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Tagged business, congress, economy, government, Obama, politics, sequester, The Progreesive Caucus, United States
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Harry Connick, Jr. Confirms Talks to Join American Idol as Judge
by Rob Moynihan As American Idol’s 12th season winds down towards the May 16 finale, speculation is growing about another judging shakeup, and a serious contender has now entered the race. 25 Bubble Shows: Which will be canceled? Crooner Harry … Continue reading
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Tagged American Idol, entertainment, Harry Connick, Programs, Randy Jackson, Reality-Based, television
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Scandal Postmortem: Will Olivia and Fitz Finally Get Together?
by Natalie Abrams [Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Thursday’s Scandal. Read at your own risk!] Olitz fans, rejoice! Thursday’s episode of Scandal featured the moment Olivia (Kerry Washington) and Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) fans had always hoped for, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellamy Young, entertainment, Fitz, hit show, Jeff Perry, Kerry Washington, Mellie, Olivia, Scandal, Shonda Rhimes, television, Tony Goldwyn
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BlackBerry CEO: Tablets will be dead in five years
By Hayley Tsukayama Forget the death of the PC: BlackBerry chief executive Thorsten Heins thinks tablets are on their way out as users shift to doing more through their smartphones. In comments Monday at a Milken Institute conference, Heins said smartphones … Continue reading
Time Warner Cable CEO wants to slim cable bundles, eyes Aereo’s technology
By Cecilia Kang Time Warner Cable’s chief executive said his company may consider capturing television content from public airwaves and delivering them to customers over an Internet connection, a practice that has shaken the entertainment industry. The idea was pioneered by … Continue reading
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Tagged Aereo, Cable television, CBS, Glenn Britt, Les Moonves, NBC, technology, television, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Univision, Washington Post
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Why the Assata Shakur case still strikes a chord
by James Braxton Peterson In “A Song for Assata,” rapper, Common asks “I wonder what would happen if that would’ve been me?” Common wonders aloud what readers of Assata Shakur’s gripping autobiography, Assata, must ask themselves as they are confronted with … Continue reading
Pregnant T-Mobile Employee Clocked Out to Use Toilet
By Abby Ellin Kristi Rifkin had been working at T-Mobile Call Center in Nashville for four years when she got pregnant with her third child. She says she loved her job. “I had a great run,” Rifkin, 40, told ABC News. … Continue reading
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Tagged Call centre, discrimination, employment, job, Kristi Rifkin, MomsRising.org, Nashville, pregnancy, pregnancy discrimination, T-Mobile, Tennessee, work
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High School Rapper Arrested and Facing Terrorism Charges For Rap About Boston Marathon Bombing
The suburban teenager is being held on $1 million bail, and faces possibly 20 years. A Massachusetts high school student faces felony charges for allegedly posting on social media rap lyrics that police say amount to terrorist threats, the Valley … Continue reading
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