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Hot ‘Frozen’ tops box office

NEW YORK

In its second weekend at the box office, the Disney animated tale “Frozen” finally cooled off “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” while the week’s lone new wide-release “Out of the Furnace” wasn’t a match for either blockbuster.

According to studio estimates Sunday, “Frozen” led the multiplexes with a haul of $31.6 million over the weekend, taking over the top spot from “Catching Fire.” Lionsgate’s “Hunger Games” sequel slid to second with $27 million in its third week of release.

Relativity Media’s steel-town drama “Out of the Furnace,” starring Christian Bale and Casey Affleck, opened with $5.3 million, good enough for third place.

Rounding out the top five were “Thor: The Dark World,” with $4.7 million in fourth place; and “Delivery Man” in fifth place with $3.8 million.

Susan Boyle says Asperger’s diagnosis was a relief

LONDON

Singer Susan Boyle says she has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism — and feels relief at finally having the right label for her condition.

Boyle told the Observer newspaper that she saw a specialist a year ago, who told her she had Asperger’s and an above-average IQ.

Boyle, 52, had learning difficulties as a child, which she was told were the result of brain damage from oxygen deprivation at birth.

She struggled in school and was bullied by other children.

“I have always known that I have had an unfair label put upon me,” Boyle said in the interview, published Sunday.

“Now I have a clearer understanding of what’s wrong and I feel relieved and a bit more relaxed about myself.”

The church volunteer from a small Scottish town became a global sensation when she sang the “Les Miserables” number “I Dreamed a Dream” on TV contest “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2009.

The singer said she was glad she, and others, would now have a better understanding of the struggles she experiences.

Paris Hilton’s brother assaulted at Miami party

MIAMI BEACH, FLA.

Authorities say the brother of socialite Paris Hilton was assaulted at a Miami Beach party.

A police report says 24-year-old Barron Hilton told authorities a man struck him in the face after the two had an argument at a party Friday in a Miami Beach home.

Hilton suffered deep cuts on his forehead and nose. He posted a photo of the injuries online.

Neither Hilton nor two witnesses could identify the suspect. According to the report, witnesses told police that the suspect wanted Hilton to leave and hit him in the face with an unknown object.

The suspect then fled in a dark green SUV.

Associated Press