CELEBRITY Gossip News, Jul 09, 2011

Katy Perry cancels concerts after food-poisoning Fri,8 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - When Katy Perry opens her mouth to sing, something beautiful tends to come out. When she opens her mouth to eat? Maybe not so much. Full Story1

William and Kate expected to dazzle in Hollywood Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prince William and his new wife, Kate, make their debut on the world's largest celebrity stage on Friday with a brief California visit that combines the glitz of Hollywood with the grit of Skid Row in Los Angeles. Full Story1

As ex-aide arrested, pressured Cameron vows media reform Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:58 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Police arrested David Cameron's former spokesman on Friday over the scandal that has shut down Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, forcing the prime minister to defend his judgment while promising new controls on the British press. Full Story1

TNT offers Monday sneak peek of revamped "Dallas" Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:56 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - TNT has greenlit its revamp of the iconic nighttime soap opera "Dallas" for a full season and will offer a preview of the series this coming Monday, the cable station announced on Friday. Full Story1

Oscar organizers downplay talk of Oprah as host Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:53 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar organizers on Friday downplayed speculation that former talk show queen and Oscar nominee Oprah Winfrey might be hosting Hollywood's top film honors next year. Full Story1

'Game of Thrones' casts newcomer for season two Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - "Game of Thrones" has found its Briennne, Maid of Tarth. Full Story1

Weinstein Co. to remake French film 'Untouchable' Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The Weinstein Company has acquired the French language movie "Untouchable" -- and the rights to remake it in English, the studio announced Friday. Full Story1

Studio pulling out all the stops for Woody Allen Fri,8 Jul 2011 03:02 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Sony Pictures Classics is nearing a real milestone with Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris," and the company is pulling out all the stops to get there. Full Story1

"Horrible Bosses" director vents on unemployment Fri,8 Jul 2011 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Unemployment has loomed in the life of "Horrible Bosses" director Seth Gordon, but it's been nothing compared to his friends from Yale architecture school. Full Story1

"Big Brother" premiere tops night's ratings Fri,8 Jul 2011 12:15 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The 13th season premiere of "Big Brother" won the evening's top ratings on Thursday and beat out its previous season premiere, according to preliminary viewership figures. Full Story1

Harry Smith leaving CBS News for NBC Fri,8 Jul 2011 12:13 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - CBS News veteran Harry Smith is leaving the network to join NBC, six months after CBS replaced his "Early Show" team. Full Story1

Gillian Anderson set for BBC's "Great Expectations" Fri,8 Jul 2011 11:21 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Gillian Anderson is slowly cornering the market on lead roles in BBC adaptations of Charles Dickens classics. Full Story1

Madame Gres Paris exhibit is ode to draped fashion Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:02 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - A pleat is just a pleat -- unless, of course, your name was Madame Gres. Full Story1

Young stars struggle with life after "Harry Potter" Fri,8 Jul 2011 09:47 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The young actors who have worked on the "Harry Potter" movies for half their lives said on Wednesday they were struggling to come to grips with the series ending. Full Story1

NBC deal secures IOC finances for decade: Carrion Fri,8 Jul 2011 06:43 AM PDT Reuters - DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - NBC Universal's $4.38 billion deal for the U.S. broadcast rights of the Olympics has secured the movement's financial future for the rest of the decade, the International Olympic Committee's Richard Carrion said on Friday. Full Story1

Ex-News of the World royal editor arrested Fri,8 Jul 2011 06:11 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The former News of the World royal editor, jailed in 2007, was arrested over alleged payments to police, a police source said on Friday. Full Story1

Chris Young retires hat, readies album and tour Fri,8 Jul 2011 05:36 AM PDT Reuters - NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Chris Young is shedding his signature black cowboy hat so audiences can see the singer behind a string of country music hits. Full Story1

TV's HLN saturates airwaves with Casey Anthony programs Thu,7 Jul 2011 06:17 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Better start making the popcorn now, because this weekend you'll have the opportunity to watch Nancy Grace's head nearly explode all over again. And again. And again. Full Story1

"Beats, Rhymes & Life" captures Tribe Called Quest Reunion Thu,7 Jul 2011 06:12 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - After hip-hop was all about blasting the sucka MC's and before it focused on name-checking Louis Vuitton and Cristal, there was A Tribe Called Quest. And while audiences didn't initially know what to make of their kente-cloth ensembles and Dwayne Wayne eyewear, their unique sound made them a huge breakout success in the late '80s and early '90s. Full Story1

Outfest 2011: Highlights of this year's festival Thu,7 Jul 2011 06:10 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Honest, delicate portrayals of family and twisted, explicit sexual obsessions will pepper the 29th annual Outfest film festival, opening Thursday night at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Full Story1

"Horrible Bosses" fired up for $25 million weekend Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - If any studio president has a rousing halftime speech, now would be the time to deliver it. Full Story1

"Falling Skies" picked up for second TV season Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:47 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - The Steven Spielberg-produced "Falling Skies" has been renewed for a second season, TNT announced on Thursday. The second season will consist of 10 episodes which are slated to begin running in summer 2012. Full Story1

John Carpenter's "The Ward" scares up other director's tricks Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:46 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Amber Heard makes mental patients sexy in John Carpenter's latest, "The Ward," a sometimes campy, sometimes scary, but mostly soporific new horror flick. And while Carpenter isn't merely rehashing his own bag of tricks, for once, he does appear to be pickpocketing other directors instead. Full Story1

"The Ledge" equals "God for Dummies" Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:43 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Can't wait until Thanksgiving dinner to witness a pointless conversation between a pompous fundamentalist Christian and a sneering atheist? Then "The Ledge" is the movie for you. Full Story1

Fans, stars, Hollywood say farewell to Harry Potter Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of fans braved rain and battled security restrictions in London's Trafalgar Square on Thursday to say farewell to the boy wizard Harry Potter at the world premiere of the final movie in the record-breaking series. Full Story1

Suzanne Kolb named president of E! TV network Thu,7 Jul 2011 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - Suzanne Kolb has been named the new president of E! Entertainment after serving as president of marketing, news and online for E! and The Style Network. Full Story1

Entertainment, broadband firms adopt piracy warning system Thu,7 Jul 2011 02:24 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - A broad coalition of entertainment industry companies, guilds, Internet services and telecommunications providers said Thursday they have joined to launch a new warning system to tell consumers when they have downloaded copyrighted material illegally. Full Story1

"Talent" surges on NBC to sweep the night's ratings Thu,7 Jul 2011 02:24 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - NBC's "America's Got Talent" topped the ratings on Wednesday night despite a marked drop from last week, according to preliminary numbers. Full Story1

'Zookeeper' not worst option for desperate parents Thu,7 Jul 2011 02:21 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - "Zookeeper" is arguably one of the better products of the Adam Sandler Death of Cinema Fun Factory -- but that's an accomplishment somewhere on par with "Least Smelly Turd." Full Story1

Hack job! Murdoch axes paper to save deal Thu,7 Jul 2011 01:53 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - In an astonishing response to a scandal engulfing his media empire, Rupert Murdoch shut down the News of the World on Thursday, Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspaper. Full Story1

The TMZ Tour: 2 hours of snark and sleaze Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:51 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - If your idea of Hollywood is Lindsay, Paris and Kim, TMZ has a tour for you. Full Story1

ABC soap "All My Children" to live on, online Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:31 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canceled soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," will now live on -- not on the small screen but on the Internet, mobile phones and other online formats, the broadcaster said on Thursday. Full Story1

Mel Brooks to get DVD boxed set Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:11 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap) - "Never underestimate the power of the Schwartz!" Full Story1

Part of U.S. media ownership rule overturned Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has overturned part of a 2008 loosening of U.S. media-ownership rules that made it easier to own a newspaper and a broadcast outlet in a single market. Full Story1

Elizabeth Smart to join ABC on missing person stories Thu,7 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart will join ABC News as a contributor on stories about missing persons, the network said on Thursday. Full Story1

Live Nation would gain from going private: Malone Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Live Nation, the world's largest live entertainment business, would benefit from being taken private, according to the company's largest shareholder. Full Story1

Harry Potter fans brave elements for final glimpse of stars Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Harry Potter fans queued patiently on Wednesday to catch a glimpse of their on-screen heroes at Thursday's world premiere of the eighth and final film in the record-breaking cinema franchise. Full Story1

"Horrible Bosses" eyes joblessness, aims for laughs Thu,7 Jul 2011 07:59 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - In Hollywood's new film comedy "Horrible Bosses," an ex-Lehman Brothers executive who is jobless and desperate for money offers sexual favors to some old buddies in return for cash. Full Story1

Giovanni Ribisi going "Gangster" Wed,6 Jul 2011 08:05 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - Giovanni Ribisi will join Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin in "The Gangster Squad," a police drama set in Los Angeles during the 1940s. Full Story1

"Rock of Ages" lawsuit pits producer vs. producer Wed,6 Jul 2011 08:03 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - A would-be producer of "Rock of Ages" is singing an unhappy tune about allegedly being left out in the cold when it comes to producers' fees.Full Story1

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SCIENCE News, Jul 09, 2011

End of shuttle program could be boon for startup SpaceX, others Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:47 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - After the U.S. space shuttle program ends this month, NASA will rely on Russia and its Soyuz craft to deliver Americans to the International Space Station -- at a cost of more than $50 million a seat. Full Story1

Factbox: Space shuttle Atlantis' final mission Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:05 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis is due to launch on Friday on the 135th and final flight in NASA's shuttle program. The mission, scheduled to last 12 days, is intended to stockpile a year's worth of supplies on the International Space Station. Full Story1

Analysis: Summer to test Japan resolve over nuclear power Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:31 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Two months of baking heat will test Japan's resolve to wean itself off nuclear power and show whether an energy-saving drive set off by meltdowns at the Fukushima plant will bring lasting efficiency gains the way the 1970s oil crisis did. Full Story1

Shuttle's end a blow to Florida's "Space Coast" Thu,7 Jul 2011 07:50 PM PDT Reuters - TITUSVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - The end of the U.S. space shuttle program is the end of the line for Tom Brown and other workers like him at the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida. He is about to join the ranks of the unemployed. Full Story1

Experts find rogue stem cells in liver cancer Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:10 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - Liver cancers are embedded with a type of super cancer stem cells that make them resistant to chemotherapy, spread to other body parts and stage a comeback even after they are surgically removed, researchers in Hong Kong reported on Thursday. Full Story1

Last blastoff from Florida to end space shuttle era Wed,6 Jul 2011 02:07 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis, carrying a crew of four and food and other supplies critical for the International Space Station, is set to vault into orbit on Friday on the final flight in the 30-year U.S. shuttle program. Full Story1

NASA's "Final Four" astronauts close out shuttle era Wed,6 Jul 2011 12:11 PM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - It's been 28 years since NASA launched a four-person shuttle crew, but that will be the number of astronauts slated to fly on Atlantis for the program's last flight, a 12-day cargo run to the International Space Station. Full Story1

Shuttles' end stirs doubts about U.S. space program Wed,6 Jul 2011 11:48 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - As the clock ticks down to this week's final space shuttle launch, there is a mounting sense of uncertainty about future U.S. dominance in space. Full Story1

Final space shuttle flight crew arrives for launch Tue,5 Jul 2011 09:10 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Four veteran astronauts landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday to prepare for the launch of NASA's last space shuttle on a cargo run to the International Space Station. Full Story1

Witness: Practice key to risky, high-speed shuttle landing Tue,5 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - I have watched as space shuttles nosedive toward the runway more than 100 times, knowing that there are no engines available to carry them back into the sky if something goes wrong. Full Story1

U.S. looks to private sector as shuttle program ends Tue,5 Jul 2011 08:05 AM PDT Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - After the U.S. space shuttle program ends this month, NASA will rely on Russia and its Soyuz craft to deliver Americans to the International Space Station -- at a cost of more than $50 million a seat. Full Story1

Huge rare earth deposits found in Pacific: Japan Tue,5 Jul 2011 05:58 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Vast deposits of rare earth minerals, crucial in making high-tech electronics products, have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said on Monday. Full Story1

Asia pollution blamed for halt in warming: study Tue,5 Jul 2011 01:18 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Smoke belching from Asia's rapidly growing economies is largely responsible for a halt in global warming in the decade after 1998 because of sulfur's cooling effect, even though greenhouse gas emissions soared, a U.S. study said on Monday. Full Story1

Plastic solar cells in 5-10 years, new step forward Mon,4 Jul 2011 08:16 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Plastic solar cells may be commercially available in five to 10 years, said a British scientist whose group announced on Monday a new understanding of how to produce the cheaper alternative to silicon solar panels. Full Story1

Investigators turn to final vault at Indian treasure temple Mon,4 Jul 2011 04:49 AM PDT Reuters - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) - Investigators plan to pry open the final vault hidden deep under a centuries-old Indian Hindu temple as police guarded round the clock the shrine where billions of dollars worth of treasure has been discovered. Full Story1

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TECHNOLOGY News, Jul 09, 2011

Exclusive: WikiLeaks loses Icelandic financial lifeline Fri,8 Jul 2011 02:18 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost a financial lifeline. Since December, bans by the world's major credit card networks, it has been difficult for supporters of the controversial whistleblower to send him donations. But this week, WikiLeaks gained a brief respite with the unwitting help of an Icelandic bank. Full Story1

U.S. Internet providers to act against online pirates Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:22 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Consumers who illegally download copyrighted films, music or television shows might see their Internet speed slowed or access restricted under an industry anti-piracy effort announced on Thursday. Full Story1

At chipmaker trial, investors play Rambus roulette Fri,8 Jul 2011 10:02 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chun Ming has spent the past two weeks in a cramped San Francisco courtroom, sending notes from his laptop to a tight-knit group of investors glued to a $4 billion antitrust battle involving some of the world's biggest chipmakers. Full Story1

Baidu realigns business lines, senior exec to leave Fri,8 Jul 2011 01:46 AM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Baidu Inc announced on Friday a major restructuring of its business lines and said Shen Haoyu, its senior vice president of business operations will leave for personal reasons. Full Story1

Google's Schmidt sees room for several social networks Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:02 PM PDT Reuters - SUN VALLEY, Idaho, July 7 (Reuters) - Google Inc is leaving open the door to more co-operation with social-media giants Facebook and Twitter, and believes there is room for multiple social networks as it rolls out its own, executive chairman Eric Schmidt said. Full Story1

Twitter security lags some other sites: experts Thu,7 Jul 2011 06:07 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fast-growing microblogging site Twitter has fallen behind some other Internet services in introducing tools to help secure the accounts of users, security experts say. Full Story1

Proxy firm unimpressed by RIM promise about board Thu,7 Jul 2011 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Proxy firm Glass Lewis was left unimpressed by Research In Motion Ltd's promise to study board changes while avoiding an imminent shareholder vote on the matter. Full Story1

Cell phones, devices biggest driving distractions Thu,7 Jul 2011 01:21 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Driving distractions, primarily by cell phones and other electronic devices, are associated with up to 25 percent of U.S. car crashes, according to a report released on Thursday. Full Story1

RIM says adds 1 million EMEA subscribers in 3 weeks Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:32 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said on Thursday it has added more than one million subscribers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in less than three weeks. Full Story1

Canada eyes Nortel patent sale review: minister Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:30 PM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Industry Minister Christian Paradissaid on Thursday that officials in his office are studying whether to formally review a sale of Nortel patents to ensure investment law was properly applied. Full Story1

Court OKs TerreStar's $1.38 billion sale to Dish Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday approved TerreStar Networks Inc's proposed $1.375 billion sale to Dish Network Corp, pushing the satellite communications company a major step closer to emerging from a 9-month stint in bankruptcy. Full Story1

James Murdoch defends executive Brooks Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:03 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON, Jul (Reuters) - News International Chairman James Murdoch said on Thursday he regretted the phone-hacking scandal that has led to the closure of the News of the World tabloid and defended his chief executive Rebekah Brooks, a former editor of the paper. Full Story1

DragonWave hopes India can offset Clearwire woes Thu,7 Jul 2011 10:25 AM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - DragonWave, a Canadian supplier of microwave technology for telecoms companies, is pinning its hopes on growth in India to make up for a spending pullback at its main customer, U.S.-based Clearwire, that has left it reporting losses for three straight quarters. Full Story1

Factbox: Advertisers drop Murdoch paper over hacking claims Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Supermarket Sainsbury, cellphone operator O2 and a war veterans charity whose patron is Britain's Queen Elizabeth have joined a growing list of organizations to suspend ties with the News of the World as a scandal over hacking allegations deepens. Full Story1

UK to probe court evidence from former Murdoch editor Thu,7 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish police were asked on Thursday to investigate evidence given in court by witnesses including former News of the World editor Andy Coulson following the latest developments in the phone hacking scandal engulfing the newspaper. Full Story1

 

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