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Box Office: ‘Exodus’ Toppling ‘Mockingjay’ with $25 MillionVarietyThe movie is far behind the film that topped the box office this time last year; “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” opened to $73.6 million in 2013. The final film of the trilogy, “The Battle of the Five Armies,” hits U.S. theaters next Friday. It …Box Office: … Read more
Behind USAID’s failed attempt to infiltrate Cuban hip–hopPBS NewsHourThis week the Associated Press revealed that the U.S. government attempted and failed to co-opt the hip–hop scene in Cuba to “spark a youth movement against the government.” Trish Wilson of the Associated Press joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, …and more …read more From:: Hip Hop News … Read more
Honolulu man charged with murder in beating deathWest Hawaii TodayHONOLULU — A Honolulu man suspected of using a metal object to beat another man to death outside a home has been charged with second-degree murder. Bail for Dale Rodriguez Jr. 41, was set at $1 million, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.Homicide detectives investigate Salt Lake deathHonolulu … Read more
NHL Insider: Bettman may be ready to gamble on Las VegasMinneapolis Star TribuneWilliam Foley, the billionaire who aims to park an NHL franchise right on the Las Vegas Strip, will meet with the NHL this week to begin setting up the parameters for an enormous gamble — a season-ticket drive to gauge whether Sin City’s … Read more
‘Millions March NYC,’ protesting grand jury decision in Eric Garner death …NewsdayThousands of protesters poured through the streets of midtown and Lower Manhattan on Saturday, the latest march in more than a week of protests following a grand jury’s decision not to indict a NYPD officer in the death of Staten Island resident Eric …NYC … Read more
Scenes From Washington D.C.‘s Justice For All MarchBuzzFeed NewsJay Priest and his two cousins left the Bronx at three in the morning on Saturday for the drive to Washington, D.C. They were there to join thousands of others at Al Sharpton’s Justice for All march. “It’s getting crazy with all these young people … …read … Read more
Memorial Held For Former Denver Teacher Murdered In Abu DhabiCBS LocalDENVER (CBS4) – Dozens of people gathered at a Denver park to remember a former Denver teacher who was murdered overseas. Ibolya Ryan was stabbed to death earlier this month in Abu Dhabi where she had been continuing her teaching. Friends …and more …read more … Read more
Hakkasan To Close Deal For Morgans Hotel-Owned Light Group In Las Vegas …ForbesWhen the Hakkasan Group launched its flagship Las Vegas club and restaurant at the MGM Grand in 2013, its executives hinted at something more to come. The company had just opened the doors at a $100 million dollar, 80,000 square-foot facility–the …and more … Read more
Baby Joy! Actress Hayden Panettiere gives birthIrish IndependentThe 25-year-old actress and her fiancé Wladimir Klitschko welcomed their little girl Kaya Klitschko on Tuesday December 9, a representative of the couple confirmed to People. Weighing in at 7lbs.14oz, and measuring 20 inches, the new parents couldn’t …Actress Hayden Panettiere gave birth to 1st child, a daughter … Read more
Benedictine 45, Greater Atlanta Christian 21Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)The Cadets defeated Greater Atlanta Christian, 45-21, Saturday at the Georgia Dome, avenging a Week 1 loss and capping a dominant string of games to finish the season. After falling 35-28 to Vidalia in mid-October, Benedictine (13-2) ran roughshod over …Mistakes doom Greater Atlanta Christian football in … Read more
Donald Glover’s FX Comedy ‘Atlanta‘ Gets Pilot OrderRollingStone.comWhile Community prepares to make the jump to computer screens, former castmate Donald Glover is plotting a return to television. The Childish Gambino rapper will star in and executive produce an FX comedy titled Atlanta. The series will tell the story …Welcome. FX Orders Donald Glover Comedy Pilot, … Read more
Millions March protests Saturday in SF, OaklandSFGateA pair of planned protests could bring thousands of people onto the streets of San Francisco and Oakland on Saturday as a string of demonstrations denouncing racial injustice continues in the Bay Area. The Millions March events are the latest response …Two separate police brutality protests planned in SF, … Read more
State football: Miami Central tops Armwood in Class 6A finalTampabay.comArmwood Head Coach Sean Callahan stands with senior players Jordan Griffin (40), left, and Noah Johnson (12), right, after being presented with the Class 6A state final runner-up award after their lose against Miami Central at the Citrus Bowl in …Miami Central Defeats Seffner Armwood, 24-10, … Read more
The Ho Ho Horror: Santacon 2014 Hits New York CityTIMEUndaunted by the popular backlash against the notoriously rowdy annual gathering, Santacon returned to the streets of New York this year, with thousands donning Santa suits on Saturday for the annual booze-and-Christmas-cheer-fueled bar crawl.SantaCon 2014 in New York CityNew York Daily NewsNew York City SantaCon Bars … Read more
Stephen Curry scores 29, helps Warriors drop Mavs for 15th win in rowESPNThe Warriors became the 12th NBA team to open a season 20-2. Steve Kerr, in his first season, is the first coach to start that fast. Curry and Klay Thompson each scored 17 in the first half as Golden State ran out to … Read more
Wicked weather brings rare tornado to Los AngelesWWMT-TV(NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A wicked weather system is moving through the Pacific northwest, and it’s bringing a rare tornado to Los Angeles. Cellphone video taken in Los Angeles on Friday morning shows the scene. You can see some debris being kicked up …West Coast storms surprise Los Angeles … Read more
Notre Dame LT Ronnie Stanley will wait on NFL Draft decisionComcast SportsNet ChicagoStanley, along with left guard Nick Martin, defensive tackle Sheldon Day and quarterback Everett Golson, submitted a request for an evaluation from the NFL Draft Advisory Board earlier this month. But the Las Vegas native said Friday his focus isn’t on …Notre Dame’s … Read more
Tyson Chandler deflects away shoeESPN (blog)The shoe swat wasn’t enough to help Dallas overcome a 28-point deficit, a hole the Mavs mostly dug by giving up 39 points in the first quarter. “That was probably the [Mavs’] best defensive play of the night,” Dallas power forward Dirk Nowitzki deadpanned.Mavs’ Chandler swats errant shoe against WarriorsSunHerald.comall … Read more
Tech boom has companies moving all about Bay AreaOroville Mercury RegisterThe Bay Area is not only booming — it’s moving all over the place. CipherCloud spokeswoman Feng says her cloud-security company has moved six times in the past four years. In a peripatetic reflection of the regional tech frenzy, well-funded startups …and more …read more … Read more
MLB Rumors: San Francisco Giants Make the Most Sense For Sergio RomoRantSportsThe San Francisco Giants‘ biannual process of restocking their roster with postseason contributors hasn’t taken effect this offseason, possibly in part because of two failed World Series defense efforts in 2011 and 2013. Although it remains noticeably …and more …read more From:: SF Giants … Read more
Man wounded in East Oakland shootingChico Enterprise-RecordOAKLAND — A man shot multiple times in East Oakland on Friday afternoon got his own transportation to a hospital, police said. His name and age were not released. His condition was not immediately available. The man was shot about 1:37 p.m. Friday at …and more …read more From:: … Read more
Will rider safety be the Achilles heel for Uber?W*USA 9Regulators at the California Public Utilities Commission are revisiting ride-hailing company rules they put in place last year. Among the questions: “Did we get the criminal background check right, is it exhaustive as it should be,” said Marzia Zafar …and more …read more From:: CPUC News … Read more
49ers Place NaVorro Bowman, Glenn Dorsey on Injured Reserve49ers.comThe San Francisco 49ers have promoted cornerback Marcus Cromartie and guard Andrew Tiller to the active roster from the team’s practice squad. In order to make room on the roster, the team has placed linebacker NaVorro Bowman and defensive lineman …49ers place Bowman, Dorsey on season-ending IRSan … Read more
Mavericks vs. Warriors preview: Can Dallas stop unstoppable Golden State?Mavs Moneyball… that got to meet OKC without Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook. They’ve certainly looked good against a handful of strong Western teams (they beat both the Trail Blazers and the Clippers), but they should expect a tough challenge from Dallas tonight.Golden State Warriors vs. … Read more
Mainland sex workers in Hong Kong seek money, travel and tend to be married …South China Morning Post (subscription)In Hong Kong, most women arrested for vice-related offences are from the mainland; 96 per cent of those arrested for sex work between 2010 and last year were from there, police figures show. While working as a … Read more
Gangsters have taken over Instagram as social media used to organise …Mirror.co.ukHis online threat is what gangs on the image sharing website call an “Instabeef” – part of a chilling trend of organising showdowns via social media. The Sunday Mirror has passed on the disturbing footage to Scotland Yard. A source said the man’s … … Read more
Frontline handshake: Kiev army, militia meet amid Donetsk airport ruinsRTWe are soldiers, we do what we’re told,” said a Kiev army battalion commander known as ‘Kupol.’ “I hope things will be OK in the future; that with this ceasefire, we can all take our proper places, without too much fighting,” answered the anti … …read … Read more
Scramble mode: Cleveland Browns’ receivers can create big plays when Johnny …cleveland.comBrowns receivers adjusting to Johnny Manziel’s scrambling ability Cleveland Browns receivers are adjusting to the mobility of Johnny Manziel as he makes his NFL debut in Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Tight end Jordan Cameron said “It’s more of a …Fan apologizes to Johnny … Read more
It never stops to amaze me how many people who have made it in the tech World think it’s due only to their hard work and ‘above average’ intellect. Such is the case with Patrick Mathieson, a venture capitalist with Vinny Smith’s Toba Capital. Over at Quora, the online question and answer session, Mr. Mathieson … Read more
‘DeadCore’ takes fast, fun approach to video gamingBoston GlobeThis is a game that revels in the difficulties of the most challenging platformers — that is, games in which you have to engage in challenging leaps from structure to structure — by giving you all sorts of toys to play with. Plumes of blue flame … … Read more
Hip Hop Single Sales This Week: Big Sean, ILOVEMAKONNEN, Iggy AzaleaHipHopDXBig Sean & E-40 return to the #1 spot and O.T. Genasis’ “Coco” cracks into the Top 10 at #7. After Beyonce showed out last week with two singles in the Top 3, Big Sean and E-40 return to their #1 spot on the list … Read more
Man dies after being escorted from strip clubU-T San DiegoSAN DIEGO — San Diego police homicide detectives are investigating the early-morning death of a man who collapsed after being escorted out of a Midway District strip club Saturday. The man, in his 30s, had been involved in an altercation inside Pacers …Man Dead After Altercation … Read more
Germany’s most successful TV show comes to an endU-T San DiegoFILE – The Jan. 25, 2003 file photo shows U.S. actors Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Tom Hanks joking during German TV show ‘Wetten, dass…?!’ (‘Bet It…?!’) in Boeblingen near Stuttgart, southern Germany. “Wetten, dass….” – Germany’s most successful …and more …read more From:: TV Shows … Read more
Mariota arrives in New York for Heisman ceremonyHonolulu Star-AdvertiserOn Politics Hawaii’s new first lady will focus on education. Further Review Race guru gives Honolulu Marathon the full Monti. TheBuzz. Farmers market, website keep Happy Cakes coming. Wealth of Health Diabetes is least desirable gift to get during …Remembering Heisman Finalists as College Football RecruitsBleacher ReportMarcus … Read more
Cop who killed Tamir Rice not told boy’s age: unionNew York Daily NewsCLEVELAND — A dispatcher didn’t tell officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy last month that the gun might not be real or that the person might be a child, a Cleveland police union official said Friday. Cleveland Police Patrolmen … Read more