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Stones Song Stars In Olympic Ad
A cool concept and a boatload of cash undoubtedly led to Omega, the official timekeeper of the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, scoring the Rolling Stones classic “Start Me Up” as the soundtrack to its new commercial. Omega president...
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), London Theatre
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Ryan Seacrest to Join NBC for Summer Olympics Coverage
Ryan Seacrest's got game! During an appearance on the Today show this morning, our E! pal revealed that he will be joining NBC to help cover the Olympics this summer in London."I've worked with the E! network for years, and NBCUniversal and E! are in the...
Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, NBCUniversal, Al Roker, Ryan Seacrest, Matt Lauer
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93-5 'KHY Rock Report
Headlines for Monday, May 20, 2013
IN STORES THIS WEEK
Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars are back with their fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams.
Aussie rockers Airbourne return with their second album, Black Dog Barking.
The Rolling...Tags: General Motors Corp., Hubert Sumlin, Football, Teachers, Rise Against (music group)
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Land of Linkin'
Change of SubjectA weekly listing of intriguing, wacky, useful, provocative and otherwise interesting links that readers and I have come across and think you might want to see. Look for Land of Linkin' first thing every Monday morning and click here to...... -
Concert review: Paul McCartney at Amway Center
As the world’s go-to Beatles ambassador (sorry, Ringo), Paul McCartney has been busy lately. In 2012, the still-cute ex-Beatle was a reliable fixture at Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Concert, the Summer Olympics in London and the “...
Tags: Entertainment, Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (2012), Music, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Paul McCartney
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Vin Scully is the true voice of Los Angeles
My young colleague, Ben Welsh, who hails from Swisher, Iowa, by way of Columbia, Mo., and Washington, D.C., quickly caught on to what we native Angelenos know subliminally. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Scully: A May 14 Op-Ed about Vin Scully said...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Baseball, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Piracy, Trips and Vacations
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Herald Examiner photographers reflect on the good ol' days
Nick Souza doesn't remember developing the film of what he considers his most noteworthy front-page photo. He doesn't even recall printing the image. What he does remember is "standing on a giant ladder in the middle of Broadway" to photograph co-...
Tags: Photography, Nikon Corp, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Newspaper and Magazine, O.J. Simpson
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Did Chinese film director Zhang Yimou illegally father 7 children?
BEIJING -- One of China’s most prominent film directors, Zhang Yimou, is under investigation for fathering seven children -- a violation of the country’s strict family-planning laws. The 61-year-old Zhang directed the opening spectacle of...
Tags: Beijing (China), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Embassy, Celebrities, Christian Bale
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L.A. Times couldn't be barred from reporting on testimony, judge rules
A judge ruled on Thursday that The Times could not be stopped from reporting on testimony from the top manager of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in a deposition for an open-government lawsuit. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Luis A. Lavin said that...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Human Interest, Laws
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Diplomatic anniversary draws Chinese swimmers to Fort Lauderdale
A dozen American swimmers visited the People's Republic of China as part of a now-famous diplomatic initiative in 1973, and although they didn't know it at the time, they changed David Han's life. Han is in Fort Lauderdale this weekend, along with nearly...Tags: Arts and Culture, U.S. Department of State, Swimming, Richard Nixon, International Swimming Hall of Fame
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Olympics-Canada Olympic chief would back Toronto 2024 bid
ReutersBy Steve Keating VANCOUVER, May 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said on Friday it will back a possible Toronto bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics ahead of a potential Quebec City bid for the 2022 Winter Games. "There is no doubt, no...Tags: Pan American Games, 2016 Olympic Games, Soccer, Sports Organizations, National Hockey League
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America's Cup performing full review after training death
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The death of British yacht-racing champion Andrew "Bart" Simpson in an America's Cup training accident cast a cloud of doubt over the immediate future of the renowned race, as the event's top official refused on Friday to rule...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Sailing, U.S. Coast Guard, Larry Ellison, Sweden
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