Day: June 18, 2015

Court Orders Arrest of Second Suspect in Murder of Kiev Critic Buzina – Sputnik International

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Court Orders Arrest of Second Suspect in Murder of Kiev Critic BuzinaSputnik InternationalIn April, Ukrainian opposition journalist Oles Buzina was shot dead near his home in Kiev by two masked gunmen. Two suspects in the Buzina murder case were detained on Thursday, according to the attorney general’s office in Kiev. One of the detainees …and … Read more

Four LSU football players arrested, including QB Anthony Jennings – USA TODAY

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Four LSU football players arrested, including QB Anthony JenningsUSA TODAY26 defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com when he was a senior in 2013-14 at Warren High School in San Antonio. Glenn Guilbeau covers LSU athletics for Gannett Louisiana, a Gannett company. PHOTOS: The 10 best college football stadium scenes.LSU QB Anthony Jennings among three … Read more

QB Matthew Stafford not dwelling on tough playoff loss – Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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QB Matthew Stafford not dwelling on tough playoff lossColumbus Ledger-EnquirerIn this photo taken on June 16, 2015, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throws during drills at NFL football minicamp, in Allen Park, Mich. The narrative surrounding Stafford’s career might have changed significantly if the Detroit had held on …and more …read more From:: NFL Playoffs … Read more

SXSW Music Festival leverages Robe LED entertainment lighting – LEDs Magazine

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SXSW Music Festival leverages Robe LED entertainment lightingLEDs MagazineThis year’s all-action array of show-stopping live performances included Spoon – fresh from winning the 2015 SXSW Grulke Prize for Career Act and headed by local hero Britt Daniel, who brought the house down with their show on Thursday. …read more From:: SXSW News From Google News

GM David Griffin plans to keep Cleveland Cavaliers intact, but at what cost? – cleveland.com

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GM David Griffin plans to keep Cleveland Cavaliers intact, but at what cost?cleveland.comCleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin reacts to a question from the media, Wednesday, August 6, 2014. The team held an introductory press conference for newly signed players James Jones and Mike Miller at their practice facility in …Prospects the Cleveland Cavaliers Should … Read more

McDonald's to shrink in US for 1st time in decades – Chicago Tribune

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McDonald’s to shrink in US for 1st time in decadesChicago TribuneThe burger chain that put “supersize” into the American vernacular is slimming down: For the first time in more than 40 years, and perhaps ever, McDonald’s says the number of U.S. restaurants it has is shrinking. McDonald’s plans to close more …McDonald’s expected to close … Read more

Battlefield, Star Wars Dev DICE Has a Third Mystery Game in Development – GameSpot

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Battlefield, Star Wars Dev DICE Has a Third Mystery Game in DevelopmentGameSpotSwedish developer DICE has two announced projects: Star Wars: Battlefront and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. But, according to DICE general manager Patrick Bach, the studio has one more game in the pipeline. “We have three projects in the works right now,” …EA E3 2015 Press … Read more

Toughest three-games stretches: California Golden Bears – ESPN (blog)

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Toughest three-games stretches: California Golden BearsESPN (blog)We’re looking at the toughest three-game stretches for each Pac-12 team. Today, we’ll keep things going with Cal. CALIFORNIA. Stretch: Oct. 22 at UCLA. Oct. 31 vs USC. Nov. 7 at Oregon. Why it’s tough: Ouch. That’s about as tough as it gets. There isn … …read more From:: … Read more

Steve Kerr surprised 'everything went exactly as we hoped' for Warriors – ESPN

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Steve Kerr surprised ‘everything went exactly as we hoped’ for WarriorsESPNFirst-year Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said the biggest surprise this season was that everything went perfectly, so much so that a five-time NBA champion questioned how quickly it all came together for Kerr. Kerr, two days removed from …The Golden State Warriors Season … Read more

Bears' Christian Jones out to make 'undrafted' label obsolete – Chicago Tribune

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Bears’ Christian Jones out to make ‘undrafted’ label obsoleteChicago TribuneGet 6 months of complimentary access to chicagotribune.com · Sports Football Chicago Bears. Bears’ Christian Jones out to make ‘undrafted’ label obsolete. Christian Jones. Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune. Bears linebacker Christian Jones, shown with …Chicago Bears checking out Kyle Long at left tackleNFL.com all 61 news … Read more

Jostens helps New England Patriots celebrate Super Bowl victory – Southernminn.com

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Jostens helps New England Patriots celebrate Super Bowl victorySouthernminn.comOwatonna’s own Jostens designed and manufactured the New England Patriots Super Bowl ring this year, which celebrated the team’s fourth championship. The team received the rings in a ceremony in Massachusetts on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Jostens, … …read more From:: Super Bowl News From Google News

Grammy Awards winning conductor faces jail over historic sex abuse – Herald Scotland

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Grammy Awards winning conductor faces jail over historic sex abuseHerald ScotlandDouble Grammy Awards winner Joseph Cullen preyed on his victims while involved with choirs in Glasgow in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Cullen, 55, who conducted with the London Symphony Orchestra, was caught after one of his victims went to police …Grammy-winning conductor faces … Read more

Warriors celebration? Oakland's got it covered – San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)

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Warriors celebration? Oakland’s got it coveredSan Francisco Chronicle (subscription)We appreciate the regional support, and let’s be honest, we all know that Oakland needs this moment in the spotlight more than San Francisco does, for a whole bunch of reasons. In a city where activists crave … Their roaring cheers could be heard two …Dub Nation … Read more

Hue Jackson: Bengals 'tired of being the brunt of jokes' – NFL.com

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Hue Jackson: Bengals ‘tired of being the brunt of jokes’NFL.comThe Cincinnati Bengals have gone 24 years without a postseason victory, the NFL’s longest active drought. Since Andy Dalton assumed the starting quarterback role in 2011, the team has lost in the Wild Card round of the playoffs four consecutive years …Bengals tired of being ‘laughingstock’ … Read more

'Bloodline's Ben Mendelsohn On 'Star Wars: Rogue One:' “I'm Waiting For Them … – Deadline

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‘Bloodline’s Ben Mendelsohn On ‘Star Wars: Rogue One:’ “I’m Waiting For Them …DeadlineKnown in recent years for a series of borderline-sociopathic criminal roles, starting with Animal Kingdom in 2010—and rumored to be circling a lead role in the Star Wars spinoff Rogue One opposite Felicity Jones—Mendelsohn plays the chain-smoking bad … …read more From:: Star … Read more

Estimated 6500 injured in deck collapses since 2003 – San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)

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Estimated 6500 injured in deck collapses since 2003San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)Claire Raftery, of the Irish Pipes of San Francisco, plays the bagpipes before a memorial service for six Irish students at the Cathedral of Christ the Light Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. The six Irish students died when a balcony …Irish Consul in … Read more

United Airlines Quitting New York's JFK Airport: What It Means for Passengers … – Forbes

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United Airlines Quitting New York’s JFK Airport: What It Means for Passengers …ForbesUnited Airlines announced this week that it will cease operations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The airline’s passengers and partners are probably not going to like it. You didn’t hear about this? That’s because United basically …United Airlines leaves JFKThe … Read more

'Kung Fu Panda 3' Trailer: Po Reunites With His Long-Lost Father – Hollywood Reporter

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‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Trailer: Po Reunites With His Long-Lost FatherHollywood ReporterThe third installment of the Dreamworks franchise introduces new characters voiced by Bryan Cranston, J.K. Simmons and Rebel Wilson. Po (Jack Black) reunites with his long-lost father (Bryan Cranston) in the first trailer for Kung Fu Panda 3. The third …‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ … Read more

I-76 rollover wreck near Denver leaves 1 dead, 5 injured; 4 kids were in car – The Denver Post

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I-76 rollover wreck near Denver leaves 1 dead, 5 injured; 4 kids were in carThe Denver PostOne person is dead and five others injured after a single-vehicle rollover crash Thursday morning in the westbound lanes of Interstate 76 in Brighton. John Bradley, a spokesman for Brighton police, said two of the injured were taken to … Read more

Here are DxO's ONE iPhone add-on camera samples – SlashGear

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Here are DxO’s ONE iPhone add-on camera samplesSlashGearSnap-on cameras for smartphones aren’t new, but DxO’s ONE claims to take mobile photography to another level, and it has the samples to prove it. The iPhone add-on, announced earlier today, justifies its not-inconsiderable $599 preorder price with a 1-inch …Tiny Gadget Adds a Killer Camera to Your … Read more

Dustin Johnson shoots 65 in Round 1 – ESPN

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Dustin Johnson shoots 65 in Round 1ESPNUNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Dustin Johnson missed his first bogey-free round in the U.S. Open by inches but still posted a 5-under 65 to match Henrik Stenson and lead the morning wave of players Thursday at Chambers Bay. Johnson had six birdies and …Johnson and Stenson share early US … Read more

Kylie Jenner: I've Been Bullied by the 'Whole World' – People Magazine

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Kylie Jenner: I’ve Been Bullied by the ‘Whole World’People MagazineIn multiple late-night videos posted to her Snapchat account on Wednesday, Kim Kardashian’s youngest sibling Kylie Jenner shares thoughts on being bullied and tries to inspire others. “It’s kind of crazy that I have 4 million people watch my Snapchats,” the …Kylie Jenner Says It Feels … Read more

Google launches YouTube Newswire to verify eyewitness videos – CNET

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Google launches YouTube Newswire to verify eyewitness videosCNETThe search giant wants to make it easier for news outlets to find on-the-ground videos about current events. by Richard Nieva · @richardjnieva; 18 June 2015 9:40 pm BST. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email. comments. more. reddit. pinterest. tumblr.YouTube launches eyewitness ‘newswire’Sky News Australia YouTube Adds ‘Newswire’ Hub … Read more

Top Takeaways from David Blatt, David Griffin's End-of-Season Press Conference – Bleacher Report

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Top Takeaways from David Blatt, David Griffin’s End-of-Season Press ConferenceBleacher ReportThe Cleveland Cavaliers have to still be feeling the sting of losing the NBA Finals in six games to the Golden State Warriors. At Thursday’s end-of-season press conference, Cavs general manager David Griffin and head coach David Blatt promoted the …LeBron’s handling of Blatt unbecomingESPN … Read more

Meet the Muslim Mystic Pope Francis Cited in His Encyclical – TIME

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Meet the Muslim Mystic Pope Francis Cited in His EncyclicalTIMEPope Francis’ encyclical on climate change cited many of the usual sources: the Bible, his predecessors in the Vatican and his namesake, Saint Francis of Assisi. It also cites ninth century mystical Muslim poet Ali-al-Khawas. In the sixth chapter of the nearly …Pope’s climate-change directive challenges … Read more

Denver Airport financial controller fired for falsifying credentials – The Denver Post

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Denver Airport financial controller fired for falsifying credentialsThe Denver PostA financial controller at Denver International Airport has been fired for allegedly falsifying her academic credentials and professional certification as a CPA. Laura Trujillo, the airport’s accounting controller, was fired May 7 after an investigation …DIA fires senior finance officialDenver Business Journal (blog) all 2 news … Read more

YouTube launches eyewitness 'newswire' – Sky News Australia

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YouTube launches eyewitness ‘newswire’Sky News AustraliaYouTube has announced plans for a ‘newswire’ of eyewitness videos and a separate project on videos related to social justice and human rights. In partnership with the social news group Storyful, the YouTube Newswire will be ‘a curated feed of the most …YouTube Adds ‘Newswire’ Hub For Eyewitness VideosPC Magazine … Read more