Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, today will be charged over allegations that she attempted to hide evidence from detectives investigating the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and alleged bribes to public officials. Brooks will be charged with three counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in July of [...]

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Rupert Murdoch has issued an apology to his colleagues in the wake of a Parliamentary select committee on culture, media, and sport report on phone hacking, which basically stated that Murdoch isn’t fit to lead a company like News Corporation. Here is the full transcript of that apology: Dear Colleagues: Today, the UK’s Parliamentary select [...]

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Here are your top news headlines for this Tuesday evening, May 1, 2012: – Occupy May Day protests occur worldwide – Mali junta resists counter-coup – British MPs say Rupert Murdoch is “not fit” to run a major company – Delta Airlines to buy oil refinery Incoming search terms:fox news breaking news for May 1st [...]

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As we mentioned here at Blippitt over the weekend, Jimmy Kimmel hosted the annual White House Correspondents Dinner this year, and the late night funnyman did not disappoint. Kimmel slayed them Saturday night, and no subject was taboo. The ABC late night host admitted that he was nervous, but his jokes were quite, and those [...]

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Here are your top news headlines for this Thursday evening, April 26, 2012: – Pakistan PM convicted of contempt – Syrian explosion kills at least 70 – Liberian president convicted of war crimes – Rupert Murdoch admits phone-hacking cover-up Incoming search terms:april 26 top newsdrudge newsheadlines in world news april 2012headlines in world news april [...]

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Here are your top news headlines for this Wednesday evening, April 25, 2012: – Mad cow disease discovered in California – Mitt Romney sweeps primaries – Napolitano to testify about Secret Service scandal – Murdoch testifies to phone-hacking panel Mobile users: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGSosRX_WWo Incoming search terms:news headlines for april 25 2012top news april 2012top news in [...]

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Well, that certainly didn’t take very long. Just 48 hours after launching his crusade to expose the Fox News Channel for who they really are, the “Fox Mole” has been caught and fired. In a post on Gawker last night, called “Hi Roger. It’s Me, Joe, The Fox Mole,” a News Corp. employee named Joe [...]

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James Murdoch has announced that he is stepping down as Chairman at British broadcaster BSkyB, effective immediately. He apparently reached the decision after speaking to colleagues at BSkyB and News Corporation over the weekend. Murdoch decided to resign now in anticipation of what is likely to be a harsh report by the Culture, Media, and [...]

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Here are your top business and financial news for this Thursday, March 29, 2012: – Facebook preparing its IPO for May – Bertelsmann AG considering IPO – Rupert Murdoch says he’ll “hit back hard” against “baseless” piracy allegations – Investors want energy companies to disclose the amount of natural gas they burn – BlackRock‘s Catherine [...]

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Police have again arrested Rebekah Brooks, the former News of the World editor and close associate of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, in the latest phase of the investigation surrounding Britain’s notorious phone-hacking scandal. British police confirmed they had detained five men and one woman in early morning raids Tuesday across the country on suspicion of [...]

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Here are your famous & celebrity birthdays for today: 1982 Thora Birch (actress) 1981 David Anders (actor) 1981 LeToya Luckett (former singer – Destiny’s Child) 1979 Joel and Benji Madden (Good Charlotte) 1971 Johnny Knoxville (Jackass) 1968 Lisa Loeb (singer) 1952 Douglas Adams (author) 1950 Bobby McFerrin (pianist, jazz musician, songwriter, singer) 1942 Charles W. [...]

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News Corp. has announced that James Murdoch, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, will resign from his position as chairman of News International. Tom Mockridge, Chief Executive Officer of News International, will continue in his post and will report to News Corporation President and COO Chase Carey. “We are all grateful for James’ leadership at News International [...]

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