| Miss Venezuela Wins Miss Universe Crown Posted: 24 Aug 2009 08:05 AM PDT  Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 on Sunday, giving her country its sixth title in the international beauty pageant. New York TImes: Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 on Sunday, giving her country its sixth title in the international beauty pageant. Fernandez, an 18-year-old brunette, became the 58th winner of the title in a show broadcast live around the world from the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas. It was the second consecutive year that a contestant from the oil-producing South American country, which is
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| Coroner says Jackson died from lethal dose of propofol (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2009 12:58 PM PDT  Reuters - Pop star Michael Jackson died from a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol given in a cocktail of drugs, leading authorities to suspect his doctor of manslaughter, court documents showed on Monday.
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| Obama's High Speed Railroad: An Expensive Mistake Posted: 24 Aug 2009 08:02 AM PDT ![]() Why Obama's bet on rails is an expensive mistake
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| Advertisers abandon Beck Posted: 24 Aug 2009 08:55 AM PDT  The fallout from Fox News host Glenn Beck's controversial dig at Obama spreads beyond his show.
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| Madoff Dying of Cancer? Posted: 24 Aug 2009 11:13 AM PDT  Rumor has it that Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff is dying of cancer in jail -- but is it true?
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| Death ruled a homicide Posted: 24 Aug 2009 01:26 PM PDT  A fatal combination of drugs was given to Michael Jackson before his death, an official says.
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| Holder to Appoint Prosecutor to Investigate CIA Terror Interrogations Posted: 24 Aug 2009 11:57 AM PDT ![]() Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, according to two sources familiar with the m...
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| The Appendix: Useful and in Fact Promising (LiveScience.com) Posted: 24 Aug 2009 07:46 AM PDT ![]() LiveScience.com - The body's appendix has long been thought of as nothing more than a worthless evolutionary artifact, good for nothing save a potentially lethal case of inflammation.
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| James Rucker: Verizon, Lowe's, Johnson & Johnson, 13 more drop Glenn Beck Posted: 24 Aug 2009 11:43 AM PDT  Our campaign calling on Glenn Beck's advertisers to stop supporting his show continues to pick up steam. Today we're announcing that sixteen more companies have pledged not to run their ads on Beck's show: The new companies distancing themselves from Beck include Airware Inc. (makers of Brez anti-snoring aids), Ancestry.com, AT&T, Blaine Labs Inc., Campbell Soup Company, Clorox, Ditech, The Elations Company, Experian (creator of FreeCreditReport.com), Farmers Insurance Group, Johnson & Johnson (makers of Tylenol), Lowe's, NutriSystem, Sprint, The UPS Store and Verizon Wireless. That brings
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| Trying times for hoops star Posted: 24 Aug 2009 09:51 AM PDT  Miami Heat player Michael Beasley is getting help in the aftermath of some "disturbing" online posts.
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| Ryan Jenkins Found Dead in Canada Posted: 24 Aug 2009 08:23 AM PDT  A reality-TV contestant wanted for the gruesome murder of his model ex-wife has been found dead, say Canadian police. The body of Ryan Jenkins, 32, was discovered in a hotel room in Hope, British Columbia; he had been on the run more than a week. It is believed he committed suicide by hanging himself, the Royal Canadian Mounted said. Jasmine Fiore, 28, was found dead on August 15 in a suitcase left in a dumpster in Buena Park, Orange County, California. Her fingers and teeth had been removed, and authorities had to identify her with the serial number on her breast implants. Jenkins reported F
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| Martha's Vineyard, Annie Leibovitz, First Day of School: What's the Buzz Posted: 24 Aug 2009 11:10 AM PDT  by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Acadia National Park (Searches increased by 523%). After a seven-year-old drowned from a rogue wave, Maine park officials said tourists did not heed their warnings to stay back. Martha's Vineyard Island (+473%). The Obama family arrived at the Massachusetts vacation spot ready for some R and R. Annie Leibovitz (+292%). The acclaimed photographer is headed for financial ruin. Ramadhan buffet (+123%). The Islamic religious observance has begun. Fast by day, feast at night. First day of school activities (+119%). Back-to-school
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| Stocks extend recent rally, touch fresh 2009 highs (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2009 10:10 AM PDT ![]() Investors are holding on to their optimism about the economy, sending stocks to fresh 2009 highs. Market indicators rose about 0.5 percent in midday trading Monday, following a surge in overseas markets and extending a big advance from last week.
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| NJ town wishes to make no room for Gadhafi (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2009 12:17 PM PDT  AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will set foot on U.S. soil for the first time next month when he comes to address the U.N. General Assembly. Now he wants to put down stakes in the middle of American suburbia.
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| Yahoo!: World's Biggest Social Network? Posted: 24 Aug 2009 01:05 PM PDT  The company has upgraded a slew of communications features to makes its sites stickier.
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