Earthweek highlights global climate and wildlife changes
Earthweek surveys cascading effects from marine stock collapse off Atlantic Canada causing zooplankton and algae decline. Drought relief arrives in eastern Australia as rainfall improves conditions. Tropical Storm Arlene brings rain to the Gulf Coast while Indonesia reports a polio outbreak and Bhola Island in Bangladesh faces erosion. A 7.2 quake near California triggers a brief tsunami alert and heat waves plague India's monsoon region. Central Germany battles poisonous caterpillars as temperatures rise and Iowa records extreme temperatures in late week.
DJ Sues Kid Rock Over Alleged Punch In Nashville Club
Jerry Campos of Cedar Hill Tennessee sues Kid Rock for five hundred seventy five thousand dollars claiming the singer punched him during a February 16 altercation at Christies Cabaret in downtown Nashville. Campos seeks five hundred thousand dollars in punitive damages and seventy five thousand in compensatory damages. The suit follows Kid Rocks no contest plea to criminal assault and a suspended eleven month and twenty nine day sentence plus anger management and glasses replacement costs.
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Notable Birthday Alerts for Entertainment Figures Today
The list notes birthdays for Peter Lupus 73 Barry Manilow 59 Joe Piscopo 54 Mark Linn Baker 51 Bobby Farrelly 47 Thomas Haden Church 44 Greg Kinnear 0 Jason Patricia? ce 36 Kevin Thornton Color Me Badd 36 Herculeez 20.
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Peter Lupus
Barry Manilow
Eere Eree
Joe Piscopo
Mark Linn-Baker
Bobby Farrelly
Thomas Haden Church
Amazon to stream Dylan Jones concert for 10th anniversary
Amazon plans a July live stream on its site featuring Bob Dylan and Norah Jones to celebrate its decade as an online retailer. Bill Maher hosts the Seattle show at Benaroya Hall with invited Amazon staff and additional performers and behind the scenes footage from The Lord of the Rings.
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Associated Press
Amazon.com Inc
Bob Dylan
Norah Jones
Jeff Bezos
Bill Maher
Seattle
Benaroya Hall
Maher
HBO
Amazon
Notable Los Angeles actors and composers die in recent notices
Robert Clarke 85 of Los Angeles famed for 1950s cult films The Man from Planet X and The Astounding She-Monster. Jaime Mendoza-Nava 79 of Los Angeles Bolivian native who scored The Mickey Mouse Club and hundreds of movies, died May 31 from diabetes complications. Percy Arrowsmith 105 of London died with his wife by his side two weeks after setting a record for longest marriage. Carlo Maria Giulini 91 of Rome, revered conductor, died Tuesday, calling himself a servant of great composers.
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Associated Press
Robert Clarke
Los Angeles
Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Percy Arrowsmith
London
Carlo Maria Giulini
Rome
Hilton Ad Sparks Midwest Airing of Racy Burger Spot
The 24 year old Paris Hilton swimsuit ad for Hardee's Spicy BBQ Thickburger faces backlash from the Parents Television Council but CKE Restaurants plans a late June Midwest and Southeast rollout. Brad Haley says the spot is designed to be racy not pornographic and will air after 9 p.m. in targeted markets.
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Parents Television Council
CKE Restaurants Inc
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Hardee
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Hanks Firm Buys Deep Throat Story Rights
Playtone Partners paid 1 million dollars for the screen rights to W. Mark Felt life story and John O’Connor’s July Vanity Fair piece detailing Felt’s secrets. No production date or casting announced as of now.
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W. Mark Felt
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Tom Hanks
Playtone Partners
Felt
John O’connor
Forrest Gump
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