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Coachella 2013: Zia Records is here to stay -- hopefully
Goldenvoice recently reached a long-term agreement with the desert city of Indio to stage its Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club through at least 2030. But what, if anything, does that mean for Arizona’s Zia Records,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, The Flaming Lips (music group), Moby, Entertainment Events
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Hong Kong Film Festival: A film that deals with memory (and Macau)
HONG KONG -- There is a moment in “The Last Time I Saw Macau” -- which plays Wednesday at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and is being distributed in the United States this summer by Cinema Guild -- in which the camera captures the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Django Unchained (movie), James Bond (fictional character), Festive Events, Josef von Sternberg
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American drivers text more than European motorists
OMG! Far more Americans use a cellphone and text while behind the wheel than their European counterparts, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionreported. Nearly a third of U.S. drivers aged 18 to 64 admitted they had read or sent a text...
Tags: Spain, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Disease Prevention, United Kingdom, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Smaller ships will have big presence in 2013
Big, bigger, biggest is not what cruising is all about in 2013. In fact, most of this year's new ships are designed for river cruising, carrying fewer than 200 passengers. Woodland Hills-based Viking River Cruises leads the way, introducing 10 new...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Fort Lauderdale, Cruise Line Ports, Royal Caribbean International, Entertainment
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11 EU nations to plan tax on financial transactions
LONDON – Pressing ahead where others have balked, 11 European countries received the green light Tuesday to plan a financial transaction tax that could generate billions of dollars in revenue for cash-strapped governments. Led by Germany and...
Tags: David Cameron, Germany, Finance, International Organizations, European Debt Crisis
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Anderson Cooper temporarily blind after a gig in Portugal
The Ministry has a bone to pick with Mother Nature: She's dared to tamper with the crystal-blue peepers of one Anderson Cooper. The TV journalist, captain of the airline citizen police and host of the soon-to-be defunct "Anderson Live," revealed Tuesday...
Tags: Anderson Cooper, Star Jones, Social Media, Gloria Vanderbilt
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European Union seeks to stop shark finning with 'milestone' vote
The European Union on Thursday sought to block fishermen from slashing off shark fins and dumping the fish back into the water, closing a loophole in its existing rules. Environmentalists warn shark populations are in jeopardy as ships scoop them up...
Tags: Europe, International Organizations, European Union, Politics, European Parliament
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Pictures in the News | Oct. 15, 2012
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Eurozone unemployment figures hit a new high
World NowEurope’s economic gloom deepened Wednesday on the back of news that unemployment in the 17-nation Eurozone hit another record high in September as the region’s debt crisis continued to sap the confidence of business owners, investors and... -
Good news in Europe? Portugal passes a bailout test
As neighboring Spain – with its struggling banks and soaring unemployment – sends waves of worries through Europe, bailout officials say that Portugal seems to be more or less on target. The country was deemed worthy of receiving the next...
Tags: Europe, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, International Monetary Fund, European Union
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Spain offered up to 100 billion euros to stabilize banks
World NowMADRID -- Finance ministers of countries that use the common European currency on Saturday offered Spain a lifeline of up to 100 billion euros to stabilize its banks. Spain announced after a three-hour video conference call that it would become the fourth... -
Spain bank bailout may be near
World NowSpain appears to be close to asking for an international bailout of its flagging baking sector. Some reports say the request could come as early as this weekend....
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