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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.
Ex-pitcher Schilling might have to sell bloody sock after video game collapse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling might have to sell the famed blood-stained sock he wore during the 2004 World Series to cover millions of dollars in loans he guaranteed to his failed video game company.
No Doubt, Activision settle lawsuit over ‘Band Hero’ video game, use of musicians’ likenesses
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – No Doubt has settled its lawsuit against gaming giant Activision over the use of band members’ likenesses in the video game “Band Hero,” court records state.