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Music News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/music/ Get the latest Music news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Music news, including analysis and opinion on top Music stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedFri, 26 Jul 2013 16:17:06 -04005Music News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/music/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifRapper's force-feeding video riles U.S. medics at Guantanamo Bay<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rappers-force-feeding-video-riles-u-medics-guantanamo-201706008.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oliU.Rp8sZC87Sx9Uoz6dg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-26/14bacafe-744b-43a8-8763-99dd23b8ca30_mosdef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mos Def" align="left" title="Mos Def" border="0" /></a>By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A video protesting force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in which rapper Mos Def is seen struggling and weeping while undergoing the procedure has done the rounds at the Navy base. U.S. medics who perform the real thing on hunger-striking prisoners say they&#039;re not impressed. &quot;It&#039;s ridiculous. It&#039;s 100 percent false,&quot; said a Navy nurse known as &quot;Ensign Lodowick&quot; at the detainee hospital where real names are protected for security reasons. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rappers-force-feeding-video-riles-u-medics-guantanamo-201706008.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 16:17:06 -0400Reutersrappers-force-feeding-video-riles-u-medics-guantanamo-201706008<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rappers-force-feeding-video-riles-u-medics-guantanamo-201706008.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oliU.Rp8sZC87Sx9Uoz6dg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-26/14bacafe-744b-43a8-8763-99dd23b8ca30_mosdef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mos Def" align="left" title="Mos Def" border="0" /></a>By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A video protesting force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in which rapper Mos Def is seen struggling and weeping while undergoing the procedure has done the rounds at the Navy base. U.S. medics who perform the real thing on hunger-striking prisoners say they&#039;re not impressed. &quot;It&#039;s ridiculous. It&#039;s 100 percent false,&quot; said a Navy nurse known as &quot;Ensign Lodowick&quot; at the detainee hospital where real names are protected for security reasons. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Former supermarket worker in Britain tops UK album chartLONDON (Reuters) - Jahmene Douglas, a former supermarket worker and talent show contestant, topped the UK album charts for the first time on Sunday with "Love Never Fails", the Official Charts Company said. Meanwhile, Swedish artist Avicii kept the top spot in the British singles chart for a second week with "Wake Me Up", which became the fastest selling single of the year a week earlier. Douglas, 22, was a contestant on a TV talent show "The X Factor". His debut album features 10 tracks including Gospel interpretations of other artists' songs and a duet. ...http://news.yahoo.com/former-supermarket-worker-britain-tops-uk-album-chart-180623270.htmlSun, 28 Jul 2013 14:06:23 -0400Reutersformer-supermarket-worker-britain-tops-uk-album-chart-180623270Singer-songwriter JJ Cale dead at 74 after heart attackBy Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter JJ Cale, one of the most versatile musicians of his era who played guitar and spanned music genres from rock 'n' roll to blues and jazz, has died after suffering a heart attack, his official website said on Saturday. Cale, 74, won a Grammy in 2008 for "The Road to Escondido," which he recorded with singer-songwriter Eric Clapton. While he never attained Clapton's level of stardom, he had a wide-ranging influence, particularly his style of playing the guitar and the songs he wrote for music legends. ...http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-jj-cale-dead-74-heart-attack-153010999.htmlSat, 27 Jul 2013 17:28:55 -0400Reuterssinger-songwriter-jj-cale-dead-74-heart-attack-153010999Rapper DMX arrested for drunken driving in South CarolinaBy Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Rapper DMX was arrested on Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence and failing to have a valid driver's license, Greenville County jail officials told Reuters. The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, paid $1,235 in bail and left Greenville County Detention Center after being booked on the charges, jail officials said. But a representative for the 42-year-old New York-born rapper, who lives in South Carolina, said the DUI charge was never filed officially because Simmons passed a breath test in the jail. ...http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-dmx-arrested-drunken-driving-south-carolina-010902170.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 21:09:02 -0400Reutersrapper-dmx-arrested-drunken-driving-south-carolina-010902170Singer Frank Ocean cancels Australian shows due to vocal injury<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-frank-ocean-cancels-australian-shows-due-vocal-175652660.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SbWlATARJEFzwv7U6zyxlw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T175652Z_1_CBRE96P1DVB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Frank Ocean arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" align="left" title="Singer Frank Ocean arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American R&amp;B singer Frank Ocean has called off the remaining dates on his Australian tour because of a tear on one of his vocal cords, the tour&#039;s promoter said on Friday. Ocean, whose debut album, &quot;Channel Orange,&quot; won a Grammy this year, began having vocal problems during his performance in Melbourne on Thursday, Live Nation Australia &amp; New Zealand said. &quot;It has subsequently been confirmed that Frank has suffered a small tear to one of his vocal chords and has received medical advice that he must rest his voice,&quot; the promoter said in a post on its Facebook page. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/singer-frank-ocean-cancels-australian-shows-due-vocal-175652660.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 13:56:52 -0400Reuterssinger-frank-ocean-cancels-australian-shows-due-vocal-175652660<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-frank-ocean-cancels-australian-shows-due-vocal-175652660.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SbWlATARJEFzwv7U6zyxlw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T175652Z_1_CBRE96P1DVB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Frank Ocean arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" align="left" title="Singer Frank Ocean arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American R&amp;B singer Frank Ocean has called off the remaining dates on his Australian tour because of a tear on one of his vocal cords, the tour&#039;s promoter said on Friday. Ocean, whose debut album, &quot;Channel Orange,&quot; won a Grammy this year, began having vocal problems during his performance in Melbourne on Thursday, Live Nation Australia &amp; New Zealand said. &quot;It has subsequently been confirmed that Frank has suffered a small tear to one of his vocal chords and has received medical advice that he must rest his voice,&quot; the promoter said in a post on its Facebook page. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Lady Gaga to perform at MTV awards for first time since surgery<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-perform-mtv-awards-first-time-since-194735325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8VNpV9LvxyPpnCLustirQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T232127Z_2_CBRE96O1IZK00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LADYGAGA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Rolling Stones final concert of their &quot;50 and Counting Tour&quot; in Newark" align="left" title="Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Rolling Stones final concert of their &quot;50 and Counting Tour&quot; in Newark" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga will debut new music at the MTV Video Music Awards in August in her first performance following hip surgery, the network said on Thursday. Grammy-winning Lady Gaga, 27, will perform her first single from her upcoming new album &quot;ARTPOP,&quot; which is scheduled to be released in November. The new single will be released on August 19, ahead of the VMA show on August 25. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-perform-mtv-awards-first-time-since-194735325.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 19:21:27 -0400Reuterslady-gaga-perform-mtv-awards-first-time-since-194735325<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-perform-mtv-awards-first-time-since-194735325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8VNpV9LvxyPpnCLustirQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T232127Z_2_CBRE96O1IZK00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LADYGAGA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Rolling Stones final concert of their &quot;50 and Counting Tour&quot; in Newark" align="left" title="Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Rolling Stones final concert of their &quot;50 and Counting Tour&quot; in Newark" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga will debut new music at the MTV Video Music Awards in August in her first performance following hip surgery, the network said on Thursday. Grammy-winning Lady Gaga, 27, will perform her first single from her upcoming new album &quot;ARTPOP,&quot; which is scheduled to be released in November. The new single will be released on August 19, ahead of the VMA show on August 25. ...</p><br clear="all"/>'SNL' alum Fred Armisen to direct Kings of Leon concert livestreamBy Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fred Armisen, who left his longtime "SNL" gig last season, will direct a livestream concert by Kings of Leon on August 9. The concert, performed in London, will be livestreamed on Vevo and YouTube as part of American Express's "Unstaged" series, which pairs bands with notable directors. Wernor Herzog directed a Killers performance, for example; Gary Oldman directed Jack White. This won't be Armisen's first foray into music directing - he's an accomplished drummer and directed the video for The Helio Sequence's "Don't Look Away. ...http://news.yahoo.com/snl-alum-fred-armisen-direct-kings-leon-concert-233614289.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 19:36:14 -0400Reuterssnl-alum-fred-armisen-direct-kings-leon-concert-233614289'The Beatles' bring all their loving back to Broadway<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beatles-bring-loving-back-broadway-123714033.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SM_FHyGT5WNN73I_TlA4vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T123714Z_1_CBRE96O0Z2H00_RTROPTP_2_STAGE-BEATLES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="James Fox, John Brosnan, and Reuven Gershon perform in the rock musical &quot;Let it Be&quot; in New York" align="left" title="James Fox, John Brosnan, and Reuven Gershon perform in the rock musical &quot;Let it Be&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jill Serjeant NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Beatles - that is, a version of the Liverpool band that broke up more than 40 years ago - are back on Broadway, sending theater audiences dancing into the aisles and proving it&#039;s not just Paul McCartney who still believes in &quot;Yesterday.&quot; &quot;Let it Be,&quot; a concert-style celebration of the music of the Fab Four that opened in New York this week, is the latest stage show to take fans old and new back to the Beatlemania of the 1960s even as surviving members McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr perform and tour the world in their own right. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/beatles-bring-loving-back-broadway-123714033.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 08:37:14 -0400Reutersbeatles-bring-loving-back-broadway-123714033<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beatles-bring-loving-back-broadway-123714033.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SM_FHyGT5WNN73I_TlA4vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T123714Z_1_CBRE96O0Z2H00_RTROPTP_2_STAGE-BEATLES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="James Fox, John Brosnan, and Reuven Gershon perform in the rock musical &quot;Let it Be&quot; in New York" align="left" title="James Fox, John Brosnan, and Reuven Gershon perform in the rock musical &quot;Let it Be&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jill Serjeant NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Beatles - that is, a version of the Liverpool band that broke up more than 40 years ago - are back on Broadway, sending theater audiences dancing into the aisles and proving it&#039;s not just Paul McCartney who still believes in &quot;Yesterday.&quot; &quot;Let it Be,&quot; a concert-style celebration of the music of the Fab Four that opened in New York this week, is the latest stage show to take fans old and new back to the Beatlemania of the 1960s even as surviving members McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr perform and tour the world in their own right. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Jay Z tops U.S. Billboard album chart for second week<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-z-tops-u-billboard-album-chart-second-023028905.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mrRggB41sdHM68d6_CMPKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T023028Z_1_CBRE96O06Z000_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JAYZ-CHARTS-BILBOARD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Musician Jay-Z performs at Yankee Stadium during his &quot;Legends of the Summer&quot; tour with singer Justin Timberlake (not pictured) in New York, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" align="left" title="Musician Jay-Z performs at Yankee Stadium during his &quot;Legends of the Summer&quot; tour with singer Justin Timberlake (not pictured) in New York, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s latest album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; on Wednesday topped the Billboard 200 album chart for the second week in a row. &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; sold 129,000 copies in its second week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, bringing its two-week total to 657,000 copies. Last week, it was the second-best debut week for an album this year behind Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;The 20/20 Experience.&quot; Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles was second on the chart with her &quot;Blessed Unrest&quot; album, selling 68,000 in its first week. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jay-z-tops-u-billboard-album-chart-second-023028905.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 22:30:28 -0400Reutersjay-z-tops-u-billboard-album-chart-second-023028905<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-z-tops-u-billboard-album-chart-second-023028905.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mrRggB41sdHM68d6_CMPKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T023028Z_1_CBRE96O06Z000_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JAYZ-CHARTS-BILBOARD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Musician Jay-Z performs at Yankee Stadium during his &quot;Legends of the Summer&quot; tour with singer Justin Timberlake (not pictured) in New York, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" align="left" title="Musician Jay-Z performs at Yankee Stadium during his &quot;Legends of the Summer&quot; tour with singer Justin Timberlake (not pictured) in New York, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s latest album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; on Wednesday topped the Billboard 200 album chart for the second week in a row. &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; sold 129,000 copies in its second week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, bringing its two-week total to 657,000 copies. Last week, it was the second-best debut week for an album this year behind Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;The 20/20 Experience.&quot; Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles was second on the chart with her &quot;Blessed Unrest&quot; album, selling 68,000 in its first week. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to hit-and-run charge<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-hit-run-204343366.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z55XfbDR.aplaty09VH.Mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T204343Z_1_CBRE96M1LLG00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-CHRISBROWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" align="left" title="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&amp;B singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a hit-and-run charge in a case that could lead to jail time for the Grammy-winning performer, a Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman said. Brown had been on probation for assault, stemming from the 2009 beating of his then-girlfriend and fellow R&amp;B star Rihanna, when he was involved in a Los Angeles traffic accident on May 21. He allegedly rear-ended another vehicle and fled the scene. Lesser charges of driving without a valid license and driving without proof of insurance were dismissed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/singer-chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-hit-run-204343366.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 16:43:43 -0400Reuterssinger-chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-hit-run-204343366<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-hit-run-204343366.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z55XfbDR.aplaty09VH.Mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T204343Z_1_CBRE96M1LLG00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-CHRISBROWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" align="left" title="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&amp;B singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a hit-and-run charge in a case that could lead to jail time for the Grammy-winning performer, a Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman said. Brown had been on probation for assault, stemming from the 2009 beating of his then-girlfriend and fellow R&amp;B star Rihanna, when he was involved in a Los Angeles traffic accident on May 21. He allegedly rear-ended another vehicle and fled the scene. Lesser charges of driving without a valid license and driving without proof of insurance were dismissed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Wagner "Ring" in birthday year at Bayreuth channels U.S. South<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wagner-ring-birthday-bayreuth-channels-u-south-211942505.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/it4IDbj_2MYZ.SsKkQIlXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T211942Z_1_CBRE96P1N9100_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-BAYREUTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" align="left" title="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" border="0" /></a>By Michael Roddy BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - A new production of Richard Wagner&#039;s &quot;Rheingold&quot; kicking off the &quot;Ring&quot; cycle on Friday for his 200th birthday year in the opera house he built in Bavaria moved the action from the Rhine to a sleazy motel in Texas where just about everyone was a crook. In his staging, Berlin director Frank Castorf channeled Wagner&#039;s 19th-century opera through the television series &quot;The Sopranos&quot; and the Texas oilman J.R. Ewing from &quot;Dallas&quot;, with elements of Hitchcock&#039;s &quot;Psycho&quot; and playwright Tennessee William&#039;s seedy American South thrown in for good measure. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wagner-ring-birthday-bayreuth-channels-u-south-211942505.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 17:19:42 -0400Reuterswagner-ring-birthday-bayreuth-channels-u-south-211942505<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wagner-ring-birthday-bayreuth-channels-u-south-211942505.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/it4IDbj_2MYZ.SsKkQIlXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T211942Z_1_CBRE96P1N9100_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-BAYREUTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" align="left" title="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" border="0" /></a>By Michael Roddy BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - A new production of Richard Wagner&#039;s &quot;Rheingold&quot; kicking off the &quot;Ring&quot; cycle on Friday for his 200th birthday year in the opera house he built in Bavaria moved the action from the Rhine to a sleazy motel in Texas where just about everyone was a crook. In his staging, Berlin director Frank Castorf channeled Wagner&#039;s 19th-century opera through the television series &quot;The Sopranos&quot; and the Texas oilman J.R. Ewing from &quot;Dallas&quot;, with elements of Hitchcock&#039;s &quot;Psycho&quot; and playwright Tennessee William&#039;s seedy American South thrown in for good measure. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Tuvan throat singer Kongar-ol Ondar dies at 51By Jonathan Kaminsky (Reuters) - Kongar-ol Ondar, a Tuvan throat singer credited with popularizing the centuries-old musical tradition of his homeland to Western audiences, died on Thursday after emergency surgery to treat a brain hemorrhage, friends said. He was 51. Ondar died at a hospital in Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva, a Central Asian republic of Russia that borders Mongolia, said Sean Quirk, a longtime friend of the singer and manager of the Tuvan throat-singing ensemble Alash. "He is not replaceable," Quirk told Reuters by phone from his home in Tuva. ...http://news.yahoo.com/tuvan-throat-singer-kongar-ol-ondar-dies-51-233400055.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 19:34:00 -0400Reuterstuvan-throat-singer-kongar-ol-ondar-dies-51-233400055Jackson's mother says he denied prescription drug problem<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-010226386.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fV4DvlMyYw2fdjxbZBUX0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T011125Z_6_CBRE96I1OQD00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson&#039;s mother testified on Monday in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live that the late pop star denied he was abusing prescription drugs when she confronted him in the years before his death. Katherine Jackson, 83, said under cross-examination that she and her family had heard rumors that the singer was abusing pain medications but never saw him under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the final years of his life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-010226386.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 21:11:25 -0400Reutersjacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-010226386<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-010226386.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fV4DvlMyYw2fdjxbZBUX0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T011125Z_6_CBRE96I1OQD00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson&#039;s mother testified on Monday in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live that the late pop star denied he was abusing prescription drugs when she confronted him in the years before his death. Katherine Jackson, 83, said under cross-examination that she and her family had heard rumors that the singer was abusing pain medications but never saw him under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the final years of his life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Singer-songwriter Roy Harper rediscovers youth - and vice versa<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vonruhxCWzH0pkV5AqrHRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T153852Z_1_CBRE96M17GU00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROYHARPER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" align="left" title="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" border="0" /></a>By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - After decades as a critically acclaimed but fringe figure in music, British singer-songwriter Roy Harper is suddenly finding himself in demand. Aged 72 and some 50 years into his career, Harper has been &quot;discovered&quot; by the young - drawn by his complex, intelligent lyrics and his persona as poetic outsider. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 10:19:45 -0400Reuterssinger-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vonruhxCWzH0pkV5AqrHRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T153852Z_1_CBRE96M17GU00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROYHARPER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" align="left" title="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" border="0" /></a>By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - After decades as a critically acclaimed but fringe figure in music, British singer-songwriter Roy Harper is suddenly finding himself in demand. Aged 72 and some 50 years into his career, Harper has been &quot;discovered&quot; by the young - drawn by his complex, intelligent lyrics and his persona as poetic outsider. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Wagner's 200th anniversary gets an oil-themed "Ring"<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wagners-200th-anniversary-gets-oil-themed-ring-144108501.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ca4QQH9l_qr.lGjSbhFJvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T144108Z_1_CBRE96O14T500_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-BAYREUTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" align="left" title="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" border="0" /></a>By Michael Roddy BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - The sometimes staid audience for the annual Wagner festival in the Bavarian opera house he built was bracing this week for a new production of his mythic &quot;Ring&quot; cycle inspired by American TV, Hitchcock&#039;s &quot;Psycho&quot; and the pursuit of oil. For a new production for the 200th anniversary of Wagner&#039;s birth, Berlin theatre director Frank Castorf said &quot;Rheingold&quot;, the first in the four-opera cycle, was set in Texas and opened at a motel on Route 66 - the road that snakes through America. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wagners-200th-anniversary-gets-oil-themed-ring-144108501.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 12:54:56 -0400Reuterswagners-200th-anniversary-gets-oil-themed-ring-144108501<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wagners-200th-anniversary-gets-oil-themed-ring-144108501.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ca4QQH9l_qr.lGjSbhFJvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T144108Z_1_CBRE96O14T500_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-BAYREUTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" align="left" title="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" border="0" /></a>By Michael Roddy BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - The sometimes staid audience for the annual Wagner festival in the Bavarian opera house he built was bracing this week for a new production of his mythic &quot;Ring&quot; cycle inspired by American TV, Hitchcock&#039;s &quot;Psycho&quot; and the pursuit of oil. For a new production for the 200th anniversary of Wagner&#039;s birth, Berlin theatre director Frank Castorf said &quot;Rheingold&quot;, the first in the four-opera cycle, was set in Texas and opened at a motel on Route 66 - the road that snakes through America. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Lady Gaga is top earning celebrity under 30: Forbes<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-top-earning-celebrity-under-30-forbes-190354207.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/atSCWpxqV2vcq7bdPZ8p4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T190354Z_1_CBRE96L1GZP00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-CELEBRITIES-EARNINGS-UNDER30.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. singer Lady Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival for her concert in Manila" align="left" title="U.S. singer Lady Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival for her concert in Manila" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite hip surgery that forced the cancellation of part of her tour, Lady Gaga still earned an estimated $80 million in the past year, propelling her to the top of Forbes list of highest earning celebrities under 30 years old. Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, who made headlines as much for his antics off stage as on, came in a distant second with an estimated income of $58 million. Singer Taylor Swift was third, pulling in $55 million, about $2 million less than last year when she topped the list. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-top-earning-celebrity-under-30-forbes-190354207.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 15:03:54 -0400Reuterslady-gaga-top-earning-celebrity-under-30-forbes-190354207<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-top-earning-celebrity-under-30-forbes-190354207.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/atSCWpxqV2vcq7bdPZ8p4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T190354Z_1_CBRE96L1GZP00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-CELEBRITIES-EARNINGS-UNDER30.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. singer Lady Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival for her concert in Manila" align="left" title="U.S. singer Lady Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival for her concert in Manila" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite hip surgery that forced the cancellation of part of her tour, Lady Gaga still earned an estimated $80 million in the past year, propelling her to the top of Forbes list of highest earning celebrities under 30 years old. Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, who made headlines as much for his antics off stage as on, came in a distant second with an estimated income of $58 million. Singer Taylor Swift was third, pulling in $55 million, about $2 million less than last year when she topped the list. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Avicii tops UK chart with fastest selling single of 2013LONDON (Reuters) - The Swedish artist Avicii hit the top of the British singles chart on Sunday with 'Wake Me Up', which became the fastest selling single of the year, the Official Charts Company said. The track by the 23 year-old DJ and producer, whose real name is Tim Bergling, sold nearly 267,000 copies to dislodge U.S.-Canadian singer-songwriter Robin Thicke from the top spot. The single is Avicii's second number one this year. ...http://news.yahoo.com/avicii-tops-uk-chart-fastest-selling-single-2013-180621895.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 14:06:21 -0400Reutersavicii-tops-uk-chart-fastest-selling-single-2013-180621895'Autobahn to Bayreuth' - English soprano sings for Wagner's 200thBy Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - It's happened very fast for soprano Catherine Foster, who was a midwife before she became a singer and this week will be the first Englishwoman to sing Brunnhilde for Wagner's "Ring" cycle at the Bayreuth Festival, in the composer's 200th birthday year. Foster, a native of the mid-England city of Nottingham who made a drastic career switch in the mid-1990s, plays the warrior goddess who lets the gods burn but saves humanity in a new production by radical Berlin theatre director Frank Castorf. ...http://news.yahoo.com/autobahn-bayreuth-english-soprano-sings-wagners-200th-153058000.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 11:30:58 -0400Reutersautobahn-bayreuth-english-soprano-sings-wagners-200th-153058000Christina Aguilera tops list of worst 'Star Spangled Banner' renditions of all time<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christina-aguilera-tops-list-worst-star-spangled-banner-235600134.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XDdtEzpBXL6fcE.PS.4l5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T235600Z_1_CBRE96I1UHH00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-STARSPANGLEDBANNER-WORST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Christina Aguilera arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" align="left" title="Singer Christina Aguilera arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - America has spoken. And it does not want Christina Aguilera singing its praises. iHeartRadio Insights asked the nation of all the renditions of &quot;The Star-Spangled Banner,&quot; which made you want to pack up for Europe the most? OK, the real question it posed was which performance was most cringe-worthy. The answer is Ms. &quot;Genie in a Bottle&quot; herself. Aguilera&#039;s rendition at the 2011 Super Bowl received an impressive (for futility) 35.9 percent of the vote. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/christina-aguilera-tops-list-worst-star-spangled-banner-235600134.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 19:56:00 -0400Reuterschristina-aguilera-tops-list-worst-star-spangled-banner-235600134<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christina-aguilera-tops-list-worst-star-spangled-banner-235600134.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XDdtEzpBXL6fcE.PS.4l5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T235600Z_1_CBRE96I1UHH00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-STARSPANGLEDBANNER-WORST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Christina Aguilera arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" align="left" title="Singer Christina Aguilera arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - America has spoken. And it does not want Christina Aguilera singing its praises. iHeartRadio Insights asked the nation of all the renditions of &quot;The Star-Spangled Banner,&quot; which made you want to pack up for Europe the most? OK, the real question it posed was which performance was most cringe-worthy. The answer is Ms. &quot;Genie in a Bottle&quot; herself. Aguilera&#039;s rendition at the 2011 Super Bowl received an impressive (for futility) 35.9 percent of the vote. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten to be named Icon of music<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sex-pistols-frontman-johnny-rotten-named-icon-music-144127091.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YJ25TJmXavg5MjEAotCk_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144127Z_1_CBRE96H14TA00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JOHNNYROTTEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Johnny Rotten performs with the Sex Pistols during the Exit music festival in Novi Sad" align="left" title="Johnny Rotten performs with the Sex Pistols during the Exit music festival in Novi Sad" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Johnny Rotten may not like it but he is starting to become Johnny Icon. The 57-year-old former frontman of the anarchic 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols is to receive an award for his contribution to music from the music rights organization BMI, although he angrily rejected previous honors. Singer-songwriter John Lydon, who went by the name Johnny Rotten as he belted out songs like &quot;Pretty Vacant&quot; and &quot;Anarchy in the UK&quot;, will be presented with BMI&#039;s Icon Award at a gala in London on October 15. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sex-pistols-frontman-johnny-rotten-named-icon-music-144127091.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:41:27 -0400Reuterssex-pistols-frontman-johnny-rotten-named-icon-music-144127091<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sex-pistols-frontman-johnny-rotten-named-icon-music-144127091.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YJ25TJmXavg5MjEAotCk_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144127Z_1_CBRE96H14TA00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JOHNNYROTTEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Johnny Rotten performs with the Sex Pistols during the Exit music festival in Novi Sad" align="left" title="Johnny Rotten performs with the Sex Pistols during the Exit music festival in Novi Sad" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Johnny Rotten may not like it but he is starting to become Johnny Icon. The 57-year-old former frontman of the anarchic 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols is to receive an award for his contribution to music from the music rights organization BMI, although he angrily rejected previous honors. Singer-songwriter John Lydon, who went by the name Johnny Rotten as he belted out songs like &quot;Pretty Vacant&quot; and &quot;Anarchy in the UK&quot;, will be presented with BMI&#039;s Icon Award at a gala in London on October 15. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Jay Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' tops Billboard album chart<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-tops-billboard-234534884.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8f9XVAMiFs2NK7b.obWMXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T234534Z_1_CBRE96G1U0700_RTROPTP_2_POLAND.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="American rapper Jay-Z performs during the Heineken Open&#039;er Festival in Gdynia" align="left" title="American rapper Jay-Z performs during the Heineken Open&#039;er Festival in Gdynia" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s latest album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, while besting industry forecasts. &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; sold 528,000 copies in its first week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, making it the second-best debut week for an album this year behind Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;The 20/20 Experience.&quot; Industry forecasts had projected &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; to sell as many as 500,000 copies, according to Billboard. It is the rapper&#039;s 13th No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-tops-billboard-234534884.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:45:34 -0400Reutersjay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-tops-billboard-234534884<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-tops-billboard-234534884.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8f9XVAMiFs2NK7b.obWMXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T234534Z_1_CBRE96G1U0700_RTROPTP_2_POLAND.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="American rapper Jay-Z performs during the Heineken Open&#039;er Festival in Gdynia" align="left" title="American rapper Jay-Z performs during the Heineken Open&#039;er Festival in Gdynia" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s latest album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, while besting industry forecasts. &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; sold 528,000 copies in its first week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, making it the second-best debut week for an album this year behind Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;The 20/20 Experience.&quot; Industry forecasts had projected &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; to sell as many as 500,000 copies, according to Billboard. It is the rapper&#039;s 13th No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>'Daily Show:' John Oliver asks why cable news is always using a thumping rock beatBy Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - John Oliver thinks that cable news needs an education in rock. "The Daily Show" substitute host used CNN's new morning show "New Day" as exhibit A in his tutorial on when to use the word "rock" and its accompanying rhythms. He noted that the program's daily news roundup "Rock Block" featured stories that decidedly do not rock; among them tales of Pentagon layoffs and a study on Alzheimer's disease. "I think we clearly have different ideas of what rocking it means, because mine involves leather pants and chainsaws," Oliver said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/daily-show-john-oliver-asks-why-cable-news-230703579.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 19:07:03 -0400Reutersdaily-show-john-oliver-asks-why-cable-news-230703579Psy goes 'Gangnam Style' to WME from CAA<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/psy-goes-gangnam-style-wme-caa-213755511.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X4CAmk9Lhk322He_fRFdTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T213755Z_1_CBRE96H1O4500_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PSY-CAA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="South Korean rapper Psy poses during a news conference before his concert in Seoul" align="left" title="South Korean rapper Psy poses during a news conference before his concert in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - WME has signed YouTube phenomenon Psy to represent in all areas, luring the Korean pop star from rival CAA, TheWrap has learned. Psy, who is managed by Scooter Braun, was previously at CAA with Braun&#039;s other star client, Justin BIeber. Psy became a household name when his exuberant music video for hit song &quot;Gangnam Style&quot; went viral and became the first YouTube video to cross one billion views. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/psy-goes-gangnam-style-wme-caa-213755511.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:37:55 -0400Reuterspsy-goes-gangnam-style-wme-caa-213755511<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/psy-goes-gangnam-style-wme-caa-213755511.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X4CAmk9Lhk322He_fRFdTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T213755Z_1_CBRE96H1O4500_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PSY-CAA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="South Korean rapper Psy poses during a news conference before his concert in Seoul" align="left" title="South Korean rapper Psy poses during a news conference before his concert in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - WME has signed YouTube phenomenon Psy to represent in all areas, luring the Korean pop star from rival CAA, TheWrap has learned. Psy, who is managed by Scooter Braun, was previously at CAA with Braun&#039;s other star client, Justin BIeber. Psy became a household name when his exuberant music video for hit song &quot;Gangnam Style&quot; went viral and became the first YouTube video to cross one billion views. ...</p><br clear="all"/>'Glee' stars Darren Criss, Jenna Ushkowitz among stars attending Nigel Lythgoe's dizzy feet 'Dance' gala<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-stars-darren-criss-jenna-ushkowitz-among-stars-012811552.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/83PfGqUcgS4eNSjnIj1Ieg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T012811Z_1_CBRE96H043400_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MEDIA-DANCEGALA-GLEESTARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="English television and film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="English television and film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - &quot;Glee&quot; stars Darren Criss and Jenna Ushkowitz are joining Christina Applegate, Minnie Driver, Jenna Elfman, and Anna Kendrick at the third annual &quot;Celebration of Dance&quot; Gala on July 27, the Dizzy Feet Foundation and the Music Center announced on Wednesday. Applegate will present the DFF Inspiration Award to Chita Rivera, while &quot;Pitch Perfect&quot; star Kendrick will present Lionsgate&#039;s president of production, Erik Feig, with the DFF Impact Award. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/glee-stars-darren-criss-jenna-ushkowitz-among-stars-012811552.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 21:28:11 -0400Reutersglee-stars-darren-criss-jenna-ushkowitz-among-stars-012811552<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-stars-darren-criss-jenna-ushkowitz-among-stars-012811552.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/83PfGqUcgS4eNSjnIj1Ieg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T012811Z_1_CBRE96H043400_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MEDIA-DANCEGALA-GLEESTARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="English television and film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="English television and film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - &quot;Glee&quot; stars Darren Criss and Jenna Ushkowitz are joining Christina Applegate, Minnie Driver, Jenna Elfman, and Anna Kendrick at the third annual &quot;Celebration of Dance&quot; Gala on July 27, the Dizzy Feet Foundation and the Music Center announced on Wednesday. Applegate will present the DFF Inspiration Award to Chita Rivera, while &quot;Pitch Perfect&quot; star Kendrick will present Lionsgate&#039;s president of production, Erik Feig, with the DFF Impact Award. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Jackson's mother says he denied prescription drug problem<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-224037719.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y2wcPVK.lzeih9n9CfFK.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T234801Z_5_CBRE96I1OQD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mother of Michael Jackson testified on Monday in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live that the late pop star denied he was abusing prescription drugs when she confronted him in the years before his death. Katherine Jackson, 83, said under cross-examination that she and her family had heard rumors that the singer was abusing pain medications but never saw him under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the final years of his life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-224037719.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:48:01 -0400Reutersmichael-jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-224037719<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-224037719.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y2wcPVK.lzeih9n9CfFK.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T234801Z_5_CBRE96I1OQD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mother of Michael Jackson testified on Monday in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live that the late pop star denied he was abusing prescription drugs when she confronted him in the years before his death. Katherine Jackson, 83, said under cross-examination that she and her family had heard rumors that the singer was abusing pain medications but never saw him under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the final years of his life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Vienna Boys' Choir faces crisis over rent bill<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-boys-choir-faces-crisis-over-rent-bill-153459042.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GcbPiOCfsPEelrgq.NnYiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T154027Z_1_CBRE96G17JJ00_RTROPTP_2_AUSTRIA-VIENNA-CHOIR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of members of the Vienna Boys&#039; Choir performing at their home in Vienna" align="left" title="File photo of members of the Vienna Boys&#039; Choir performing at their home in Vienna" border="0" /></a>VIENNA (Reuters) - The world-famous Vienna Boys&#039; Choir faces a financial crisis that could put it out of business if it does not reach a deal over the rent for its concert hall and school. The choir, whose roots go back to the 13th century, may have to pay 200,000 euros ($263,000) per year to stay in the Augarten Palace after an agreement for it to use the building rent-free in exchange for renovation work was declared invalid. The Austrian Court of Audit said the deal amounted to an illegal subsidy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-boys-choir-faces-crisis-over-rent-bill-153459042.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 11:34:59 -0400Reutersvienna-boys-choir-faces-crisis-over-rent-bill-153459042<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-boys-choir-faces-crisis-over-rent-bill-153459042.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GcbPiOCfsPEelrgq.NnYiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T154027Z_1_CBRE96G17JJ00_RTROPTP_2_AUSTRIA-VIENNA-CHOIR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of members of the Vienna Boys&#039; Choir performing at their home in Vienna" align="left" title="File photo of members of the Vienna Boys&#039; Choir performing at their home in Vienna" border="0" /></a>VIENNA (Reuters) - The world-famou

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

How-To Techniques For Keeping The Roof In Perfect Shape - Home ...

A a number of people usually do not give considerably considered to their residence?s roof. Nonetheless, if there is an issue with the roof, a substantial trouble may appear. Just a few people know a large amount concerning roofs, and it could be discouraging in an effort to fix them. The succeeding article will certainly give some ideas on extending the life of the roof.

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trouble up until the weather condition obtains better. You can?t stroll securely on the slimy roof. As early as the roof has dried out, you may establish concerning making repairs.

Some leaks are produced by shingles, yet you ought to examine your roof?s structure. If your residence?s sides are dry decomposed, water may get in these locations. You need to be inspecting all access indicate make specific there is definitely not a problem.

When replacing your roof, believe concerning the climate in the area. Clay-based roofs function excellent in dry climates and may even keep your residence cool. Nonetheless, these will certainly not make it through well in moist climates and will certainly possess a brief service life. Ask an expert if you do not really know exactly what product is We are your experienced Toronto Roofers experts offering 100%$ FREE Estimates in Torontobest in your area.

You have to be certain you repair it effectively the very first time around if you?re taking excellent treatment of a crack. This implies you do not quit with all the first area you situate that functions an issue. One leakage could increase to be numerous problems.

Any roofer you are searching for utilizing must have the correct license to do business. Never have a roofer?s word as being the gospel honest truth. Lookup the structure division in your community and supply them a phone call to figure out precisely what is required.

Due carefulness is vital when desiring to function with a roofing professional. Compare the numerous professionals in your community to acquire a concept of the normal rate.

When picking a contractor to work with your very own roof, inquire relating to simply exactly how long that firm has been around business. In instance the firm has been around business for very time they after that most likely have the ability to keep people pleased. Anyone that is unknown could perhaps be looking for to rip-off you for the cash.

Making use of low-cost materials on your roof may appear like a fantastic concept, yet usually leads to issues later. Materials which are low-cost now may ultimately cost you more in repairs at a later time.

As you now have actually read this article, you ought to have a considerably better comprehension of the way your residence?s roof features. Remember the insight discussed above for some of your future roofing demands. You do not want to have an unsatisfactory roofing encounter, will you?

A great deal of people usually do not give considerably considered to their residence?s roof. If there is an issue with the roof, a substantial trouble may appear. If you understand your homes roof dripping during rainy weather condition, do not attempt to repair the trouble up until the weather condition obtains better. Clay-based roofs function excellent in dry climates and may even keep your residence cool. As you now have actually read this article, you ought to have a considerably better comprehension of the way your residence?s roof features.

Source: http://shrednwmagazine.com/how-to-techniques-for-keeping-the-roof-in-perfect-shape/

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Massive explosions rock central Fla. gas plant

TAVARES, Fla. (AP) ? A series of explosions rocked a central Florida propane gas plant and sent "boom after boom after boom" through the neighborhood around it. Eight people were injured, with at least four in critical condition.

John Herrell of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said early Tuesday that no one died despite massive blasts that ripped through the Blue Rhino propane plant late Monday night. Officials initially scrambled to find more than a dozen employees after the explosions.

"Management is comfortable saying all of those they knew were there tonight have been accounted for," he said.

Tavares Fire Chief Richard Keith said possible causes of the explosion may be either equipment malfunction or possibly human error. Sabotage was not suspected.

One person injured in the explosion was listed in critical condition at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital and three others were listed in critical condition at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Herrell said some others drove themselves to area hospitals.

Tavares Battalion Commander Eric Wages said five workers walked up to a command center firefighters set up near the plant Monday night with skin hanging off their arms, torso and faces. He said their arms were outstretched and they were in complete shock.

The Blue Rhino plant, which is northwest of Orlando, refilled propane tanks typically used for barbecues and other uses. There were some 53,000 20-gallon tanks at the plant on Monday.

Tuesday morning, smoke still billowed from a storage container on the property, which consists of a couple of warehouses next to each other. The parking lot was littered with thousands of blackened 20-gallon propane containers.

Nearby, three 33,000-pound tanks of propane sat untouched. Lake County Battalion Chief Chris Croughwell said the hoses designed to spray water on the large tanks in case of fire, did not go off as planned because they had to be manually activated. "Most sane people don't stick around for an event like this," he added.

Tavares Mayor Robert Wolfe said Tuesday that he was surprised to learn the hoses at the plant had to be manually activated. If Blue Rhino reopens the plant, Wolfe said he plans to raise the safety issue. "That way, it's fail safe," Wolfe said. "We're lucky those tanks didn't explode."

Blue Rhino is a subsidiary of Kansas-based national propane provider Ferrellgas. Spokesman Scott Brockelmeyer said Tuesday he didn't have information available about the safety water hoses.

"It's as sobering a situation as you can possibly imagine," Brockelmeyer said. "We have folks who are injured, and we've got Blue Rhino and Ferrellgas employees across the country who are keeping them in their prayers and sending good vibes their way."

Brockelmeyer said there were 14 full-time employees and 10 part-time workers in the plant when the explosions occurred Monday night.

Croughwell said firefighters who responded to the initial fire had to wait to enter plant site because conditions were so dangerous. Just as they were finally about to go in, four tractor-trailers parked next to the large propane tanks caught fire.

If the large tanks exploded, Croughwell said, "it would have wiped us out."

Video footage on WESH-TV in Orlando showed fires burning through trucks used to transport propane tanks, which were parked at the plant. The fire sent plumes of smoke into the air hours after the blast.

Keith said the explosions shook his house several miles from the plant. "It truly sounded like a car hit our house," he said.

Herrell said about 50 homes were evacuated Monday night but residents were allowed back in about four hours later.

Marni Whitehead, 33, who lives less than a mile from the plant, said she was in bed ready to go to sleep when she heard a loud boom.

She ran outside and saw other neighbors outside and then they saw the explosions.

"We knew right away it was the plant, the propane plant," Whitehead said. "After that, it was just sort of panic."

Whitehead likened the explosions to Fourth of July fireworks. "And it was just boom after boom after boom," she said.

Herrell said officials believe the fire was contained and wouldn't spread to another part of the plant.

According to the Leesburg Daily Commercial, the plant was built in 2004 and employs fewer than 50 people.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/massive-explosions-rock-central-fla-gas-plant-071913944.html

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Spotlight Reporting: App Firm Floating On A Cloud | Stuff.co.nz

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Entrepreneur Richard Francis personally visited 200 accounting and advisory firms around the world last year to promote his growing cloud application company Spotlight Reporting.

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/8974659/App-firm-floating-on-a-cloud

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Murphy's law at work in India

Indian flagWith the Reserve Bank of India easing monetary policy, it was expected gross domestic product growth would revive, although slowly, from the five per cent levels of last year, notes Varun Goel

Murphy?s law states: ?Anything that can go wrong will go wrong?.

This seems especially true in the context of Indian economy and Indian equity markets in the past year.

Last year this time, India was grappling with an imminent sovereign downgrade, with an uncontrolled fiscal deficit, policy paralysis of the highest order with no economic reforms for eight long years and a weakening rupee.

With Chidambaram coming back to the finance ministry, measures were announced to tackle the fiscal situation.

We saw government spending being curtailed, foreign direct investment allowed in several sectors like retail and aviation, and a more benign monetary policy.

Several policy measures were undertaken to cap fiscal deficit.

The fuel price deregulation announced in January is probably the most significant reform measure in the last five years and will have significant positive long-term impact on the economy.

This combined with severe expenditure curtailment, led to a better than expected fiscal deficit number for FY13.

With the Reserve Bank of India easing monetary policy, it was expected gross domestic product growth would revive, although slowly, from the five per cent levels of last year.

And just when things seemed to be looking up, we had an eight per cent fall in rupee value through the month of May and June which changed the overall macro picture.

India is not alone in the currency carnage which was triggered, partly by the US Federal Reserve?s comments on tapering on Quantitative Easing.

However, India is most vulnerable due to the high deficit levels on both fiscal and current account.

RBI has been forced to intervene and carry out monetary tightening to defend the rupee.

These monetary policy measures are going to slow down economic activity further and a recovery is now pushed back into 2014.

We are now expecting gross domestic product growth of around five per cent for the financial year.

Equity markets have reacted with banking and automobile stocks taking a big hit.

However, the broader market has been resilient, with the Sensex within five per cent of its all-time high.

We believe all possible negatives which could happen have played out.

One can add a fractured electoral outcome as another potential negative.

However, no one is expecting a very decisive mandate from elections next year, so expectations are already low.

There is not much that can go wrong from here. We have GDP growth, currency, current account deficit all at a decadal low.

Things can only look up.

Growth should get a boost once these temporary measures by RBI are withdrawn.

We see more actions on the import side, which will also help stabilise the rupee.

It?s difficult to see the sunshine when dark clouds gather.

A good monsoon, commodity price correction, a strong macroeconomic recovery in the US and a stable euro area are significant positives for equity markets this year.

We expect Indian companies to deliver a 10 per cent earnings growth this financial year and remain positive on equity markets, with a potential 15 per cent upside from these levels by the end of the year.

We expect a few industries to outperform dusting these times of the dark clouds.

We expect the pharma, information technology, automotive and private sector banks space to outperform the market in the next two quarters.

Varun Goel is head, PMS, Karvy Private Wealth

Source: http://www.rediff.com/business/column/column-murphys-law-at-work-in-india/20130729.htm

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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Understanding Different Stages of Personal Injury ... - My X Law

When a person suffers any kind of physical or emotional damage due to someone else?s negligence then he/she is eligible to file a personal injury claim. In this article, the various phases of personal injury lawsuit are mentioned, which will help you through your claim process.

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Personal Injury Lawsuit stages:

Step1: Consulting a lawyer - After getting medical treatment for an accident due to someone else?s fault consult a reliable personal injury advocate. It is necessary to find out if your claim is valid. Remember personal injury lawyers offer free consultations.

Step2: Assessing and hiring a lawyer - Hiring the ideal personal injury lawyer to represent you makes a big difference, so select carefully. The lawyer needs to be credible, experienced, committed, and ready to work on a contingency basis (only pay after you win).

Step3: Contact - After researching and analyzing your case on how the injury occurred, the extent of damages and costs, the lawyer contacts the responsible person or the insurance company directly.

Step4: Out of the court settlement - Mostly, personal injury claims get resolved before the lawsuit is filed. During negotiation a settlement offer will be made by the insurance firm representing the responsible person. Your lawyer will inform you and also give you an opinion on whether to accept it or not. Ultimately, it will be your personal decision.

Step5: Filing a lawsuit ? In case, the settlement fails then your lawyer will file a claim in the court. The judge will then draw a deadline for every phase of lawsuit procedure. The trial can take several months to years liable on your case complexity.

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Three pre-trial periods are:

  • Complaint & Answer periods - Complaint document has detailed allegations on the extent of injuries and how it happened. The complaint is served personally to the defendant (s). ?Answer? is a document, where the offender confesses or negates the allegations in the complaint. The set period to answer the complaint for the defendant is usually 30 days.
  • Discovery period - In this phase, both parties gather and share documents, information, evidence and testimony. Interrogatories (written questions) and oral discovery (depositions) takes place. During deposition, experts, witnesses and each party are questioned by an advocate.
  • Motion period - Before or after completion of discovery, the defendant files a motion to act on their behalf. The motion can request the court to dismiss the entire case or one or two of your claims. Your lawyer gets 28 days to respond and file a written disagreement to the motion. Occasionally, court stages a hearing to consider arguments from both sides.

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Step6: Mediation - During court cases mediation alternative can be requested for resolving dispute. Both sides display their case and proceed in negotiating the settlement terms according to the neutral mediator. Both parties can accept or refuse the offer during mediation.

Step7: Trial ? If the case has to undergo a trial then both parties and their attorneys put up their case and arguments. Ultimately, the jury or the judge decides the defendant?s negligence and the amount to be awarded.

Step8: Post-trial - If the plaintiff wins the case, then the defendant can appeal in high court for verdict reconsideration. In case, there is no appeal brought, it takes some time to get paid because the lawyer has to first pay the lien (any investigating company or legalities). Then the decided contingency fees for legal assistance are deducted and you finally you get the check.

This article has been written by Evan. He has been writing many posts about how you can successfully win your claims with the help of a reliable personal injury lawyer. You could also get in touch with them by visiting their website.

Source: http://www.myxlaw.com/understanding-different-stages-of-personal-injury-lawsuit-process.html

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1 body found, 1 person missing in NY boat crash

In this still frame made from WABC-TV video, Carol Stewart, center, mother of missing woman Lindsay Stewart, speaks to an official about the ongoing search for her daughter following a boating accident on the Hudson River near Piermont, N.Y. on Saturday, July 27, 2013. The Coast Guard says the recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

In this still frame made from WABC-TV video, Carol Stewart, center, mother of missing woman Lindsay Stewart, speaks to an official about the ongoing search for her daughter following a boating accident on the Hudson River near Piermont, N.Y. on Saturday, July 27, 2013. The Coast Guard says the recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

In this still frame made from WABC-TV video on Saturday, July 27, 2013, officials search for missing people following a boating accident on the Hudson River near Piermont, N.Y. The Coast Guard says a recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

This still frame made from WABC-TV video on Saturday, July 27, 2013, shows a boat recovered from the Hudson River following a boating accident near Piermont, N.Y. The Coast Guard says a recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

In this still frame made from video on Friday, July 26, 2013, authorities respond to a boating accident on the Hudson River near Piermont, N.Y. The Coast Guard says a recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Hoa Nguyen)

In this still frame made from WABC-TV video, Carol Stewart, center, mother of missing woman Lindsey Stewart, speaks to an official about the ongoing search for her daughter following a boating accident on the Hudson River near Piermont, N.Y. on Saturday, July 27, 2013. The Coast Guard says the recreational boat struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge on Friday night, sending two people into the water who haven't been found and injuring four others. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) ? Brian Bond was disoriented from head trauma and in darkness when he awoke from unconsciousness soon after the speedboat he was in with his fiancee and four friends smashed into a construction barge on New York's Hudson River, hurling the bride-to-be and Bond's best man into the water.

Bond used his cellphone to call 911 late Friday night, and first responders relied on heat-seeking technology to locate the boat just south of the Tappan Zee Bridge, authorities said.

On Saturday, a woman's body matching the description of 30-year-old Lindsey Stewart was pulled from the water. Authorities haven't yet released a positive identification.

Stewart and Bond, friends since childhood, were to be married in two weeks, on Aug. 10.

Bond's best man, Mark Lennon, 30, remains missing and is presumed dead, authorities said. Emergency crews planned to continue their search for him Sunday.

Jojo John, who was operating the boat, was charged Saturday with vehicular manslaughter and three counts of vehicular assault from a hospital bed where he was recovering from his injuries in the crash, said Chief William Barbera of the Rockland County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities said they suspect the 35-year-old Nyack man was intoxicated at the time of the crash; they were awaiting the results of blood tests. Attempts to reach John's family were not immediately successful and it was not clear if he had an attorney.

Barbera declined to identify the other two people aboard the boat and had no information on their condition. The two and Bond also remained hospitalized Saturday night.

The group had left the village of Piermont for a short trip aboard the 21-foot Stingray across the river to Tarrytown, about 30 miles north of New York City, authorities said.

Stewart and Lennon were thrown from the boat when it struck a barge carrying materials for the construction of a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge, authorities said. Barbera said the barge was equipped with lights, but it was still difficult to see on the water late at night.

Stewart, of Piermont, worked for an insurance company. She and Bond were to be married at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Pearl River, with a reception at a vineyard in Hillburn, her stepfather Walter Kosik said.

The couple had known one another for years and used to go to church together, he said.

"They have been friends the whole time, and they fell in love about 3 ? years ago," Kosik said.

Stewart's former English teacher at Pearl River High School, who remained in contact with her through Facebook, called the accident "heartbreaking."

"She was one of my students and a bright, sweet girl loved by everyone," said Doreen Arney. "I knew that she was getting married, and to Brian. To happen to two such special kids ? it just shouldn't happen."

The New York State Thruway Authority, which is overseeing the bridge project, said it was reviewing safety procedures. It said the lighting on the barges appeared to be functioning normally.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time," the authority said in a statement.

Associated Press

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Business Insider founder and CEO Henry Blodget buys a ... - GigaOM

Henry Blodget, the co-founder and CEO of Business Insider, has a habit of writing posts on his site about his personal experiences with various ephemera of daily life, such as flying economy class. The latest instalment is about buying a newspaper ? not a newspaper company, but an actual printed newspaper. Why? Because he needed some local news about Nantucket Island, apparently.

Source: http://gigaom.com/2013/07/26/business-insider-founder-henry-blodget-buys-a-newspaper-yes-really/

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Kerry Seeks End to Military Support for Congo Rebels

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called on all parties to end their support for armed rebel groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Secretary Kerry made the call at his United Nations debut as the top U.S. diplomat Thursday, chairing a high-level U.N. Security Council session on the Great Lakes region and the DRC.

He told the meeting that he is deeply concerned about recent reports of resumed external support to the M23 rebel group, and reports of collaboration with the Rwandan Hutu rebel group in the eastern DRC, known as the FDLR.

"I want to be emphatic here today: all parties must immediately end their support for armed rebel groups," he said. "All governments must hold human rights violators and abusers accountable. We must end the era of impunity."

Earlier this week, Human Rights Watch issued a report saying Rwanda has provided ammunition, food, and training to M23 rebels and allowed its leaders to recruit inside Rwanda, including among demobilized Rwandan soldiers.

Meanwhile, Rwanda accused U.N. peacekeepers of backing alleged collaboration between the DRC army and the FDLR.

While Kerry did not directly name Rwanda, he urged regional actors to exercise restraint and return to a constructive path, moving forward to address the root causes of regional conflict and permanently resolve it.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also expressed concern about recent fighting and called on the signatories to February's Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework to work positively with each other in order to endorse the document this September on the margins of the annual General Assembly debate.

Ban urged countries to support this goal through all the means available, including sanctions for spoilers.

"I call on the international community to use all tools from international criminal prosecution to sanctions regimes to development assistance," he said.

Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo appeared to ignore allegations that her government supports armed groups in the eastern DRC. She said Rwanda is "eager" to do its part to help implement the Framework agreement, and noted Rwanda's cooperation in helping facilitate the handover of wanted warlord Bosco Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court when he surrendered at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali in March.

In an effort to stem the violence, the United Nations recently added a robust specialized force to its already huge peacekeeping mission in the eastern Congo. The so-called intervention brigade is tasked with neutralizing armed groups.

The U.N. will also soon start using unarmed drones to monitor the DRC's lengthy eastern border. On the development side, the World Bank has pledged $1 billion to enhance infrastructure and encourage trade.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201307270020.html

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