Archive for August, 2009

VWilliams struggles with serve, knee, foe at Open (AP)

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With her knee bandaged, Venus Williams, of the United States, stretches to hit a return during her match against Vera Dushevina, of Russia, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Venus Williams was bothered by a bad knee and distracted by more than a half-dozen foot faults. What never fazed her: a big deficit.

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LA fashion designer gets 59 years to life sentence (AP)

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FILE- This file photo taken April 29, 2004, shows fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander in New York. Alexander will be sentenced, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, for luring aspiring models to Los Angeles and sexually assaulting them. Alexander was convicted of 14 felonies, including forcible rape, and two misdemeanors. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)AP - Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was sentenced Monday to 59 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to Los Angeles.

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Deadly wildfire surges closer to Los Angeles (AP)

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Firefighters light a backfire as a wildfire approaches homes during the Station Fire in La Canada Flintridge, Calif., Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - A deadly wildfire destroyed more than four dozen homes as it blackened a wide swath of tinder-dry Southern California forest, forced thousands of residents to flee and burned dangerously close Monday to a vital mountaintop broadcasting complex.

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World’s oldest dog dies in NY at 21 — or 147 (AP)

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AP - A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world’s oldest dog and celebrated its last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21 — or 147 in dog years.

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Japan’s Democrats start forming new government (AFP)

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Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama smiles as he leaves his residence to head to his party headquarters in Tokyo. The victorious party has begun talks on forming a new government, faced with the challenge of reviving the economy and reshaping ties with key allies after its crushing election win.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japan’s Democratic Party began talks on Monday on forming a new government, faced with the challenge of reviving the economy and reshaping ties with key allies after its crushing election win.

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LA fashion designer gets 59 years to life sentence (AP)

Written by on Monday, August 31st, 2009 in Latest News.

AP - Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was sentenced Monday to 59 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to Los Angeles.

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Sylvester Stallone Returns For Rambo’s Fifth Mission

Written by on Monday, August 31st, 2009 in Latest News.

Action hero Rambo is gearing up for his fifth mission.
Sylvester Stallone has been given the greenlight to direct and star as John Rambo in the franchise’s fifth installment.
The upcoming project’s storyline revolves around Rambo fighting his way through human traffickers and drug lords to rescue a young girl abducted near the US-Mexico border
Production will start on the movie in the spring, thanks to Nu Image/Millennium Films.
Stallone had indicated in interviews that a fifth Rambo was in the works after he teamed with Nu Image/Millennium on the 2008 Rambo movie, which grossed $42 million do

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Dugard, 2 girls seemed normal, some say

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To some people who had contact with them, Jaycee Lee Dugard and her two daughters led seemingly ordinary lives that gave little …

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Blink 182 cancels NY show after DJ AM’s death (AP)

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AP - Pop-punk band Blink-182 has pulled out of its show in Saratoga Springs, New York, saying band members were grieving the death of their friend, celebrity disc jockey Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein.

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Chief plays mobile home slayings close to the vest (AP)

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AP - Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering knows the public is eager to know more about the mysterious slayings of eight people in this Georgia coastal city but is reticent to release details that might destroy his investigation.

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