 2: Keyboardist Garth Hudson of The Band is 78. Director Wes Craven is 76. Singer Kathy Lennon of The Lennon Sisters is 72. Actor Max Wright (“Alf,” ”Norm”) is 72. Actress Joanna Cassidy is 70. Actress Kathryn Harrold is 65. Actor Butch Patrick (“The Munsters”) is 62. Actress Victoria Jackson is 56. Actress Apollonia is 56. Actress Cynthia Stevenson (“Men in Trees,” ”Hope and Gloria”) is 53. Actress Mary-Louise