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LA woman punched on video by California Highway patrolman thought she would die
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Marlene Pinnock said she thought she was going to die as a California Highway Patrol officer straddled her, repeatedly punching her head, on the side of a Los Angeles freeway.
Pharrell puts on curator hat, choosing soundtrack songs for upcoming ‘NBA 2K15’ video game
ATLANTA – Pharrell is teaming up with the world’s bestselling basketball video game franchise as a music curator.
AP video journalist Simone Camilli, translator and 4 others killed in Gaza explosion
GAZA, Palestinian Territories – An Associated Press video journalist and a freelance Palestinian translator were killed Wednesday when ordnance left over from the Israeli-Hamas war exploded as they were reporting on the conflict’s aftermath.
Simone Camilli, AP video journalist killed in Gaza, captured human suffering amid war
BEIRUT – Simone Camilli was a consummate storyteller — a passionate, talented newsman with an eye for detail and the ability to convey events with powerful video images that touched people around the world.
Pop star Taylor Swift to perform for 4th time on MTV Video Music Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tune-in alert: Taylor Swift is performing at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Material Girl’s materials to be auctioned in Nov., including items from Madonna’s videos
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Get ready to dance in Madonna’s old clothes.
US officials say video shows beheading of American journalist James Foley by Islamic militants
WASHINGTON – A grisly video shows Islamic State militants beheading American journalist James Foley, U.S. officials said, in what the extremists called retribution for recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. The militants threatened to kill another captive they also identified as an American journalist.
MTV Video Music Awards to open with a ‘Bang’; Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj will kick off show
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The MTV Video Music Awards will open with a “Bang.”
Obama to deliver statement in aftermath of video showing beheading of US journalist
EDGARTOWN, Mass. – The White House says President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on Wednesday, the day after Islamic State militants released a video showing an American journalist being beheaded.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.