Michael Jackson dies at 50USA Today - - 23 minutes ago
By Carl De Souza, AFP By Steve Jones, USA TODAY On a magical night in 1983, Michael Jackson struck a pose on stage, clasping the black fedora on his head with his white sequined glove.
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Michael Jackson will always be the 'King of Pop' New York Daily News
Mousavi aide banned from leaving IranPRESS TV - 19 minutes ago
The head of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi's information committee, Abolfazl Fateh, has not been allowed to leave the country for Britain.
Iran arrests 70 professors after meeting with opposition leader Los Angeles Times
Farrah FawcettFOXNews - - 31 minutes ago
Farrah Fawcett, the multiple Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated American actress best known for her role as the vivacious Jill Munroe in the 1970s television series “Charlie's Angels,” died in a Santa Monica hospital.
More than just a pin-up: A tribute to actress Farrah Fawcett New York Daily News
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