Excerpt: | The Walt Disney Company, which is already the world’s largest media conglomerate (it owns ABC, ESPN, Marvel, Pixar, and a host of other properties) is about to get even bigger. Deadline Hollywood Daily has the surprising news: Disney has just confirmed that it has agreed to acquire George Lucas’ Lucasfilm Ltd., and that includes rights to the Star Wars franchise […] |
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Published at: | 4:06 PM on Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Media & Culture |
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Daily Archives: October 30th, 2012
Walt Disney Company to acquire Lucasfilm, plans to make a new Star Wars trilogy
President Obama to travel to New Jersey tomorrow, inspect damage with Chris Christie
Excerpt: | President Barack Obama will travel to New Jersey tomorrow to inspect damage caused by Superstorm Sandy with Republican Governor Chris Christie. The President will spend his time “talking with citizens who are recovering from the storm and thanking first responders who put their lives at risk to protect their communities”, White House Press Secretary Jay […] |
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Published at: | 12:19 PM on Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness |
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The morning after Sandy: Rescue, recovery efforts underway in New York, New Jersey
Excerpt: | Last night, Hurricane Sandy — which is now being called Superstorm Sandy — made landfall in New Jersey, near Atlantic City. The worst hours have now passed, but as news broadcasts show, Sandy’s arrival was every bit as destructive as meteorologists and local officials had warned it could be. Schools, airports, the New York Stock Exchange, […] |
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Published at: | 12:05 PM on Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Response, Hurricane Sandy |
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Amtrak partially restores some service in Northeast; but no trains to or from New York