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Trojans beat Penn State for Rose Bowl |
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| Jan.5 |
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Apple's Jobs admits poor health |
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| Jan.6 |
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Apple attends its final Macworld |
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Apple to end music restrictions
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| Jan.8 |
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Palm unveils smartphone at show |
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| Jan.11 |
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Winslet and Slumdog sweep Globes |
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Parker leads Steelers past Chargers |
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| Jan.14 |
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Medical leave for Apple boss Jobs |
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| Jan.22 |
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Benjamin Button leads Oscar field
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| Jan.24 |
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Hero's welcome for Hudson pilot |
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| Jan.26 |
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Woman gives birth to octuplets Woman has given birth to the 6 boys and 2 girls, becoming just the second person recorded to have deliver a set of living octuplets
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Facebook turns 5 |
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| Feb.5 |
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Privacy fears over Google tracker |
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| Feb.8 |
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Plant and Krauss win 5 Grammys |
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| Feb.13 |
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Beckham to return to L.A. Galaxy |
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| Feb.22 |
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Slumdog Millionaire winning 8 Oscars 
Kate Winslet won the best actress Oscar for The Reader. Sean Penn was winning best actor
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| Mar.1 |
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Iran attacks Hollywood over movie insults |
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| Mar.3 |
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Collector to India: Make an offer |
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| Mar.12 |
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Charges over Anna Nicole drug use |
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| Mar.19 |
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Obama promotes reforms on TV show
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| Mar.21 |
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Murray sweeps past Federer |
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4 officers fatally shot, gunman dead |
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| Mar.23 |
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Japan repeats as WBC champions |
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| Mar.25 |
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YouTube blocked in China China has blocked the popular video-sharing Web site but did not offer a reason for the ban
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US fighter jet crash kills pilot |
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| Mar.29 |
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Film composer Maurice Jarre dies |
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| Apr.3 |
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Madonna loses Malawi adoption bid
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Gang of villagers chase away Google car |
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| Apr.6 |
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Singer Brown in not guilty plea |
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| Apr.13 |
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Phil Spector convicted of murder |
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| Apr.14 |
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Jackson property sale cancelled |
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| Apr.21 |
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Call to rally against cyber crime |
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| Apr.29 |
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Five dead in bus crash |
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| May.2 |
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'Father' opposes Madonna adoption |
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| May.5 |
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US navy halts aid vessel over flu |
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| May.7 |
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Manny Ramirez hit with 50-game ban |
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| May.8 |
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Wildfire scorches 8,600 acres 
A wildfire that has engulfed dozens of homes and displaced thousands of people kept roaring. An 30,500 residents have been ordered to evacua...
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EC fines computer chipmaker Intel $1.4B The European Commission found Intel guilty of violating European anti-trust rules and ordered that it pay a fine of 1.06 billion euros
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| May.17 |
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Lakers hammer Rockets in Game 7 |
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| May.26 |
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California backs gay marriage ban |
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Iranians regain access to Facebook |
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| May.29 |
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Phil Spector jailed for 19 years |
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Kobe, Lakers advance over Nuggets
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| Jun.9 |
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Hollywood actors agree pay deal |
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| Jun.11 |
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Lakers edge Magic in overtime |
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| Jun.13 |
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Stars attend Carradine's funeral |
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Lakers close in on title |
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| Jun.14 |
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Bryant leads Lakers to 15th championship Lakers stomped the Magic, 99-86, to win the series 4-1 and claim the 15th title in franchise history. Bonfires in streets of Los Angeles
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| Jun.22 |
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R&B singer Brown admits Rihanna assault |
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| Jun.25 |
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Screen star Fawcett dies aged 62 |
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Singer Michael Jackson dies Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later
| Jackson had a history of health problems. He began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5; then achieving global fame as a solo artist. Thriller, released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, shifting 65m copies
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| Jun.26 |
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More tests after Jackson autopsy Determining the cause of Michael Jackson's death could take several weeks, as fans continued to pay tribute to the singer
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| Jun.27 |
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'No foul play' in Jackson death Coroners who completed a post-mortem on the singer's body have said that there was no sign of foul play in the death of Michael Jackson
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| Jun.28 |
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Police question Jackson doctor |
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BET Awards celebrate Michael Jackson The star-studded awards got under way without 'the greatest star in the world,' Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson
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| Jun.29 |
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Jackson family file for custody |
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| Jul.1 |
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Jackson leaves estate to family |
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| Jul.2 |
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Jackson's former wife 'undecided' |
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| Jul.3 |
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Jackson tickets via internet draw |
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| Jul.6 |
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Jacksons 'plan private ceremony' Pop star Michael Jackson's family is to hold a 'private function' at the Forest Lawn Cemetery
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| Jul.7 |
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Jackson's body arrives at Staples Center Jackson's family and closest friends attended a gathering at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills before going to the public memoria
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Emotional farewell to King of Pop Map of Staples Center USA| Michael Jackson's family and fans have said farewell to the superstar at an emotional memorial service at the Staples Center. The coffin was placed in front of the stage during the event after an earlier private funeral. The... | |
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| Jul.16 |
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30 Rock leads the way for Emmys |
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US teen gains solo sailing record
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| Jul.24 |
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California passes key budget deal |
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| Jul.29 |
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Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal Yahoo and Microsoft have announced a long-rumoured internet search deal that will help the companies take on chief rival Google
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| Aug.3 |
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Jackson's mother granted custody |
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| Aug.5 |
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Freed U.S. journalists arrive home |
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| Aug.6 |
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Twitter site reopens after attack |
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| Aug.7 |
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Web attack 'aimed at one blogger' A 'massively co-ordinated' attack on Google, Facebook and Twitter was directed at pro-Georgian blogger known as Cyxymu
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| Aug.21 |
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Tech giants unite against Google |
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| Aug.24 |
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Jackson 'had lethal drug levels' |
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| Aug.27 |
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Missing girl found 18 years on Map of Antioch USA| Jaycee Lee Dugard found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her kidnapper Phillip Garrido, 58. Jaycee Lee Dugard's alleged captor is a convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido. It was a bit strange that 'Alyssa' never c... | |
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| Aug.28 |
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Kidnap survivor 'doing great' Jaycee Lee Dugard freed in California 18 years after being kidnapped at the age of 11 is said to have had a happy reunion with her mother
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Jackson death ruled as homicide The Los Angeles coroner: The death of Michael Jackson was homicide due to intoxication by anaesthetic
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Man and his wife have denied abducting Phillip Garrido, 58, and his spouse Nancy, 54, abducting Jaycee Lee Dugard when she was a child and holding her in their home for 18 years
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| Aug.29 |
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'Robot girls' clue to Dugard case |
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| Aug.30 |
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Police to wrap up Dugard search |
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Firemen die in California inferno Two firefighters have died as they battled intense wildfires to the north of Los Angeles. The fires are now threatening over 12,000 building...
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| Aug.31 |
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Disney to buy Marvel in $4bn deal |
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Sex-tourism operation nets three |
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Kidnap girl 'bonded with captor' |
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Heat fuelling California wildfire Firefighters tackling an intense wildfire north of Los Angeles say the blaze remains 'very dangerous'. The blaze to spread over 134 sq miles
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| Sep.3 |
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Aunt tells of Dugard family joy
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Pop legend Michael Jackson buried| Friends and family of Jackson have paid their last respects to the singer known as the King of Pop at a funeral ceremony | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Steve Jobs lights up Apple show
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| Sep.11 |
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World's oldest person dies at 115
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Warhol art collection is stolen
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Weather forces shuttle to land in Califor.
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| Sep.14 |
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Film star Patrick Swayze dies
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| Sep.18 |
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California faces prisons deadline
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| Sep.22 |
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Yahoo's new web portal goes live
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| Sep.23 |
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Mexican smugglers use Pacific
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| Sep.26 |
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Yale murder victim family burial
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| Sep.27 |
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Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Map of Zurich Switzerland Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
| Polanski, 76, was detained as he travelled from France to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival under a 2005 international alert issued by the US
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Klitschko leaves no doubts, routs Arreola |
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| Oct.11 |
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Woods routs Yang to clinch Presidents Cup |
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Angels complete sweep of Red Sox |
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| Oct.21 |
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Phillies beat Dodgers to win NL pennant
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| Oct.22 |
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Nokia suing Apple over the iPhone
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| Oct.25 |
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Yankees eliminated Angels in Game 6
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| Oct.27 |
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Global premiere for Jackson movie
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| Nov.4 |
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US officers 'failed kidnap girl'
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| Nov.14 |
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'Sabbath' protest targets Intel
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| Nov.19 |
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Google previews Chrome operating system
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| Nov.24 |
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Google sorry over Obama image
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| Dec.1 |
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Google to limit free news access
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| Dec.5 |
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Episcopal Church elects second gay bishop
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| Dec.20 |
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Bolts beat grieving Bengals 27-24 |
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Actress Brittany Murphy dies aged 32
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.25 |
US fighter jet crash kills pilot |
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| May.5 |
US navy halts aid vessel over flu |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.24 |
Hero's welcome for Hudson pilot |
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| Mar.25 |
US fighter jet crash kills pilot |
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| Apr.29 |
Five dead in bus crash |
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| May.5 |
US navy halts aid vessel over flu |
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| May.8 |
Wildfire scorches 8,600 acres A wildfire that has engulfed dozens of homes and displaced thousands of people kept roaring. An 30,500 residents have been ordered to evacua...
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| Aug.30 |
Firemen die in California inferno Two firefighters have died as they battled intense wildfires to the north of Los Angeles. The fires are now threatening over 12,000 building...
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| Aug.31 |
Heat fuelling California wildfire Firefighters tackling an intense wildfire north of Los Angeles say the blaze remains 'very dangerous'. The blaze to spread over 134 sq miles
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| Sep.11 |
World's oldest person dies at 115
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| Sep.11 |
Weather forces shuttle to land in Califor.
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.5 |
Apple's Jobs admits poor health |
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| Jan.6 |
Apple attends its final Macworld |
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| Jan.6 |
Apple to end music restrictions
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| Jan.8 |
Palm unveils smartphone at show |
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| Jan.11 |
Winslet and Slumdog sweep Globes |
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| Jan.14 |
Medical leave for Apple boss Jobs |
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| Jan.22 |
Benjamin Button leads Oscar field
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| Jan.26 |
Woman gives birth to octuplets Woman has given birth to the 6 boys and 2 girls, becoming just the second person recorded to have deliver a set of living octuplets
|
| Feb.4 |
Facebook turns 5 |
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| Feb.5 |
Privacy fears over Google tracker |
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| Feb.8 |
Plant and Krauss win 5 Grammys |
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| Feb.22 |
Slumdog Millionaire winning 8 Oscars Kate Winslet won the best actress Oscar for The Reader. Sean Penn was winning best actor
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| Mar.1 |
Iran attacks Hollywood over movie insults |
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| Mar.3 |
Collector to India: Make an offer |
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| Mar.12 |
Charges over Anna Nicole drug use |
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| Mar.19 |
Obama promotes reforms on TV show
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| Mar.25 |
YouTube blocked in China China has blocked the popular video-sharing Web site but did not offer a reason for the ban
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| Mar.29 |
Film composer Maurice Jarre dies |
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| Apr.3 |
Madonna loses Malawi adoption bid
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| Apr.3 |
Gang of villagers chase away Google car |
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| Apr.6 |
Singer Brown in not guilty plea |
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| Apr.13 |
Phil Spector convicted of murder |
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| Apr.14 |
Jackson property sale cancelled |
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| May.2 |
'Father' opposes Madonna adoption |
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| May.13 |
EC fines computer chipmaker Intel $1.4B The European Commission found Intel guilty of violating European anti-trust rules and ordered that it pay a fine of 1.06 billion euros
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| May.26 |
Iranians regain access to Facebook |
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| May.29 |
Phil Spector jailed for 19 years |
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| Jun.9 |
Hollywood actors agree pay deal |
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| Jun.13 |
Stars attend Carradine's funeral |
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| Jun.22 |
R&B singer Brown admits Rihanna assault |
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| Jun.25 |
Screen star Fawcett dies aged 62 |
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| Jun.25 |
Singer Michael Jackson dies Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later
| Jackson had a history of health problems. He began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5; then achieving global fame as a solo artist. Thriller, released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, shifting 65m copies
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| Jun.26 |
More tests after Jackson autopsy Determining the cause of Michael Jackson's death could take several weeks, as fans continued to pay tribute to the singer
|
| Jun.27 |
'No foul play' in Jackson death Coroners who completed a post-mortem on the singer's body have said that there was no sign of foul play in the death of Michael Jackson
|
| Jun.28 |
BET Awards celebrate Michael Jackson The star-studded awards got under way without 'the greatest star in the world,' Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson
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| Jun.29 |
Jackson family file for custody |
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| Jul.1 |
Jackson leaves estate to family |
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| Jul.2 |
Jackson's former wife 'undecided' |
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| Jul.3 |
Jackson tickets via internet draw |
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| Jul.6 |
Jacksons 'plan private ceremony' Pop star Michael Jackson's family is to hold a 'private function' at the Forest Lawn Cemetery
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| Jul.7 |
Jackson's body arrives at Staples Center Jackson's family and closest friends attended a gathering at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills before going to the public memoria
|
| Jul.7 |
Emotional farewell to King of Pop Map of Staples Center USA| Michael Jackson's family and fans have said farewell to the superstar at an emotional memorial service at the Staples Center. The coffin was placed in front of the stage during the event after an earlier private funeral. The... | |
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| Jul.16 |
30 Rock leads the way for Emmys |
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| Jul.24 |
California passes key budget deal |
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| Jul.29 |
Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal Yahoo and Microsoft have announced a long-rumoured internet search deal that will help the companies take on chief rival Google
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| Aug.3 |
Jackson's mother granted custody |
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| Aug.6 |
Twitter site reopens after attack |
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| Aug.21 |
Tech giants unite against Google |
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| Aug.31 |
Disney to buy Marvel in $4bn deal |
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| Sep.3 |
Pop legend Michael Jackson buried| Friends and family of Jackson have paid their last respects to the singer known as the King of Pop at a funeral ceremony | |
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| Sep.9 |
Steve Jobs lights up Apple show
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| Sep.14 |
Film star Patrick Swayze dies
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| Sep.22 |
Yahoo's new web portal goes live
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| Sep.27 |
Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Map of Zurich Switzerland Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
| Polanski, 76, was detained as he travelled from France to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival under a 2005 international alert issued by the US
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| Oct.22 |
Nokia suing Apple over the iPhone
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| Oct.27 |
Global premiere for Jackson movie
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| Nov.19 |
Google previews Chrome operating system
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| Nov.24 |
Google sorry over Obama image
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| Dec.1 |
Google to limit free news access
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| Dec.20 |
Actress Brittany Murphy dies aged 32
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.1 |
Trojans beat Penn State for Rose Bowl |
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| Jan.11 |
Parker leads Steelers past Chargers |
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| Feb.13 |
Beckham to return to L.A. Galaxy |
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| Mar.21 |
Murray sweeps past Federer |
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| Mar.23 |
Japan repeats as WBC champions |
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| May.7 |
Manny Ramirez hit with 50-game ban |
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| May.17 |
Lakers hammer Rockets in Game 7 |
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| May.29 |
Kobe, Lakers advance over Nuggets
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| Jun.11 |
Lakers edge Magic in overtime |
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| Jun.13 |
Lakers close in on title |
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| Jun.14 |
Bryant leads Lakers to 15th championship Lakers stomped the Magic, 99-86, to win the series 4-1 and claim the 15th title in franchise history. Bonfires in streets of Los Angeles
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| Jul.16 |
US teen gains solo sailing record
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| Sep.27 |
Klitschko leaves no doubts, routs Arreola |
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| Oct.11 |
Woods routs Yang to clinch Presidents Cup |
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| Oct.11 |
Angels complete sweep of Red Sox |
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| Oct.21 |
Phillies beat Dodgers to win NL pennant
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| Oct.25 |
Yankees eliminated Angels in Game 6
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| Dec.20 |
Bolts beat grieving Bengals 27-24 |
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.12 |
Charges over Anna Nicole drug use |
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| Mar.21 |
4 officers fatally shot, gunman dead |
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| Apr.6 |
Singer Brown in not guilty plea |
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| Apr.13 |
Phil Spector convicted of murder |
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| Apr.21 |
Call to rally against cyber crime |
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| May.29 |
Phil Spector jailed for 19 years |
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| Jun.22 |
R&B singer Brown admits Rihanna assault |
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| Jun.28 |
Police question Jackson doctor |
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| Aug.6 |
Twitter site reopens after attack |
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| Aug.7 |
Web attack 'aimed at one blogger' A 'massively co-ordinated' attack on Google, Facebook and Twitter was directed at pro-Georgian blogger known as Cyxymu
|
| Aug.24 |
Jackson 'had lethal drug levels' |
|
| Aug.27 |
Missing girl found 18 years on Map of Antioch USA| Jaycee Lee Dugard found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her kidnapper Phillip Garrido, 58. Jaycee Lee Dugard's alleged captor is a convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido. It was a bit strange that 'Alyssa' never c... | |
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| Aug.28 |
Kidnap survivor 'doing great' Jaycee Lee Dugard freed in California 18 years after being kidnapped at the age of 11 is said to have had a happy reunion with her mother
|
| Aug.28 |
Jackson death ruled as homicide The Los Angeles coroner: The death of Michael Jackson was homicide due to intoxication by anaesthetic
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| Aug.28 |
Man and his wife have denied abducting Phillip Garrido, 58, and his spouse Nancy, 54, abducting Jaycee Lee Dugard when she was a child and holding her in their home for 18 years
|
| Aug.29 |
'Robot girls' clue to Dugard case |
|
| Aug.30 |
Police to wrap up Dugard search |
|
| Aug.31 |
Sex-tourism operation nets three |
|
| Aug.31 |
Kidnap girl 'bonded with captor' |
|
| Sep.3 |
Aunt tells of Dugard family joy
|
| Sep.11 |
Warhol art collection is stolen
|
| Sep.18 |
California faces prisons deadline
|
| Sep.23 |
Mexican smugglers use Pacific
|
| Sep.26 |
Yale murder victim family burial
|
| Sep.27 |
Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Map of Zurich Switzerland Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
| Polanski, 76, was detained as he travelled from France to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival under a 2005 international alert issued by the US
|
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| Nov.4 |
US officers 'failed kidnap girl'
|
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.19 |
Obama promotes reforms on TV show
|
| Mar.25 |
YouTube blocked in China China has blocked the popular video-sharing Web site but did not offer a reason for the ban
|
| May.26 |
California backs gay marriage ban |
|
| May.26 |
Iranians regain access to Facebook |
|
| Jul.24 |
California passes key budget deal |
|
| Aug.5 |
Freed U.S. journalists arrive home |
|
| Aug.7 |
Web attack 'aimed at one blogger' A 'massively co-ordinated' attack on Google, Facebook and Twitter was directed at pro-Georgian blogger known as Cyxymu
|
| Sep.11 |
Weather forces shuttle to land in Califor.
|
| Sep.26 |
Yale murder victim family burial
|
| Nov.14 |
'Sabbath' protest targets Intel
|
| Nov.24 |
Google sorry over Obama image
|
| Dec.1 |
Google to limit free news access
|
| Dec.5 |
Episcopal Church elects second gay bishop
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