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Expert challenges government concerns about video threatening attacks on Canada
OTTAWA – Canadian officials said Sunday the Islamic State has released a video that calls for attacks on Western countries including Canada, but a prominent American intelligence expert raised doubts on whether there was anything new.
Toronto YouTuber passing Ellen, Bieber in subscribers – by playing video games
TORONTO – Twenty-two-year-old Toronto native Evan Fong is about to crack the Top 25 list for most YouTube subscribers, passing Ellen DeGeneres and Justin Bieber.
AP Explains: Amazon Prime Instant Video and the surge of streaming video
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Online retailer Amazon.com’s Prime Instant Video made history this week when its show “Transparent” won a Golden Globe for best comedy TV series, a first for a web-only production. Amazon Studios then announced that it had hired Woody Allen to create his first-ever TV series. So what is Amazon Prime Instant Video? It competes with Netflix, Hulu, Yahoo Screen and others in the U.S. by streaming a mix of original content and reams of movies and TV shows. Here’s a brief look at the rise of Amazon Prime Instant Video and other streaming services:
Video of US police officer lip-syncing to Taylor Swift getting global attention
DOVER, Del. – A video of a bald and burly Delaware police officer enthusiastically lip-syncing to Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off” is getting global attention.
Amazon Studios expanding from TV series to produce new movies for theatres, video streaming
SEATTLE – Amazon Studios is branching out from television series to movies, announcing plans to begin producing and acquiring original movies for theatrical release and, within weeks, video streaming.
Tiger and his missing tooth: Agent says videographer accidentally knocked it out with camera
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – Tiger Woods has another reason not to like cameras — his agent said it cost him a tooth.
Learning to knit can be easy, and there’s plenty of help available in classes, books, videos
NEW YORK, N.Y. – When you’re stuck inside during a long, cold winter, working on a knitting project can be fun and rewarding. And although sweaters and lacy shawls can seem daunting, knitting is a fairly easy hobby to get started on.
Why ’80s band Spandau Ballet, returning to Canada, feel ‘True’ video is false
TORONTO – It’s been 32 years, but Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley and Martin Kemp can only shake their heads at all the elements of the “True” video that still feel a little false.
Nanaimo schools fail to identify boys in online video ‘How to kill your teacher’
NANAIMO, B.C. – RCMP on Vancouver Island won’t be investigating an online video featuring two boys advocating violence against a teacher after finding no evidence the students are from Nanaimo, B.C.
Video of US police officer lip-syncing to Taylor Swift has 20 million views and counting
DOVER, Del. – A video of a bald and burly Delaware police officer lip-syncing and dancing to Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off” has now gotten more than 20 million views on YouTube, and a shout-out from the pop princess herself.
Video of police officers fatally shooting New Jersey man raises questions, stirs anger
BRIDGETON, N.J. – A police video of officers confronting and then fatally shooting a black man in southern New Jersey has raised questions and stirred anger over another death at the hands of police.
B.C. boys who made ‘How to kill your teacher’ video say it was a joke
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – Two boys who made an online video titled “How to Kill Your Teacher” have told police in Castlegar, B.C., that it was intended as a joke.
Dancing genitals video for children’s show not progressive enough for some Swedes
STOCKHOLM – In socially liberal Sweden, an educational video for children featuring dancing genitals has become an online hit — and even drawn criticism for not being progressive enough.
Questions raised about extent of doctoring of video showing Japanese hostages
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The video of two Japanese hostages being held by the Islamic State group seems, like past IS videos, taken in an arid, desert setting. But suspicions are emerging that the message was not prepared outdoors at all.
Abe ‘speechless’ after video claims IS captive dead, vows to save 2nd Japanese
TOKYO – Japan’s prime minister said Sunday he was “speechless” after an online video purportedly showed that one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed, and he demanded the release of the other.
NFL, YouTube partner to post official clips and other programming to popular video site
Searching for Super Bowl highlights next week after the big game?
Cabbie pleads not guilty to running down man in altercation caught on video
MONTREAL – Was a Montreal cab driver deliberately trying to run down a belligerent customer or just acting in self-defence and attempting to flee when he ran him over with his car?
Justin Bieber apologizes for bad behaviour in online video; says misconduct was a coverup
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Justin Bieber has apologized for his bad behaviour in a new video posted to Facebook.
Japan condemns video purportedly showing Islamic State group beheading hostage Goto
TOKYO – Japan and other nations condemned with outrage and horror on Sunday the beheading purportedly by the Islamic State group of Kenji Goto, a journalist who sought through his coverage of Syria to convey the plight of refugees, children and other victims of war.
Japanese speak about shock and sadness as video purportedly shows journalist hostage slaying
TOKYO – The news of a video purportedly showing the killing of Kenji Goto, a journalist held hostage by Islamic State militants, rushed through Japan early Sunday. Here are some voices and thoughts of ordinary people, Goto’s family and officials in a nation that has long held pacific views and where many were not emotionally prepared to cope with the hostage crisis, especially one that involved a reporter known for his coverage of children and the poor:
Sheriff’s investigators review video of fatal parking lot run-in involving ‘Suge’ Knight
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Sheriff’s investigators Saturday were reviewing a video of an incident in which hip-hop music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight hit two men with his pickup truck, killing one, that may help provide clarity on whether Knight was the victim or attacker in his most serious run-in with the law to date.
From ‘Dance Moms’ to Sia’s ‘Chandelier’ video, teen dancer Maddie Ziegler has breakthrough
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Maddie Ziegler rose to fame on the Lifetime series “Dance Moms,” but appearing alongside Sia in music videos and on TV has taken her to an entirely new level.
Jordan says IS can be defeated; Mideast revulsion over video of pilot’s death by burning
AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan called Wednesday for a decisive battle against the Islamic State group, declaring “this evil can and should be defeated,” after the militants burned a Jordanian pilot to death in a cage and gleefully broadcast the horrific images on outdoor screens in their stronghold.
Video of Islamic State burning Jordanian pilot to death unleashes anger, grief in Mideast
CAIRO – The horrific fate of a captured Jordanian pilot, burned to death by the Islamic State group, unleashed a wave of grief and rage on Wednesday across the Middle East, a region long riven by upheavals and violence. Political and religious leaders united in outrage and condemnation, saying the slaying of the airman goes against Islam’s teachings.