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Royal guards in a real Thriller
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
MICHAEL Jackson's mega hit Thriller gets hilarious revamp by the Coldstream Guards
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| Footage of last ever Michael Jackson rehearsal released 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Well, for a 50-year-old man on a Tuesday afternoon who didn’t live to see Thursday night, he’s still light on his toes, you think, as you watch the footage yesterday: Michael Jackson’s last rehearsals.
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Pete models for Jacko designer
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
PETER Andre signs a £500,000 modelling deal with top designer Christian Audigier
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Debbie to fight for children
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
MICHAEL Jackson's former wife Debbie Rowe has declared: 'I want my children'
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| AEG chief: Rehearsal footage may become motion pic
(AP)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
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 AP - A 30-second snippet of Michael Jackson rehearsing two days before his death was released Thursday, part of more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live albums, a movie and a pay-per-view special, the promoter said.
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| Michael Jackson memorial likely Tuesday
(Reuters)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
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 Reuters - A public memorial for Michael Jackson is expected Tuesday in Los Angeles, a venue official said, while a lawyer for the pop star's ex-wife said she hasn't decided whether to fight for custody of their children.
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At peace with stars
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
MICHAEL Jackson will lie next to Who's Who of Hollywood if buried in Forest Lawn park
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| Darling issues warning to bankers 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Chancellor Alistair Darling warns bankers it would be "disastrous" if they return to their old ways and repeat past mistakes.
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| Darling issues warning to bankers 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Chancellor Alistair Darling warns bankers it would be "disastrous" if they return to their old ways and repeat past mistakes.
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| Jackson memorial set for Tuesday in LA
(AP)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
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 AP - Michael Jackson's memorial service has been set for Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
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| David Carradine died of asphyxiation: pathologist
(Reuters)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Reuters - The medical examiner who oversaw a private autopsy on David Carradine said on Wednesday that the "Kung Fu" star died from asphyxiation and the way the actor's body was bound allowed him to rule out suicide.
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| Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids
(AP)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
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 AP - The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides whether she wants to raise her two offspring.
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| Child witnesses 'wait too long' 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Young witnesses in sex abuse or violence cases are being forced to wait more than a year to give evidence in crown courts in England and Wales, a report says.
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| Child witnesses 'wait too long' 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Young witnesses in sex abuse or violence cases are being forced to wait more than a year to give evidence in crown courts in England and Wales, a report says.
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| Family courts in crisis, says Sir Mark Potter 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Britain’s most senior family judge called last night for urgent action over a crisis in the family courts fuelled by increasing delays in child abuse cases and lack of funds.
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| CORRECTION: David Carradine died of asphyxiation: pathologist
(Reuters)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
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 Reuters - The medical examiner who oversaw a private autopsy on David Carradine said on Wednesday that the "Kung Fu" star died from asphyxiation and the way the actor's body was bound allowed him to rule out suicide.
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| Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death
(AP)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
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 AP - The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.
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| Envoy to make Honduras demand 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
A top Latin American diplomat is due in Honduras where he is to demand the restoration of deposed President Manuel Zelaya.
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| California turns to "IOUs" amid budget impasse 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As California marked its second day of a new fiscal year without a budget agreement, the state government moved ahead on Thursday to issue billions of dollars in "IOUs" in order to avoid a cash crisis.
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| 'Equal partners' 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Police officers can develop a strong bond with their dog
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| Calif. attorney general joins Jackson probe
(AP)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
AP - California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his office is helping Los Angeles police investigate the possible involvement of prescription drugs in Michael Jackson's death.
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Stasho Jacko
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
DETAILS of the jaw-dropping stash of 20 different drugs found at Jacko's home emerge
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| Scraping by 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Cash crisis leaves Ukrainian hospitals relying on charity
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| 03/01:27 London & South East England: Heavy Rain 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
FLASH Warning of Heavy Rain for London & South East England
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| 03/01:27 East of England: Heavy Rain 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
FLASH Warning of Heavy Rain for East of England
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30 hits in chart top 100
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
JACKO is set to smash UK music charts this weekend - with 30 singles in the top 100
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| Swine flu cannot be stopped as 100,000 new cases per day feared 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
More than 100,000 swine flu cases could be diagnosed every day by the end of next month, the Health Secretary has warned. Britain has moved past the stage of trying to contain the spread of the virus and into the “treatment phase”, Andy Burnham told the House of Commons.
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| It's quiz time! 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
What secrets did this dinosaur mummy reveal?
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| Neverland just a shell without Jackson
(AP)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
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 AP - The gates to Michael Jackson's fabled Neverland Ranch swung open Thursday to reveal a shell of the fantasyland the boy-man had created in his heyday.
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| South Carolina governor did not misuse state funds: official 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
ATLANTA (Reuters) - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who faces growing calls to quit over his affair with an Argentine woman, did not misuse public funds in trips he made to see his mistress, the state's top police official said on Thursday.
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| Police guilty of ‘ploddledygook’ 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Police chiefs have been accused of a ridiculous use of language by the Plain English Campaign after writing a 102-word sentence that “defies understanding”.
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| Latest threat from global warming: shrinking sheep 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
The scientists returned to the remote Scottish island again and again and counted enough sheep to send even the most dedicated researchers into a sound slumber.
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| Night manager who sorted fake banknotes stole £2m to pay for high life 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
A night manager who separated damaged or counterfeit notes from good ones for the Bank of England was found guilty yesterday of stealing up to £2 million.
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| Rupert Thorneloe's death will affect Welsh Guardsmen deeply 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
The death of Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, who was commanding my old regiment, the Welsh Guards, in Afghanistan, is a tragedy that all the soldiers under his command will be feeling deeply. All British soldiers are equal in death but there is something peculiarly shocking about the death of a commanding officer. He is more than just the most senior officer in a battalion of six hundred or so; he embodies the regiment, and to the young officers and soldiers he is often a father figure.
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| Culture, not climate, will have biggest impact on human evolution 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Climate change isn’t something for the future: it is already happening. The longer it goes on the easier it will be to notice these changes without having a specialist to measure it. In virtually every population that has been studied in detail, evolutionary changes have been observed.
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| Corruption allegations see Britain near control of Turks & Caicos 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Britain took the first step towards seizing control of a number of Caribbean islands yesterday despite international criticism of a “return to colonialism”.
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| Antony Gormley's first Trafalgar Square human ‘sculpture’ named 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
The eclectic line-up of those who will step up on to the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square to become living monuments includes an engineer dressed as a cow, a cyclist whose pedalling power will light up his suit and a gentleman who intends to play hip-hop on a gramophone while making tea.
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| Why weekend starts early for Britain as Andy Murray plays Wimbledon semi final 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Friday lunchtimes are often a little longer than during the rest of the working week, but today “popping out to grab a sandwich” might just take all afternoon.
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| Taleban bombs fail to break spirit of British forces in Afghanistan 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
The blast from the roadside bomb was a breaking storm of noise and shock that scrambled the senses and shrouded men and machines in a white pall of choking dust.
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| It's the weekend, so the great British heatwave is about to end 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
The heat wave is about to go off the boil — just in time for the weekend, of course. It will be much fresher and wetter as the torrid heat that wafted over from Europe on the back of an anticyclone drifts away.
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| United States Declaration of Independence print is found in Britain 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
A copy of the US Declaration of Independence has been discovered in Britain.
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| Colonel Rupert Thorneloe: an optimist convinced of a ‘just mission’ 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 39, was a tall and commanding figure but seemed one of a breed of gentler, more thoughtful warriors that the British Army produces.
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| Colonel ‘H’ Jones: hero of the Falklands conflict in 1982 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Lieutenant-Colonel ‘H’ Jones was the last commanding officer to be killed in battle, became a legendary figure when he decided to lead an assault against an Argentine machinegun position that had brought the Battle of Goose Green to a temporary halt in the Falklands war in May 1982
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| Norwich’s disillusion with Labour boosts Tory ‘no-hoper’ 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Norwich is a wounded, angry city. Its football team has been relegated, the nearby coastline is in peril and one of the city’s two much loved veteran MPs has been humiliated over his expenses and has quit Parliament.
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| Weekend starts early as Andy Murray plays semi-final 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Friday lunchtimes are often a little longer than during the rest of the working week, but today “popping out to grab a sandwich” might just take all afternoon.
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| Norwich’s disillusion with Labour boosts Tory hopes 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Norwich is a wounded, angry city. Its football team has been relegated, the nearby coastline is in peril and one of the city’s two much loved veteran MPs has been humiliated over his expenses and has quit Parliament.
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| Norwich’s anger with Labour boosts Tory hopes 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Norwich is a wounded, angry city. Its football team has been relegated, the nearby coastline is in peril and one of the city’s two much loved veteran MPs has been humiliated over his expenses and has quit Parliament.
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| Wildfires from heatwave warning 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Councils are warning of an increased risk of wildfires following the recent spell of warm weather.
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| Police warn Orange march 'bigots' 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Strathclyde Police say they will not tolerate "sectarian behaviour" at the annual Orange Order parade in Glasgow this weekend.
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| Flat siege in south Russian city 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Security forces in the Russian North Caucasus city of Nalchik besiege a flat after coming under fire, Russian media report.
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| Russian forces besiege 'gunmen' 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Security forces in the Russian North Caucasus city of Nalchik besiege a flat after coming under fire, Russian media report.
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| Scots take 'sun-fry' cancer risk 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Scots have an unhealthy approach to sunbathing and the highest risk of contracting skin cancer in the UK, research warns.
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| School place 'fraud' case dropped 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
A London council withdraws its action against a mother it accused of lying to gain a school place.
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| School place 'fraud' case dropped 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
A London council withdraws its action against a mother it accused of lying to gain a school place.
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| Probe into RAF jet fighter crash 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Investigators and engineers begin the second day of a recovery operation after a jet fighter crash which killed two air crew.
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| Probe into RAF jet fighter crash 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Investigators and engineers begin the second day of a recovery operation after a jet fighter crash which killed two air crew.
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Smooth criminal
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
MICHAEL Jackson wanted credit so badly he applied for loans in 20 different names
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| BBQ diplomacy 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Unlikely middleman between North Korea and the US
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Biz sessions: The Gaslight Anthem
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
BRIAN Fallon plays Great Expectations, The '59 Sound and a cover of Hallelujah
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| UN chief due to arrive in Burma 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
The UN secretary general will visit Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.
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| UN chief set for mission in Burma 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
The UN secretary general will visit Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.
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| Michael Jackson memorial likely Tuesday
(Reuters)
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
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 Reuters - A public memorial for Michael Jackson is expected Tuesday in Los Angeles, a venue official said, as a lawyer for the pop star's ex-wife said she hasn't decided whether to fight for custody of their children.
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| Congressman Henry Waxman headed back to work 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Henry Waxman, hospitalized in Los Angeles for a fainting spell days after spearheading House passage of a landmark climate change bill, will be back at work on Capitol Hill next week, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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| Brain tumours 'forgotten cancer' 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
More funding needs to be ploughed into research into the "forgotten cancer" of brain tumours, campaigners say.
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| Patient safety 'still threatened' 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Changes recommended after a fatal drug slip-up eight years ago have not been implemented, MPs say in a review of patient safety.
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| Patient safety 'still threatened' 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Changes recommended after a fatal drug slip-up eight years ago have not been implemented, MPs say in a review of patient safety.
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| Space ambitions 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
US moonwalker Buzz Aldrin looks to new frontiers
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| Space ambitions 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
US moonwalker Buzz Aldrin looks to new frontiers
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| Man's world? 2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
Encouraging more women to work on building sites
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Drunk diving ban for Amy Winehouse
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
STAFF at Amy?s luxury Caribbean resort ban her from taking drunken dips in pool
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Tiger Lil
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
STAR sports animal print bra with matching knickers poking out from under leggings
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Yes darling, just press the Button
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
F1 ace and his model girlfriend are picture of happiness on a romantic break in Paris
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Sadie op drama
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
UNDERWEAR designer is rushed to hospital for emergency surgery to save hand
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Kooks spooked
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
KOOKS cheat death after their plane was struck by lightning en route to Munich
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Caught Live: Blur
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
BAND have ?spiritual homecoming? at Hyde Park ? watched by Kate Moss and Terry Gilliam
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Depp a Stevie fan
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
SUPERSTAR Johnny Depp is full of praise for brilliant Scouse actor Stephen Graham
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'Jacko was brilliant'
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
BARACK Obama pays tribute to Michael Jackson for the first time since he died
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Brother: I wish it was me gone
2009.07.03 01:00:00 |
JACKO?S distraught brother tearfully admits he wished he had died rather than Michael
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| WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable' 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.
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| Jackson's former wife 'undecided' 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
The late Michael Jackson's ex-wife is undecided over whether to fight for custody of their two children, her lawyer says.
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| California turns to "IOUs" amid budget impasse 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As California marked its second day of a new fiscal year without a budget agreement, the state government moved ahead on Thursday to issue billions of dollars in "IOUs" in order to avoid a cash crisis.
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| Angels and Demons Puzzle (by Anannya Sen) 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
A puzzle game in the shape of a movie adaptation.
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| Jackson memorial tentatively set for Tuesday in LA
(AP)
2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
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 AP - An executive with a concert promoter says Michael Jackson's memorial service will be Tuesday at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles ? if that's what his mother wants.
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| Lawyer: Rowe deciding whether to seek custody
(AP)
2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
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 AP - LOS ANGELES ? An attorney says Deborah Rowe has not reached a final decision on whether to seek custody of the two children she had with Michael Jackson.
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| Owen linked to shock Man Utd move 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
Manchester United refuse to be drawn on growing speculation that they are in talks with striker Michael Owen.
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| Owen linked to shock Man Utd move 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
Manchester United refuse to be drawn on growing speculation that they are in talks with striker Michael Owen.
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| Madoff's luxury penthouse seized 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
US marshalls seize the $7m Manhattan penthouse of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff, forcing his wife to move.
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| Jackson memorial likely Tuesday, Rowe wants custody
(Reuters)
2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
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Reuters - A public memorial for Michael Jackson is expected to be held on Tuesday in Los Angeles, a concert promoter said on Thursday, as the singer's former wife said she planned to fight for custody of their children.
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| 02/23:03 London & South East England: Heavy Rain 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
FLASH Warning of Heavy Rain for London & South East England
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| AEG Chief: Rehearsal footage may become motion pic
(AP)
2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
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AP - The footage of Michael Jackson's last rehearsal may be coming to a theater near you.
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| Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death
(AP)
2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
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 AP - The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.
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Pete's party plans go to pot
2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
JORDAN threatens to wreck ex-hubby Peter Andre's birthday party plans for Princess
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| CORRECTED: Jackson public memorial likely Tuesday in LA
(Reuters)
2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
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Reuters - A public memorial for singer Michael Jackson will be held on in Los Angeles, likely on Tuesday, a concert promoter said on Thursday, as the singer's former wife said she planned to fight for custody of their children.
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| Jackson public memorial set for Tuesday in LA
(Reuters)
2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
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Reuters - A public memorial for singer Michael Jackson will be held on Tuesday in Los Angeles, a concert promoter said on Thursday, as his former wife said she planned to fight for custody of their children.
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| Brown condemns 'personal attacks' 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
Gordon Brown criticises personal attacks in politics as the spending row between Labour and the Tories continues to rage.
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| Brown condemns 'personal attacks' 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
Gordon Brown criticises personal attacks in politics as the spending row between Labour and the Tories continues to rage.
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| PM condemns 'personal attacks' 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
Gordon Brown criticises personal attacks in politics as the spending row between Labour and the Tories continues to rage.
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| Archon released on iPhone (by Costas Stephanides) 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
And it's got a sale over the weekend before they launch a multiplayer version
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| Minister in Tory homophobia claim 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw angers Tories by saying "a deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches".
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| Minister in Tory homophobia claim 2009.07.02 01:00:00 |
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw angers Tories by saying "a deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches".
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