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Farrah Fawcett has died following a long battle with rectal cancer, it's been announced. She was 62.Her spokesman, Paul Bloch, said the actress passed away this morning in hospital in Santa Monica, California.

How we'll always remember her...THE Poster.

King of Pop Found Unconscious at Home . A person with knowledge of the situation said that Michael Jackson has died after being rushed to a Los Angeles Hospital on Thursday, The A.P. reports. He was 50.

Hey even if they only talk to police once in a while...that's still a fucking miracle !

Thanks Buzz!

Bummer

Trek creator's widow dies aged 76
Barrett Roddenberry provided the voice for the USS Enterprise computer
Actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has died aged 76.

She died of leukaemia on Thursday at her home in Los Angeles, her family said in a statement.

The actress, who featured in nearly every Star Trek TV show and film, nurtured the legacy of the sci-fi series after her husband died in 1991.

She recently finished her role as the voice of the USS Enterprise computer in the new Star Trek film, due out in May.

Believe it or not your mouse is 40 today ! Looking like something that could take your fingers clean off, the wooden block with a single red button on top was unveiled to the world 40 years ago. Douglas Engelbart invented the mouse and worked with Bill English to build the device.

An F-18 military jet crashed in a San Diego neighborhood today, sparking at least one house and several cars on fire. It wasn't immediately clear whether anyone was injured.The Pilot ejected. The plane crashed shortly before noon as it prepared to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The crash occurred two miles out from the base.

What the article fails to mention is that Debbie was dragged behind the car for almost 250 feet, her leg was almost severed, and her boyfriend had a compound fracture to his pelvis and head trauma & was not expected to live. Does 13.5 years seem just!? I think I'd feel better if he had to serve the time in a Mexican jail for God's sake!

The drunken driver, Luis M. Alvarez, was sentenced Tuesday to 13.5 years in prison for the fatal West Chicago crash, after which he fled the scene.

Alvarez, 25, formerly of Montgomery, faced three to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this summer to aggravated DUI. DuPage Circuit Judge Perry Thompson sentenced him Tuesday in an emotional court hearing.

"This was not an accident," Thompson said. "This was a crime. There are three broken families. They all pay a price in a different way."

Prosecutor Michael Pawl said Alvarez fled Sept. 22 after his red van struck the rear of a motorcycle near the intersection of Route 59 and Stimmel Street in West Chicago.

Rescuers found the motorcycle's driver, William F. Rezac, 55, of Warrenville and his female passenger, Deborah Atkinson, 51, of Lisle with severe injuries. Both were rushed to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield.

A doctor pronounced Atkinson dead shortly later. Rezac was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he initially was listed in critical condition, but survived the crash.
He was estimated to be traveling at least 78 mph in a 35 mph zone at the time of the crash.

"He fled and left these people dead and dying in the street," Pawl said. "The defendant chose to abandon his vehicle. He did not call 911. He did not get these people help. Instead, he chose to flee the state."

Alvarez, who is in the country illegally, has a criminal history that includes a 2000 DUI crash in which no one was injured. He also has two prior felony convictions for aggravated battery and obstructing justice.

Rezac survived, but he continues to suffer extensive physical injuries. Authorities also charged him with misdemeanor DUI after accusing him of driving intoxicated.

Alvarez must serve 85 percent of the prison term before being eligible for parole. He is expected to be deported after his term expires.

Tonight. Gustav hits, let's hope people've learned from their mistakes this time...

Everything about Hurricane Gustav live on four different Media at once
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Russian Army Moving Against Georgian Forces Controlling Capital of Breakaway Province South Ossetia

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Police say the death toll in the deadly stampede at a Hindu temple in northern India has risen to 145.NEW DELHI (AP) -- Pilgrims stampeded at a mountaintop Hindu temple in northern India on Sunday, among them 68 women and children -- were killed in the crush that sent worshippers plummeting to their deaths over a broken railing.

As thens of thousands of people were walking up the hill, a railing on the mountain path collapsed during the crush, sending dozens of people over the edge, police said. Television channels showed blurred pictures of the lifeless bodies of several small children, apparently lying at the bottom of the path.Verma said the stampede may have been sparked by rumors of a landslide, but it was made worse when too many pilgrims tried to squeeze onto the narrow path.

Deadly stampedes are a relatively common occurrence at temples in India, where large crowds -- sometimes hundreds of thousands of people -- congregate in small areas lacking the facilities to control such big gatherings.

Sunday was the second day of the festival and authorities sought to reassure other pilgrims. "There is no need to panic, everything is normalized now," Verma said.

Astaroth: Normalized,,,yeah sure for India !