Archive for July 1st, 2009

Federal agents to join probe into Jackson’s death (AP)

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The train station at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 as preparations are made for a possible memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jackson at his former residence as seen in a aerial view.  (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - The investigation into Michael Jackson’s death deepened late Wednesday with word that federal authorities will step in to help local police take a look at Jackson’s doctors and his medications.

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2-year-old strangled by pet python in Sumter County

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After escaping its aquarium, an 8 1/2-foot pet python slithered into the room of a 2-year-old girl, wrapped itself around the toddler and suffocated her.

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U.S. Marines launch major assault in Afghan valley (Reuters)

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A U.S. Marine from 5th Battalion 10th Marines patrols with a member of an Afghan border guard unit in the desert of the lower Helmand River valley, in southern Afghanistan July 1, 2009. The United States has sent 8,500 troops to Helmand Province in the past two months, the biggest wave in a massive buildup that will see U.S. forces more than double from 32,000 at the beginning of this year to 68,000 by year's end. REUTERS/ Peter GraffReuters - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed into an Afghan river valley by helicopter and land on Thursday, launching the biggest military offensive of Barack Obama’s presidency with an assault deep in Taliban territory.

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Rocky! Rocky! Fans of NCIS director Leon Vance will find the coming TV season to be twice as nice, as Rocky Carroll will pull double duty on CBS’ NCIS and its spin-off, NCIS: Los Angeles, TVGuide.com has learned.

Carroll was promoted to series regular status on NCIS this past season, as Vance replaced the late Jenny Shepard as director. Moving forward, the actor tells TVGuide.com, “I’ll be keeping my normal routine on the ‘mother ship,’ and I’ll be doing at least six of the first 13 episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles.”

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Uncertain future for Jackson’s Neverland Ranch (AP)

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With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a Disney-like train station where he could recapture his lost childhood.

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(NaturalNews) There’s no question that Michael Jackson was killed by western medicine. Autopsies reveal a devastating pattern of drug injections, bone mineral loss (he suffered rib fractures when administered CPR) and hair loss.

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Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97 (AP)

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FILE - In this 1950 file photo, actor Karl Malden is shown. Malden, a former steelworker who won an Oscar for his role as Mitch in the 1951 classic 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' died Wednesday, July 1, 2009. He was 97. (AP Photo, file)AP - Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.

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Young survivor of Comoros crash heading to Paris (AFP)

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This aerial photo shows temporary medical posts set up in the north of Comoros near to the site of a crash after a Yemenia airliner plunged into the water off the Comoros islands. The only known survivor of the crash of the Yemeni airliner clung to wreckage in the Indian Ocean for more than 10 hours before she was rescued, officials said Wednesday, hailing the girl's courage.(AFP/Stephane de Sakutin)AFP - The only known survivor of the Yemeni airlines crash off the Comoros islands, Bahia Bakari, 12, was flying home to her father in Paris in a French government plane, officials said.

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US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive (AFP)

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US Marines rest on a convoy at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province in Afghanistan, on June 30. US Marines launched a massive offensive into the Taliban heartlands of southern Afghanistan early Thursday as President Barack Obama's new war plan swung into action.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AFP - US Marines launched a major offensive into the Taliban heartlands of southern Afghanistan before dawn on Thursday as President Barack Obama’s new war plan swung into action.

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Police said Wednesday that they have uncovered a mass grave in central Mexico with the remains of 14 or 15 people believed to have been executed by the Zetas drug gang.

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