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Porn company had permit to film at Coliseum
The company that filmed hard-core sex scenes at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum obtained a permit for the shoot, but the document does not describe the movie as pornographic and the stadium's governing commission said Wednesday that it did not approve...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Pornography, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, John F. Kennedy
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Porn video shot on Coliseum grounds
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum field is the place where the USC Trojans play football, two Summer Olympics were staged, John F. Kennedy accepted the Democratic presidential nomination and Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass. It was also a location for...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Lawyers, Law Enforcement, Justice System, World War I (1914-1918)
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Muslim cleric suspected of terrorism loses bail appeal in London
World NowAbu Qatada, a A Muslim cleric imprisoned on suspicion of terrorism in Britain and convicted in absentia in Jordan on similar charges, will remain in a British jail while awaiting a hearing on his appeal of an extradition order, a judge said.... -
Olympian feat: Chemists synthesize smallest five-ringed molecule
In honor of the upcoming Summer Olympics, British scientists have synthesized and IBM scientists in Switzerland have imaged the smallest possible molecule with five rings, an unusual molecule that they have named olympicene. The molecule is just 1.2...
Tags: IBM, Science and Technology
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The Morning Fix: NBC gears up Olympics hype! CNN ratings tumble.
After the coffee. Before getting out of wet Boston. The Skinny: After almost two weeks on the road, I'm finally heading back home Wednesday night. Just don't tell me it's raining in Los Angeles. Wednesday's headlines include NBC's plans to hype the...
Tags: Piers Morgan, Radio Industry, Apple iPad, Time (magazine), The Walt Disney Co.
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NBCUniversal to boost online coverage of Summer Olympics
BOSTON — Recognizing that many viewers want to watch key events live, in prime time, rather than tape-delayed, NBCUniversal plans to bolster its coverage of the Summer Olympics in London in August by putting 3,000 hours of programming online.
The...Tags: Companies and Corporations, News Corp., ESPN (tv network), Time Warner Cable Inc., Comcast Corp.
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NBC prepares marketing blitz for online viewing of Olympics
BOSTON -- Looking to make consumers who subscribe to cable or satellite television aware that the bulk of the Summer Olympics can be watched online at no additional charge, NBC is going to embark on a large marketing campaign in advance of the London...
Tags: Time Warner Cable Inc., Consumers, Olympic Games, Carson Daly, Entertainment
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'Slumdog Millionaire' musical in works without Danny Boyle, others
Theater producers love turning movies into musicals, and the energetic, Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” looks like a good candidate for a screen-to-stage makeover. But after years of negotiations proved fruitless, a planned London...
Tags: Paul Smith, Broadway Theater, Julian Fellowes, Matthew Warchus, Music Theater
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Rafer Johnson makes TV ad for Howard Berman
PolitiCalFormer Olympic great Rafer Johnson made a TV commercial supporting Rep. Howard Berman. Johnson had initially backed Berman's main competition for a San Fernando Valley seat, fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman.... -
Michael Phelps kicks it into high gear for his final Olympics
This day in mid-April began as so many have for Michael Phelps: at Meadowbrook pool in Mount Washington, Md., where the mileage he has swum over the years would have gotten him to London a long time ago. But on this Saturday, the Baltimore swimmer's...Tags: Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Auto Racing, Ryan Seacrest, Music
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Olympic flame is lit in Greece
addCustomPlayer('19wus68lrqgbf1tzmoqoon4xsc', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf19wus68lrqgbf1tzmoqoon4xsc', 'eplayer15'); The flame that will burn during the London Summer Olympics was lit in Greece on Thursday in an elaborate ceremony hearkening back to...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Greece, Frank McCourt
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London's colorful mayor wins a second term
World NowBoris Johnson, the floppy-haired, often hilarious mayor of London, wins a second term. Johnson, a Conservative, beats Labor Party candidate Ken Livingstone, the man who was mayor of the British capital before him....
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