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Gore: Murdoch banned Current TV in Italy because we hired Olbermann
An Italian cable provider owned by billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch has kicked the Current TV network off the air following the channel’s announcement that former MSNBC liberal news host Keith Olbermann would be joining their lineup. Current TV founder Al Gore, the former vice president of the United States,…
Schwarzenegger reveals he secretly fathered child over 10 years ago
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted to reporters that he fathered a child over 10 years ago with a longtime member of his household staff. Breaking the news of this to his wife, Maria Schriver, largely contributed to their split. “After leaving the governor’s office I told my wife…
YouTube launches channel dedicated to fallen journalists
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Monday launched a YouTube channel honoring fallen journalists and enhanced its online news pages. Google teamed with the Newseum based in Washington, DC on a Journalists Memorial channel dedicated to the works and lives of those around the world who have died while reporting news.…
IMF chief assaulted another woman nearly a decade ago, lawyer claims
PARIS (Reuters) – A French lawyer said on Monday his client was considering filing a legal complaint against IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn over an alleged sexual incident almost a decade ago. Lawyer David Koubbi said his client Tristane Banon, a writer, could file a complaint over an alleged incident that took place when she went…
Bob Dylan songs ‘not censored’ by China
BEIJING — In a rare and strongly worded message to his fans, Bob Dylan has denied claims his songs were censored by government authorities when he made his much-publicised China debut last month. The music legend, who played in Beijing and Shanghai on April 6 and 8, missed out some…
Michael Moore ‘thrilled that the Osama bin Laden era’ has ended
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore may have criticized the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, but that doesn’t mean he too didn’t feel some relief at his passing. “When I heard the news a week ago Sunday, I immediately felt great. I felt relief,” he wrote in an essay published…
Japan to abandon nuclear power expansions, focus on green technology
Japan’s prime minister announced yesterday that further expansions of nuclear energy in the nation is now officially off the table, namely due to the ongoing disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was crippled in March by a massive tsunami wave. The announcement means that an additional 14 nuclear…
Fox News accidentally debunks its own attacks on ‘vile’ rapper Common
In the days since popular rap artist Common would be invited to a White House poetry event, Fox News personalities have been voicing their protests. The network’s editorial site, Fox Nation, even published an article headlined “Michelle Obama Hosting Vile Rapper at the White House?” The site apparently objected to…
NPR joins AP in demanding visual proof of Osama bin Laden’s death
Shortly after the White House announced that it had conducted an operation that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, news organizations began clammoring for visual proof. The Associated Press, Politico and Fox News were among them, along with a host of advocacy groups. Yesterday, National Public Radio (NPR) said it…
Obama approval rockets to 60% as majority says he deserves reelection
A new poll by The Associated Press has found that a full 60 percent of Americans say they approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing — his highest rating in two years. Poll figures showed that the president has improved dramatically in the minds of most voters across…
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