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 Second Person Dead in 
 Madonna Stage Collapse 

Madonna 'devastated' by news

Jul 17, 09 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The collapse of a stage where Madonna was to perform this weekend has claimed a second victim. A 32-year-old British citizen has died, CNN reports. The first casualty was a 53-year-old Frenchman who died yesterday; three more are in the hospital in Marseille, and seven were treated and released, says... More »

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entertainment • music • France • celebrity • death • injury • concert • Madonna • Marseille • concert tour

1 Dead After Stage for Madonna Show Collapses

Marseille show canceled after construction calamity

Jul 16, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - One person was killed and six injured today when a stage being built for a French stop of Madonna’s tour collapsed, the BBC reports. Construction workers were assembling the stage at a Marseille stadium when it “started shaking and collapsing,” allowing most of the workers to get... More »

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music • France • death • injury • concert • Madonna • Marseille • concert tour

 Man Drives Car Off 
 Grand Canyon Rim 

Park officials find car, driver 600 feet below edge

Jul 13, 09 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man is dead after driving his car over the edge of the Grand Canyon today, the Arizona Daily Sun reports. Witnesses informed park officials that a car had just gone into the Canyon around 6am. Shortly after, investigators found the car and the man’s body 600 feet below... More »

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Arizona • death • car crash • Grand Canyon • Grand Canyon National Park

(Newser) - Almost 250 children in Peru under the age of 5 have died during one of the coldest winters in years, reports the BBC. Scientists blame climate change for the early arrival of severe temperatures, which began as early as March. Kids exposed to the cold have contracted hypothermia and respiratory... More »

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(AP) - Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas today. Police investigator Edilson Alves says the body of the former junior... More »

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boxing • Brazil • death • police investigation • Arturo Gatti

(Newser) - A man was gored to death during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, today—the first fatality at the celebrated festival since 1995. The victim, believed to be British, was rushed to the hospital with injuries to his neck and lung, but doctors failed to resuscitate him. The... More »

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Spain • death • bulls • fatality • Pamplona • running of the bulls

(Newser) - The Los Angeles coroner has subpoenaed all of Michael Jackson's medical records, and his family has been told that the investigation into his death could become a criminal prosecution, a source tells CNN. Detectives have spoken to several of Jackson's past and present doctors, and they will decide whether to... More »

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death • LAPD • Michael Jackson • Los Angeles County Coroner • toxicology • coroner

(Newser) - The House of Representatives will not consider a resolution praising Michael Jackson’s humanitarianism, the Boston Globe reports. “A resolution, I think, would open up to contrary views to—that are not necessary at this time to be expressed in association with a resolution whose purpose is quite... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • entertainment • Congress • House of Representatives • death • Michael Jackson • celebrity humanitarianism • controversy • celebrity death • Sheila Jackson-Lee • resolution

OPINION

 In Estate Planning, 
 Take a Lesson From MJ   

He knew what he was doing—and we should follow his example

Jul 9, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson wasn't known for his financial prudence, but he got one thing right: his estate planning, writes Jane Bennett Clark for Kiplinger. Here’s how to follow his good example:
  • Write a will: Two-thirds of Americans don’t. Jackson’s is concrete: His kids get 40% of
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entertainment • will • death • financial planning • heiress • Michael Jackson • estate • trust • heir • celebrity death

(Newser) - The governor of Alaska and the architect of the Vietnam War both make fine examples of how not to quit a government post, David Broder writes in the Washington Post. Robert McNamara waited 28 years to explain that he stepped down as defense secretary because of his grave doubts... More »

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Alaska • Lyndon Johnson • resignation • death • Vietnam War • defense secretary • governor • Sarah Palin • Republican governor • Robert McNamara

McNair's Girlfriend Fired Gun: Medical Examiner 

Gunshot residue tests show Kazemi fired the weapon found at the scene

Jul 8, 09 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sahel Kazemi fired the gun that killed her and Steve McNair, TMZ reports, citing Tennessee's assistant medical examiner. Dr. Feng Li says preliminary lab tests show that gunshot residue from the gun that killed both individuals was found on Kazemi's hand—evidence supported by the crime scene and police interviews.... More »

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murder • murder-suicide • death • Steve McNair • forensic science • medical examiner • gunshots • Sahel Kazemi

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's family held a quiet vigil beside his casket last night before the singer is interred today, reports the Times of London. Jackson's sister La Toya, brother Randy and daughter Paris were spotted at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park soon after Jackson's casket was transported there for a private... More »

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California • police • Los Angeles • death • funeral • Michael Jackson • Neverland • memorial service • cemetery • Neverland Ranch • La Toya Jackson

(Newser) - A 74-year-old passenger has died after some 150 people fell ill with suspected norovirus on the luxury cruise liner Marco Polo, reports the BBC. The ship was touring the UK and Ireland with some 1100 passengers and staff when the illness broke out. The liner is currently being held at... More »

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ship • death • port • vacation • virus • cruise ships • flu • norovirus • cruise lines • cause of death

 MJ 'Appears' in Tree Stump 

For Calif. community, King of Pop not bigger than Jesus, but 'about even'

Jul 6, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A California family says Michael Jackson’s likeness appeared on a tree stump in their yard the day the pop singer died, CBS 13 reports. Some neighbors say the stump looks more like the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, or like Jesus. One neighbor finds the latter comparison fitting:... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • Jesus Christ • celebrity death

jackson memorial

 Fans Beat Odds 
 to Land Tickets 


Jul 5, 09 9:55 PM CDT
(AP) - Michael Jackson fans began to celebrate tonight after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Tuesday's memorial service at the Staples Center in LA. "I'm in shock that it has happened," said Deka Motanya, 27, of San Francisco. "It's surreal." More than 1.6 million... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles • death • funeral • Michael Jackson • memorial service • Staples Center • Los Angeles Police Department • celebrity death

(Newser) - Two Disney World monorail trains collided early this morning in Orlando, Fla., leaving one train operator dead, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Twenty-one-year-old Austin Wuennenberg died at the scene of the crash and another employee was taken to hospital with minor injuries. "I heard it happened at 2 a.m.... More »

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Disney World • death • crash • monorail

OPINION

 Rowe Wants Kids— 
 or More Cash 

If it's truly the kids she's after, she's only hurting them

Jul 3, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - After Debbie Rowe announced she wanted custody of Michael Jackson’s two older children, her lawyer “scrambled to say she had reached no final decision,” writes Michael Daly for the New York Daily News. Which means she could probably still be persuaded to, say, accept another big payment... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • custody battle • Debbie Rowe • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • Blanket Jackson • celebrity death

 Michael's Last Rehearsal: 
 'I Feel So Alive' 

Photog, friend reveals Jackson's excitement at performing again

Jul 1, 09 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The photographer who captured Michael Jackson’s image at his last rehearsal reveals the singer was upbeat and energetic on his final night. “He was totally there—100% there in fact,” Kevin Mazur tells the Mirror. “You would never suspect this would have ever happened—especially after... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • concert • Michael Jackson • Thriller • rehearsal • celebrity death

 Will.i.am Reveals Jacko's Last 
 Album: Dance Music 

Singer kept demos extremely private

Jun 30, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson plotted his comeback album with Will.i.am, and the Black Eyed Peas frontman now tells the Mirror it was going to be “something Michael has never done before—a dance music album.” The King of Pop kept the demos “under lock and key,”... More »

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entertainment • music • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • Black Eyed Peas • dance music • Will.i.am • album

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Jacko Fans Suicidal, 
 and More Wacko News 

Estate questions heat up, death details come out

Jun 30, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some Michael Jackson fans are reacting to his death in extreme ways. At least a dozen worldwide have committed suicide, Sky News reports. Meanwhile, websites claiming the entertainer is alive—and faked his demise to escape the pressures of fame—are cropping up, according to the Sun. Elsewhere:
  • Jackson’
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entertainment • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • Debbie Rowe • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson

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