Sunnyvale, CA (RPRN) 6/30/2009--Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) announced today that Penny Baldwin has been appointed to senior vice president, global integrated marketing and...
Navajo County, AZ (RPRN) 6/30/2009-- On June 29, PETA sent an urgent letter to Navajo County Attorney Brad Carlyon calling on him to initiate a criminal investigation into the reported...
Katherine Brandon
WASHINGTON, DC (RPRN) 6/30/2009--Amidst the tremendous progress being made in Congress on legislation to create a clean energy economy, today the President led by example and did his part...
FDA CONFIRMS E. COLI O157:H7 IN PREPACKAGED NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE REFRIGERATED COOKIE DOUGH
Washington DC (RPRN) 6/30/2009--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on June 26 that it has found E....
Michael Bay flick makes $112M US and over $201M overall
By Jeffrey Jolson
Megan serves up
HOLLYWOOD, CA (RPRN/Hollywood Today) 6/30/2009 - It wasn’t Megan Fox’s clear blue eyes or Shia LeBeouff’s young...
By Erin T. McMillon
LOS ANGELES (RPRN) 6/30/2009-- Whether fans or just collectors, people have been making the trip to the store to buy Michael Jackson albums in record numbers....
Video interview with Hoffman featured on IdeasProject, Nokia's new website, which helps users find connections between thought leaders and their "big ideas" about the future of communications.
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BAGHDAD (RPRN) 6/30/2009--The Iraqi government has opened bidding for development rights for some of the country's massive oil and gas fields. More than 30 international firms, including U.S. giant Exxon...
SAN'A, Yemen (RPRN) 6/30/2009--A Yemeni airliner has crashed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Comoros, with 153 people on board. Officials say one survivor, a child, has...
Austin, Texas, (RPRN) 6/30/09-- Rosie Flores brings her unique blend of rockabilly, honky-tonk blues and critically acclaimed poetic songwriting and ripping guitar solos to Houston when she rolls into the...
Beverly Hills, CA. (RPRN) 6/30/2009--Exploring the relationship between NASA and motion pictures, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “Astronaut as Filmmaker,” featuring Commander Scott Altman and...
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/29/2009--Iranian officials have again declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of the nation's disputed presidential election. The powerful group that supervises Iran's elections, the Guardian Council, conducted...
LOS ANGELES (RPRN) 6/29/2009--A judge in Los Angeles has granted Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, temporary guardianship of the late singer's three children. Katherine Jackson filed for guardianship of the children...
NEW YORK (RPRN) 6/29/2009--The man who confessed to organizing the largest fraud in U.S. history, Bernard Madoff, has been sentenced to 150 years in prison. Thousands of people lost billions...
WASHINGTON, DC (RPRN) 6/29/2009--Last Friday evening, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the first-ever bill designed to unleash clean energy opportunities, create millions of...
LONDON (RPRN) 6/29/2009--Communities the world over risk losing control over their traditional knowledge because a UN agency insists on using existing intellectual property standards for managing access to the information....
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/29/2009--Iranian state media report a partial recount of votes from the nation's disputed presidential election is underway. The powerful group that supervises Iran's elections, the Guardian Council,...
SAN FRANCISCO (RPRN) 6/29/2009--The most authoritative report providing a blueprint for how communities can tackle global warming was released today by the California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and...
‘I Bring What I Love’ documentary explores the music and life of Grammy-winner Youssou N’Dour
By Jennifer Huber
Youssou N'Dour documentary, hope through music
HOLLYWOOD, CA (RPRN/Hollywood Today) 6/29/2009 - ”I could...
Danforth W. Austin interviewed on live program 'News Talk'
WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 6/29/2009--The Voice of America's (VOA) mission is providing accurate news and information to the people of Iran and the...
By Thomas Freeman
LOS ANGELES (RPRN) 6/29/2009--BET broadcasted their 9th annual award show last night (June 28) live from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Jamie Foxx was the host of the 3...
By Scott Bobb
JOHANNESBURG (RPRN) 6/29/2009--Brazil has won football's Confederations Cup after overcoming a two-point deficit to beat the United States by a score of 3-2. Here's our report from Ellis...
Beverly Hills, CA (RPRN) 6/29/2009--The governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved the rules for the 82nd Academy Awards at their meeting earlier this week (6/23)....
by Andrea Archibald, staff writer
Sherman Oaks, CA (RPRN) 6/29/2009--The numbers are in for this weekend's box office, and with an estimated $112.0 million over the weekend alone, 'Transformers: Revenge of...
By Daniel Schearf
BANGKOK (RPRN) 6/29/2009--Burma's highest court has rejected an appeal to allow more defense witnesses in the trial of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The trial has...
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/29/2009--Iran says it has released five Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran, days after they were detained for alleged links to the nation's post-election unrest....
VENICE, ITALY (RPRN) 6/29/2009 - When you think of organic clothing, what comes to mind? Dingy, gray or brown burlap fabric woven into a shapeless potato-sack tunic? Think again! The...
Wildlife Conservation Society Announces: The Bronx Zoo Congo Gorilla Forest, Celebrating Its 10th Anniversary, Raises $10.6 Million for National Parks in Central Africa
Come Celebrate with the Gorillas: Educational and Fun...
Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Washington, DC (RPRN) 6/26/2009 -- swine flu has infected as many as 1 million Americans, U.S. health officials said Thursday, adding that 6 percent or more...
LONDON, UK (RPRN) 6/26/2009 -- Punch Communications, a Midlands based PR Company, has progressed in leaps and bounds since the turn of the new year, adding new members to its...
London, UK (RPRN) 6/26/09-- MumsDateDads, a new upbeat and light hearted parent dating site, has experienced a significant surge in membership numbers, with a large proportion of these being single...
By Andrea Archibald, staff writer
UPDATED at 6:58 PM
Michael Jackson's death may have been related to prescription drugs abuse - Los Angeles Police reinterviewing Jackson's doctor who is cooperating
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By Andrea Archibald, staff writer
LOS ANGELES (RPRN) 6/26/2009--Farrah Fawcett, best known for her role as Jill Monroe in "Charlie's Angels", could be nominated posthumously as executive producer of Farrah's Story,...
Madeira, Portugal (RPRN) 6/26/2009--As representatives of almost 80 nations gather in Portugal to determine the fate of the world's whale populations, Humane Society International has a rare opportunity to address...
BAGHDAD (RPRN) 6/26/2009--Iraqi police say at least 13 people have been killed in a bomb blast in central Baghdad, in the latest violence to hit the country. Security officials say...
Sony Comments on the Passing of Michael Jackson
NEW YORK, NY (RPRN) 6/26/2009 – Michael Jackson, one of the most widely beloved entertainers and profoundly influential artists of all-time, leaves an...
LONDON, UK (RPRN) 6/26/2009 -- Small and medium sized businesses should take advantage of online community services from social media agencies, according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of brand...
by Andrea Archibald, staff reporter
Update: According to a public statement made by Jermaine Jackson, MJ died at 2:27, not at 1:07as earlier reported. The cause of death remains unknown.
Michael Jackson...
Farrah Fawcett Dead at 62, succumbs to cancer
By Jeffrey Jolson
Fawcett poster framed a decade and an unforgettable image
LOS ANGELES (RPRN/Hollywood Today) 6/25/09 — Actress Farrah Fawcett, the “Charlie’s Angels” television...
LONDON (RPRN) 6/25/2009--Dr. Tammy Boyce, formerly of Cardiff University and now at The King’s Fund, London and Dr. Justin Lewis of Cardiff University have co-edited a groundbreaking new study on...
Pay Per Candidate Online Recruitment Solution Poised to Shake Up SHRM (And the Competition)
SUNNYVALE, Calif., (RPRN) 6/25/2009-- In a significant shift for the recruitment industry, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced...
Researchers See Drop in Rates of Substance Abuse, Violence and Early Sexual Activity
Twin Falls, ID (RPRN) 6/25/2009--A study suggests that school-based prevention programs begun in elementary school can significantly reduce...
DPRK (RPRN) 6/25/2009--North Korean state media have condemned a recent U.S. pledge to provide nuclear defense to South Korea, saying the move bolsters Pyongyang's reasons for having atomic bombs. A...
By Stephanie Ho
Beijing, China (RPRN) 6/25/2009--Chinese state media says a leading dissident, Liu Xiaob, has been formally arrested on charges of carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing China's socialist system....
Beverly Hills, CA (RPRN) 06/25/2009--The 82nd Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 7, 2010, will have 10 feature films vying in the Best Picture category, Academy Motion Picture...
A little extra weight may protect people from early death --Underweight people and those who are extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight - but those who...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 6/24/2009--U.S. President Barack Obama has used his strongest language yet in referring to the post-election violence in Iran. Much of the president's news conference was devoted to...
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/24/2009--Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says Iran will not yield to pressure in the face of post-election protests over the nation's disputed presidential election. His comments...
Beverly Hills, CA (RPRN) 6/24/2009--The 1939 Best Picture nominee “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’...
Madeira, Portugal (RPRN) 6/24/2009--Humane Society International condemns Japanese whalers for killing pregnant whales. Data provided by the Japanese government has revealed a large number of pregnant and lactating female whales...
Los Angeles, CA –(RPRN) 6/24/2009- Fandango’s application for movie showtimes, ticketing and information on the Apple iPhone and iPod touch has been downloaded more than 1.3 million times since...
Boonton, NJ (RPRN) 6/23/2009 -- Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have recently reported that patients that undergo procedures to treat obesity by modification of the gastrointestinal tract, or bariatric surgery,...
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/23/3009--Iranian media reported Tuesday that the nation's powerful Guardian Council has said it will not annul the results of the nation's disputed presidential election, saying there were...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 06/23/2009--As videos, pictures, e-mails and calls from Iran poured into the Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. international broadcaster introduced a two-hour Special Report to keep its...
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WHITE HOUSE (RPRN) 6/23/2009--The President expressed his appreciation for Senator Ted Kennedy above all today. Lamenting that the senator could not be there for the signing of...
iLoop Mobile offers Nexage AdMax solutions to maximize mobile site ad revenue for its customers.
SAN JOSE, CA (RPRN) 6/23/2009-–iLoop Mobile, the leader in mobile technology and services for interactive...
Beyonce Offers To Hang Out For An Hour At Club- Club Owner Spent Over $100,000 Preparing For Show
By Erin T. McMillon
NEW YORK (RPRN) 6/23/2009--A Manhattan club owner is crying...
WASHINGTON (RPRN) 6/23/2009--Officials in Washington, D.C. say six people have been killed and about 70 injured in a collision of two subway trains during the late afternoon rush hour. Washington's...
Guitar heroes Page, White and The Edge take filmmakers inside their homes, behind the caution tape
By Darrah Le Montre, staff writer
HOLLYWOOD, CA (RPRN/Hollywood Today) 6/23/2009— “What turns us on is...
Sustainable Architecture Is Changing the Face of Way Homes Are Built in California
By Andrea Frascione, staff-writer
BIG SUR, CA (RPRN) 6/23/2009 - Scientifically speaking, white light is created by the presence...
Yahoo! My Display Ads, Powered by AdReady, Helps Small Businesses Reach Big Audiences
SUNNYVALE, CA (RPRN) 06/22/2009--Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced the pilot launch...
Irvine, CA – (RPRN) 6/22/2009 -- A paper that appears in the June 2009 issue of Anesthesiology details how AMPAKINE CX717, a Phase II compound created by Irvine, California-based neuroscience...
LONDON, UK (RPRN) 22nd June 2009 -- Discount code website www.wowvouchercodes.co.uk has signed up a number of new retailers to offer even more discounts to visitors as the popularity of...
BRUSSELS (RPRN) 6/22/2009--On 22 and 23 June, the European Commission will hold a major event in Brussels to examine the impact of climate change on employment. Bringing together around 300...
WASHINGTON D.C. (RPRN) 6/22/2009--A political debate is unfolding in Washington over the proper U.S. response to the situation in Iran where election protests have at times resulted in bloodshed. Some...
LONDON, UK (RPRN) 22nd June 2009 -- Consumers are choosing to embrace tradition through learning to play real instruments over their virtual alternative, according to Karacha.com the online destination for...
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/22/2009--Iran's capital appears tense but calm Monday, with no reports of the large-scale demonstrations and street violence that have gripped the city since the disputed June 12...
HOLLYWOOD (RPRN) 6/22/2009--The Proposal engaged enough moviegoers to lead the weekend box office and deliver by far the biggest opening of star Sandra Bullock's career. Couple that with strong holds...
New Orleans, Louisiana (RPRN) 6/22/09- The Susan Cowsill Band begins its summer tour after a critically-acclaimed warm up run in Houston for the Discovery Green Concert Series and Austin’s Saxon...
Entiretec Collaborates with Cisco to Deploy Next Generation Technology Platform for UAE Hospitality Brand
DUBAI, UAE, (RPRN) 6/19/2009– Seven Tides, an independent UAE holding company, announced it will...
Phase II study showed effects of short-term green tea use on prostate cancer; Green tea reduced incidence, progression of prostate cancer; Right combination of polyphenols can slow prostate cancer growth
Philadelphia,...
HOLLYWOOD (RPRN) 6/19/2009--Rihanna's testimony against ex-boyfriend Chris Brown will not be televised. The Barbadian pop star is expected to be called by prosecutors as a witness next Monday (22.06.09) in...
LOS ANGELES (RPRN) 6/19/2009--The Black Eyed Peas debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart with their latest release, The E.N.D. Their fifth studio CD marks the group's highest...
PENTAGON (RPRN) 6/19/2009–U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he has ordered the deployment of a new missile defense system and a sophisticated tracking radar to respond to any North Korean...
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/19/2009–Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says there was a "definitive victory" and no vote-rigging in a disputed presidential election that has triggered the worst unrest in...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., (RPRN) Jun 18, 2009 -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) will hold its 2009 annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET at...
NAPLES, Fla (RPRN) 6/18/2009--Cruise Naples has partnered with the Freedom Waters Foundation to host an upcoming cruise for the Collier County Therapeutic Day Camp and senior residents of The Inn...
Emphasizes the Benefits of Yahoo!'s Approach to Protecting Users Online, and Urges Legislators to Carefully Examine Online Privacy in a Comprehensive Manner
WASHINGTON, (RPRN) 6/18/2009-- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) Vice President of...
LONDON,UK (RPRN)6/18/2009 --PR Agency Punch Communications has successfully gained a high visibility organic google rank for the search term "PR Agency" in the United Arab Emirates, reinforcing its...
LONDON,UK (RPRN) 6/18/2009--Reality Digital, the leading provider of brand focused social media solutions, has revealed that many brands need to make the most of the opportunities for monetisation offered...
LONDON, UK (RPRN) 6/18/2009--Karacha.com, the online destination for quality musical instruments and accessories, has today revealed an exciting website revamp.The online store, which is home to all things musical, unveiled...
COPENHAGEN (RPRN) 6/18/2009--How is the water quality at your favourite bathing spot? What do other beachgoers think? What does the beach look like? The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft...
LOS ANGELES (RPRN) 6/18/2009--Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen doesn’t open till next week (midnight on Tuesday night, June 23), but as of today, the film already represents 45% of ticket...
WASHINGTON (RPRN) 6/18/2009--U.S. President Barack Obama is extending some benefits to the same-sex partners of federal government employees - a small, but highly symbolic step amidst a national debate about...
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/18/2009–Iran's opposition prepared to defy authorities and take to the streets Thursday for another day of massive protests against the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In...
By Andrea Archibald, staff writer
Animal rights activists say in a statement: "Animaquebec who is mandated to oversee these pounds has again greatly failed the animals of Quebec."
Saint-Lin, Qc. (RPRN)...
"The message of this report is clear: climate change is real, it's happening now and we must act immediately to confront it," says the Conservancy's Jonathan Hoekstra
WASHINGTON (RPRN) 6/17/2009–The Obama...
By Derrik J. Lang
Hollywood, CA (RPRN) 6/17/2009–A spokeswoman for Lindsay Lohan says the actress has not been questioned by London police investigating jewelry that went missing after a fashion...
Washington, D.C (RPRN) 6/17/2009–U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil plans Wednesday to overhaul the U.S. financial regulatory system, in the most sweeping reform proposal since the Great Depression.The president will...
Tehran, Iran (RPRN) 6/17/2009–Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi are planning another rally Wednesday after Friday's disputed presidential election. The reformist movement has asked Iran's Interior Ministry...
Plug and Play Tech Center, a community of over 200 earlystagetechnology start-ups in Silicon Valley, announced today that it will be hosting its first annualCleanPlay Conference. The renowned start-up incubator...
Membership Increases as Newspapers Deliver Local Online Results From Yahoo! Partnership
SUNNYVALE, Calif.,(RPRN) 6/16/2009---- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) today announced that five newspapers -- Freedom Communications' flagship newspaper, Orange County (Calif.) Register...
Just click three times like Dorothy and you are there to see 20 designer’s interpretations of most famous pair of shoes ever
By Karen Ostlund
So who will be the new Dorothy?
HOLLYWOOD,...
By Edward Yeranian
Cairo, Egypt (RPRN)16 June 2009--Iran's Council of Guardians says it is ready to recount votes from the contested presidential election in which incumbent Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was declared the...
Yahoo! Mobile Available Across More Than 400 Devices; Company Also Increases the Reach of Yahoo! Mobile for iPhone(TM)
SINGAPORE,(RPRN)Jun 16, 2009 -- Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced at CommunicAsia 2009 that the...
Only 1 Week to the Launch of ReelHEART 2009!
Toronto, Canada (RPRN) 6/15/2009--In these last 5 years, ReelHeART International Film Festival (RHIFF) has grown tremendously as a film festival. From a...
Beverly Hills, CA (RPRN) 6/15/2009- – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will expand its three-month celebration of anime with a screening of the 2002 Oscar®-winning animated feature...
IRANIANS FLOOD VOA WITH VIDEOS, E-MAILS; BROADCASTER LAUNCHES NEW SHOW
Satellite television broadcasts reach almost 30% of Iranian adults weekly
Washington, D.C. (RPRN) 6/15/2009 -- Iranians today flooded the...
by Brandon Gray
Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper in The Hangover
HOLLYWOOD (RPRN) 6/15/2009--The good times continued to roll for The Hangover and Up, though not so much for the...
Lakers take Magic in five games
By Jeffrey Jolson
ORLANDO (RPRN/Hollywood Today) 6/15/09 - “This my team, my family, this is all one mission.” The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA hoops...