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/ 9 May 2008

Baskin-Robbins ice cream co-founder dead at 90:

Irvine Robbins, who delighted ice cream afficionados by conjuring up ever more inventive flavours as co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins empire, has died aged 90. Robbins, who started the Baskin-Robbins ice-cream chain with late brother-in-law Burt Baskin in 1945, died on May 5 at the Eisenhower Medical Centre in Rancho Mirage, California.

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/ 2 February 2008

US campaign frenzy ahead of Super Tuesday

White House hopefuls have launched a frantic blitz with the stakes enormous heading into ”Super Tuesday” and the home stretch of the costliest and longest United States election campaign in history. Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were criss-crossing the country over the weekend.

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/ 31 January 2008

Britney Spears rushed to hospital again

Troubled pop icon Britney Spears was rushed to hospital in an ambulance early on Thursday morning for the second time this month for an involuntary mental health evaluation, United States media reported. Spears was taken to the UCLA Medical Centre at about 1.30am local time, celebrity website TMZ.com said.

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/ 17 January 2008

Troubled former child star dies at 25

Actor Brad Renfro, former child star of such films as The Client and Tom and Huck who had battled drug abuse in recent years, was found dead in Los Angeles on January 14 at the age of 25. A Los Angeles county coroner’s spokesperson said Renfro’s cause of death was under investigation.

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/ 17 January 2008

Co-founder of Hula Hoop, Frisbee company dies

Richard Knerr, co-founder of the toy company that popularised the Hula Hoop, Frisbee and other fads that became classics, has died. He was 82. Knerr, who started Wham-O in 1948 with his childhood friend Arthur ”Spud” Melin, died on January 14 at Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, California, after suffering a stroke earlier in the day.

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/ 25 December 2007

Help for immigrants divides US congregations

He doesn’t speak Spanish and has no idea what America should do about illegal immigration, but Reverend Larry Kreps knows he’s now on a list somewhere of people willing to help illegal immigrants in a time of crisis. Months ago, a member of Kreps’ suburban Ohio congregation was looking for a place where local Hispanics could meet.

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/ 20 November 2007

California sues 20 firms over toxic toys

California on Monday launched a lawsuit against 20 companies, accusing them of manufacturing or selling toys with illegal quantities of lead, a statement said. California attorney general Jerry Brown said the firms — including Mattel and Toys ”R” Us — are being sued for knowingly exposing children to potentially dangerous lead levels.

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