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BET tributes Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's sister Janet thanked the crowd at the BET Awards Sunday night for paying tribute to her late brother.

Fans overseas still mourning for Michael Jackson
TOKYO – Mourning Michael Jackson fans around the world awaited word Monday on the possibility of a global memorial to the King of Pop.

Parents file papers to administer Jackson estate
Michael Jackson's mother asked a Superior Court judge on Monday to name her administrator of her late son's estate so she can ensure the King of Pop's three children are its beneficiaries.

White firefighters win Supreme Court appeal
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge

Bernard Madoff gets maximum 150 years in prison
Convicted Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment.

 


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