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GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people for the first time ever Friday, passing a resolution hailed as historic by the U.S. and other backers and decried by some African and Muslim countries.

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Bullritos’ live music draws capacity crowd
With a restaurant filled to capacity and a line of customers stretching out the door, Bullritos Manager Steve Janda knew he had hit on a great combination Saturday night: great food, great weather and

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JavaScript Decoder Plays MP3s Without Flash
An anonymous reader writes “The introduction of HTML5 and super-fast JavaScript engines to the latest web browsers has brought with it a wealth of new functionality. The focus seems to have been put on the ability to play video in a browser without Flash, or making games. But a project born out of a Music Hackday in Berlin is just as exciting. It’s called jsmad and is a pure JavaScript decoder …

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Music Review: High Desert Opera: A Colorado Gem
High Desert Opera is a local treasure; and its bling is getting the attention of prospectors from far and wide

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Pandora prices IPO at $16, well above expectations
Investors’ hunger for the new crop of Internet stocks remains rabid: Online music service Pandora Media Inc. priced its initial public offering at $16 a share late Tuesday.

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Prodigy Joins Lupe, ‘President Obama Is a Terrorist’
Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News Getty Images Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco has at least one ally in his anti-Barack Obama sentiments. Mobb Deep ‘s Prodigy is in accord with Fiasco’s opinion that President Obama is “the biggest terrorist.” “I would have to agree with him,” Prodigy tells HipHopDX . “Most of these politicians and these government officials … most of them are the real terrorists …

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American Express and AOL’s Patch Team Up to “Serve” Communities, Small Businesses
American Express and AOL’s Patch have entered into a strategic partnership to offer Serve, a robust, next-generation digital payment and commerce platform, to millions of Patch customers, it was announced today.

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Jessie J happy to be role model
The British singing sensation has won countless fans with her catchy pop songs like Price Tag. The singer, who won the Brits Critics’ Choice Award this year, has also enjoyed healthy worldwide sales of her debut album Who You Are. She hopes her younger fans will feel inspired by her success and will also decide to pursue a career in music.

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Good News: Hokey Pokey world record?
A massive crowd of children all dancing the Hokey Pokey attempted to break a world record Wednesday afternoon.

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Jailhouse fight over personal music player ends with NM inmate having part of ear bitten off
CLOVIS, N.M. – A jailhouse fight over a personal music player ended after a New Mexico inmate had part of his ear bitten off. The Clovis News Journal reports that two inmates were fighting over an MP3 player Friday night at a Curry County jail.

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