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  • Did The Oprah Winfrey Show make O.J. Simpson snap

    O.J. Simpson has recently revealed that he had been drinking for the whole day on Sept. 13, 2007, before he robbed two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel. But sources close to the case think that it might be that watching "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that afternoon made Simpson impulsive, the New York Post reported. The family of Ronald Goldman, who was murdered along with Simpson's ...

  • Nicki Minaj wins top rap artist Bruno Mars performs at Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas

    Shania Twain presents the award for top rap artist to Nicki Minaj at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday in Las ...

  • New Star Trek film beams up to No. 1 at box office

    LOS ANGELES -- "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. The latest voyage of the starship Enterprise fell short of its predecessor, 2009's "Star Trek," which opened with $75.2 million. ...

  • Officer who mistakenly shot Hofstra student faced harrowing choice expert says

    The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a ...

  • Tornadoes hit Kan. Okla. no injuries reported

    A tornado from a large storm system moving cross the south has struck a Georgia town 60 miles north of Atlanta, according to CNN. A least one death has been reported in the state. High winds also are raking Tennessee, where a man died after a tree fell into his home, according to ...


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Ivan's Childhood (Ivanovo detstvo) [DVD]

Ivan's Childhood (Ivanovo detstvo) [DVD]

Especially in Western culture, the term childhood comes laden with heavy associations--particularly innocence, comfort, and a strong sense of safety. As the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay described it, Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Thus, it is telling that director An ... ...

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  • Marcos Arenas Las Vegas Teen Dies After Being Run Over By Men Who Attempted To Steal His iPad

    Marcos Arenas, 15, was walking on the side of the road with his iPad when an SUV pulled up. A suspect jumped out, accosted the boy and attempted to steal his iPad. Police investigators told the newspaper that the suspect dragged the teen, who tried to hold onto the device, back toward the car. The suspect then re-entered the passenger side of the car, which sped off with Arenas either still ...

  • 2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas

    According to investigators, 15-year-old Marcos Arenas was walking down a street with the iPad on Thursday when a vehicle stopped and one of the suspects got out and tried to steal the device from ...

  • Two new viruses could both spark global outbreaks

    In this undated file image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS, which was first identified last year in the Middle East. Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials _ a novel ...

  • Jury Sides With Businessman in Vegas Sands ...

    A jury on Tuesday awarded a Hong Kong businessman a $70 million judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino giant run by billionaire Sheldon ...

  • Wrong-way crash near Vegas kills 3 injures 4

    LAS VEGAS -; The Nevada Highway Patrol says a wrong-way crash early Sunday near Las Vegas killed three people and critically injured four ...

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