http://www.newsvine.com/new-yearNewsvine - new-yearen-usCopyright 2013Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:14:23 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 20:47:51 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17740447-myanmars-leader-nation-needs-to-learn-from-pasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17740447-myanmars-leader-nation-needs-to-learn-from-pastyearmyanmarsoutheast-asianworld-newsasnew-yearSun, 14 Apr 2013 03:11:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this March 28, 2013 file photo, Myanmar President Thein Sein delivers a televised speech in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Thein Sein said Sunday, April 14, 2013 his country needs to learn from the violence and instability that has wracked the Southeast Asian nation over the last two years if it is to overcome the challenge of democratization. Thein Sein spoke in a radio address broadcast to mark the start a day earlier of a traditional New Year holiday that is celebrated by revelers across Southeast Asia with friendly water fights. (AP Photo/File)</p><p>Revelers on a vehicle are sprayed with water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Revelers on vehicles are sprayed with water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Revelers on a vehicle are sprayed with water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p><p>Revelers are sprayed with water during the traditional Thingyan celebrations in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Myanmar celebrated its annual water festival, known as Thingyan, from Saturday, marking the start of the New Year according to the traditional Buddhist calendar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17674611-giants-owners-nephew-denies-conn-assault-chargehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17674611-giants-owners-nephew-denies-conn-assault-chargeusassaultnew-york-giantsmaraus-newsnew-yearnephewjohn-maraTue, 9 Apr 2013 19:55:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17135142-cops-witness-ids-giants-owners-nephew-in-assaulthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17135142-cops-witness-ids-giants-owners-nephew-in-assaultusassaultnew-york-giantsmaraus-newsnew-yearnephewjohn-maraThu, 28 Feb 2013 20:25:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16978183-bob-barker-urges-nc-senators-to-oppose-possum-billhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16978183-bob-barker-urges-nc-senators-to-oppose-possum-billentertainmentusnorth-carolinanew-yearbarkerbob-barkerpossum-dropSat, 16 Feb 2013 00:21:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16956761-grounded-ak-drill-barge-called-safe-to-towhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16956761-grounded-ak-drill-barge-called-safe-to-towshiparcticshellroyal-dutch-shellus-newsnew-yeardrillakThu, 14 Feb 2013 06:12:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16952288-saudi-sergeant-pleads-not-guilty-in-nev-rape-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16952288-saudi-sergeant-pleads-not-guilty-in-nev-rape-caseussaudi-arabiarapechargesaudilas-vegas-stripus-newsnew-yearsergeantWed, 13 Feb 2013 21:02:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This file image provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Mazen Alotaibi. Alotaibi, 23, a sergeant in Saudi Arabia's air force, pleaded not guilty Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013, in a Nevada state court to abducting and raping a 13-year-old boy at a Las Vegas Strip hotel on New Year's Eve. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16915189-fewer-new-year-fireworks-in-polluted-beijinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16915189-fewer-new-year-fireworks-in-polluted-beijingnewchinayearlunar-new-yearworld-newsasnew-yearSun, 10 Feb 2013 05:39:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Indonesian ethnic Chinese pray during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)</p><p>Indonesian ethnic Chinese burn incense sticks while praying during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)</p><p>A woman burns joss sticks while praying at Longhua Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>A Chinese man prays for health and fortune on the first day of the Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>Temple goers burn incense while praying on the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>Temple goers gather to burn incense as they offer prayers on the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>People burn joss sticks while praying at Longhua Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>A man prays to statues of gods at Longhua Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Worshippers gather to pray at Longhua Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year, in Shanghai, China on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Chinese burn incense as they pray for health and fortune on the first day of the Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>A Chinese man, center, yawns as he and other worshippers gather to pray on the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>A man burns joss sticks while praying at Longhua Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>People pray at Longhua Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>A woman burns joss sticks while praying at Longhua Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>A Chinese man prays for health and fortune on the first day of the Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Millions across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, marked with a week-long Spring Festival holiday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16905984-leaner-new-year-china-tones-down-the-celebrationshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16905984-leaner-new-year-china-tones-down-the-celebrationschinayearworld-newsasnew-yearchinese-new-yearleanSat, 9 Feb 2013 05:05:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Chinese actors dressed as Qing Dynasty servants take part in a rehearsal of ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony for the upcoming Chinese New Year at Ditan Park in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 10 this year which marks the Year of Snake. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>A Chinese actor dressed as Qing Dynasty emperor, center, sits on a sedan chair during a rehearsal of an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year at Ditan Park in Beijing Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 10 this year which marks the Year of Snake. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>Visitors stroll near the trees decorated with red lanterns ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations at Ditan Park in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 10 this year which marks the Year of Snake. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>Visitors stroll near the trees decorated with red lanterns ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations at Ditan Park in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 10 this year which marks the Year of Snake. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>A Chinese woman helps her child to snap pictures near a tree decorated with red lanterns ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations at Ditan Park in Beijing Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 10 this year which marks the Year of Snake. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16894608-chinas-january-auto-sales-surge-46-percenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16894608-chinas-january-auto-sales-surge-46-percentbusinesschinasalesauto-salesasnew-yearFri, 8 Feb 2013 08:06:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken on Nov. 16, 2012, a worker walks along an assembling line at the Chana Auto plant in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. China's auto sales rose 46 percent in January 2013 to a new monthly record on strong demand for SUVs in pre-Lunar New Year shopping, an industry group reported Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16853914-2-st-lucians-plead-guilty-in-fatal-church-attackhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16853914-2-st-lucians-plead-guilty-in-fatal-church-attackchurchattackworld-newsnew-yearluciacbst-luciaeve-massTue, 5 Feb 2013 16:24:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16839418-the-reset-obama-on-deck-for-2nd-big-speech-in-rowhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16839418-the-reset-obama-on-deck-for-2nd-big-speech-in-rowusstate-departmentbarack-obamaus-newsnew-yearresetchuck-hagelleon-panettawith-john-kerryMon, 4 Feb 2013 17:29:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with Israeli President Simon Peres during a brief ceremony in the president' Jerusalem residence Saturday Feb. 2, 2013. Israel's president has asked Netanyahu to form the next government, and Netanyahu says he wants to advance peace talks with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)</p><p>United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks to a person on the field before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar) </p><p>New Secretary of State John Kerry shows his first diplomatic passport he got when he was eleven years old when his father was in the foreign service, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, during a ceremony welcoming him as the 68th secretary of state, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves as he prepares to board Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Monday, Feb., 4, 2013, enroute to Minnesota. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters after a weekly Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama shakes hands with invited guests after he brought his gun violence proposals on the road to Minneapolis, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at the Minneapolis Police Department's Special Operations Center, where he outlined his plan before law enforcement personnel. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)</p><p>House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. gestures as he gives a major policy address entitled: "Making Life Work." Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, talks to Rashawn Williams and his younger sister Dominique Williams, after giving a major policy address entitled: "Making Life Work," Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington,. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>President Barack Obama returns a salute as he walks from Marine One helicopter as he lands at the U.S. Naval Academy before attending the Senate Democratic Issues Conference in Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013, file photo Republican Chuck Hagel, a former two-term GOP senator from Nebraska and President Obama's choice for Defense Secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Senate panel on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, abruptly postponed a vote on Chuck Hagel's nomination to be defense secretary amid Republican demands for more information from President Barack Obama's nominee about his paid speeches and business dealings (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta adjusts his papers as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the Pentagon's role in responding to the attack last year on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, where the ambassador and three other Americans were killed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>First lady Michelle Obama applauds as President Barack Obama waves after he spokes at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer of Md., right, is seated with other lawmakers as they listen to President Barack Obama speak at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Va., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. From left are, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., unidentified, Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. and Hoyer. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, following his arrival on Marine One helicopter from the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, leaves a news conference after telling reporters that the looming sequester and resulting budget cuts would be like "taking a meat ax to our government," at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Eager to buy time and avoid economic pain, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Tuesday to pass targeted short-term spending cuts and higher taxes as a way to put off sweeping, automatic cuts that would slice deeply into military and domestic programs starting March 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16794184-saudi-sergeant-child-rape-case-going-to-trialhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16794184-saudi-sergeant-child-rape-case-going-to-trialussaudi-arabiarapechargesaudilas-vegas-stripus-newsnew-yearsergeantThu, 31 Jan 2013 20:31:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16666004-6-tips-to-get-out-from-under-holiday-debt-in-2013http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16666004-6-tips-to-get-out-from-under-holiday-debt-in-2013businessuson-themoneypostdebtnew-yearholiday-debtWed, 23 Jan 2013 23:02:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16568297-bail-122m-for-saudi-sergeant-in-vegas-rape-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16568297-bail-122m-for-saudi-sergeant-in-vegas-rape-caseussaudi-arabiarapechargelas-vegassaudilas-vegas-stripus-newsnew-yearrape-chargesergeantThu, 17 Jan 2013 18:47:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>File-This file photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Mazen Alotaibi, 23, a sergeant in Saudi Arabia’s air force who was arrested Dec. 31, 2012, in Las Vegas on charges that he pulled a teenage boy into Las Vegas Strip hotel room and sexually assaulted him. An evidence hearing will be postponed while a defense attorney seeks bail for Alotaibi facing a child sex assault charge in Las Vegas. The prosecutor and defense attorney say a Thursday court date will be reset for Alotaibi. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department,File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16450387-ntsb-no-radio-contact-in-ala-crash-that-killed-3http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16450387-ntsb-no-radio-contact-in-ala-crash-that-killed-3uscrashplaneus-newsnew-yearThu, 10 Jan 2013 19:04:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16444869-rig-victims-relatives-weigh-in-on-bp-plea-dealhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16444869-rig-victims-relatives-weigh-in-on-bp-plea-dealusoilsettlementgulfoil-spillspillus-newsnew-yeardeepwater-horizonpatrick-juneauThu, 10 Jan 2013 10:25:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16432254-ivory-coast-returns-stampede-bodies-to-familieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16432254-ivory-coast-returns-stampede-bodies-to-familiesstampedeivory-coastworld-newsnew-yearafWed, 9 Jan 2013 17:15:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A young relative weeps during a memorial service for the 64 people killed in a New Year's stampede, as family members came to claim the bodies of their loved ones at Treichville's University Hospital Center morgue, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Officials said Saturday that the New Year's stampede was caused by a combination of several factors including unofficial tree trunk barricades, the narrowing of a major thoroughfare, bad lighting and a shortage of police officers.(AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)</p><p>Family members of victims of a New Year's stampede walk amongst coffins at Treichville's University Hospital Center morgue, where relatives were coming to claim the bodies of the 64 killed, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Officials said Saturday that the New Year's stampede was caused by a combination of several factors including unofficial tree trunk barricades, the narrowing of a major thoroughfare, bad lighting and a shortage of police officers.(AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)</p><p>Family members tend to the body of a relative killed in a New Year's stampede, as the families of the 64 victims claimed the bodies of their loved ones at the University Hospital Center morgue in the Treichville neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Officials said Saturday that the New Year's stampede was caused by a combination of several factors including unofficial tree trunk barricades, the narrowing of a major thoroughfare, bad lighting and a shortage of police officers.(AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)</p><p>Family members pray beside the body of a victim of the New Year's stampede, as relatives claimed the bodies of the 64 killed at the University Hospital Center morgue in the Treichville neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Officials said Saturday that the New Year's stampede was caused by a combination of several factors including unofficial tree trunk barricades, the narrowing of a major thoroughfare, bad lighting and a shortage of police officers.(AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)</p><p>A young relative weeps during a memorial service for the 64 people killed in a New Year's stampede, as family members came to claim the bodies of their loved ones at Treichville's University Hospital Center morgue, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Officials said Saturday that the New Year's stampede was caused by a combination of several factors including unofficial tree trunk barricades, the narrowing of a major thoroughfare, bad lighting and a shortage of police officers.(AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16400238-laurence-fishburne-granted-restraining-orderhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16400238-laurence-fishburne-granted-restraining-orderpeopleusus-newsnew-yearfishburnelaurence-fishburneTue, 8 Jan 2013 00:41:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2012 file photo, Laurence Fishburne, winner of the awards for outstanding actor in a television movie, mini-series or dramatic special and outstanding television movie, mini-series or dramatic special for "Thurgood" poses backstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. Court records show Fishburne was granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday Jan. 3, 2012 against a man who claims to own the actor's house and went there on New Year's day to try to evict him and his family. Fishburne's filing states police told him that the man was recently released from parole for a previous cyberstalking and criminal threats conviction. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16380900-josh-brolin-arrested-in-calif-on-new-years-dayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/06/16380900-josh-brolin-arrested-in-calif-on-new-years-daypeopleussouthern-californiaus-newsnew-yearbrolinjosh-brolinSun, 6 Jan 2013 18:29:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16354795-sgt-in-saudi-military-accused-of-vegas-child-rapehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16354795-sgt-in-saudi-military-accused-of-vegas-child-rapeussaudi-arabiarapechargelas-vegassaudilas-vegas-stripsin-cityus-newsnew-yearsergeantFri, 4 Jan 2013 22:36:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This image provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Mazen Alotaibi, 23, a sergeant in Saudi Arabia’s air force who was arrested Dec. 31, 2012, in Las Vegas on charges that he pulled a teenage boy into Las Vegas Strip hotel room and sexually assaulted him the morning of the city’s big New Year's Eve fireworks extravaganza. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)</p><p>This image provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Mazen Alotaibi, 23, a sergeant in Saudi Arabiaís air force who was arrested Dec. 31, 2012, in Las Vegas on charges that he pulled a teenage boy into Las Vegas Strip hotel room and sexually assaulted him the morning of the cityís big New Year's Eve fireworks extravaganza. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16354651-official-calif-teen-found-dead-took-off-jackethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16354651-official-calif-teen-found-dead-took-off-jacketusmissingteenus-newsnew-yearlake-tahoetahoesouth-lake-tahoeFri, 4 Jan 2013 22:16:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated photo provided by Greg Byrne shows his sister, Alyssa Byrne, a 19-year-old California woman who disappeared on New Year's Eve at Lake Tahoe. Her body was found Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 behind a snow bank about a mile from the site of a music festival she attended that night, authorities said. (AP Photo/Courtesy Greg Byrne)</p><p>This undated photo provided by the Douglas County, Nev. Sheriff's Office shows Alyssa Byrne, a 19-year-old California woman who disappeared on New Year's Eve at Lake Tahoe. Her body was found Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 behind a snow bank about a mile from the site of a music festival she attended that night, authorities said. (AP Photo/Douglas County, Nev. Sheriff's Office)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16343543-censorship-row-shows-chinas-tight-grip-on-mediahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16343543-censorship-row-shows-chinas-tight-grip-on-mediamediachinacommunist-partyworld-newsasnew-yearcensorshipas-chinamedia-censorshipsome-chinesechina-mediacommunist-party-backedFri, 4 Jan 2013 09:51:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A woman walks past a newsstand where magazines and kids' cartoon journals are exhibited in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. In a rare move, a group of Chinese journalists at a Guangdong newspaper known for its edgy reporting are openly confronting state censors after the paper was forced to turn a sharp editorial calling for constitutional rule into a tribute praising the Communist Party in its reputed New Year’s Message. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>In this photo taken and provided by activist Wu Wei, a man wearing a mask with words "Silent" holds a banner reading: "Let's chase our dreams together, go Southern Weekly newspaper" during a protest outside the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. A dispute over censorship at the Chinese newspaper known for edgy reporting has prompted a few hundred people to gather in a rare street protest urging Communist Party leaders to allow greater political freedom. (AP Photo/Wu Wei) EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p><p>Security guards stand near protest banners and flowers are laid outside the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. A dispute over censorship at the Chinese newspaper known for edgy reporting evolved Monday into a political challenge for China's new leadership as prominent scholars demanded a censor's dismissal and hundreds of protesters called for democratic reforms. (AP Photo)</p><p>A supporter of the Southern Weekly newspaper holds up a protest banner which reads "Support Southern Weekly, boycott news censorship and return my freedom of speech" outside the newspaper's headquarters in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. Free-speech protesters in masks squared off against flag-waving communist loyalists in a southern Chinese city Tuesday as a dispute over censorship at a newspaper spilled into the broader population, with authorities shutting microblog accounts of supporters of the paper. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p><p>Supporters of the Southern Weekly newspaper gather near a banner that reads "Safety and independence of the press is the foundation for peace and democracy, violation of press freedom is violating international law, violating humans, violating freedom itself, violating all that the United nations represents... Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon", calling for press freedom outside the newspaper's headquarters in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p><p>A supporter of Southern Weekly newspaper wears a Guy Fawkes mask while protesting with a banner that reads "1.3 billion Chinese have rights to their own voice and do not want to be represented'' outside the newspaper's headquarters in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. Free-speech protesters in masks squared off against flag-waving communist loyalists in a southern Chinese city Tuesday as a dispute over censorship at a newspaper spilled into the broader population, with authorities shutting microblog accounts of supporters of the paper. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p><p>Communist loyalists stage a counter-protest with a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong against supporters of the Southern Weekly newspaper outside the newspaper's headquarters in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. Free-speech protesters in masks squared off against flag-waving communist loyalists in a southern Chinese city Tuesday as a dispute over censorship at a newspaper spilled into the broader population, with authorities shutting microblog accounts of supporters of the paper. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p><p>A Communist loyalist holds a Chinese national flag and a banner which reads "Protect Chairman Xi, Love the Communist Party, Walk together on the road to prosperity" during a counter-protest against supporters of the Southern Weekly newspaper outside the newspaper's headquarters in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. Free-speech protesters in masks squared off against flag-waving communist loyalists in a southern Chinese city Tuesday as a dispute over censorship at a newspaper spilled into the broader population, with authorities shutting microblog accounts of supporters of the paper. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p><p>A supporter of Southern Weekly newspaper in a wheelchair stages a protest outside the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Communist Party-backed management and rebellious editors at the influential weekly newspaper have defused a high-profile standoff over censorship that turned into a test of the new Chinese leadership's tolerance for political reform. The banners read "Support Southern Weekly, Protest against intervention on media, Defend press freedom." (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>Supporters of Southern Weekly newspaper argue with police officers during a protest outside the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Communist Party-backed management and rebellious editors at the influential weekly newspaper have defused a high-profile standoff over censorship that turned into a test of the new Chinese leadership's tolerance for political reform. The banner reads "Press freedom reflect people's view." (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>A police officer stands guard outside the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Communist Party-backed management and rebellious editors at the influential weekly newspaper have defused a high-profile standoff over censorship that turned into a test of the new Chinese leadership's tolerance for political reform. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>A leftist raises a Chinese national flag during a counter-protest against supporters of the Southern Weekly newspaper outside the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Communist Party-backed management and rebellious editors at the influential weekly newspaper have defused a high-profile standoff over censorship that turned into a test of the new Chinese leadership's tolerance for political reform. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>A policeman points to a supporter of Southern Weekly newspaper in a wheelchair before taken him away during a protest near the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Police attempted Thursday to prevent more of protests outside the compound housing the Southern Weekly and its parent company, the Nanfang Media Group, in Guangzhou, a city long at the forefront of reforms. About 30 police officers guarded the area and ordered reporters and any loiterers to move away, saying there had been complaints about obstructing traffic. (AP Photo/ Vincent Yu)</p><p>A police officer stands guard outside the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The influential weekly newspaper whose staff rebelled to protest heavy-handed censorship by China's government officials published as normal Thursday after a compromise that called for relaxing some intrusive controls but left lingering ill-will among some reporters and editors. (AP Photo/ Vincent Yu)</p><p>A vendor adjusts a stack of latest edition of Southern Weekly newspaper at a newsstand near the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The influential weekly newspaper whose staff rebelled to protest heavy-handed censorship by China's government officials published as normal Thursday after a compromise that called for relaxing some intrusive controls but left lingering ill-will among some reporters and editors. (AP Photo/ Vincent Yu)</p><p>A man buys a latest edition of Southern Weekly newspaper at a newsstand near the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The influential weekly newspaper whose staff rebelled to protest heavy-handed censorship by China's government officials published as normal Thursday after a compromise that called for relaxing some intrusive controls but left lingering ill-will among some reporters and editors. (AP Photo/ Vincent Yu)</p><p>In this Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 photo, a man buys a latest edition of the Southern Weekly at a newspaper stand near the Southern Weekly headquarters in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. China's new Communist Party leaders want to appear more open, but they’re not about to give up control of the media. That’s the lesson of a dustup involving the influential newspaper whose staff briefly rebelled against especially heavy-handed censorship. The staff of Southern Weekly returned to work after some controls were relaxed, but public demands for the ouster of the top censor were ignored. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>In this Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 photo, a policeman stands against a supporter in a wheelchair of the Southern Weekly during a protest before being taken away by the police near the Southern Weekly headquarters in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. China's new Communist Party leaders want to appear more open, but they’re not about to give up control of the media. That’s the lesson of a dustup involving the influential newspaper whose staff briefly rebelled against especially heavy-handed censorship. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 photo, leftists stage a counter-protest with portraits of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong against supporters of the Southern Weekly outside the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. China's new Communist Party leaders want to appear more open, but they’re not about to give up control of the media. That’s the lesson of a dustup involving the influential newspaper whose staff briefly rebelled against especially heavy-handed censorship. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16341568-poll-fight-obesity-crisis-but-keep-the-junk-foodhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16341568-poll-fight-obesity-crisis-but-keep-the-junk-fooduspollhealthobesitymednew-yearhealthbeatFri, 4 Jan 2013 08:23:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Jan. 17, 2012, file photo shows vegetables left over by students on their cafeteria trays at the Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles. Americans blame too much screen time and cheap fast-food for fueling the nation's obesity epidemic, but a poll finds that they’re split on how the government should help. A third of people say the government should be deeply involved in finding ways to curb obesity. A similar proportion want the government to play little or no role, and the rest are in the middle. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)</p><p>Graphic shows AP-NORC poll results on obesity</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16332617-rb-singer-frank-ocean-cited-for-pot-possessionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16332617-rb-singer-frank-ocean-cited-for-pot-possessionpeopleusoceanus-newsnew-yeareastern-sierra-nevadafrank-oceangrammy-nominated-rbFri, 4 Jan 2013 01:18:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16319527-video-fuels-rumor-nkorean-leaders-wife-gave-birthhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16319527-video-fuels-rumor-nkorean-leaders-wife-gave-birthnkoreanorth-koreanworld-newsasnew-yearkim-jong-unThu, 3 Jan 2013 09:50:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, salutes as he and his wife Ri Sol Ju, center left, attend a New Year's concert in Pyongyang, North Korea. The seemingly pregnant belly sported by the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in mid-December appeared to be gone by New Year's Day. That's sent South Korean media into a frenzy of speculation that there's a new baby in the ruling Kim dynasty. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video) TV OUT, NORTH KOREA OUT</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2012 file image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from left in front row, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, attend a ceremony to reopen the mausoleum where his father's embalmed remains will lie in state, as they mark the first year of his death in Pyongyang, North Korea. The seemingly pregnant belly sported by the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in mid-December appeared to be gone by New Year's Day. That's sent South Korean media into a frenzy of speculation that there's a new baby in the ruling Kim dynasty. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File) NORTH KOREA OUT, TV OUT</p>