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Atonement wins at Golden Globes  British romantic drama Atonement has won best film. Because of the ongoing writers' strike, none of the stars were present
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 Democratic pair hold key debate Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have faced each other in a TV debate as they strive to become the Party's presidential candidate
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Grammy glory for absent Winehouse Amy Winehouse wins song of the year, record of year, best new artist. Herbie Hancock wins album of the year
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 Japanese arrested in wife's 1981 death Kazuyoshi Miura's surprise arrest in the killing in a LA parking lot dominated front pages in Tokyo as authorities worked to bring him back to...
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 Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars| 'No Country For Old Men' has won 4 Oscars, including best film and best director, a category awarded jointly to brothers Joel and Ethan Coen | |
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UCLA 63 at Memphis 78 The Tigers are beating UCLA 78-63 in the NCAA men's semifinals to become at 38-1 the winningest team ever in a single season
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Elderly pair murdered homeless Helen Golay, 77, and Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, have been convicted over the murder of 2 men in an attempt to collect $2.8m in life insurance
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Lakers edge Jazz to seal progress LA held off a late fightback by Utah to book their place in the NBA Western Conference finals with a tense 108-105 road victory
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Lakers win Western Conference Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the 4th quarter, and LA rallied from 17-point deficit to beat the defending NBA champion Spurs 100-92
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Fire raging at Universal Studios The blaze was reported before dawn on a sound stage at the world-famous film studio. Fire had destroyed at least one building
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Lakers fight back over Celtics in NBA finals Kobe Bryant led the way with 36 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 to win game three of the NBA finals
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Musical star Charisse dies The actress-dancer Cyd Charisse, a former co-star of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died aged 87 after suffering a heart attack
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Celtics defeat Lakers to win NBA title| The Celtics concluded a shocking rebound of a season with a stunning 131-92 blowout over Los Angeles in Game 6 | |
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24 killed, 135 injured in train collision Rescue workers combed their way through the mangled wreckage of a train looking for survivors; a commuter train collided with a freight train
| Human error led to fatal train collision. The Metrolink train, packed with about 220 commuters, collided head-on with a Union Pacific train about in Chatsworth, a northwestern suburb of Los Angeles
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Phillies winning series over Dodgers Philadelphia defeat Los Angeles 5-1 in the fifth game of the National League Championship Series winning the series 4-1
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Microsoft delivers pre-beta Windows 7| At its Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft delivers a pre-beta release to developers, and to release a full beta early in 2009 | |
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Fire menaces LA suburbs  Map of Sylmar USA A wildfire whipped up by near-hurricane force winds destroyed hundreds of homes and has forced thousands to flee their homes in the foothill suburbs
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Lil' Wayne heads Grammy nominees US rapper Lil' Wayne has been nominated for 8 Grammy awards, including album of the year for Tha Carter III. Coldplay followed close behind
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50s pin-up queen Bettie Page dies One of the most famous US pin-up models of the 1950s, has died. aged 85. Her poses in bikinis made her a cult figure
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'Santa' gunman in fatal attack Map of Covina USA| A man dressed as Santa Claus has opened fire at a Christmas party near Los Angeles, killing 9 people and himself and starting a fire | |
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