Saturday, July 20, 2013

Kirk Cameron Accuses Facebook of Censoring New Movie ?Unstoppable?

Kirk Cameron
Kirk Cameron posted this photo, along with a message to his fans, on his Facebook page Thursday night. (Facebook)

Kirk Cameron?s new film Unstoppable encountered adversity Thursday when Facebook apparently blocked all posts that promote the film.

Cameron posted on his Facebook page Thursday night, ?Calling all friends of Faith, Family, and Freedom! Facebook has officially ?blocked? me and you (and everyone else) from posting any link to my new movie at UnstoppableTheMovieDOTcom,?labeling the content as ?abusive,? ?unsafe,? and ?spammy!? I can't even write the real link here, or Facebook would block this post too!!?

Cameron is asking his followers to encourage the social media giant to unblock the website by sharing his post. Since Thursday night, his post has been shared more than 226,000 times.

?We have been officially shut down by Facebook?and unable to get any response from them,? he said. ?This is my most personal film about faith, hope, and love, and about why God allows bad things to happen to good people. What is ?abusive? or ?unsafe? about that?!?

It appears Facebook has removed its block on the film, as several commenters have pointed out.

?Just watched the trailer,? Christy Jones wrote Friday morning. ?It was blocked when I tried earlier but it's not now.?

Connie KinCannon Schafer also wrote Friday morning, ?Facebook has lifted the ban because of the response from everyone!?

The post has garnered nearly 16,000 comments, with a wide range of support, criticism and skepticism.

?Its just the authors way of getting facebook users to send out his link,? skeptic Steve Patton said.

?Thanks Kirk, God bless you for honoring God,? supporter Angie McTigue wrote. ?Ur movies r the best! I pray God's protection and love around you!?

Unstoppable was made in partnership with Liberty University and will appear in theaters on Sept. 24.

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Friday, July 19, 2013

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South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" align="left" title="Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday outside his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? 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Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)" align="left" title="FILE - This Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo shows the new office of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar after the opening of the office. Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)" border="0" /></a>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) ? Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-try-mend-fences-afghanistan-173905354.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:47:03 -0400Associated Presspakistan-try-mend-fences-afghanistan-173905354<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-try-mend-fences-afghanistan-173905354.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rY5icAt9b9nzBUlS8px4Jg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/abdc4eed08c3f118370f6a70670093bc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo shows the new office of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar after the opening of the office. Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)" align="left" title="FILE - This Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo shows the new office of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar after the opening of the office. Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)" border="0" /></a>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) ? Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban.</p><br clear="all"/>Dell delays vote on buyout, sign it lacks support<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-delays-vote-buyout-sign-lacks-support-131703626.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5SOdZV51LHyv25VDNTCoOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a90ceafae9e8da17370f6a706700887f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 file photo, Dell CEO Michael Dell smiles at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco. Dell Inc. is making a late push to win shareholder support for founder Michael Dell?s plan to take the slumping computer maker private, an indication that the scheduled vote, Thursday, July 18, 2013, could be close. Supporters of the $24.4 billion buyout believe Dell Inc. stands a better chance of turning around if it can make long-term strategic decisions without worrying about meeting Wall Street?s quarter-to-quarter expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 file photo, Dell CEO Michael Dell smiles at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco. Dell Inc. is making a late push to win shareholder support for founder Michael Dell?s plan to take the slumping computer maker private, an indication that the scheduled vote, Thursday, July 18, 2013, could be close. Supporters of the $24.4 billion buyout believe Dell Inc. stands a better chance of turning around if it can make long-term strategic decisions without worrying about meeting Wall Street?s quarter-to-quarter expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)" border="0" /></a>ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) ? Dell has delayed Thursday&#039;s vote on founder Michael Dell&#039;s plan to take the slumping computer maker private in a sign the board needs more time to rally support.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dell-delays-vote-buyout-sign-lacks-support-131703626.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:40:38 -0400Associated Pressdell-delays-vote-buyout-sign-lacks-support-131703626<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-delays-vote-buyout-sign-lacks-support-131703626.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5SOdZV51LHyv25VDNTCoOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a90ceafae9e8da17370f6a706700887f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 file photo, Dell CEO Michael Dell smiles at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco. Dell Inc. is making a late push to win shareholder support for founder Michael Dell?s plan to take the slumping computer maker private, an indication that the scheduled vote, Thursday, July 18, 2013, could be close. Supporters of the $24.4 billion buyout believe Dell Inc. stands a better chance of turning around if it can make long-term strategic decisions without worrying about meeting Wall Street?s quarter-to-quarter expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 file photo, Dell CEO Michael Dell smiles at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco. Dell Inc. is making a late push to win shareholder support for founder Michael Dell?s plan to take the slumping computer maker private, an indication that the scheduled vote, Thursday, July 18, 2013, could be close. Supporters of the $24.4 billion buyout believe Dell Inc. stands a better chance of turning around if it can make long-term strategic decisions without worrying about meeting Wall Street?s quarter-to-quarter expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)" border="0" /></a>ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) ? Dell has delayed Thursday&#039;s vote on founder Michael Dell&#039;s plan to take the slumping computer maker private in a sign the board needs more time to rally support.</p><br clear="all"/>Barbie fights for her life<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/barbie-fights-her-life-191137087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MKX8TFzg.zbDjOv9INnSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3e25056608d8f218370f6a7067008c7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? As far as catfights go, this is a doozy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/barbie-fights-her-life-191137087.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:18:14 -0400Associated Pressbarbie-fights-her-life-191137087<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/barbie-fights-her-life-191137087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MKX8TFzg.zbDjOv9INnSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3e25056608d8f218370f6a7067008c7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? As far as catfights go, this is a doozy.</p><br clear="all"/>Italy: ex-CIA Milan chief detained in PanamaROME (AP) ? A former CIA base chief in Italy who was convicted in the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect from a street in Milan has been detained in Panama, the Italian justice ministry said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/italy-ex-cia-milan-chief-detained-panama-175753431.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:28:53 -0400Associated Pressitaly-ex-cia-milan-chief-detained-panama-175753431Internet shows its muscle by making Emmy history<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/internet-shows-muscle-making-emmy-history-191014180.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nJ65tzUxMXjyeH9QKBcDdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a0e3f26b07d5ed18370f6a7067003d77.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from the Netflix original series, &quot;House of Cards,&quot; an adaptation of a British classic. The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#039; Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" align="left" title="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from the Netflix original series, &quot;House of Cards,&quot; an adaptation of a British classic. The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#039; Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The Emmy Awards are television&#039;s biggest celebration of itself, but this year&#039;s ceremony will face an intruder: &quot;House of Cards,&quot; the first online series to nab a top nomination with its best drama series bid Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/internet-shows-muscle-making-emmy-history-191014180.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:09:22 -0400Associated Pressinternet-shows-muscle-making-emmy-history-191014180<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/internet-shows-muscle-making-emmy-history-191014180.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nJ65tzUxMXjyeH9QKBcDdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a0e3f26b07d5ed18370f6a7067003d77.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from the Netflix original series, &quot;House of Cards,&quot; an adaptation of a British classic. The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#039; Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" align="left" title="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from the Netflix original series, &quot;House of Cards,&quot; an adaptation of a British classic. The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#039; Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The Emmy Awards are television&#039;s biggest celebration of itself, but this year&#039;s ceremony will face an intruder: &quot;House of Cards,&quot; the first online series to nab a top nomination with its best drama series bid Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>Artists celebrate Mandela with paintings<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sIg8uqTO7Ta9QhZf2nPqUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e24e551a06e3e918370f6a706700a29a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists are celebrating the 95th birthday Thursday of the anti-apartheid leader, who remains hospitalized although his condition has improved.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:35:21 -0400Associated Pressartists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sIg8uqTO7Ta9QhZf2nPqUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e24e551a06e3e918370f6a706700a29a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists are celebrating the 95th birthday Thursday of the anti-apartheid leader, who remains hospitalized although his condition has improved.</p><br clear="all"/>Online series 'House of Cards' makes Emmy history<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OKEDTewkA05bIULM.Tuw6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6a1af1840808ee18370f6a706700f685.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Actors Aaron Paul, left, and Neil Patrick Harris announce nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in North Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)" align="left" title="Actors Aaron Paul, left, and Neil Patrick Harris announce nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in North Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Netflix&#039;s &quot;House of Cards&quot; made Emmy history Thursday with a top drama series nomination, the first time that television&#039;s leading awards have recognized a program delivered online as equal in quality to the best that TV has to offer.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:49:08 -0400Associated Pressonline-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OKEDTewkA05bIULM.Tuw6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6a1af1840808ee18370f6a706700f685.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Actors Aaron Paul, left, and Neil Patrick Harris announce nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in North Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)" align="left" title="Actors Aaron Paul, left, and Neil Patrick Harris announce nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in North Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Netflix&#039;s &quot;House of Cards&quot; made Emmy history Thursday with a top drama series nomination, the first time that television&#039;s leading awards have recognized a program delivered online as equal in quality to the best that TV has to offer.</p><br clear="all"/>Mandela 'steadily improving' on 95th birthday<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-steadily-improving-95th-birthday-050940812.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mRlenXAQgowW2K8SuLPjZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/043a6f29066be718370f6a706700b6da.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A portrait representing former South African President Nelson Mandela is displayed on the windows of a building as lights inside the building reflect in downtown Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" align="left" title="A portrait representing former South African President Nelson Mandela is displayed on the windows of a building as lights inside the building reflect in downtown Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-steadily-improving-95th-birthday-050940812.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 08:11:35 -0400Associated Pressmandela-steadily-improving-95th-birthday-050940812<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-steadily-improving-95th-birthday-050940812.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mRlenXAQgowW2K8SuLPjZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/043a6f29066be718370f6a706700b6da.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A portrait representing former South African President Nelson Mandela is displayed on the windows of a building as lights inside the building reflect in downtown Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" align="left" title="A portrait representing former South African President Nelson Mandela is displayed on the windows of a building as lights inside the building reflect in downtown Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president&#039;s health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment.</p><br clear="all"/>Italy: convicted ex-CIA chief detained in PanamaROME (AP) ? The Italian justice ministry says a former CIA station chief who was convicted in the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect from a street of Milan has been detained in Panama.http://news.yahoo.com/italy-convicted-ex-cia-chief-detained-panama-172532662.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:25:32 -0400Associated Pressitaly-convicted-ex-cia-chief-detained-panama-172532662

Source: http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/crime

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Microsoft introduces Power BI for Office 365

Lost in the hubbub of Microsoft other announcements and reorganization, the company also introduced?Power BI for Office 365, a new self-service business intelligence (BI) solution delivered through Excel and Office 365. The product?s aim is to provide Office 365 users with data analysis and visualization capabilities to identify deeper business insights from their on-premises and cloud data. Power Query and Power Map provide tools to build on existing Excel capabilities, and providing means to manipulate data and to create rich 3D geospatial visualizations.

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The public preview will be available later this summer. Sign up?at?www.office.com/powerbi?to be pinged.

Source: http://pro.gigaom.com/blog/microsoft-power-bi/

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Solar Energy: The New Gold Rush?

Solar Energy Access

One morning 165 years ago, James Marshall was examining his sawmill on the American River, near Coloma, Calif. Marshall was having a run of bad luck -- in recent years, he'd been to war and lost his land -- but on this day he noticed something shimmering in the channel beneath his mill. Scooping up a handful of gravel, he was sure: Gold.

A lot has changed since Marshall made the discovery that put our state on the map. Yet California continues to be a place where people know a valuable thing when they see it. In our most recent "gold rush," the gold was microchips and computer code. Now we're on the verge of realizing a major new wealth generation opportunity. Call it the solar rush.

Nationwide, solar energy is booming, and nowhere is it booming like California. Between 1999 and 2011, the number of rooftop solar arrays in our state?grew?from 500 to more than 50,000. Late last year, California's installed solar capacity?surpassed?2 gigawatts -- the equivalent of two large coal-fired power plants and almost a third of all the solar energy production capacity in the country. Of the United States' 120,000 solar jobs, a quarter are located here, in The Golden State.

Impressive as these numbers are, they're just a start. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory calculates that we can run our entire state on rooftop solar and still have energy left over to sell. To achieve this vision would be to lead the world in addressing climate change, while also making our grid more resilient, saving money on our energy bills, and creating jobs wherever there are power lines and rooftops. But to get there, we're going to need to make it much easier for everyone to bank on the sun.?

Technological advances have already taken solar from being too expensive for anything but satellites to being the cheapest source of energy for Americans in at least twenty states. We've also benefited from social and financial innovation. In the early 2000s, California companies like SunEdison pioneered the idea of solar leases, a concept that dramatically expanded solar's appeal by removing the barrier of high upfront costs.

Yet at least 75 percent of Californians still can't go solar. Many lack the credit necessary to secure a solar lease or solar loans. Others don't own their homes, or have roofs that aren't well suited to solar panels. Here, I speak from personal experience. As someone who runs a solar financing company and founded the world's largest youth clean energy organization, I know solar energy is a very?good investment. As someone who rents in downtown Oakland, I can't access it.?

So how do we open up the floodgates to a true solar rush? How do we democratize solar energy? Three emerging visions point the way.

The first vision takes the form of SB 43, a bill currently moving through the California legislature. On July 1, SB43 was approved by the Utilities and Commerce Committee, which means the bill will now likely it become law. Once it does, SB43 will allow people will be able to buy electricity from any renewable energy source within their utility territory. Rather than having to install solar on your own roof, you will be able to buy energy from solar arrays located on the roofs in your community -- or on empty lots or outside of town -- that make most sense.

The second vision hinges on a new conception of transportation. You may have heard that the Tesla Model S -- a car designed in Palo Alto and built in Fremont -- won Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year award. Less well reported is the fact that Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, is building a network of solar-powered vehicle charging stations. Eight of the first 12 stations are already running in California, and Musk plans to build enough to serve 98 percent of the populations of the U.S. and Canada by 2015. As electric vehicles continue to decline in price, more and more Californians are going to think that it's normal to fill up on sunlight rather than four or five dollar a gallon gasoline.

The final vision brings together entrepreneurs from the energy and Web 2.0 worlds. My company, Mosaic, is one of many organizations in this emerging "CleanWeb" movement. Via our platform, anyone can lend as little as $25 to a specific clean energy project. Investors earn a steady return and solar projects benefit from lower cost financing than they can get from big banks. Our first public investment projects sold out in less than 24 hours, with more than 400 investors providing $315,000 in loans to solar arrays located on four California affordable housing complexes. The expected annual rate of return for the loans is 4.5%--better than Treasuries, better than most bonds, and better than the S&P 500 over the past decade.

Solar energy is rapidly becoming a?good investment?for California -- both in the sense that it provides good returns for investors and in the sense that it's good for our communities and the world. It's time for the Golden State to lead the effort to make the solar energy opportunity accessible to everyone. It's time to embrace the solar rush.

Photo Credit: Solar Energy Access/shutterstock

Source: http://theenergycollective.com/billyparish/248631/solar-gold-rush

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Top 5 Energy Stocks To Watch For 2014

?The majority of the nation's 18-wheeler truck fleets will be fueled by natural gas in seven years.

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This is what billionaire energy investor T.?Boone Pickens told the New York Times last week. Pickens has been pushing for natural gas as a transportation fuel for decades.

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Over the past few years, his arguments have started to make more sense. New technologies have helped the U.S. uncover?a massive supply of natural gas. That pushed prices down and made it economical for transportation companies to switch from diesel to natural gas.

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I've been writing about this trend for years. Subscribers to my Small Stock Specialist newsletter have made as much as 116% from buying natural gas transportation stocks early.

Top 5 Energy Stocks To Watch For 2014: IHS Inc. (IHS)

IHS Inc. (IHS), incorporated on May 5, 1994, is a source of information and insight in areas, such as energy and power; design and supply chain; defense, risk, and security; environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability; country and industry forecasting, and commodities, pricing, and cost. The Company is organized by geographies into three business segments: Americas, which includes the United States, Canada, and Latin America; EMEA, which includes Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and APAC (Asia Pacific). IHS sources data and transforms it into information and insight that businesses, Governments, and others use every day to make decisions. Its product development teams have also created Web services and application interfaces. These services allow its customers to integrate the Company?? information with other data, business processes and applications (computer-aided design, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, and product data/lifecycle management). The Company develops its offerings based on its customers' workflows, and it sells and delivers them into the industries in which IHS?? customers operate. As of November 30, 2011, HIS focused on five customer workflows: strategy, planning, and analysis; energy technical; product engineering; supply chain, and EHS & sustainability. As of November 30, 2011, it was focused on six verticals: energy and natural resources; Government, defense and security; chemicals; transportation; manufacturing, and technology, media, and telecommunications. In March 2012, the Company acquired Displaybank, a global authority in market research and consulting for the display industry; the Computer Assisted Product Selection (CAPSTM) electronic components database and tools business, including CAPS Expert, from PartMiner Worldwide, and the digital oil and gas pipeline and infrastructure information business from Hild Technology Services. In March 2012, the Company acquired IMS Research. In March 2012, the Company acquired BDW Automotive GmbH. I! n May 2012, it acquired Xedar Corporation, a developer and provider of geospatial information products and services. In July 2012, the Company acquired CyberRegs business from Citation Technologies, Inc. In July 2012, the Company acquired GlobalSpec, Inc. On April 16, 2011, IHS acquired ODS-Petrodata (Holdings) Ltd. ODS-Petrodata is a provider of data, information, and market intelligence to the offshore energy industry. On April 26, 2011, it acquired Dyadem International, Ltd. (Dyadem). Dyadem offers operational risk management and quality risk management solutions. On May 2, 2011, the Company acquired Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI). CMAI is a leading provider of market and business advisory services for the worldwide petrochemical, specialty chemicals, fertilizer, plastics, fibers, and chlor-alkali industries. On August 10, 2011, the Company acquired Seismic Micro-Technology (SMT). SMT offers Windows-based exploration and production software, and its solutions are used by geoscientists worldwide to evaluate potential reservoirs and plan field development. On November 10, 2011, it acquired Purvin & Gertz. Purvin & Gertz is a global advisory and market research firm that provides technical, commercial, and strategic advice to international clients in the petroleum refining, natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and petrochemical industries. Energy and Power IHS covers the technical and economic spectrum of energy and power. Detailed records and forecasts on oil, gas and coal supplies, combined with insights on traditional and emerging energy markets, help enable its customers to make decisions. Its offerings include production information on more than 90 % of the world's oil and gas production in more than 100 countries; oil and gas well data that includes geological information on more than four million current and historic wells worldwide; energy activity data that includes current and future seismic, drilling and development activities in more than 180 countries and 335 hydrocarbon-producing regions worldwide; information and research to develop unconventional hydrocarbon resources-shale gas, coal bed methane and heavy oil; knowledge of energy markets, strategies, industry trends, and companies; information and research summits, such as IHS CERAWeek and the IHS Herold Pacesetters Energy Conference, which offer decision makers the opportunity to interact with its experts, and critical information about analysis of coal, nuclear and renewables, including wind, solar, and hydro power. The Company competes with DrillingInfo, Inc., TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, Accenture, Deloitte, Wood Mackenzie, Ltd., Schlumberger Limited, Halliburton, LMKR and Paradigm Ltd. Design and Supply Chain IHS Design and Supply Chain solutions provide information for customers that allow them to manage a product from conception to research and development to production, maintenance and disposal. It also provides companies access to specifications and standards. The Company?? offerings include market and technology research and analysis; standards management solutions, including more than 370 commercial and military standards and specification publishing organizations; advanced product design and process engineering; strategic product content and supply chain management; environmentally compliant product design; counterfeit part risk mitigation; product performance and cost optimization, and indirect parts and maintenance, repair, and operations logistics, inventory and cash flow optimization tables, including wind, solar, and hydro power. The Company competes with SAI Global and Thomson Reuters Corporation. Defense, Risk and Security IHS delivers open source intelligence in the areas of global defense, risk, and security, including maritime domain awareness. IHS offers open source intelligence solutions for military planners, national security analysts, and defense and maritime industry strategy and planning professionals. The Company?? offerings include military and national security assessments; defense equipment and technology information; defense budgets and procurement forecasting; defense industry trends and analysis; terrorism and insurgency analysis; global commercial ship identification and specifications; live tracking of commercial ship movements; shipping and shipbuilding markets and forecasts, and ports and port security information. The Company competes with McGraw-Hill, Gannett, Forecast International and Control Risks Group. EHS and Sustainability IHS EHS and Sustainability solutions support critical decisions around environmental, health and safety, operational risk, greenhouse gas and energy, product stewardship and corporate responsibility. The Company?? offerings include global and local software implementations; material compliance and lifecycle information content; strategic planning services in greenhouse gas management and cap-and-trade; compliance and verification expertise for local, regional, national, and international EHS and sustainability management system responsibilities, and risk management assessment across a range of industries. The Company competes with SAP and Verisk. Country and Industry Forecasting IHS delivers detailed forecasts and analysis of economic conditions within political, economic, legal, tax, operational, and security environments worldwide. Additionally, IHS provides forecasts, market-sizing, and risk assessments for a number of industries worldwide, including aerospace and defense, agriculture, automotive, chemicals, construction, consumer and retail, energy, finance, government, healthcare and pharmaceutical, military and security, mining and metals, commerce and transport, and telecommunications. Its offerings include in-depth analysis of the business conditions, economic prospects, and risks in more than 200 countries and more than 170 industries; security risk analysis and daily updates on both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and sovereign risk ratings in more than 200 countries; event-driven updates of its risk analysis and ratings; short-, medium- and long-term forecasts for business planning and decision making; historical information since 1970; Deep market intelligence for the automotive, agriculture, chemicals, construction, consumer goods, commerce and transport, energy, financial, healthcare and pharmaceutical, telecommunications, and steel industries; and scenario explorations examining alternative outcomes to the questions impacting global business. The Company competes with Economist Intelligence Unit and Moody's Corporation. Commodities, Pricing and Cost IHS offers information, forecasts, and analysis to help its customers understand the how, when, and what of commodity prices and labor costs. IHS analysts monitor and forecast more than 1,300 global price, wage, and manufacturing costs across the regions for sectors, including energy products, chemicals, steel, nonferrous metals, industrial machinery and equipment, electronic components, paper and packaging, transportation, and building materials. Its offerings include analysis and forecasts for more than 1,300 global price, wage, and manufacturing costs; market intelligence of drivers, assumptions, and risks relating to commodity and service prices; cost and price data with actionable insights; forecasts covering global spot market prices, wages, and material costs; advisory forums to assist in monitoring, forecasting, and managing power and energy portfolio project costs, and consulting capabilities that enable clients to source materials. Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Rebecca Lipman]

    ?Provides critical information and insight products and services. Market cap of $5.53B. EPS growth (5-year CAGR) at 22%. According to Morgan Stanley: "Almost 80% of the business is subscription-based, providing high revenue visibility. Customers operate their businesses more effectively with the data and analytics that IHS supplies, and the company has vast databases that would likely be cost-prohibitive and extremely difficult for competitors to reconstruct."

Top 5 Energy Stocks To Watch For 2014: Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd.(HSOL)

Hanwha Solarone Co., Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the manufacture and sale of silicon ingots, silicon wafers, and PV cells and modules. The company also offers mono crystalline and multi crystalline silicon cells; and provides PV module processing services. It sells its products to solar power system integrators and distributors primarily in Germany, Italy, Australia, the United States, the Czech Republic, Spain, and China. The company was formerly known as Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. in December 2010. Hanwha Solarone Co., Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is based in Qidong, the People?s Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Sherry Jim]

    Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd.(NASDAQ: HSOL) closing price in the stock market Tuesday, Jan. 3, was $1.06. HSOL is trading -15.30% below its 50 day moving average and -67.04% below its 200 day moving average. HSOL is -89.16% below its 52-week high of $9.78 and 16.48% above its 52-week low of $0.99. HSOL?s PE ratio is 1.64 and its market cap is $89.18M.

    Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. is an investment holding company which engages in the manufacture and sale of silicon ingots, silicon wafers, and PV cells and modules. HSOL also offers mono crystalline and multi crystalline silicon cells; and provides PV module processing services.

5 Best Logistics Stocks To Buy Right Now: Linn Energy LLC (LINE)

Linn Energy, LLC (LINN Energy) is an independent oil and natural gas company. The Company?? properties are located in the United States, primarily in the Mid-Continent, the Permian Basin, Michigan, California and the Williston Basin. Mid-Continent Deep includes the Texas Panhandle Deep Granite Wash formation and deep formations in Oklahoma and Kansas. Mid-Continent Shallow includes the Texas Panhandle Brown Dolomite formation and shallow formations in Oklahoma, Louisiana and Illinois. Permian Basin includes areas in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Michigan includes the Antrim Shale formation in the northern part of the state. California includes the Brea Olinda Field of the Los Angeles Basin. Williston Basin includes the Bakken formation in North Dakota. On December 15, 2011, the Company acquired certain oil and natural gas properties located primarily in the Granite Wash of Texas and Oklahoma from Plains Exploration & Production Company (Plains).

On November 1, 2011, and November 18, 2011, it completed two acquisitions of certain oil and natural gas properties located in the Permian Basin. On June 1, 2011, it acquired certain oil and natural gas properties in the Cleveland play, located in the Texas Panhandle, from Panther Energy Company, LLC and Red Willow Mid-Continent, LLC (collectively Panther). On May 2, 2011, and May 11, 2011, it completed two acquisitions of certain oil and natural gas properties located in the Williston Basin. On April 1, 2011, and April 5, 2011, the Company completed two acquisitions of certain oil and natural gas properties located in the Permian Basin. On March 31, 2011, it acquired certain oil and natural gas properties located in the Williston Basin from an affiliate of Concho Resources Inc. (Concho). During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company completed other smaller acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties located in its various operating regions. As of December 31, 2011, the Company operated 7,759 or 69% of its 11,230 gross productiv! e wells.

Mid-Continent Deep

The Mid-Continent Deep region includes properties in the Deep Granite Wash formation in the Texas Panhandle, which produces at depths ranging from 10,000 feet to 16,000 feet, as well as properties in Oklahoma and Kansas, which produce at depths of more than 8,000 feet. Mid-Continent Deep proved reserves represented approximately 47% of total proved reserves, as of December 31, 2011, of which 49% were classified as proved developed reserves. The Company owns and operates a network of natural gas gathering systems consisting of approximately 285 miles of pipeline and associated compression and metering facilities that connect to numerous sales outlets in the Texas Panhandle.

Mid-Continent Shallow

The Mid-Continent Shallow region includes properties producing from the Brown Dolomite formation in the Texas Panhandle, which produces at depths of approximately 3,200 feet, as well as properties in Oklahoma, Louisiana and Illinois, which produce at depths of less than 8,000 feet. Mid-Continent Shallow proved reserves represented approximately 20% of total proved reserves, as of December 31, 2011, of which 70% were classified as proved developed reserves. The Company owns and operates a network of natural gas gathering systems consisting of approximately 665 miles of pipeline and associated compression and metering facilities that connect to numerous sales outlets in the Texas Panhandle.

Permian Basin

The Permian Basin is an oil and natural gas basins in the United States. The Company?? properties are located in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico and produce at depths ranging from 2,000 feet to 12,000 feet. Permian Basin proved reserves represented approximately 16% of total proved reserves, as of December 31, 2011, of which 56% were classified as proved developed reserves.

Michigan

The Michigan region includes properties producing from the Antrim Shale formation in the northern ! part of t! he state, which produces at depths ranging from 600 feet to 2,200 feet. Michigan proved reserves represented approximately 9% of total proved reserves, as of December 31, 2011, of which 90% were classified as proved developed reserves.

California

The California region consists of the Brea Olinda Field of the Los Angeles Basin. California proved reserves represented approximately 6% of total proved reserves, as of December 31, 2011, of which 93% were classified as proved developed reserves.

Williston Basin

The Williston Basin is one of the premier oil basins in the United States. The Company?? properties are located in North Dakota and produce at depths ranging from 9,000 feet to 12,000 feet. Williston Basin proved reserves represented approximately 2% of total proved reserves, as of December 31, 2011, of which 48% were classified as proved developed reserves.

Top 5 Energy Stocks To Watch For 2014: DayStar Technologies Inc.(DSTI)

DayStar Technologies, Inc., a development stage company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of solar photovoltaic products to the grid-tied and ground-based photovoltaic markets. The company offers solar photovoltaic modules to convert sunlight into electricity. It provides monolithically integrated copper indium gallium selenide modules on glass laminate substrates for centralized utility power plants, commercial building roof tops, and smaller residential roof tops. DayStar Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Smith]

    Daystar Technologies, Inc.(NASDAQ: DSTI) closing price in the stock market Tuesday, Jan. 3, was $0.22. DSTI is trading -21.76% below its 50 day moving average and -29.42% below its 200 day moving average. DSTI is -88.30% below its 52-week high of $1.88 and 69.23% above its 52-week low of $0.13. DSTI ?s PE ratio is N/A and its market cap is $2.10M .

    Daystar Technologies, Inc. is a development stage company. DSTI engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of solar photovoltaic products to the grid-tied and ground-based photovoltaic markets.

Top 5 Energy Stocks To Watch For 2014: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation(COG)

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation operates as an independent oil and gas company in the United States. The company engages in the development, exploitation, exploration, production, and marketing of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. It holds reserves in north region comprising Appalachian and Rocky Mountains areas; and south region consisting of Anadarko basin with Texas and Louisiana areas. The company also transports, stores, gathers, and purchases natural gas for resale. As of December 31, 2010, it had proved reserves of approximately 2,761 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalents. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Ken Sweet]

    Natural Gas producers, such as Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), have been among this year's best performing stocks, helped by higher energy prices and heightened interest in the exploration of oil shale and other rock formations for alternative fuel sources.

    Cabot Oil owns drilling rights in the Marcellus shale, a geological formation in the Appalachians containing massive quantities of natural gas.

    While Marcellus shale has large quantities of natural gas, drilling efforts are still too early to have a meaningful impact on Cabot's business. The company recently reported an adjusted profit of $20.7 million, or 20 cents a share, giving Cabot a hefty price-to-earnings ratio of 52. That type of ratio puts Cabot shares up there with dotcom names like Netflix (NFLX).

    Many analysts remain bullish on Cabot. Bank of America analysts recently upgraded their price target on Cabot shares to $105.

  • [By Louis Navellier]

    Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE:COG) is an independent oil and gas stock that develops, exploits and explores natural gas properties across the U.S. This oil stock is up an incredible 92% since the start of January.

Source: http://meeglo.blogspot.com/2013/07/top-5-energy-stocks-to-watch-for-2014.html

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The procedure was intended to relieve pressure on the brain of the 54-year-old Travis, who was hospitalized on Sunday for a heart condition caused by a virus, Baylor Health Care System said in a statement on its website. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Oscar-Nominated songs, scores get their own live concertBy Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After years of jerking around the original-song category on the Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is giving the nominees a night of their own with a live concert that will showcase their music three days before the big show, the Academy told TheWrap. The concert will be held at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus on Thursday, February 27, and is not expected to be televised. ...http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-nominated-songs-scores-own-live-concert-203743661.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:37:43 -0400Reutersoscar-nominated-songs-scores-own-live-concert-203743661Beyonce Responds to Non-Controversy Over Pepsi<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beyonce-responds-non-controversy-over-pepsi-004333117.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y6H.Gp17gqU0qv4Rmi23yg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T004333Z_1_CBRE96A020Q00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-BEYONCE-PEPSI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Beyonce poses at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Singer Beyonce poses at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Beyonce finds herself at a product endorsement crossroads that perhaps crosses no actual roads. 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Cole&#039;s album &quot;Born Sinner&quot; outsold rapper Kanye West&#039;s &quot;Yeezus&quot; and Wale&#039;s &quot;The Gifted&quot; to climb to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, notching Cole&#039;s second chart-topping record. &quot;Born Sinner,&quot; released on June 18, sold 58,000 copies last week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, and made the relatively rare climb from No. 2 to No. 1 this week. Billboard said there have been only 76 albums in chart history that did not debut at No. 1 but rose to the top in subsequent weeks on the album chart. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cole-outsells-kanye-album-climbs-no-1-billboard-194436271.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:44:36 -0400Reuterscole-outsells-kanye-album-climbs-no-1-billboard-194436271<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cole-outsells-kanye-album-climbs-no-1-billboard-194436271.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.RTnH9br94zG2wN5rl2_Ew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T194436Z_1_CBRE9691IUJ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JCOLE-CHARTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Kanye West performs during the last concert on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" align="left" title="Singer Kanye West performs during the last concert on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hip-hop artist J. Cole&#039;s album &quot;Born Sinner&quot; outsold rapper Kanye West&#039;s &quot;Yeezus&quot; and Wale&#039;s &quot;The Gifted&quot; to climb to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, notching Cole&#039;s second chart-topping record. &quot;Born Sinner,&quot; released on June 18, sold 58,000 copies last week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, and made the relatively rare climb from No. 2 to No. 1 this week. Billboard said there have been only 76 albums in chart history that did not debut at No. 1 but rose to the top in subsequent weeks on the album chart. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Sting to perform 10 concerts to benefit NY's Public Theater<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sting-perform-10-concerts-benefit-nys-public-theater-152254857.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8GWV.4cBf8LN3emwZjv1qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T152254Z_1_CBRE96916QA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-STING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of musician Sting performing during the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York" align="left" title="File photo of musician Sting performing during the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - British pop star Sting will perform songs from his new album, &quot;The Last Ship&quot; at ten concerts later this year that will benefit New York&#039;s Public Theater art organization. The singer, who shot to fame in the band the Police, said the concerts will run from September 25 through October 9 at the 260-seat Anspacher Theater at the arts organization in Manhattan. In a statement he described the small venue as &quot;a natural fit&quot; to perform the material from the album. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sting-perform-10-concerts-benefit-nys-public-theater-152254857.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:22:54 -0400Reuterssting-perform-10-concerts-benefit-nys-public-theater-152254857<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sting-perform-10-concerts-benefit-nys-public-theater-152254857.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8GWV.4cBf8LN3emwZjv1qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T152254Z_1_CBRE96916QA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-STING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of musician Sting performing during the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York" align="left" title="File photo of musician Sting performing during the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - British pop star Sting will perform songs from his new album, &quot;The Last Ship&quot; at ten concerts later this year that will benefit New York&#039;s Public Theater art organization. The singer, who shot to fame in the band the Police, said the concerts will run from September 25 through October 9 at the 260-seat Anspacher Theater at the arts organization in Manhattan. In a statement he described the small venue as &quot;a natural fit&quot; to perform the material from the album. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Britain heads for highest-ever sales of single records<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-heads-highest-ever-sales-single-records-110247819.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yTxi6oGVoqb4tHqZJEo_sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T110247Z_1_CBRE9680UPM00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BRITAIN-SINGLES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - This year looks set to be the biggest ever for sales of single records in Britain, thanks in part to smash hits like &quot;Get Lucky&quot; by Daft Punk and Robin Thicke&#039;s &quot;Blurred Lines,&quot; according to the Official Charts Company. Single sales have risen by 6 percent in the past year, making it the fifth year running that the sales record has been broken, the company said. This year, nearly every single in the Official Top 40 chart has sold over 300,000 copies, it added. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-heads-highest-ever-sales-single-records-110247819.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 07:02:47 -0400Reutersbritain-heads-highest-ever-sales-single-records-110247819<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-heads-highest-ever-sales-single-records-110247819.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yTxi6oGVoqb4tHqZJEo_sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T110247Z_1_CBRE9680UPM00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BRITAIN-SINGLES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - This year looks set to be the biggest ever for sales of single records in Britain, thanks in part to smash hits like &quot;Get Lucky&quot; by Daft Punk and Robin Thicke&#039;s &quot;Blurred Lines,&quot; according to the Official Charts Company. Single sales have risen by 6 percent in the past year, making it the fifth year running that the sales record has been broken, the company said. This year, nearly every single in the Official Top 40 chart has sold over 300,000 copies, it added. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Jay Z's 'Magna Carta': promo writ large, but critics hold back<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-promo-writ-large-critics-215305301.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQNatt89ajWs2eUnZ_1SDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T221741Z_1_CBRE9681PXK00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z is taking promo to the next level, selling a million copies of his latest album to Samsung for smartphone distribution and going on a six-hour Twitterthon with fans. The American musician holds the title for most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart for a solo artist and &quot;Magna Carta ... Holy Grail,&quot; has a good shot of being his 13th record to shoot to No. 1. But not all critics were impressed with the music and at least one ravaged the Samsung deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-promo-writ-large-critics-215305301.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 17:53:05 -0400Reutersjay-zs-magna-carta-promo-writ-large-critics-215305301<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-promo-writ-large-critics-215305301.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQNatt89ajWs2eUnZ_1SDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T221741Z_1_CBRE9681PXK00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z is taking promo to the next level, selling a million copies of his latest album to Samsung for smartphone distribution and going on a six-hour Twitterthon with fans. The American musician holds the title for most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart for a solo artist and &quot;Magna Carta ... Holy Grail,&quot; has a good shot of being his 13th record to shoot to No. 1. But not all critics were impressed with the music and at least one ravaged the Samsung deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Opera tenor Placido Domingo hospitalized in Spain<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/opera-tenor-placido-domingo-hospitalized-spain-171812797.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y7umiw7cvCsrfbqT.Qoyuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T174111Z_3_CBRE9681C2I00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-PLACIDODOMINGO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Tenor and conductor Domingo, general director of Los Angeles Opera, speaks as accepts &quot;Heart of the City Award&quot; at Central City Association of Los Angeles 19th Annual &quot;Treasures of Los Angeles&quot; luncheon" align="left" title="Tenor and conductor Domingo, general director of Los Angeles Opera, speaks as accepts &quot;Heart of the City Award&quot; at Central City Association of Los Angeles 19th Annual &quot;Treasures of Los Angeles&quot; luncheon" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES/MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish opera tenor Placido Domingo has been admitted to a Madrid hospital after suffering a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot in his lung, his U.S. publicist said on Tuesday. Domingo, 72, was hospitalized on Monday in his hometown and is expected to make a full recovery in about three to four weeks, publicist Nancy Seltzer said. &quot;He&#039;s doing very well and responding very well to treatment,&quot; she said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/opera-tenor-placido-domingo-hospitalized-spain-171812797.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 13:41:11 -0400Reutersopera-tenor-placido-domingo-hospitalized-spain-171812797<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/opera-tenor-placido-domingo-hospitalized-spain-171812797.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y7umiw7cvCsrfbqT.Qoyuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T174111Z_3_CBRE9681C2I00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-PLACIDODOMINGO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Tenor and conductor Domingo, general director of Los Angeles Opera, speaks as accepts &quot;Heart of the City Award&quot; at Central City Association of Los Angeles 19th Annual &quot;Treasures of Los Angeles&quot; luncheon" align="left" title="Tenor and conductor Domingo, general director of Los Angeles Opera, speaks as accepts &quot;Heart of the City Award&quot; at Central City Association of Los Angeles 19th Annual &quot;Treasures of Los Angeles&quot; luncheon" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES/MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish opera tenor Placido Domingo has been admitted to a Madrid hospital after suffering a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot in his lung, his U.S. publicist said on Tuesday. Domingo, 72, was hospitalized on Monday in his hometown and is expected to make a full recovery in about three to four weeks, publicist Nancy Seltzer said. &quot;He&#039;s doing very well and responding very well to treatment,&quot; she said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Strong auto sales prompt Sirius to raise subscriber outlook(Reuters) - Sirius XM Radio Inc said Tuesday that the number of people paying for its radio service rose to 25 million in the second quarter, helped by strong auto sales, and it raised its subscriber expectations for the year. Jim Meyer, chief executive officer of Sirius, said the 715,000 net new subscriber additions in the second quarter, up 15 percent, set a record since the 2008 merger of Sirius and XM. For the year, Sirius increased its forecast of net subscriber additions by 100,000 to 1.5 million. ...http://news.yahoo.com/strong-auto-sales-prompt-sirius-raise-subscriber-outlook-145654938.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 10:56:54 -0400Reutersstrong-auto-sales-prompt-sirius-raise-subscriber-outlook-145654938Springsteen challenges his band with request orgy<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/springsteen-challenges-band-request-orgy-155457717.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t6m9khsgLtqi7lE95kHHAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T155457Z_1_CBRE967187U00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LEISURE-SPRINGSTEEN-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Molinon Stadium in Gijon" align="left" title="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Molinon Stadium in Gijon" border="0" /></a>By Erik Kirschbaum LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen jumped off the stage and into a frenzied German crowd of 45,000 fans on Sunday in Leipzig to pluck a sign with a hand-written request scrawled on it - as he has been doing all summer on his popular tour across Europe. But when Springsteen whirled around and held up the name of the song for his band to see, jaws dropped and a frightened look crossed their faces. The sign read &quot;You never can tell&quot; by Chuck Berry, a 1964 tune made popular in the 1994 film &quot;Pulp Fiction. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/springsteen-challenges-band-request-orgy-155457717.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 11:54:57 -0400Reutersspringsteen-challenges-band-request-orgy-155457717<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/springsteen-challenges-band-request-orgy-155457717.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t6m9khsgLtqi7lE95kHHAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T155457Z_1_CBRE967187U00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LEISURE-SPRINGSTEEN-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Molinon Stadium in Gijon" align="left" title="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Molinon Stadium in Gijon" border="0" /></a>By Erik Kirschbaum LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen jumped off the stage and into a frenzied German crowd of 45,000 fans on Sunday in Leipzig to pluck a sign with a hand-written request scrawled on it - as he has been doing all summer on his popular tour across Europe. But when Springsteen whirled around and held up the name of the song for his band to see, jaws dropped and a frightened look crossed their faces. The sign read &quot;You never can tell&quot; by Chuck Berry, a 1964 tune made popular in the 1994 film &quot;Pulp Fiction. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Rolling Stones deliver biggest bang in nostalgic London show<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rolling-stones-deliver-biggest-bang-nostalgic-london-show-013645811.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fbNtemR.FInJTnqPRjnqsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T013645Z_1_CBRE96604HE00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-HYDEPARK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London" align="left" title="Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London" border="0" /></a>By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones blasted through the past into the present on Saturday with a rip-roaring show in London&#039;s Hyde Park that paid homage to their last concert here 44 years ago. Frontman Mick Jagger strutted, howled and belted his way through a two-hour set that gave a nod to founding member Brian Jones, whose death in 1969 turned their last appearance at the royal park into a tribute. &quot;Anybody out there who was here in 1969?&quot; Jagger called out to applause from a sea of grey hair after opening with &quot;Start Me Up&quot; and &quot;It?s only Rock and Roll&quot;. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rolling-stones-deliver-biggest-bang-nostalgic-london-show-013645811.htmlSat, 06 Jul 2013 21:36:45 -0400Reutersrolling-stones-deliver-biggest-bang-nostalgic-london-show-013645811<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rolling-stones-deliver-biggest-bang-nostalgic-london-show-013645811.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fbNtemR.FInJTnqPRjnqsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T013645Z_1_CBRE96604HE00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-HYDEPARK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London" align="left" title="Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London" border="0" /></a>By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones blasted through the past into the present on Saturday with a rip-roaring show in London&#039;s Hyde Park that paid homage to their last concert here 44 years ago. Frontman Mick Jagger strutted, howled and belted his way through a two-hour set that gave a nod to founding member Brian Jones, whose death in 1969 turned their last appearance at the royal park into a tribute. &quot;Anybody out there who was here in 1969?&quot; Jagger called out to applause from a sea of grey hair after opening with &quot;Start Me Up&quot; and &quot;It?s only Rock and Roll&quot;. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Country music star Randy Travis improving in hospital: doctors<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-star-randy-travis-improving-hospital-doctors-222222435.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D.vc5Z8wFU5fpiVp7L_WBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T222249Z_5_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-RANDYTRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - Grammy award-winning country music singer Randy Travis is responding to treatment for a heart condition that has kept him hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday, his doctors said on Wednesday. The cause of his illness was a virus, according to Dr. William Gray, director of cardiovascular services at Baylor Medical Center at McKinney, about 30 miles north of Dallas. Travis&#039; doctors spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday in a video news conference but did not give details about his treatment. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-star-randy-travis-improving-hospital-doctors-222222435.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 18:22:49 -0400Reuterscountry-music-star-randy-travis-improving-hospital-doctors-222222435<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-star-randy-travis-improving-hospital-doctors-222222435.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D.vc5Z8wFU5fpiVp7L_WBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T222249Z_5_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-RANDYTRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - Grammy award-winning country music singer Randy Travis is responding to treatment for a heart condition that has kept him hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday, his doctors said on Wednesday. The cause of his illness was a virus, according to Dr. William Gray, director of cardiovascular services at Baylor Medical Center at McKinney, about 30 miles north of Dallas. Travis&#039; doctors spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday in a video news conference but did not give details about his treatment. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Glastonbury fires Mumford and Sons back to top of album chart<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glastonbury-fires-mumford-sons-back-top-album-chart-180611336.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q.P39sjcYsI.yxG_goi8gQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T101251Z_1_CBRE9670SDH00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BRITAIN-CHARTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mumford &amp; Sons, Ben Lovett , Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset" align="left" title="Mumford &amp; Sons, Ben Lovett , Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Folk rockers Mumford and Sons climbed to the top of the British album chart on Sunday, as sales of their 2012 album &#039;Babel&#039; rose in the week after they played the final set at this year&#039;s Glastonbury music festival. The four-piece band hailing from west London beat Michael Bubl?&#039;s &#039;To Be Loved&#039; by just 125 copies to claim the top spot for the third separate occasion since their second album &#039;Babel&#039; was released. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/glastonbury-fires-mumford-sons-back-top-album-chart-180611336.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 14:06:11 -0400Reutersglastonbury-fires-mumford-sons-back-top-album-chart-180611336<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glastonbury-fires-mumford-sons-back-top-album-chart-180611336.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q.P39sjcYsI.yxG_goi8gQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T101251Z_1_CBRE9670SDH00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BRITAIN-CHARTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mumford &amp; Sons, Ben Lovett , Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset" align="left" title="Mumford &amp; Sons, Ben Lovett , Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Folk rockers Mumford and Sons climbed to the top of the British album chart on Sunday, as sales of their 2012 album &#039;Babel&#039; rose in the week after they played the final set at this year&#039;s Glastonbury music festival. The four-piece band hailing from west London beat Michael Bubl?&#039;s &#039;To Be Loved&#039; by just 125 copies to claim the top spot for the third separate occasion since their second album &#039;Babel&#039; was released. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Country singer Randy Travis in critical condition after heart procedure<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-101201855.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nQUWYRij5.nTRoFE1bLA6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T101201Z_3_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-RANDY-TRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ailing U.S. country singer Randy Travis has undergone a procedure to place a device in his heart that will help it pump on its own, his publicist said on Tuesday, as the singer remained in critical condition in a Texas hospital. Travis, who was admitted to the hospital on Sunday because of complications from viral cardiomyopathy, had the device installed in a ventricle of his heart to help stabilize the muscle before moving to another hospital, publicist Kirt Webster said in a statement. Such devices are typically installed through a catheter in the groin. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-101201855.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 17:25:18 -0400Reutersu-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-101201855<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-101201855.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nQUWYRij5.nTRoFE1bLA6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T101201Z_3_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-RANDY-TRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ailing U.S. country singer Randy Travis has undergone a procedure to place a device in his heart that will help it pump on its own, his publicist said on Tuesday, as the singer remained in critical condition in a Texas hospital. Travis, who was admitted to the hospital on Sunday because of complications from viral cardiomyopathy, had the device installed in a ventricle of his heart to help stabilize the muscle before moving to another hospital, publicist Kirt Webster said in a statement. Such devices are typically installed through a catheter in the groin. ...</p><br clear="all"/>'Sugar Man' Rodriguez opens Montreux Jazz Festival<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sugar-man-rodriguez-opens-montreux-jazz-festival-001255193.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fRq7EbiTMk_eYlo18szEeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-05T001255Z_1_CBRE96400LV00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MONTREUX-JAZZ-RODRIGUEZ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. folk singer Rodriguez performs during the first night of the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival" align="left" title="U.S. folk singer Rodriguez performs during the first night of the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival" border="0" /></a>By Stephanie Nebehay MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Sixto &quot;Sugar Man&quot; Rodriguez, virtually unknown a few years ago, opened the Montreux Jazz Festival on Thursday, which American producer and its former co-director Quincy Jones calls the &quot;Rolls Royce of music festivals.&quot; Fresh from the Glastonbury festival in Britain last weekend, Rodriguez gave a Fourth of July concert in the Swiss resort, mixing songs from his two albums that never made the charts with borrowed tunes including the classic rock&#039;n&#039;roll hit &quot;Fever. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sugar-man-rodriguez-opens-montreux-jazz-festival-001255193.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 20:12:55 -0400Reuterssugar-man-rodriguez-opens-montreux-jazz-festival-001255193<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sugar-man-rodriguez-opens-montreux-jazz-festival-001255193.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fRq7EbiTMk_eYlo18szEeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-05T001255Z_1_CBRE96400LV00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MONTREUX-JAZZ-RODRIGUEZ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. folk singer Rodriguez performs during the first night of the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival" align="left" title="U.S. folk singer Rodriguez performs during the first night of the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival" border="0" /></a>By Stephanie Nebehay MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Sixto &quot;Sugar Man&quot; Rodriguez, virtually unknown a few years ago, opened the Montreux Jazz Festival on Thursday, which American producer and its former co-director Quincy Jones calls the &quot;Rolls Royce of music festivals.&quot; Fresh from the Glastonbury festival in Britain last weekend, Rodriguez gave a Fourth of July concert in the Swiss resort, mixing songs from his two albums that never made the charts with borrowed tunes including the classic rock&#039;n&#039;roll hit &quot;Fever. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Stones backup band will be "Hot Stuff" in London gig<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stones-backup-band-hot-stuff-london-gig-201845780.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MFi4C4RDu6OStnSFoZX78A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T201845Z_1_CBRE9631KFI00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-BACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger (L) and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" align="left" title="Mick Jagger (L) and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" border="0" /></a>By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - If you ever wondered what a Flamenco version of &quot;Jumpin&#039; Jack Flash&quot; might sound like, then hustle over to London&#039;s Lyric Theatre on Monday to see the musicians the Rolling Stones call on for back-up when they go on tour. Backing musicians for the British band set to rock London&#039;s Hyde Park on Saturday will play their own separate gig at the Lyric, where they will bend classic Stones&#039; tunes into arrangements steeped in jazz, blues, rock and Latin genres. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stones-backup-band-hot-stuff-london-gig-201845780.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 16:18:45 -0400Reutersstones-backup-band-hot-stuff-london-gig-201845780<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stones-backup-band-hot-stuff-london-gig-201845780.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MFi4C4RDu6OStnSFoZX78A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T201845Z_1_CBRE9631KFI00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-BACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger (L) and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" align="left" title="Mick Jagger (L) and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" border="0" /></a>By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - If you ever wondered what a Flamenco version of &quot;Jumpin&#039; Jack Flash&quot; might sound like, then hustle over to London&#039;s Lyric Theatre on Monday to see the musicians the Rolling Stones call on for back-up when they go on tour. Backing musicians for the British band set to rock London&#039;s Hyde Park on Saturday will play their own separate gig at the Lyric, where they will bend classic Stones&#039; tunes into arrangements steeped in jazz, blues, rock and Latin genres. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Lock of Mick Jagger's hair sells for $6,000 at auction<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lock-mick-jaggers-hair-sells-6-000-auction-175703110.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NQkwzn5MHBx0_xpjtpPGkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T175703Z_1_CBRE9631DVJ00_RTROPTP_2_US-AUCTION-JAGGER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" align="left" title="Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - An anonymous buyer snapped up a lock of Mick Jagger&#039;s hair for 4,000 pounds ($6,000) after bidders pushed the price to double its pre-sale estimate, auction house Bonhams said. The clump of hair was sold by the Rolling Stone&#039;s former girlfriend Chrissie Shrimpton, who is also the sister of 1960s English model Jean Shrimpton and first met Jagger when he was still an unknown student at the London School of Economics. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lock-mick-jaggers-hair-sells-6-000-auction-175703110.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 13:57:03 -0400Reuterslock-mick-jaggers-hair-sells-6-000-auction-175703110<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lock-mick-jaggers-hair-sells-6-000-auction-175703110.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NQkwzn5MHBx0_xpjtpPGkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T175703Z_1_CBRE9631DVJ00_RTROPTP_2_US-AUCTION-JAGGER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" align="left" title="Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - An anonymous buyer snapped up a lock of Mick Jagger&#039;s hair for 4,000 pounds ($6,000) after bidders pushed the price to double its pre-sale estimate, auction house Bonhams said. The clump of hair was sold by the Rolling Stone&#039;s former girlfriend Chrissie Shrimpton, who is also the sister of 1960s English model Jean Shrimpton and first met Jagger when he was still an unknown student at the London School of Economics. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Motorhead cancels summer gigs due to frontman's ill health<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/motorhead-cancels-summer-gigs-due-frontmans-ill-health-104303403.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sVZoiMS71lO1u268j6m56g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T104303Z_1_CBRE9630TS300_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MOTORHEAD-CANCELLATIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kilmister, bassist of Motorhead, performs during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in Wacken" align="left" title="Kilmister, bassist of Motorhead, performs during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in Wacken" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British metal band Motorhead has canceled its summer festival appearances due to frontman Lemmy&#039;s ill health. Lemmy, 67, apologized to fans on Thursday for having to pull out of six concerts in Germany, France and Russia, while playing down his health issues saying he expected to be back in full force later this year. The band had already canceled three concerts in June after Lemmy reportedly suffering a hematoma which is when blood collects outside of a blood vessel. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/motorhead-cancels-summer-gigs-due-frontmans-ill-health-104303403.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 06:43:03 -0400Reutersmotorhead-cancels-summer-gigs-due-frontmans-ill-health-104303403<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/motorhead-cancels-summer-gigs-due-frontmans-ill-health-104303403.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sVZoiMS71lO1u268j6m56g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T104303Z_1_CBRE9630TS300_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MOTORHEAD-CANCELLATIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kilmister, bassist of Motorhead, performs during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in Wacken" align="left" title="Kilmister, bassist of Motorhead, performs during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in Wacken" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British metal band Motorhead has canceled its summer festival appearances due to frontman Lemmy&#039;s ill health. Lemmy, 67, apologized to fans on Thursday for having to pull out of six concerts in Germany, France and Russia, while playing down his health issues saying he expected to be back in full force later this year. The band had already canceled three concerts in June after Lemmy reportedly suffering a hematoma which is when blood collects outside of a blood vessel. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Rapper Wale knocks Kanye West from atop Billboard album chart<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-wale-knocks-kanye-west-atop-billboard-album-204011921.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2ExLMZM3i3ZjJ6uQ1rt7Dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-03T204011Z_1_CBRE9621LF900_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Wale attends the re-opening of 40/40 Club in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Wale attends the re-opening of 40/40 Club in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American rapper Wale grabbed the top spot on Wednesday on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart for the first time with his record &quot;The Gifted,&quot; while fellow rapper Kanye West&#039;s &quot;Yeezus,&quot; last week&#039;s No. 1, fell to third place. &quot;The Gifted&quot; sold 158,000 copies in its first week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Wale&#039;s previous album, 2011&#039;s &quot;Ambition,&quot; sold 164,000 copies in its first week but only reached No. 2 on the weekly album chart. West&#039;s &quot;Yeezus&quot; fell to No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-wale-knocks-kanye-west-atop-billboard-album-204011921.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 16:40:11 -0400Reutersrapper-wale-knocks-kanye-west-atop-billboard-album-204011921<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-wale-knocks-kanye-west-atop-billboard-album-204011921.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2ExLMZM3i3ZjJ6uQ1rt7Dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-03T204011Z_1_CBRE9621LF900_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Wale attends the re-opening of 40/40 Club in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Wale attends the re-opening of 40/40 Club in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American rapper Wale grabbed the top spot on Wednesday on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart for the first time with his record &quot;The Gifted,&quot; while fellow rapper Kanye West&#039;s &quot;Yeezus,&quot; last week&#039;s No. 1, fell to third place. &quot;The Gifted&quot; sold 158,000 copies in its first week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Wale&#039;s previous album, 2011&#039;s &quot;Ambition,&quot; sold 164,000 copies in its first week but only reached No. 2 on the weekly album chart. West&#039;s &quot;Yeezus&quot; fell to No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Pharrell Williams sues will.i.am over 'i am'<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pharrell-williams-sues-am-over-am-223032278.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/blJbHY7M81FXUMhyDdeAAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-01T231450Z_1_CBRE9601SKX00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PHARRELL-LAWSUIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist will.i.am performs at the 2013 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Recording artist will.i.am performs at the 2013 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>By Erin Geiger Smith (Reuters) - Music producer Pharrell Williams filed a lawsuit Monday asking a U.S. court to rule he has not violated any trademark that Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am owns for the phrase &quot;I AM.&quot; The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, said that will.i.am, whose real name is William Adams, has repeatedly sent letters to Williams demanding he stop using versions of the phrase &quot;I AM&quot; on a website founded by Williams, iamother.com. The website, according to the lawsuit, focuses on &quot;encouraging individuality through different forms of expression. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pharrell-williams-sues-am-over-am-223032278.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 19:14:50 -0400Reuterspharrell-williams-sues-am-over-am-223032278<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pharrell-williams-sues-am-over-am-223032278.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/blJbHY7M81FXUMhyDdeAAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-01T231450Z_1_CBRE9601SKX00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PHARRELL-LAWSUIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist will.i.am performs at the 2013 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Recording artist will.i.am performs at the 2013 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>By Erin Geiger Smith (Reuters) - Music producer Pharrell Williams filed a lawsuit Monday asking a U.S. court to rule he has not violated any trademark that Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am owns for the phrase &quot;I AM.&quot; The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, said that will.i.am, whose real name is William Adams, has repeatedly sent letters to Williams demanding he stop using versions of the phrase &quot;I AM&quot; on a website founded by Williams, iamother.com. The website, according to the lawsuit, focuses on &quot;encouraging individuality through different forms of expression. ...</p><br clear="all"/>U.S. country singer Randy Travis in critical condition -publicist<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-214840782.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6qYU6ISeOjXV9g6zsPFrjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T215050Z_2_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-RANDY-TRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. country music legend Randy Travis is in critical condition in a Texas hospital because of complications from a virus, the singer&#039;s publicist said on Monday. Travis, 54, one of country music&#039;s best-selling artists who had a string of hits in the 1980s, is suffering from viral cardiomyopathy, which he recently acquired, Travis&#039; publicist said in a statement. Cardiomyopathy weakens and enlarges the heart, making it more difficult for the muscle to pump blood and can lead to heart failure. The &quot;Forever and Ever, Amen&quot; singer was admitted to hospital on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-214840782.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 17:50:50 -0400Reutersu-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-214840782<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-214840782.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6qYU6ISeOjXV9g6zsPFrjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T215050Z_2_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-RANDY-TRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. country music legend Randy Travis is in critical condition in a Texas hospital because of complications from a virus, the singer&#039;s publicist said on Monday. Travis, 54, one of country music&#039;s best-selling artists who had a string of hits in the 1980s, is suffering from viral cardiomyopathy, which he recently acquired, Travis&#039; publicist said in a statement. Cardiomyopathy weakens and enlarges the heart, making it more difficult for the muscle to pump blood and can lead to heart failure. The &quot;Forever and Ever, Amen&quot; singer was admitted to hospital on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Kris Kross rapper Kelly died from drug overdose, authorities sayBy David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of the 1990s teen rap duo Kris Kross died in May from a drug overdose according to toxicology reports, authorities said on Tuesday. Mary Beth Hauptle, an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office in Atlanta, released the test results to Reuters but declined to identify the drugs used. A friend of Kelly's told police that Kelly, 34, was using a mixture of heroin and cocaine on the evening before he was found unconscious in his Atlanta home on May 1, according to a police report. ...http://news.yahoo.com/kris-kross-rapper-kelly-died-drug-overdose-authorities-161537502.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 12:15:37 -0400Reuterskris-kross-rapper-kelly-died-d

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