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Most popular news on 6 July 2009 |
OMG!! Jackson fans beat odds for memorial tickets
AP - Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center.
Zelaya's plane circles Honduran runway, can't land
AP - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the main Honduras airport Sunday because the runway was blocked by military vehicles and groups of soldiers, some of them clashing with a crowd of thousands outside.
Movement to shut down shark tours in Hawaii grows
AP - Three women donned scuba masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu's North Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed into the water by a tour company.
Observers: Palin resignation cuts losses in Alaska
AP - Ever since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin returned from the presidential campaign trail, many Alaskans felt her heart wasn't in the job.
As retailers cut back cities confront 'ghostboxes'
AP - Hundreds of anxious shoppers watched as city officials used power saws to cut 2-by-4s during Home Depot Inc.'s ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 102,700-square-foot building center in Bismarck. Less than three years later, the home improvement retailer shuttered the underperforming store, leaving a big orange empty eyesore on the outskirts of town.
Iranian clerical group says vote result "invalid"
Reuters - A pro-reform Iranian clerical group said on Sunday the outcome of last month's presidential vote was "invalid," even though Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has upheld the result.
Holiday fireworks accidents kill 5 workers
AP - Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks.
Obama in Moscow: can a tense relationship be "reset"?
McClatchy Newspapers - MOSCOW_ When President Barack Obama flies into Moscow on Monday for meetings with Kremlin leadership, at the top of his agenda will be reducing the number of strategic nuclear weapons capable of destroying life on Earth. And that might be the easy part.
Madonna Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson in Concert
E! Online - The reigning queen of pop paid her respects to the late King of Pop Saturday night with a musical tribute to the star.
Muslim minority riots erupt in China's west
AP - Nearly 1,000 protesters from a Muslim ethnic group rioted in China's far west, overturning barricades, attacking bystanders and clashing with police in violence that killed at least three people, including a policeman, state media and witnesses said.
Federer edges Roddick 16-14 in 5th for 15th major
AP - Roger Federer was playing for history. Andy Roddick was playing the match of his life.
Megan Fox Does Dinner With Zac Efron
E! Online - Megan Fox sure knows how to keep us guessing.
Death of NFL star Steve McNair was homicide
Reuters - Police on Sunday ruled the death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair a homicide, a day after his bullet-riddled body was found in a Nashville apartment along with the body of his girlfriend, whose death has not been classified.
Reports: Wallace agrees to deal with Celtics
AP - Two newspapers are reporting the Celtics have reached an agreement with free agent Rasheed Wallace.
Powell says Iraq surge should have come earlier
AP - Colin Powell says the U.S. took too long to strengthen its forces in Iraq after Baghdad fell early in the war.
Suicide attack outside NATO base in Kandahar
AP - A suicide car bomber struck early Monday outside the main NATO base in southern Afghanistan, killing a civilian and wounding eight other people, as U.S. Marines pressed a major anti-Taliban offensive in a neighboring province.
Harry Potter Star Recovering from Swine Flu
E! Online - Not all the magic in Hogwarts could save Rupert Grint from catching the dreaded swine flu.
Colin Powell attacks critics of Sotomayor
AP - Colin Powell, one of the nation's most prominent African-Americans, is going after people who attacked Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor because of her stand in favor of affirmative action.
Oscar Watch: Megan Fox for Best Actress?
E! Online - Now that the Oscars has expanded its Best Picture field to 10 films, things are going to get Cocoa Puffs crazy: The Hangover and Paul Blart for Best Picture; Transformers' Megan Fox for Best Actress.
Maine pound shows off rare orange, live lobsters
AP - Two orange lobsters that look as though they've just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine.
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