(Reuters) – Little Lions Gate Entertainment beat out its bigger and better funded rivals to win the right to make a film of “The Hunger Games,” which opens on Friday with blockbuster expectations. Personal appeals for the rights began back
There may be a coup occurring in China. Reports have surfaced on Chinese blogs that there was an unusually heavy security presence around the government’s leadership compound in Beijing Monday night, as well as reports of gunshots in the area.
Jonah Hill is all of 28 years old, and he’s already at a career crossroads. The star of “Superbad” recently said he wants to cut back on comedic roles and concentrate on dramas like his recent hit “Moneyball,” the role
President Barack Obama has said that, upon leaving office after his second term, he plans to buy an electric Chevy Volt. But according to the Lundberg Survey, the price of a gallon of gas would need to rise to $12.50 before the Volt
Over a month after the Daily Caller began exposing Media Matters’ internal workings, including funding from left-wing allies, bizarre office hijinks, anti-Semitic employees, backdoor payoffs to former lovers, and connections with the Obama Administration, the organization remains largely silent. The
Has New York City finally decided to stand up to Occupy Wall Street? A recent rapid shutdown of direct actions by the movement, combined with ongoing prosecutions, may indicate that the movement has worn out its welcome with the city–which
(Reuters) – The Internal Revenue Service is staffing up with high-powered talent to crack down on companies shifting profits from country to country to lower their tax bills, a hot strategy the agency has targeted before with only limited success.
Protesters take to the streets in Afghanistan calling for the trial of the army sergeant accused of gunning down 16 villagers to be held in their country under Islamic law.
(AP) Higher gas prices threaten economy if they persistBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONInflation remains tame throughout the U.S. economy, with one big exception: gas prices. Those higher prices haven’t derailed a steadily improving economy. But if they surpass $4
(Reuters) – A U.S. non-proliferation expert said on Tuesday he has identified a building at the Parchin military site in Iran suspected of containing, currently or previously, a high-explosive test chamber the U.N. nuclear watchdog wants to visit. David Albright,
Reuters) – Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon plays a widow disappointed in her sons and unhappy with her life in new film comedy, “Jeff Who Lives at Home,” in U.S. theaters on Friday. The film stars Jason Segel as Jeff,
A recent Al Jazeera report suggests that one of the main culprits for the recent rash of spills by Venezuela’s state oil company is the decision by Hugo Chavez in 2002 to hand 18,000 jobs to party loyalists.Call it crony
According to a regulatory filing on Friday, a former New York Times CEO was paid a total of almost $24 million after she left the newspaper last year. Janet Robinson, who spent 28 years with the company still has not
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has asked the United States for advanced “bunker-buster” bombs and refueling planes that could improve its ability to attack Iran’s underground nuclear sites, an Israeli official said on Thursday.
(Reuters) – Former New York Times Co (NYT.N) Chief Executive Janet Robinson received a total payout of nearly $24 million after she left the newspaper publisher at the end of last year, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. Robinson,
(Reuters) – Six suspected leaders of the international hacking organization known as Anonymous were charged by U.S. authorities of computer crimes, dealing a major blow to the loose-knit group that has wreaked havoc on the websites of government agencies and
(Reuters) – Russian riot police detained more than 500 protesters including opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday at rallies challenging the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin’s victory in the presidential election. Putin, who secured almost 64 percent of the votes on
(Reuters) – Three Occupy Oakland protesters accused of surrounding and taunting a woman before stealing her wallet were charged on Friday with robbery and hate crimes, authorities said. Michael Davis, 32, Nneka Crawford, 23, and Randolph Wilkins, 24, confronted the
Residents of a Syrian town of Qusair struggle with their daily live with food supplies, medicine and fuel running out.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. France’s Sarkozy takes refuge in bar to hide from egg-throwing Basque separatists Gaza jihadist group claims to have set forest fires in Nevada Thousands flee from northern Nigeria into Chad and Niger EU warns
“Considering that we had this big Tea Party movement in 2010, there has been very little talk about actually cutting spending,” says American Enterprise Institute’s James Pethokoukis, “except that Mitt Romney doesn’t want a lunar colony.” Pethokoukis is a former
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Seven U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, as anti-American violence continues Bombing of church in Nigeria sparks revenge killings German cabinet minister calls for Greece to exit euro currency Why gasoline prices are increasing Egypt’s trial
Actor George Clooney talks to Reuters about his freind Brad Pitt winning an Oscar.
