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Slurred Michael Jackson voice fills LA courtroom

Disturbing sounds and images from Michael Jackson's life and death played a key role on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of his doctor, with jurors hearing a recording of the self-styled King of Pop speaking in a slurred voice and viewing a photo of his dead body.

Wall Street protest grows as unions swell ranks

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Thousands of anti-Wall Street demonstrators converged on New York's financial district on Wednesday, their ranks swelled by nurses, transit workers and other union members joining the protest over economic inequality and the power of U.S. financial institutions.
Elizabeth Warren speaks with voters as she campaigns after announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Framingham, Massachusetts

Warren in Senate campaign mode with first debate

Consumer advocate and former Obama administration official Elizabeth Warren got into the nitty-gritty of campaigning for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts on Tuesday, facing off in her first political debate.
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A.C. Nielsen Jr. dies at 92

Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., the former president and chairman of the A.C. Nielsen Company, passed away Monday in the Chicago area, after struggling with Parkinson's disease, USA Today reports. He was 92.
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Jury hears Jackson sharing dream in slurred speech

A recording of an apparently drugged Michael Jackson was played on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of the singer's doctor, with the King of Pop saying he wanted to help kids because he didn't have a childhood.
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Thousands of California inmates join hunger strike

Thousands of inmates in up to eight California prisons have taken part in a 9-day-old hunger strike, demanding an end to what they call inhumane conditions, prison officials and an inmate advocacy group said on Tuesday.
Amanda Knox pauses emotionally while speaking during a news conference at Sea-Tac International Airport, Washington after landing there on a flight from Italy

Overwhelmed Amanda Knox returns home to Seattle

A tearful and overwhelmed Amanda Knox returned home to Seattle on Tuesday, a day after an Italian appeals court cleared her of murder, and said she just wanted to spend time with her family.
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NBA to axe games if no labor deal by Monday

The first two weeks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season will be canceled if the lockout is not resolved by October 10, league commissioner David Stern said Tuesday.
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Amanda Knox returns home to Seattle

Amanda Knox returned home to Seattle on Tuesday, one day after an Italian court cleared the 24-year-old college student of murder and freed her from prison.

Italian Wikipedia Shuts Down Prompted by New Wiretap Act

Wikipedia's Italian edition homepage has been shut down following the prospect of a new wiretap law from Italy's Prime Minister, forcing the Italian language Web site to be hidden with the possibility of being eventually deleted.
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Stateless income: David Cay Johnston

From the way Washington politicians in both parties tell it, you may well think that multinational companies favor low-tax jurisdictions when investing overseas. They don't.
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European court ruling strikes at soccer TV deals

A decision handed down Tuesday by a court in Luxembourg could significantly change the Premier League's TV contracts to broadcast its soccer matches in Europe, but its ramifications beyond live sports could prove to be minimal.
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Yellowstone euthanizes grizzly linked to two fatalities

A mother grizzly previously allowed to roam free after killing a hiker in Yellowstone National Park in July has been euthanized after being linked to a second fatal bear mauling in August, park officials said on Monday.
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Late harvest could yield superior U.S. wines

Despite a late harvest in the Sonoma region of California and heavy rains that tore through vineyards, California wine makers expect this year's grapes to yield superior wines.

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