BMG nears $90M deal for Sony/ATV song catalog

BMG Rights is close to a deal for Sony/ATV’s Rosetta music publishing catalog, several sources told The Post.One executive said the music publishing firm had offered around $90 million for the rights to some 30,000 songs. Rosetta is packed with ’80s hits from acts such as Tears for Fears, Culture Club and Devo, along with British songstress Duffy’s “Mercy.”Sony/ATV,...

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Carnival fourth-quarter profits tumble

MIAMI (AP) – Cruise operator Carnival Corp. said Thursday that its fiscal fourth-quarter net income tumbled 57 percent, hurt by lower ticket prices and higher fuel costs. Despite the drop, the results beat Wall Street predictions. But the Miami-based company issued a lower-than-expected profit prediction for the full year, and its shares fell 6 percent in morning trading....

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New poll: Many Florida voters say they wouldn’t re-elect Scott as governor

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott continues to suffer from poor approval ratings despite an improving economy and lowering unemployment, and a majority of voters say they wouldn’t vote to re-elect him, a new poll shows.The poll found, among other things, that many voters are crediting the Obama administration with an improving economy, rather than Scott. A Quinnipiac University...

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Tina Fey Amy Poehler Golden Globes Commercial Second

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are back with their second Golden Globes promo and for the second time, it's funnier than most comedies Hollywood released all year.VIDEO - Fey & Poehler Auction Off FriendshipIn it, they make several promises as to what the evening will be: splendid, wondrous, clever, drunken and that's just the red carpet! The Golden Globes will air January 13 at 8 p.m. on N...

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'Golden Eagle Snatches Kid' video probably a fake

A video of a purported golden eagle swooping from the skies of Montreal to snatch a toddler off the ground flew its way across the internet this morning, instantly becoming a viral sensation.But on closer review, the video, which has over one million views on YouTube already, is full of clues that might lead you to believe it is a fake.The eagle-eyed viewers...

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Stone-crab season suffers in the Keys

Despite rocketing prices for stone-crab claws, many Florida Keys commercial fishermen have nearly given up on the season only 2 months old."We may see record prices but also record pain," said Gary Graves, general manager of Keys Fisheries in Marathon. "Prices don't mean anything if you can't catch anything."Harvests since shortly after the season opening Oct. 15 have been...

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WWII vet to receive French Legion of Honor

Hal Lobree was an 18-year-old radio operator with the U.S. Army’s 106th Infantry Division, less than three weeks into his deployment to war-ravaged Europe, when Adolf Hitler launched a surprise blitzkrieg that would later be known as the Battle of the Bulge.From his post in a farmhouse cellar in the town of St. Vith, Belgium, Lobree frantically connected calls from the front...

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Kristen Stewart I Apologize To Everyone For Making Them So Angry

Getting noticed in Hollywood is the toughest task facing every fledgling actor and every A-lister will tell you countless stories about the times they almost quit the business. Kristen Stewart did just that during a new interview with Newsweek, recounting the make or break audition that ultimately put her on the path to stardom.RELATED - Kristen Auctions Gown Off For Charity After being discovered...

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Merry Christmas, America-Haters?

When TNT was preparing its annual special “Christmas in Washington” with the president of the United States, you’d think the last star musician they would consider to join the official caroling would be Psy, the South Korean rapper. What on Earth is Christmasy about this man’s invisible-horse-riding dance to his dorky disco-rap hit “Gangnam Style”? It’s not exactly the natural flip-side to “O Holy...

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Paula Broadwell online stalking probe dropped

The Justice Department is dropping its investigation into whether David Petraeus' mistress, Paula Broadwell, stalked a romantic rival online.Broadwell's lawyer, Robert Muse, gave The Associated Press a letter from U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill that says no federal charges will be brought in Florida related to "alleged acts of cyberstalking."A retired general, Petraeus resigned as CIA director in November...

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