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SEOUL, South Korea – Soon after the ferry began to tilt, there was nervous laughter, jokes about the Titanic and talk of selfies and Facebook posts from the doomed high school students huddled below deck.
TORONTO – Montreal’s P.K. Subban, Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson and Toronto’s Phil Kessel are among the eight players up for the cover for EA Sports’ new hockey video game.
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The security footage looks unassuming at first: a Hawaiian Airlines jet parked at a gate at the Maui airport under overcast skies, and workers going through their regular routine. Then, the 15-year-old’s legs dangle briefly from the plane’s belly and he drops to the concrete.

TORONTO – Anglophone Canadians are now spending almost a third of their time online watching video, according to a report by the Media Technology Monitor.
TORONTO – Las Vegas rockers Imagine Dragons and New Zealand singer Lorde have been announced as performers at next month’s MuchMusic Video Awards.
LONDON – Two video artists who mix found footage with original images are among four finalists for British art’s influential Turner Prize.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Standard Hotel in New York City says it is investigating the leak of a security video that appears to show Beyonce’s sister, Solange, attacking Jay Z.

Eminem gave his estranged mom quite the Mother’s Day gift, releasing a music video for an apologetic song that depicts her struggles raising the rebellious rapper.
LAGOS, Nigeria – A new video from Nigeria’s Boko Haram terrorist network purports to show dozens of abducted schoolgirls, covered in jihab and praying in Arabic.
COPENHAGEN – Sex. Violence. Elections.
VANCOUVER – A public hearing has been ordered into the actions of a Vancouver police officer who’s accused of kicking a suspect in the chest while he was handcuffed.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – A New York City hotel says it has identified and fired the person who recorded security video appearing to show Beyonce’s sister attacking Jay Z inside an elevator.
NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio – A northern Ohio teenager is reeling in attention for a big catch after he spotted a 3-foot carp swimming in receding floodwaters on his street and scooped it into his arms as his mother caught the scene on video.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Beyonce, Jay Z and Solange say they have worked through and are moving on since a video leaked this week of Solange attacking Jay Z in an elevator.
OTTAWA – Laureen Harper is snagging some of the limelight in taxpayer-funded government videos, only months after a leaked Conservative Party memo said operatives wanted to exploit the popularity of the prime minister’s wife.

TEHRAN, Iran – Police in Iran have arrested six young people and shown them on state television for posting a video online of them dancing to Pharrell Williams’ hit song “Happy.”
TORONTO – Toronto rapper Drake and West Coast rockers Hedley lead the way with six nominations each for the 2014 Much Music Video Awards to be awarded June 15.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A&E has declined to comment on new video of “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson reviving past anti-gay remarks.
GOLETA, Calif. – The gunman fired for 10 minutes from his BMW as he made his way down streets filled with university students walking, biking and skateboarding in the beach community near Santa Barbara, picking off people one by one in a deadly rampage that chillingly mirrored threats made on a YouTube video posted that same night. Seven people were killed in all, including the gunman.
BANGKOK – Thailand’s new military junta aired videos Wednesday on television stations nationwide showing some of the prominent political figures it has detained as part of an effort to convince the public that detainees in army custody are being treated well.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – A representative for One Direction says the band’s lawyers are dealing with a video showing two band members smoking what the singers referred to as an “illegal substance.”
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputies checking on Elliot Rodger three weeks before he killed six college students were aware of, but didn’t view, disturbing videos that prompted calls about his well-being, the agency disclosed Thursday.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Justin Bieber is apologizing after a years-old video surfaced showing the then-teenager telling a racist joke with the N-word.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jonah Hill has apologized for using a homophobic slur with a paparazzo in an encounter caught on video.