Michael Jackson Radio Airplay Skyrockets After Death

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Michael Jackson tunes blanketed the airwaves coast-to-coast immediately after his death on Thursday, and continued throughout the weekend. According to research provided by Nielsen BDS of monitored airplay from over 1,600 terrestrial and satellite radio stations, 143 of Jackson’s recordings totaled 67,383 plays for the week ending June 28, up 1,735% [...]

Bank of America Accused of Anti-Consumer Practices

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumer and labor groups demanded Bank of America Corp and other lenders reform their sales practices so that workers under pressure to meet sales quotas do not saddle customers with costly and unnecessary products. The whistleblowing campaign was announced Tuesday as the U.S. Treasury Department unveiled legislation to create a Consumer [...]

Mn. Court Rules Democrat Al Franken Won Senate Seat

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need to overcome procedural obstacles and push through their agenda. Coleman has said in published reports he is unlikely to appeal the [...]

Protesters To Assemble Outside Schwarzenegger’s Office

As California braces for massive defaults on its obligations to seniors, people with disabilities, students and small businesses, health care workers and community activists plan to gather in front of California Governor Schwarzenegger’s San Francisco office today to demand that he sign a compromise budget package passed in the state Assembly Sunday and the Senate [...]

‘BET Awards 09′ Draws Nearly 10.7 Million Viewers

The live premiere of the BET AWARDS ’09 on Sunday, June 28, drew 10.65 Million Total Viewers – the #1 cable telecast year-to-date and BET’s biggest audience ever (NMR, Live + Same Day, 6/28). This year’s show, which aired from 8:00-11:30 p.m.*, was dedicated to Michael Jackson and featured several special tributes to the King [...]

“Virtuality” – Cerebral, Sexy, Must-See TV

Hulu and Fox On-Demand are streaming in its entirety Fox’s superb stand-alone movie, “Virtuality,” written by Battlestar Galactica producers Michael Taylor and Ronald D. Moore. This slick reality-show inspired sci-fi drama follows 12 attractive and emotionally flawed astronauts on a 10-year journey to find signs of intelligent life in the universe. Just six months into [...]

$22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Busted in Florida

Eight Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents were indicted Friday in connection with an alleged $22 million Medicare fraud scheme. A temporary restraining order freezing assets of the indicted defendants and their companies was also filed. Gladys Zambrana, Javier Zambrana, Enrique Perez, Alejandro Hernandez Quiros aka Alex Hernandez, Vanessa Estrada, Vicenta Tellechea, Modesto Hidalgo and Carlos Castaneda [...]

President Obama Announces Further Actions to Promote Energy Efficiency

President Obama made a statement today outlining additional measures his administration plans to tackle energy consumption and climate change concerns. New standards on fluorescent and incandescent lighting and the expanded and accelerated development and usage of energy-efficient technologies in residential and commercial buildings top his list. “…[T]oday, we’re announcing additional actions to promote energy efficiency [...]

Gov. Schwarzenegger to Veto any Majority Vote Tax Increase Bill

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the state budget: “I will veto any majority vote tax increase bill that punishes taxpayers for Sacramento’s failure to live within its means. The legislature will have a difficult time explaining to Californians why they are running floor drills the day before our budget deadline. We [...]

Michael Jackson Death Revives Interest In Tell-All Book: ‘Man Behind the Mask’

As the entertainment community and the rest of the world continue to reel over the sudden and unexpected death of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, the singer’s undeniable mystique continues to ripple across the public consciousness. In the hours and days after the announcement of his passing at age 50 from an apparent cardiac arrest, [...]

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