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  • Chandhoks team 9th fastest in Le Mans opening run

    Indian racing driver Karun Chandhok and his team Murphy Prototypes were ninth fastest in LMP2 class and 17th overall on the first day of qualifying practice at the La Sarthe circuit ahead of the 24 hours Le Mans this weekend. Chandhok's team Murphy Prototypes returned 3:44.538 Wednesday in the opening qualifying practice of the world's oldest sports car race. The trio of Brendon Hartley, Mark ...

  • L.A. schools to distribute iPads worth $30 million to students

    The school system of Los Angeles' has reportedly decided to provide each of its student an Apple iPad as a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education has approved the order of 30 million dollars worth iPads as the first part of its multi-year commitment, CBS News reports. According to the report, Apple has received an initial order of 31,000 iPads, for the Los Angeles ...

  • Will Johnny Depp retire after 60

    Johnny Depp has revealed that he might retire from Hollywood after he hits 60. The 'Rum Diary' star confessed to the Rolling stone magazine that he has considered giving up acting everyday, but does not want to live an inactive life, the Sun reported. The actor, 50, said that at a certain point, one must just take it down to the bare minimum and concentrate on really living life. Depp, who ...

  • Bolivia Venezuela collaborate in search for oil

    Petroandina, a 60/40 joint venture of Bolivian state oil company YPFB and Venezuelan counterpart PDVSA, will invest an additional $35 million this year in a search for oil and gas in La Paz province. That investment will bring to $151 million the total amount devoted to the Lliquimuni project since the beginning of 2011, YPFB said. Lliquimuni, located in northern La Paz province, may hold as ...

  • China to introduce death penalty for environmental polluters

    Beijing, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): A new judicial explanation took effect on Wednesday guaranteeing the enforcement of environment-related laws and regulations, which has long been lax and superficial in China. The country's Supreme Court and procuratorate jointly issued the new judicial explanation on Tuesday that imposes harsher punishments on polluters. In the most serious cases the death ...


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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

In Bryan Singers X-Men (2000), the first entry in the four-films-and-counting franchise based on the popular Marvel comic series, there is a scene in which Dr. Jean Grey, having just analyzed the physical condition of the fan-favorite mutant named Wolverine, ... ...

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  • Independent Publishing Houses in Mexico Promote Democratization of Books at Annual Fair

    MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Gustavo Barr?n, 22, glances at the books on display at the Feria del Libro Independiente, a book fair featuring independent publishing houses in Mexico City, Mexicos capital. While perusing the selection, Barr?n, a university student studying history, holds a book about guerrilla groups in Mexico in the 1970s and the transition to democracy. The publisher is Ce-Acatl, a ...

  • People not letting Lisa Snowdon forget about times with George Clooney

    Lisa Snowdon, who dated Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney on and off for five years from 2000, has said that they still keep in touch. The 41-year-old English model told new! magazine that it doesn't bother her any more, the Daily Express reported. She said that at the end of the day he is Clooney so people will be interested in knowing about him. Snowdon that though she hasn't seen him ...

  • Hollywood and Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies age 51 Breaking News

    Its role as Mafia boss Tony Soprano made him world famous,James Gandolfini has died at the age of 51 years.Apparently, the US. actor had suffered during a vacation in Rome Italy a heart ...

  • Marines Walk 2700 Miles for Wounded Vets

    Adam Shatarsky and Chris Senople are walking from Camp Pendleton to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project, which helps men and women wounded in battle heal after returning home. The trip is expected to take the pair 2,700 miles over four miles. Jacob Rascon reports for the NBC4 News at 8 p.m. on June 19, ...

  • How European Public Broadcasters Cash Crunch Affects Hollywood

    Athens is a long way from Hollywood, so when the cash-strapped Greek government decided to shut down its national public broadcaster, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation or ERT, it sparked huge local protests, while the news barely registered in Tinseltown. However, anyone doing business in Europe – and that includes all the studios – should pay attention given the ripple ...

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