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In arecent FCC filing from Liberty Media, the company revealed it is seeking "de facto control" of SiriusXM, despite not owning the majority of stock in the satcaster. Seeking Alpha reports that in the FCC application, which was filed on March 20, Liberty Media asks for consent of the transfer of control of SiriusXM's assets and of the company itself from its shareholders.

Siriusreplied ina letter to the FCC dated March 22, saying, "Sirius XM disagrees that the expiration of certain provisions in the 2009 investment agreement changes control of Sirius XM and intends to file a formal response seeking dismissal or denial of the applications."

Seeking Alpha interprets Liberty's application to be a potential "hostile takeover" of the satcaster, adding that Liberty may be interpreting a potential loophole in a 2009 agreement with SiriusXM to mean that when its agreement expired on March 6, it allowed for the transfer of the satcaster to Liberty. However, Seeking Alpha notes that the FCC would need to approve such a transfer, which "could take years to resolve." The move could also be interpreted as a play to affect the stock price for Sirius and allow Liberty to buy up more shares of the satcaster.

Liberty Media has owned approximately 40 percent of SiriusXM since infusing the company with cash in a 2009 agreement.

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View Photo Gallery:Tim Tebow + New York Jets = Excitement.

If there was one takeaway from Tim Tebows Monday press conference, officially introducing him as a member of the New York Jets, it was this: Tim Tebow is excited to be a New York Jet.

He said it is numerous times and used the word excited more than 40.

On Thursday night, Tebow offered a reminder, in case youd forgotten.

Now, the more important question, which should tide you over while you wait for Tebow Jets jerseys to be re-introduced to the New York market: Are you excited to see Tim Tebow suit up for the Jets next season? And what role do you think hell play?

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The Montclair police have provided additional details about the chaotic situation last night in and around The Wellmont Theater, in which apparently drunk or drugged people were part of an "unruly" crowd of more than 2,500 that turned out for the Barstool Blackout Tour, a rave party by black light, and one woman was bitten in the leg during a fight.

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Police flooded the vicinity of The Wellmont Theater last night and remained there for hours, attempting to disperse an enormous crowd of more than 2,000 people, several of who were seemingly intoxicated, after the mob had been turned away from the theater since a show there was cancelled.

According to Detective Lt. Scott Buehler, the wild scene included people who were trying to push their way to the front of the line, who fought with and spat on police officers, and a teenager who passed out and was being trampled by the out-of-control throng.

Police from Port Authority, New Jersey Transit, Montclair State University, and a host of neighboring municipalities responded to help the Montclair police deal with the mayhem, which led to 24 people being taken to hospitals.

The frenzy started simmering when Montclair officers responded to the theater at about 7:35 p.m. Thursday, March 29, on a "report of a very large crowd," and security guards told officers that the event had sold out, according to Buehler.

While monitoring the multitude, police had dispatch notify surrounding agencies that mutual aid may be needed due to the large number of people, which had become unruly while waiting to get inside the theater.

Police also noticed that that a number of people in line were stumbling or having trouble standing up, appearing to be either intoxicated or high, authorities said. Several individuals were taken to ambulances that were staged nearby and transported to the hospital for treatment.

At one point, police were approached by a 22-year-old woman from Bedminster who had been bitten on the calf by an unidentified individual during an altercation, Buehler stated. She was checked by medical personnel and released.

In another incident, police were informed by a woman that her friend had passed out, and officers struggled through the crowd and located an intoxicated 19-year-old woman from South Amboy who was unconscious, against a fence near the theatre. The crowd was pressed against her and stepping on her. Police managed to carry the woman to an ambulance and she was transported to Mountainside Hospital.

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MONTCLAIR Police released more details today about the unruly crowd that prompted the shutdown of a sold-out dance party at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair last night.

At least 24 people were sent to the hospital, with more treated on the scene for minor injuries and seven men were arrested following the chaotic mob scene that developed in downtown Montclair, police said.

Around 7:35 p.m. Montclair police arrived at the theater on Seymour Street after numerous calls about a large crowd outside. About 2,500 people, mostly college-aged, were lined up waiting for the 9:45 p.m. sold-out, Barstool Blackout tour, a rave-style electronic dance party put on by the website barstoolsports.com.

The Barstool Blackout Tours Facebook page described the event as: Touring the nation leaving nothing but a path of destruction in its wake. Lazers, Fog, Blacklights, Stroked and Everything that Glows right in your eyeball. An absolute orgy of sound and lights for all your senses. The series of shows that began in February has been held at venues all along the East Coast.

Police described the scene outside of the theater as drunken chaos, with people stumbling, unable to speak and under the influence of drugs or alcohol. A 22-year-old Bedminster resident told police she'd been bitten on the calf by someone, according to police.

Another female told police her friend was unconscious and police found the young woman passed out against a fence with the crowd beginning to trample her. She was carried to an ambulance and treated for injuries at Mountainside Hospital, police said.

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In total, 24 people were taken to the hospital, the majority treated for symptoms related to alcohol poisoning, police said.

The crowd of intoxicated coeds, many clad in neon, became unruly around 9 p.m. as people started shoving their way to the front of the line causing injuries, police said.

"Based upon the crowd losing control and the number of already intoxicated individuals in the area, police decided that for the safety of all involved the event would be cancelled," the release said.

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Two Indiana State University students were confronted at gunpoint late Wednesday night just off campus, but ISU officials did not issue a campus-wide RAVE Alert until almost ten hours after the incident occurred.

The victims told police they were crossing the Long John Silvers parking lot near the intersection of Fourth and Ohio streets about 11 p.m. when a white female with shoulder length blonde hair pointed a gun at them and demanded the drinks they were carrying, according to the RAVE Alert.

The suspect was sitting in an older model silver colored vehicle and was accompanied by another female the students could not describe, according to the alert. The students were able to flee the scene without injury. ISU and Terre Haute Police are seeking further information about the incident and the alert did not indicate the suspects had been apprehended.

Despite the students reporting the crime an hour after it occurred to ISU Police, authorities waited until Thursday morning to notify the campus community. A RAVE Alert was sent via text message and e-mail at 9:15 a.m., describing the incident as an attempted robbery and directing people to Public Safetys website for more details.

Public Safety director Bill Mercier said he believed it was unnecessary to activate the RAVE Alert system so late at night.

It wasnt that significant and didnt pose an immediate threat, Mercier said. I thought it could wait for the morning.

According to the Indiana State University Police Departments annual security and fire report from 2011, the Department of Public Safety shall make timely warnings under the heading crime alerts when the Chief of Police or his/her designee affirms that the offense presents a threat to the university community.

The purpose of the alert is to provide information in a timely manner to aid in preventing similiar events, the report also states; but students disagree with the time lapse in which the alert was issued.

I feel like we should have been alerted beforehand, said freshman business major Austin Robbins. There are still a lot of people out at that time of night, and where it happened wasnt far from campus.

Freshman elementary education major Ashley Buchannan also agrees, saying It was kind of pointless sending us an e-mail this morning.I would want to know after it happened, not almost 12 hours after it happened.

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