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Internet video purports to show beheading of US reporter Steven Sotloff by Islamic State group
BEIRUT – Islamic State extremists released a video Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, and warning President Barack Obama that as long as U.S. airstrikes against the militant group continue, “our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people.”
Family spokesman: Sotloff relatives aware of purported beheading video, are grieving.
WASHINGTON – A family spokesman says relatives of freelance journalist Steven Sotloff are aware of a new video purporting to show his beheading by Islamic State militants.
Internet video purports to show beheading of US reporter Steven Sotloff by Islamic State group
BEIRUT – An Internet video posted online Tuesday purported to show the beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State group, which called it retribution for continued U.S. airstrikes in Iraq.
Netflix gives subscribers a more discreet way to recommend video to their Facebook friends
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix is giving its Internet video subscribers a more discreet way to recommend movies and TV shows to their Facebook friends after realizing most people don’t want to share their viewing habits with large audiences.
VIDEO: Trapped gold miners rescued in Nicaragua; more missing
BONANZA, Nicaragua – Rescue workers and trapped miners alike frantically dug away at opposite sides of rock and mud that blocked a Nicaragua gold mine, finally succeeding in freeing at least 20 men. Efforts to reach five miners still missing continued Saturday.
VIDEO: U.S. gun tourism grows in popularity in recent years
LAS VEGAS – The death of an Arizona firearms instructor by a 9-year-old girl who was firing a fully automatic Uzi displayed a tragic side of what has become a hot industry in the U.S.: gun tourism.
Ontario police release video to help find potential witnesses in 2010 murder
CALEDON, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police have released a video to try to identify two people they say could be witnesses in the unsolved murder of a central Ontario woman.
Video games come of age as a spectator sport as Amazon buys Twitch for $970 million
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Video games have been a spectator sport since teenagers crowded around arcade machines to watch friends play “Pac-Man.” And for decades, kids have gathered in living rooms to marvel at how others master games like “Street Fighter II” and “Super Mario Bros.”
No Miley Cyrus twerking means MTV Video Music Awards ratings down, but tweets top 12 million
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Without Miley Cyrus’ twerking to get tongues wagging, ratings for MTV’s annual Video Music Awards took a tumble.
Rogers and Shaw launch video-on-demand service called ‘Shomi’
TORONTO – Two of Canada’s top telecommunications companies have teamed up to launch a subscription video-on-demand service they say can rival the current industry titan Netflix without cannibalizing their own cable and television-on-demand services.
Amazon hopes to become ESPN of video games in purchase of streaming platform Twitch for $970M
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Amazon is hoping to become the ESPN of video games.
Beyonce owns MTV Video Music Awards, performs 20-minute medley; Cyrus wins video of the year
Bow down: Beyonce was the reigning queen of Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards.
Winners of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, presented at the Forum in Inglewood, California
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Winners of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, presented Sunday at the Forum in Inglewood, California:
VIDEO: Drama reigns at VMAs before awards show even airs
Snakes and stage slips: There's drama and the MTV Video Music Awards haven't even begun yet.
UK ambassador to US: Investigators close to identifying militant in James Foley killing video
LONDON – Police and spy agencies are close to identifying the English-accented militant depicted on video showing the killing of U.S. journalist James Foley, Britain’s ambassador to the United States said Sunday.
VIDEO: 3 people critically injured after California quake
NAPA, Calif. – A large earthquake caused significant damage and left three critically injured in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, igniting fires, sending at least 87 people to a hospital, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.
VIDEO: Panda’s first birthday at U.S. National Zoo
WASHINGTON – The National Zoo in Washington is throwing a panda party.
VIDEO: Iggy Azalea falls off stage during pre-VMA show
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Iggy Azalea has tumbled off the stage during an MTV Video Music Awards benefit concert.
Ottawa police release video from neighbourhood that’s home to Trudeau
OTTAWA – Ottawa police have released a video of a person of interest in a recent “nighttime prowling incident” in the city’s Rockcliffe area — the same neighbourhood that’s home to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
From Anna Wintour to Tom Cruise, 7 celebrities whose ice bucket challenge videos stood out
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dozens of celebrities have helped fuel the success of the ice bucket challenge for ALS. Here are a few examples:
Ottawa police release video from neighbourhood that’s home to Trudeau
OTTAWA – Ottawa police have released a video of a person of interest in a recent "nighttime prowling incident" in the city's Rockcliffe area — the same neighbourhood that's home to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
VIDEO: A look back at the Lorne Street realignment
KAMLOOPS - The final phase of the Lorne Street project is nearly complete as crews rush to finish up the landscaping at the corner of the busy downtown corner. The fourth phase of the Lorne Street Beautification saw the realignment of Lorne Street with 1 Avenue, Lansdowne Street and Victoria Street. The $2.2 million project...
Voice-recognition, social media may be key to identifying militant in beheading video
LONDON – The Islamic militant in a video showing the death of American journalist James Foley took great care to disguise his identity, dressing head-to-toe in black, with a mask leaving only his eyes visible.
US official: More airstrikes in Iraq since video of journalist’s death was released
WASHINGTON – American fighter jets and drones continued to pound Islamic State militants in Iraq on Wednesday, and military planners weighed the possibility of sending a small number of additional U.S. troops to Baghdad, U.S. officials said, even as the insurgents threatened to kill a second American captive in retribution for any continued attacks.