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Doctor queried in Jackson death, second autopsy held
Los Angeles police on Saturday again questioned Michael Jackson’s doctor, while the family of the pop music icon ordered its own private autopsy.
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Jackson death still unsolved after autopsy
Doctors conducted an autopsy on the body of Michael Jackson on Friday but could not immediately determine what killed the ”King of Pop”.
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California fires destroy 1 000 homes, winds ease
Wildfires hop-scotched around Southern California on Sunday although calmer winds slowed flames that have destroyed almost 1 000 houses.
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OJ Simpson guilty in Las Vegas kidnap, robbery
OJ Simpson, who was cleared of murder in the 1990s, was convicted on all charges in his Las Vegas kidnapping and robbery trial on Friday.
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OJ Simpson jury reaches verdicts in Las Vegas
The jury in OJ Simpson’s kidnap and robbery trial reached verdicts in the case on Friday night against the former football star.
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Earthquake strongly jolts ‘lucky’ Los Angeles
An earthquake struck just east of Los Angeles on Tuesday, rocking tall buildings and rattling nerves across Southern California.
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Marlon Brando’s son dies at 49 in Los Angeles
Christian Brando, the eldest son of Hollywood icon Marlon Brando who made worldwide news in 1990 by shooting dead his sister’s boyfriend, died on Saturday at the age of 49. Brando, son of of the Oscar-winning screen star and Welsh actress Anna Kashfi, died early on Saturday of complications from pneumonia.
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Sports dealer tells court OJ Simpson robbed him
A sports collector told a Las Vegas courtroom on Thursday that United States ”trial of the century” defendant OJ Simpson stormed his hotel room with armed men and stole dozens of items of memorabilia. Items stolen from Fromong’s room included memorabilia from Simpson’s own sporting career
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Break in weather slows California wildfires
California wildfires that have destroyed 1 300 homes and forced the evacuation of 500 000 people raged into a fifth day on Thursday, but firefighters seized on a break in the weather to largely halt the march of destruction. About 15 fires still blazed across the southern part of the state, lighting up the night sky.
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Homes destroyed as fires engulf southern California
A wave of fast-moving wildfires engulfed a massive swath of southern California on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes as more than 250 000 people were told to evacuate. At least 13 fires, whipped by dry, gale-force Santa Ana winds blowing unchecked over the lower half of the state, torching 81 000 hectares.