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16 Mar 2010 09:52

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Culture: Dead guy surprises everyone by signing recording contract

  • $250 million for King of Pop’s recordings and soul source
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29 Dec 2009 11:13

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Music: Avenged Sevenfold’s drummer dies; The Rev lived fast, died young

The Rev, born James Sullivan, was the driving force behind one of mainstream rock’s most popular acts. Indie kids don’t know who he is. source
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14 Dec 2009 20:26

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U.S.: Health care: Joe Lieberman ensures there will be no joy in mudville

  • He’s stalling the Medicare compromise. So it goes away, too. Thanks to Joe Lieberman, the health care bill’s great compromise – which would’ve dropped the minimum age for Medicare to 55 – is now dead in the water. With the nonprofit option still on the table, all hope isn’t lost for improving health care. But it’s not going to be public in any way, shape or form. Thanks, Joe. source
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20 Nov 2009 12:10

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Culture, U.S.: Teen pop shock: Miley Cyrus’ tour bus crashed in Virginia

  • one person – the driver – died after the tour bus crashed source
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01 Nov 2009 10:56

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Offbeat: Lord of the cha-ching! Lord Byron’s letters get record auction sum

  • $458,000 for dead poet’s words source
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07 Sep 2009 12:05

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U.S., World: Daily poll: Should the media publish photos of dead soldiers?

  • The Associated Press (who we’re still boycotting and have been for over a month) recently distributed a photo of a soldier immediately after he was severely injured in combat. He later died due to his injuries. They published it against the family’s consent. Granted, the impact is significant, but is this a role the media should take? Let us know. Vote.source
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24 Jul 2009 17:28

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U.S.: Renowned author E. Lynn Harris dies in Beverly Hills at the age of 54

Harris, who saw 10 of his 11 novels appear on The New York Times best-seller list, died yesterday. He is best known for his work covering the black LGBT community. source
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19 Jul 2009 21:39

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U.S.: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt dies at 78

The former school teacher and author of ‘Angela’s Ashes’ died in New York City from metastatic melanoma today. He was 78 and left behind a lot of very, very good work. source
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15 Jul 2009 19:56

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Music: People don’t buy physical CD singles in the U.K. anymore

  • 3,809 midweek physical single sales for JLS’ “Beat Again” – the only single on the U.K. charts to sell more than 500 copies. In other words, the CD is dead dead dead. source
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07 Jul 2009 10:36

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Sports: Tennis star Mathieu Montcourt found dead in Paris

  • The timing was a little odd, by the way. Montcourt, who died in this sleep, just began a five-week suspension from the sport for betting on games. The player, ranked 119th in the world, thought the punishment was too harsh – he bet a total of $192 on 36 tennis matches back in 2005, none of which were his own, but was fined $12,000. That said, it’s still bizarre that he was found dead at that juncture. source
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