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From computers to swords, assets of Schilling’s failed video game company being sold off in RI
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The remnants of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s defunct video game company — from graphic animation equipment to model airplanes he is said to have made and kept in his office — are being sold off at the company’s former Providence headquarters.
Probe into teen’s cell death resumes amid legal battles over scope, videos
TORONTO – The inquest into the prison death of Ashley Smith five years ago resumes today for two days of legal fighting.
Anti-bullying expert defends memo sent to B.C. school district on bullying video
VANCOUVER – An anti-bullying expert is defending a memo she co-authored that cautioned school districts around British Columbia about showing classes a YouTube video shot by Amanda Todd before her suicide.
Police hunting for clues in Rotterdam art heist to release security camera video
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Police hunting for the thieves who broke into a Rotterdam art gallery and snatched seven paintings worth millions of dollars say they are releasing security camera footage of the heist in a bid to gather more tips.
Utah video game developer sentenced to year in jail, fined $1.2 million for not paying wages
SALT LAKE CITY – The developer of video games including “Alvin and the Chipmunks” and “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005” is serving a yearlong jail sentence in Utah for failing to pay more than 100 employees.
City Council votes to rehire 14 Southern California lifeguards fired for making parody video
EL MONTE, Calif. – Fourteen Southern California lifeguards fired for making a parody video in uniform and at the pool will get their jobs back.
Police investigating multimillion dollar art heist probe tips from the public, study video
AMSTERDAM – Police investigating a multimillion euro (dollar) art heist say they are following up several tips from the public, a day after thieves grabbed seven paintings from the walls of a Rotterdam gallery and vanished into the night.
Videotaping shows most falls among elderly due to incorrect weight-shifting: study
TORONTO – Falls among seniors are a major cause of disability and death, but knowing what led to a split-second fall can often be difficult to figure out after a person is found sprawled on the ground.
Former wrestler Hulk Hogan filing lawsuits over sex video; says it was secretly taped
TAMPA, Fla. – Reality TV star and former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing a Tampa Bay-based disc jockey, the DJ’s ex-wife and a New York media group over a sex tape.
Rights group releases video showing jailed China peace laureate’s wife under house arrest
BEIJING, China – An international rights group has released a video in which it says the wife of China’s jailed Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo is shown under house arrest.
US video game sales fall for 10th-consecutive month, down 24 per cent in September
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – U.S. retail sales of new video-game hardware, software and accessories fell 24 per cent in September.
Teen who posted anti-bullying YouTube video kills herself
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia teenager who posted a gut-wrenching video to YouTube of her treatment at the hands of relentless bullies has killed herself.
Arrr! Pirates plundering ‘Borderlands 2’ for video game’s first add-on campaign
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The popular “Borderlands 2” video game is walking the plank.
Justin Bieber anti-cyberbullying video released as part of his reps’ legal deal
MINEOLA, N.Y. – A New York prosecutor is releasing a new anti-cyberbullying video by Justin Bieber.
YouTube video of autistic Toronto girl’s ballet dance a viral hit worldwide
TORONTO – A YouTube video of an autistic 10-year-old Toronto girl dancing along to a memorized 19th-century ballet has spun her into the spotlight online.