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The Justice Department has approved the massive cable deal and the FCC chairman has recommended approval, with conditions.

There are probably other reasons the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (presented by Shell) could use a new name. But this reporter believes it needs to better reflect the soul-healing, stress-relieving, musically invigorating powers that this annual cultural pilgrimage has come to represent. While we work on a handle that has a better ring to it than the New Orleans Rejuvenative Music Health Spa, let’s consider this year’s 47th edition. To borrow the title of an oft-covered song at last year’s Jazz Fest... Читать дальше...

If any one of the ‘90s Quentin Tarantino copycats remade “Sliding Doors,” this neo-noir would be the result, even down to the casting of John Lynch, who starred in the 1998 film. Filled with would-be-witty dialogue, “Detour” takes a Choose Your Own Adventure approach to its twist-filled narrative about a college student whose attempts for revenge go very wrong. Director Christopher Smith employs split screen to show what happens when his hero makes a decision and flips back in time when it wants to show the audience just how little they know. Читать дальше...

"The Nightly Show" host promises to spare no one at this year's White House Correspondents' dinner

In Gary Kubiak’s first season as the Broncos head coach, the team brought in Owen Daniels as a familiar face at tight end. Daniels, who played for Kubiak in Houston and Baltimore, was released in March, but Kubiak will still have some familiarity at the position. The team announced Monday that they have signed Texans…

Following revelations that the US government is spying on everybody domestic and abroad, companies responded by instituting more anti-surveillance safeguards, much to the disdain of Big Brother.

A sweeping plan to wean Saudi Arabia from its dependence on oil, unveiled early Monday, has drawn cautious praise in global and domestic policy circles. But the economic reforms also invited renewed criticism over the kingdom’s poor record on human rights and gender equality, and its controversial intervention in Yemen.

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What's better than gathering together to watch the "Game of Thrones" season six premiere with a group of friends? How about watching the premiere with one of the actors from the show?

Actress Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) surprised a group of UCLA students throwing a premiere party, and she shared her entire adventure on Instagram.

It all started with a tweet. Maisie Williams put out a call on Twitter to see if any students at UCLA were throwing a "Game of Thrones" viewing party. Читать дальше...

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Chinese oil imports are surging once again after a brief lull in demand, demonstrating that the world's second biggest oil consumer is still hungry for oil.

My heart pounds as I sprint to the finish line.

Thousands of spectators cheer as a sense of elation washes over me. I savor the feeling.

But then, the image slowly fades away and my true surroundings come into focus. I am lying in a dark room with my head held firmly in place, inside an MRI scanner.

While this might typically be unpleasant, I am a willing research study participant and am eagerly anticipating what comes next.

I hold my breath as I stare at the bar... Читать дальше...

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CALGARY, Alberta, April 25 (UPI) -- Canadian leader Justin Trudeau was outraged Monday by the death of a Calgary man who was killed by militants in the Philippines after a ransom deadline expired.

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Just when you think things can’t get any worse for Elizabeth Holmes — they do.

The 32-year-old founder and CEO of Theranos, Holmes withstood months of negative press about her questionable blood testing technology. Now her startup is the target of a full-blown federal criminal investigation and official inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Both the government and the SEC want to know the same thing: Did Holmes lie her way into a $9 billion valuation? Читать дальше...

A story about the arrival of Storm Johnson in Tampa Bay is neither about a young meteorologist from a small-market affiliate getting a shot at the big time nor a promotion for the local Arena League team. The Buccaneers announced they had signed running back Storm Johnson, giving them some depth in the backfield prior…

Nikki Sixx, Bassist for Motley Crue and Sixx:A.M., talks about his push for YouTube to pay artists appropriately, and his call to President Obama to help.

Both Gannett and Tribune were spun off from larger media companies that owned TV stations, a move to protect the accelerating growth of broadcast advertising from the falling fortunes of newspapers. A Gannett takeover of Tribune could mean cost-cutting, shedding jobs and adding USA Today inserts into papers instead of national news sections, said media analyst Ken Doctor. Last month, the Chicago-based company announced a reorganization that named each of its newspapers' editors as dual editors-in-chief and publishers. Читать дальше...

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John Ridsdel, a Canadian held hostage by Islamist militants in the Philippines, “has been killed at the hands of his captors,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement Monday. “This was an act of cold-blooded murder and responsibility rests squarely with the terrorist group who took him hostage,” Trudeau said, emphasizing that Canada condemns the “brutality” of this “unnecessary death.”Ridsdel had been held hostage with three others since ...

– Nigeria can’t generate 7,000 megawatts of electricity due to lack of gas –  The federal government is aware of the challenges and working hard to achieve sustainable energy supply in the country Despite Nigeria’s enormous natural gas reserves the country does not have enough gas to fire power plants to generate up to 7,000 megawatts (MW) […]

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Niall Horan leaves Libertine nightclub after spending the night out with some pals on Sunday (April 24) in London, England. The 22-year-old One Direction band member was seen hanging out with a group of guy pals the night before as well! One Direction fans have launched a social media campaign to get “Home” to be [...]

As US allies prepare to send warships to the coast of Libya, political analyst Eric Draitser speaks with Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear about the possibility of another American-led intervention.