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    May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Hulu draws more bidders

    Yahoo Inc., fresh off its $1.1-billion deal this week to acquire personal blogging site Tumblr, got in line Friday to pick up video streaming site Hulu.
    Yahoo Inc., fresh off its $1.1-billion deal this week to acquire personal blogging site Tumblr, got in line Friday to pick up video streaming site Hulu. The late bid by the cash-rich Internet portal giant came on the same day that the Santa Monica...

    Tags: Marketing, Computer Networking and Internet, Private Equity, Netflix Inc., News Corp.

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Facebook delays U.K., France release of HTC First to improve software

    Facebook has decided to indefinitely delay the release of the HTC First, the so-called "Facebook phone," in the United Kingdom and France in an effort to improve the device's software before entering another market.
    Facebook has decided to indefinitely delay the release of the HTC First, the so-called "Facebook phone," in the United Kingdom and France in an effort to improve the device's software before entering another market. The HTC First and Facebook Home, an...

    Tags: Social Media, New Products

    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. French Open seeds: Sam Querrey is highest U.S. male at No. 18

    Looking for signs of a rebound for U.S. men's tennis? Don't look at the seedings for this year's French Open, which begins Sunday.
    Looking for signs of a rebound for U.S. men's tennis? Don't look at the seedings for this year's French Open, which begins Sunday. The highest seeded American male is Sam Querrey of Thousand Oaks, who is seeded 18th. Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 1 for...

    Tags: Li Na, Stanislas Wawrinka, Nicolas Almagro, Richard Gasquet, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

    4. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'The Bling Ring' comes full circle for Alexis Neiers

    "Can you give mommy a cue? Are you hungry?" 21-year-old Alexis Neiers cooed to her crying newborn in the middle of a faux-upscale Calabasas restaurant last week. "When she puts her hands in her mouth, she's hungry. Right now, she's just tired. Maybe a little constipated."
    "Can you give mommy a cue? Are you hungry?" 21-year-old Alexis Neiers cooed to her crying newborn in the middle of a faux-upscale Calabasas restaurant last week. "When she puts her hands in her mouth, she's hungry. Right now, she's just tired. Maybe a...

    Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Film Festivals, Petroleum Industry, Defendants, Arts and Culture

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Cannes 2013: Jerry Lewis' awkward press conference

    CANNES, France — Jerry Lewis is premiering his new film — his first in 18 years — in Cannes on Thursday night, as the Daniel Noah-directed “Max Rose” plays for festgoers. But the octogenarian was creating a little in-person drama at the festival Thursday afternoon, when he let loose at a press conference with a barrage of hammy material that didn’t always land.
    CANNES, France — Jerry Lewis is premiering his new film — his first in 18 years — in Cannes on Thursday night, as the Daniel Noah-directed “Max Rose” plays for festgoers. But the octogenarian was creating a little in-person...

    Tags: Ryan Gosling, Movies, Film Festivals, Arts and Culture, Festive Events

    6. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Cannes Notebook 2013: A hotbed of criminal activity too?

    CANNES, France — Visitors exiting the Carlton hotel's front door on this city's beachfront main street this week can't help but see a giant map of France with Cannes listed as being a "Safe Zone." "This Is the Safest Place to Be," one poster insists, though another implores the public, "Stay Off the Streets."
    CANNES, France — Visitors exiting the Carlton hotel's front door on this city's beachfront main street this week can't help but see a giant map of France with Cannes listed as being a "Safe Zone." "This Is the Safest Place to Be," one poster...

    Tags: Celebrities, Film Festivals, Arts and Culture, Japan, Brad Pitt

    7. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. James Gray brings a film to Cannes five years after being booed

    CANNES, France — For the better part of two decades, director James Gray has been making textured dramas about people, often immigrants and their children, who experience all manner of frustration and struggle. It prepared him well for the events of the last five years.
    CANNES, France — For the better part of two decades, director James Gray has been making textured dramas about people, often immigrants and their children, who experience all manner of frustration and struggle. It prepared him well for the events of...

    Tags: Joaquin Phoenix, Bronx (New York City), Politics, Gwyneth Paltrow, Film Festivals

    8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. IMF chief Christine Lagarde questioned by French judge

    PARIS -- Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was questioned by a judge Thursday over her role in a $366-million payout to a businessman supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
    PARIS -- Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was questioned by a judge Thursday over her role in a $366-million payout to a businessman supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde appeared in a Paris court to...

    Tags: Politics, International Organizations, Adidas AG, Judges, Government

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Did Cannes premiere pay off for 'Gatsby' at foreign box office?

    With its glitzy opening night premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last week, "The Great Gatsby" arrived overseas with a splash. Or at least that's what Warner Bros. was hoping for as the movie played for the festival crowd days before it debuted in many European theaters and beyond.
    With its glitzy opening night premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last week, "The Great Gatsby" arrived overseas with a splash. Or at least that's what Warner Bros. was hoping for as the movie played for the festival crowd days before it debuted in...

    Tags: Iron Man (movie), Film Festivals, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture

    10. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize

    Lydia Davis, known for writing powerful, compact short stories, was announced as the winner of the <a href="http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/lydia-davis-wins-man-booker-international-prize-2013">Man Booker International Prize</a> for fiction Wednesday. The prize, which was presented at a ceremony in London, comes with an award worth more than $90,000.
    Lydia Davis, known for writing powerful, compact short stories, was announced as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday. The prize, which was presented at a ceremony in London, comes with an award worth more than $90,000....

    Tags: Pakistan, State University of New York, Russia, China

    11. May 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Pictures in the News | May 20, 2013

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    In Monday's Pictures in the News: A kiss in Paris' Trocadero Square with the Eiffel Tower in the background; a bull gets the best of French matador Juan Leal in Nimes, France; a man leaps into a puddle of mud during the so-called Dirty Pig Festival in...
    12. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. European leaders take on corporate tax avoidance

    LONDON -- European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to clamp down on multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complex accounting schemes to lower their tax bills.
    LONDON -- European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to clamp down on multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complex accounting schemes to lower their tax bills. Taking on an issue that has also become...

    Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Starbucks Corp., European Union, G8, David Cameron

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