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#NBCFail 2012 Coverage: NBC Compares Justin Bieber To Winning Olympics Gold

#NBCFail 2012 Coverage: NBC Compares Justin Bieber To Winning Olympic Gold

NBC is the only American broadcast distributor for the London 2012 Olympics, and despite its efforts to bring high-production value to its Olympic coverage, it continues to receive significant criticism for its Olympics coverage. Now, any time NBC slips up, viewers go to Twitter and note their criticisms with the hashtag, #NBCFail. In covering the American women's victory in gymnastics on Tuesday, one NBC writer compared winning gold to getting a tweet from Justin Bieber. O. M. G.
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Wheat prices to double in 2012

US Weather Woes Crimp Wheat Supply In Europe: Analyst Insight

The wheat production downgrade, made after corn and soybean prices reached fresh, all-time highs, is a blow for global wheat suppliers, especially those in Canada and the Black Sea, which includes Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, Barclays PLC said on Monday.
Blackhole Malware Exploit Twitter

Malware Attacks On Twitter, Using 'It's You On Photo?' To Mask Itself

After Twitter went down yesterday, there are reports of a new malware virus being spread under the guise of picture-posting, according to Naked Security. The virus apparently tweets at various users, stating "It's you in photo?" After the grammatically incorrect dialogue, there is a link to the supposed image, where your computer is then infected via a Blackhole exploit.
2012 London Olympics: Thrill and anticipation imagery

London 2012 Opening Ceremony: Preview of the Festivities; Plus Live Online Stream and TV Info

The 2012 London Games are here and billions around the world are anticipating three weeks of exciting action from their country's finest. Over 10,000 athletes will participate and represent 204 nations in 302 events. Before the medals are handed out however, the world will be focused on a spectacle that will unite a concert, theater production, film, art, politics, and sports: the opening ceremony.
Syria funeral

Assad's Downfall Inevitable, Says UN Observer

Columns of tanks, helicopter gunships and fixed-wing fighter jets have been witnesses in or near Aleppo, raising concerns that escalating skirmishes between loyalists and rebels was about to get much worse for the city's 2.1 million residents.
Syrian rebels celebrating

Al-Qaeda's Role In Syria Causes Alarm; Russia Slams US For Justifying Terrorism

Amid reports that Islamic fundamentalists are trying to hijack the Syrian revolution, which have raised concerns among U.S. intelligence and Iraqi officials, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov slammed Washington's position over the Damascus bombing that killed several top Syrian officials, as "a direct whitewashing of terrorism."

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