“Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” “Bully” first theatrical releases to win duPont awards

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Two documentary films were among the 14 winners of the 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, making them the first theatrical releases to be honored with the prize. USA Today also won its first duPont award.“Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,” Alison Klayman‘s profile of the Chinese artist-activist, and Emmy-winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch‘s tale of schoolyard torment, “Bully,”...

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Court approves Amgen’s $762 million payment in drug case

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $ 762 million payment from Amgen Inc, the final step to resolve nearly a dozen criminal and civil cases stemming from the sale of its once-blockbuster anemia drug Aranesp and several others.Prosecutors previously said in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday the company had agreed to pay $ 612 million in a civil settlement, a $ 14 million criminal...

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GM to buy stake from Treasury; government may lose billions

(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury plans to sell its stake in General Motors Co over the coming year, all but assuring a multibillion-dollar loss in a move that will end the automaker’s “Government Motors” era.Treasury’s plan – a two-step process that includes a $ 5.5 billion stock sale to GM – is part of a broader push to wind down the controversial financial bailout under the Troubled Asset Relief (TARP)...

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NBC’s Engel, TV crew escape abduction in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — NBC‘s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said Tuesday he and members of his network crew escaped unharmed after five days of captivity in Syria, where more than a dozen pro-regime gunmen dragged them from their car, killed one of their rebel escorts and subjected them to mock executions.Appearing on NBC’s “Today” show, an unshaven Engel said he and his team escaped during a firefight...

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CBS dominates week in TV ratings

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS had little competition for dominance last week in the television ratings.The network had 17 of the 25 most-watched programs on the air last week, according to the Nielsen company. It beat second-place NBC by an average of nearly four million viewers a night last week, and also took the 18-to-49-year-old demographic that advertisers seek.“60 Minutes” and “NCIS” were the most popular...

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Watch: ‘Kings Park’: Stories From an American Mental Institution

Home > Video > Health > Health News‘Kings Park’: Stories From an American Mental Institution‘Kings Park’: Stories From an American Mental InstitutionDocumentary revisits shuttered state hospital on New York’s Long Island.Quadriplegic Mom Uses Thoughts to Control Robotic ArmQuadriplegic Mom Uses Thoughts to Control Robotic ArmJan Scheuermann, 52, can now feed herself thanks to technology from...

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S&P raises Greece’s credit rating

18 December 2012 Last updated at 14:23 ETRatings agency Standard and Poor’s has raised the credit rating of Greece’s sovereign debt by six levels, praising the “strong determination” of fellow eurozone countries to help it stay as a member state.S&P has increased Greece’s rating from “selective default” to “B-minus”.The agency also praised the continuing efforts by Greece’s government to cut its...

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N. Korea displays Kim Jong Il a year after death

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea unveiled the embalmed body of Kim Jong Il, still in his trademark khaki jumpsuit, on the anniversary of his death Monday as mourning mixed with pride over a recent satellite launch that was a long-held goal of the late authoritarian leader.Kim lies in state a few floors below his father, national founder Kim Il Sung, in the Kumsusan mausoleum, the cavernous...

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Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum expecting baby

NEW YORK (AP) — The Sexiest Man Alive will soon be a sexy dad.Actor Channing Tatum and his wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum are expecting their first child in 2013, their reps confirm.The news was first reported by People.com, which named Tatum the Sexiest Man Alive in November.The couple, who recently co-starred in the film “10 Years,” met on the 2006 dance film “Step Up,” and wed in 2009.Besides a baby, the...

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Teva to enter Korean drugs market with Handok venture

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has entered into a joint venture with Handok Pharmaceuticals, aiming to gain a foothold in the $ 14 billion Korean market.The agreement ends months of speculation that Teva was interested in making an acquisition in South Korea, where the Israeli company noted healthcare spending is expected to reach as much as 9 percent of gross domestic...

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