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James Gandolfini Dies in Italy

Pandith — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:44:55 +0000

James Gandolfini has reportedly died while in Italy, according to Deadline.com. According to the website, the “Sopranos” star was in the country for a film festival. Variety also initially reported that he suffered a fatal stroke, but both the trade site and Deadline.com updated the cause of death to a heart attack. Gandolfini was 51 years old and [...]

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Serena Williams Sorry for Steubenville Rape Quotes

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:40:12 +0000

World tennis number one Serena Williams has apologised after reportedly appearing to criticise the victim in a high-profile US rape case. Rolling Stone magazine quoted her as saying the teenager in the Steubenville, Ohio, case “shouldn’t have put herself in that position”. Williams has now released a statement on her website saying she was “deeply [...]

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Rahul Gandhi Wins Hide-and-Seek Game on His Birthday

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:23:30 +0000

It’s just a few minutes before 19th June i.e. PappuDiwas birthday of Rahul Gandhi comes to an end, but no one knows where exactly the young Vice President of the Congress party is. There were rumors of him being in Spain, but since it was suggested by Subramanian Swamy on Twitter, there was confusion if Spain referred to a [...]

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Welcome to the ‘Glock Block’

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:27:07 +0000

Residents of a Jennings Lodge neighborhood in Clackamas County, Ore., have gotten concealed carry licenses as petty crime increases ‘This is a Glock Block. We don’t call 911′ a flier posted by residents reads ‘I will defend myself and my home’ one resident said Frustrated by an increase in petty crime, residents of an Oregon [...]

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Nation Bored By Whole Jimmy Hoffa Thing

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:14:36 +0000

Following reports today that a new tip has prompted a renewed FBI search for the body of Jimmy Hoffa, the U.S. populace admitted they are, and have pretty much always been, a little bored whenever the whole thing with the former Teamsters president comes up. “I’m sorry, why are we supposed to care about this, [...]

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Hamid Karzai Suspends Talks with US Over Taliban Move

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:23 +0000

The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was being left out of initial peace negotiations with the Taliban meant to find ways to end the nearly 12-year war. The move by Hamid Karzai could derail the peace process even before [...]

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Danielle Bradbery is The Voice

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:03:03 +0000

Tuesday’s finale featured Cher, Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, OneRepublic, Bob Seger and Bruno Mars. Danielle Bradbery is The Voice. The 16-year-old country singer from Cypress, Texas, triumphed in the fourth-season finale of the NBC singing competition, winning the viewer vote Tuesday over the other two finalists: 26-year-old Michelle Chamuel and the Swon Brothers, Colton, 24, and [...]

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Obama to Get a Cool Reception in Berlin Than in ’08

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:56:23 +0000

As a candidate, Barack Obama was greeted here five years ago by massive crowds and media adulation for his strident criticism of the wartime policies of President George W. Bush. But when President Obama speaks here Wednesday, he may find a different reception due to controversy over his government’s surveillance program and his decision to [...]

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Heat and LeBron Force Game 7

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:54 +0000

LeBron James isn’t done yet. The four-time NBA MVP scored 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Miami Heat rallied to force overtime in Game 6 and then a Game 7 in the 2013 NBA Finals. The San Antonio Spurs took a 75-65 lead into the final quarter of Game 6 but could not close out [...]

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Serena Williams Blame Steubenville Rape Victim

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:42:30 +0000

Fresh off her landmark triumph at the French Open, Serena Williams is garnering attention for the wrong reasons. The 31-year-old tennis star made insensitive remarks about the victim in the widely publicized Steubenville rape case that appear in an upcoming issue of Rolling Stone. During an interview with Rolling Stone contributor Stephen Rodrick, a television news segment prompted [...]

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Huawei Unveils World’s ‘Slimmest’ Smartphone ‘Ascend P6′

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:57 +0000

Huawei has unveiled what it says is the world’s thinnest smartphone. The Android-based Ascend P6 is 6.18mm (0.24in) thick and is also unusual in that it has a 5 megapixel front camera for “high quality” self-portraits. The Chinese firm has said it expects the handset to do “miracles” for its brand. One analyst praised its [...]

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Stanley McChystral Scoop Journalist, Michael Hastings Killed in Crash

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:18:31 +0000

Top US journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in car crash in Los Angeles aged 33, his employer, news website BuzzFeed, has confirmed. His vehicle hit a tree and caught fire on Tuesday morning, US media report. The reporter was best known for his award-winning profile in Rolling Stone magazine of ex-US Afghanistan commander General [...]

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Signs On As Dean At Sarah Lawrence

Pandith — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:59:30 +0000

Building on a decades-long career serving government and academic institutions in his home country, outgoing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad officially accepted a position at Sarah Lawrence College as the next Dean of Students, officials for the private New York liberal arts school announced today. “It is both an honor and a privilege to welcome Professor [...]

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Iran’s Hassan Rouhani on a Twitterfest

Pandith — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:46:59 +0000

Iran’s new president is quite the tweeter. On Monday morning alone, Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani tweeted around 50 times, most of which were in English. The tweeting blitz coincided with a press conference, where he said he will work to end the sanctions that have devastated the Iranian economy by attempting to negotiate with the U.S. and [...]

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‘Dumb Ways to Die’ Wins 2 Grand Prix Awards at Cannes

Pandith — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:03:57 +0000

Dumb Ways to Die, a catchy public service announcement from Metro Trains in Melbourne, Australia, won the Grand Prix in the public relations and direct marketing categories at the Cannes Lions festival, representing a world conquest for the little PSA. The video, which features various animated characters singing a catchy tune warning of the dangers [...]

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