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By Times staff writer Power failure ends Spears concert after two songsA power failure ended a Britney Spears concert in Lubbock, Texas, after two songs Friday night. Spears used pyrotechnic effects and explosions while performing Oops . . . I Did It Again and (You Drive Me) Crazy. Arena power and lighting worked after the failure, but Spears' stage shows require additional power. A member of Spears' management appeared on stage with the entertainer and told the crowd the concert was canceled because of safety concerns. "I'm just so sorry," Spears told the crowd at a Texas Tech arena, before being met with boos. "Please don't boo," she said, then walked off the stage. Former 'Diff'rent Strokes' star takes role on soap operaSoap opera fans may soon find themselves asking, "Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?" Diff'rent Strokes star Todd Bridges, who often heard that catch phrase from his character's little brother (played by Gary Coleman) on the 1980s sitcom, has taken a role on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless. Bridges, 37, will play a character named Juice, described by executive producer David Shaughnessy as "a real out-and-out bad guy . . . bent on revenge." Bridges taped his episodes of The Young and the Restless last week, and the first episode is scheduled for broadcast July 12. The character is set to appear in several shows, but producers say Bridges could become a regular cast member. U2 previews song on Web siteU2 is previewing a new song, The Hands That Built America, on its Web site, www.U2.com. The site has a video clip of the group in the studio at work on what is believed to be U2's first recording since the end of its "Elevation" tour. The song was performed publicly May 13 at New York's Tribeca Film Festival to promote the Martin Scorsese film Gangs Of New York, due out on Christmas Day. The song is featured on the soundtrack, Launch.com says.
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