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Goldenballs in Own goal
The manager, players and fans at LA Galaxy are lined up to tackle David Beckham as he returns to the team he abandoned for AC Milan
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La Toya Jackson: Michael 'murdered by hangers-on who wanted his cash'
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Michael Jackson's sister La Toya has claimed that the 50-year-old singer was effectively "murdered" by a manipulative entourage engaged in a conspiracy to get their hands on his money.
Lawyer jailed in divorce battle is released after 14 years
Sunday, 12 July 2009
A lawyer has been released from prison after serving 14 years for contempt of court because he refused to hand over millions of dollars in a bitter divorce battle.
Hundreds evacuated from 747 at Phoenix airport
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Hundreds of passengers aboard a British Airways Boeing 747 preparing to depart for London from the Phoenix airport were forced to use slides to evacuate the jet yesterday night after fumes filled the cabin.
State of the union: 18,000 Californian gay couples are legally married in a state which outlaws it
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Last year, California passed a controversial law allowing same-sex marriage for the first time. But now, the state's Supreme Court has overturned that right, resulting in a uniquely bizarre situation whereby 18,000 gay couples are legally married in a state which outlaws it
Honduras rivals reject face-to-face negotiations
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Hopes for a quick resolution to the post-coup leadership crisis in Honduras have dimmed, with the two rivals fighting over the presidency refusing to meet.
Investigators blame turbulence for Steve Fossett's crash
Friday, 10 July 2009
Sudden turbulence likely caused adventurer Steve Fossett to lose control of the small plane he was piloting and crash into a mountain in California in 2007, US safety investigators said yesterday.
'Playboy' wins rights to serialise lost Nabokov novella
Friday, 10 July 2009
In a symbolic marriage of high culture and low-brow titillation that recalls its glory days, Playboy is to serialise the final work of the Russian-born American novelist, Vladimir Nabokov, which has stayed hidden for more than 30 years.
Smoke dope and save state of California, dude
Friday, 10 July 2009
Guy Adams : Activists fund TV ads that claim legalising drug could solve financial crisis.
Massive power outage hits west Los Angeles
Thursday, 9 July 2009
A power outage lasting more than two hours caused massive traffic jams across west Los Angeles and trapped at least a dozen people in elevators.
Washington Post sorry after sale of political dinners turns sour
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Readers and journalists protest over newspaper's bid to profit from lobbyists
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