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Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dies at 66

An official with the Martin County, Fla., medical examiner's office confirmed that Davy Jones died Wednesday. A representative of the Monkees singer said the cause of death was a heart attack.
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Before 'Downton Abbey' Season 3: Five Games Based on the Show That Fans Should Play

“Downton Abbey,” the latest British craze to sweep the United States, has quickly become one of the most buzz worthy TV shows to appear on American television. The period drama piece, clothing characters in Edwardian era costume and alluring audiences with snarky British savvy, centers on the hierarchical lives of servants, lords, masters and more . And while fans eagerly anticipate season three, for which Shirley MacLaine has just been cast, here are five ways to satisfy your “Abbey”-themed ...
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Diamond at heart of royal upheavals up for sale

A diamond coveted by kings, queens and princes for centuries, used to reinforce alliances between nations and pawned to pay off royal debts goes on sale at Sotheby's in Geneva on May 15.
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Besieged: Who are the Journalists Stuck in Syria?

Among the victims of the Syrian uprising are a number of western journalists, the only independent witnesses remaining in the besieged city. Their plight was highlighted after the renowned war correspondent Marie Colvin, 56, and French photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were both killed when a rocket hit their makeshift media center in the middle of Homs last week.
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Exclusive: U.S. conducting criminal Libor probe

The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate that is at the heart of a wide range of loans and derivatives, from trillions of dollars of mortgages and bonds to interest rate swaps, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Barclays says it alerted UK to tax efficient scheme

Barclays Plc said any retrospective change to UK tax laws would not have a material impact on its profits and said it alerted the UK government to a tax efficient scheme it used, sparking a government clampdown on the tax schemes.
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Barclays at centre of UK tax avoidance clampdown

Barclays Plc said it was the bank at the centre of a clampdown by Britain on two tax avoidance schemes that the government said would close loopholes and raise more than 500 million pounds ($792 million) in tax.
Former porn actress Ginger Lee (L) and her attorney Gloria Allred (R)

Gloria Allred Accidentally Reveals Her 380-Person Press Email List [FULL LIST]

It was celebrity attorney Gloria Allred's intention to notify the press about attending an Oscar party at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunday with Ginger White, the woman who alleges she had a 13-year affair with Herman Cain. However, she accidentally copied her 380-people press list instead of blind copying them, making each recipient visible to all others. See the lengthy press list here.

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