George Clooney and his human rights group “Not On Our Watch” teamed up with Google and the United Nations on a satellite spy project to monitor Sudan’s crucial election in January. The sophisticated program will map and collect images of the conflict-torn African country during an election and will spot signs of violence. Images will […]
Time Warner Cable may pull the plug on its shows leaving subscribers in many states without access because of a dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group. The disagreement between the two companies began when Sinclair asked Time Warner Cable for higher fees for broadcast rights but Time Warner balked. Sinclair said that Time Warner has not […]
Television game show “Jeopardy!” will air a special edition this winter featuring a contest between human contestants and an IBM supercomputer. The show will highlight the extent of how computers can make decisions just like human beings. Former “Jeopardy!” champions Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings will return to match wits against IBM’s “Watson” supercomputer which […]
“The Social Network”, the film by David Fincher about the story behind social media site Facebook, was named the best picture of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Fincher won the honor for best director in a tie with Olivier Assayas, who helmed the terrorist film “Carlos”. Colin Firth was best actor […]
Jim Morrison, the frontman and vocalist of the 1960s rock band “The Doors”, on Thursday was granted a pardon for his conviction of an indecent exposure charge more than 39 years after his death. Band member and keyboardist Ray Manzarek said that Morisson was “just doing a mind trip – as they would say – […]
Leonardo DiCaprio’s attacker was sentenced to two years in jail for slashing the face of the Hollywood actor with a piece of glass at a party in 2005. Aretha Wilson had pleaded no contest to the charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Judge Patricia Schnegg of the Los Angeles Superior Court took into account […]
Angelina Jolie and her movie project set during the war in Bosnia has drawn intense criticism after news of a controversial story angle came out. There have been previous reports that the film features a rapist character having a relationship with his victim. That angered a group of women who claimed that they have been […]
Madonna’s gym in Mexico City named Hard Candy Fitness has finally been allowed by local authorities to open after management secured the appropriate permits. Officials in the Miguel Hidalgo district were threatening to shut down the new gym soon after it opens because of the lack of documents. The district’s chief Demetrio Sodi said on […]
Movie legend Michael Douglas said on Thursday that he is quickly regaining strength after finishing his cancer treatment regimen which he called “hell.” Douglas was given a throat cancer diagnosis last August which was already in stage four. Doctors informed him he has an 80 percent chance of beating throat cancer if he tolerates the […]
The father of legendary singer and “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, who died in June 2009, will be filing anew a lawsuit of wrongful death against his late son’s physician. Joe Jackson will refile the suit on Tuesday in state court after a federal judge ordered it to be heard there instead of the federal […]
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