Monthly Archives: February 2018

Deja vu: Convicted fraudster pleads in $340K ‘psychic’ case
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ROCKVILLE, Md. – A Maryland woman who claims to be a psychic has been convicted of scamming people — again. WRC-TV reports Gina Marie Marks, who worked under the name Natalie Miller, pleaded guilty Friday to multiple counts of felony theft for …

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DHX Media reports $7.4M second-quarter profit up from $5.8M a year ago
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HALIFAX – DHX Media Ltd. reported a profit of $7.4 million in its latest quarter, up from $5.8 million in the same quarter a year earlier. The children’s entertainment company says the profit amounted to six cents per diluted share for the three months …

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Plant dines during the midnight sun where the hot food flows
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Babe, I’m gonna feed you, one top North Carolina eatery reassured Led Zeppelin’s famished frontman. The News & Observer reports that Robert Plant and his backing band, Sensational Space Shifters, made their way to Garland after kicking …

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Bryan Adams, Foo Fighters among acts signed up for Bluesfest 2018
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OTTAWA – Bryan Adams, Jethro Tull, Beck and the Foo Fighters are some of the headliners signed up to perform over 10 days in July at RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa. Organizers say the 2018 roster also includes the Dave Matthews Band, Shawn Mendes, Colin James …

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China to pick 5000 movie theatres for propaganda screenings
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BEIJING, China – China plans to select 5,000 movie theatres to screen propaganda films and will boost their box offices with group sales, discounted tickets and other financial backing. China’s film regulator said in a notice posted on the internet on …

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