Broadway Meows Concert, with Sean Patrick Doyle, Garrett Long, Brian Charles Rooney, Offered July 18
The third annual Broadway Meows concert for the Humane Society of New York will be presented at Don’t Tell Mama July 18 at 7 PM.
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Stage falls at Ottawa Bluesfest; 2 hospitalized
TORONTO (AP) – The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed Sunday night during a Cheap Trick concert as a severe thunderstorm sent the band members and thousands of fans running for cover. At least five people were injured, one seriously. The members of Cheap Trick got off the stage safely, but …
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Papuan strike halts world’s biggest gold mine
A few computer keystrokes were enough to get Simon Windesi and his friends riled up about the low wages a global mining giant pays them in this distant part of Indonesia.
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Samsung Romania’s Twitter account either leaked the next Nexus or just reposted some blog rumors
So far rumors of the next Nexus phone have been mostly whispered and unverifiable, but they appeared to get a strong confirmation when confirmation and specs were spotted on the Samsung Romania Twitter account (@SamsungMobileRO). Romanian business paper ZF grabbed the tweets saying the Nexus Prime would feature a Super AMOLED HD (1280 x 720) screen and Android 4.0 when it ships later this year …
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President’s Twitter Town Hall is Another Watershed Moment for Social Media
Twitter is transforming how we communicate.
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LIBYAN ESSAYIST: Twitter And Facebook Did Not Create The Arab Spring
Although he admitted the effectiveness of social media during the Arab Spring, he stopped well short of giving Facebook and Twitter too much credit.
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EXCLUSIVE: Google to Retire Blogger & Picasa Brands in Google+ Push
Say goodbye to the Picasa and Blogger names: Google intends to retire several non-Google name brands and rename them as Google products, Mashable has learned.
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Cali Swag District Copes with M-Bone’s Death Before ‘Kickback’ Release
Corey Fowler was driving when he heard the gunshots that killed his friend and bandmate Montae Talbert outside an Inglewood liquor store.
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Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone Moves On
Twitter is losing another co-founder. Biz Stone, who helped launch the microblogging service in 2006, is leaving day-to-day work at the company.
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Arrests using Facebook, Twitter, cellphone pictures on the rise (video)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A few hours after Shawn Peck and Shane Gibson finished robbing, binding, gagging and beating an elderly woman inside her Big Chimney home last year, they checked into a local motel room and used their cellphon…
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Maria Shriver files for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger
Former California first lady Maria Shriver filed for divorce today from her estranged husband Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Some ‘Dark Knight Rises’ footage courtesy of an industrious Englander
It’s not much, but we’ll take what we can get, right?
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Amy Winehouse Meltdown Caught on YouTube [VIDEO]
Troubled musician Amy Winehouse is blowing up on YouTube — but for all the wrong reasons. On Saturday, the singer — who has long-str…
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‘Hot Coffee’: an unlikely Oregon filmmaker storms Sundance with a documentary about justice denied
A first-time filmmaker from Ashland uses her legal expertise to craft a prize-winning HBO documentary about the civil justice system.
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What’s Trending: Michael Jackson tribute videos
Two year after Michael Jackson’s death, fans pay tribute to his legacy.
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Lakeport Police Department seeks suspects in early Friday stabbing
LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department is seeking two suspects that are alleged to have been involved with a stabbing early Friday. Sgt. Kevin Odom said the stabbing occurred shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday in the 700 block of Manzanita Street in Lakeport.
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Escaped Dog Runs Marathon
A Maryland dog is raising money for cancer after escaping from his yard and running part of a charity half marathon
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News Briefs
A YouTube video depicting the history of the Temple Mount may be yanked after Arab complaints not enough people view it, according to the poster. A YouTube video depicting the history of the Temple Mount may be yanked after Arab complaints not enough people view it, according to the poster.
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Daily Mail
Who, Us, What? Video grabs from Channel 4’s documentary ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’. Shown here are images of blindfolded LTTE men being shot dead in cold blood by, presumably, Lankan soldiers.
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Music Review: S.O.S. – I Owe You Nothing EP
share: digg facebook twitter After an intro tune that is actually interesting and actually instrumental (“Decontrol”), S.O.S. lunges into hardcore territory fist-first with the crushing “Keep Me Outside.” The tough guy hardcore stuff continues throughout the album and nothing here is introspective or particularly thoughtful. [...] the aim of a group like S.O.S. is to drill, baby, drill, and they …
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LA School Students Taught via Twitter
Many schools might block Twitter in classrooms, but one Los Angeles area middle school teacher is using the popular social network to get his students excited about learning.
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Boys Track Athlete of the Year: Greg Coleman
share: digg facebook twitter Won state in the Class 5A 300-meter hurdles for the second straight year, this time with a 36.34 clocking, breaking the record of 36.48, set by Eric Jones of Judson in 1986.
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Perry maneuvers to keep travel details secret
share: digg facebook twitter Gov. Rick Perry’s office has asked lawmakers hammering out details of a school finance bill to include an unrelated provision that would keep secret the expenses of the Department of Public Safety team that provides security when he and his wife, Anita, travel. Some members of the conference committee were skeptical about including language that would limit the …
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Video: Eight-armed moms give their all in Puget Sound
Baby birds are taking wing across the Puget Sound region this month. But under the surface of the sound, female octopuses still have a lot of work to do before their eggs even hatch.
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Marc Ruxin: The New Creative Department
It is a new world: Brands + Skillfully Placed Media Investments + The Right Platforms + The Right Partner + The Right Offer = Creative Success
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US funny women lead the way as Bridesmaids hits the big screen
Bridesmaids, the US comedy and ‘fem-friendship’ movie is being seen as a cultural landmark, as women get the killer lines The film is fast-paced and riotous and represents a dire warning about eating Mexican food before attending a wedding dress fitting. It also has a lot of entertaining women in it. Released in Britain this week and already hailed by critics as the movie of the summer …
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