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Jackson roundup

Jun 26, 2009 8:19 AM CDT

ET Nails 'Exclusive' Last Photo

Also, details on his last night; tour group is first to see ambulance leave; more

(Newser) - The last picture of Michael Jackson—on a stretcher, being worked on by paramedics— came out last night, courtesy of Entertainment Tonight, which slapped a huge logo on it and called it an exclusive, even though it was instantly all over TV and the web. More coverage of the King...

Jackson Died 'After
Demerol Injection'

Jun 26, 2009 2:13 AM CDT

Jackson Died 'After Demerol Injection'

Family lawyer warned that Jackson had 'issues' with prescription drugs

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's heart attack death occurred after an injection of the powerful prescription painkiller Demerol at his home, a source at the UCLA Medical Center tells the Sun. Desperate aides and a personal physician on the scene gave the singer CPR after his collapse, and made a panic-stricken call to...

Death of
Iranian 'Neda'
Sweeps Internet

Jun 21, 2009 2:45 PM CDT

Death of Iranian 'Neda' Sweeps Internet

(Newser) - A graphic video that apparently captured the death of a young Iranian woman known only as “Neda” has become an online phenomenon, CNN reports. Neda was protesting in Tehran with her father against alleged electoral fraud when the pro-government militia Basiji shot her in the heart, a blogger writes....

World's Oldest Man Dies at 113

Jun 19, 2009 3:48 AM CDT

World's Oldest Man Dies at 113

(Newser) - The world’s oldest man died today at the age of 113, AFP reports. Tomoji Tanabe, who suffered from a chronic heart problem, died of heart failure at his home in Miyakonojo City, Japan. Tanabe—who had eight children, 25 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren—said his secret to...

Green Burial Method
Turns You Into Soil—
Via Liquid Nitrogen

Jun 18, 2009 7:41 PM CDT

Green Burial Method Turns You Into Soil— Via Liquid Nitrogen

(Newser) - As the movement toward greener, more natural burials gains steam, a Swedish biologist who specializes in soil production thinks she's got the best method, reports the Walrus magazine. It's called promession, and it's a doozy: Corpses are frozen with liquid nitrogen, then shattered into tiny pieces on a vibrating table....

Crew Asked for Doc But Kept Pilot's Death a Secret

Jun 18, 2009 1:26 PM CDT

Crew Asked for Doc But Kept Pilot's Death a Secret

Passengers had no clue

(Newser) - They didn't explain why, but the crew of Continental Flight 61 asked passengers about halfway through their flight whether there was a doctor on board. It was only when the plane landed that passengers learned their 60-year-old captain had died somewhere between Brussels and New Jersey, the Star-Ledger reports. The...

Police Say Mia Farrow's Brother Killed Himself

Jun 17, 2009 5:49 PM CDT

Police Say Mia Farrow's Brother Killed Himself

(Newser) - The death of actress Mia Farrow's brother has been ruled a suicide. Police say Patrick Farrow, a 66-year-old sculptor, shot himself in his Vermont gallery Monday night. Police initially classified Farrow's death as suspicious, but later said the medical examiner's ruling of suicide was consistent with evidence found at the...

Death of
Mia Farrow's
Brother
'Suspicious'

Jun 16, 2009 8:13 PM CDT

Death of Mia Farrow's Brother 'Suspicious'

Sculptor found in his Vermont home

(Newser) - Mia Farrow's 66-year-old brother has died under "suspicious" circumstances, say Vermont police. Cops found Patrick Farrow, a sculptor of note, at his home yesterday after receiving a call from his wife. Details are murky beyond that. Police say they don't suspect foul play, but they also contend, without elaboration,...

Google Mentor Dead in
Freak Swimming Accident

Jun 7, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

Google Mentor Dead in Freak Swimming Accident

(Newser) - A Stanford computer science professor who mentored Google's founders has drowned in his swimming pool, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Rajeev Motwani, 47, who could not swim, drowned at his Atherton, Calif., home, leaving a wife, two daughters, and many admirers in Silicon Valley. “It's a rare combination...

Sex Strangulation
Unsafe, But Doable

ANALYSIS

Jun 6, 2009 5:04 PM CDT

Sex Strangulation Unsafe, But Doable

...if you follow some crucial rules

(Newser) - The kinky details of David Carradine’s death may leave you asking a seemingly forbidden question: Is there a safe way to engage in autoerotic asphyxiation? Most doctors say no, and strongly discourage self-strangulation during sex or masturbation. But there are ways to make it less dangerous, Christopher Beam writes...

Sex Technique Linked to Carradine Hanging

Jun 5, 2009 1:47 AM CDT

Sex Technique Linked to Carradine Hanging

Actor may have died accidentally during autoerotic asphyxiation

(Newser) - David Carradine's manager disputed reports that the actor committed suicide as information emerged that he may have died accidentally during autoerotic asphyxiation. Carradine was found hanging naked in his Bangkok hotel room with cords around his neck and genitals, reports the Telegraph. There was no evidence of assault or that...

First Debris Retrieved From Flight 447

Jun 4, 2009 4:00 PM CDT

First Debris Retrieved From Flight 447

Air France tells families no one survived the crash

(Newser) - As Brazilian crews begin retrieving the first pieces of Air France flight 447, the airline has told families that nobody survived, the AP reports. A helicopter pulled a cargo pallet and two buoys from the Atlantic, 340 miles northeast of Brazil's Fernando de Noronha islands. As theories about the crash...

Distraught Parents Leap to
Death With Son's Body

Jun 2, 2009 6:20 AM CDT

Distraught Parents Leap to Death With Son's Body

(Newser) - Heartsick parents jumped to their death from cliffs in Britain with the body of their son who had died from an illness, reports the Times of London. The trio were found in East Sussex at the foot of Beachy Head, a notorious spot for suicides. The body of the couple's...

5 Dead in Honduras Quake; Toll Expected to Rise

UPDATED

May 28, 2009 1:18 PM CDT

5 Dead in Honduras Quake; Toll Expected to Rise

Tsunami warning has been called off

(Newser) - Five deaths have been confirmed after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Honduras and Guatemala early today. Four victims were children between 3 and 15, crushed under their collapsed home, Reuters reports. "There will be many more dead," said a Honduran official. Buildings in both Central American states...

Did Our Health Care System Kill Jay Bennett?

OPINION

May 26, 2009 12:06 PM CDT

Did Our Health Care System Kill Jay Bennett?

Musician's death has scary implications for the rest of us

(Newser) - The death of 45-year-old musician Jay Bennett, former member of the band Wilco, is “intolerably sad”—but its implications about our current health care system are also “downright scary,” writes the Cajun Boy on Gawker. Bennett, fired from Wilco in 2001, sued the band’s frontman...

Bitter, Frustrated S. Koreans Mourn Dead Ex-Prez

ANALYSIS

May 24, 2009 11:46 AM CDT

Bitter, Frustrated S. Koreans Mourn Dead Ex-Prez

Anti-graft leader turned out to be just like corrupt colleagues

(Newser) - South Koreans spent the day yesterday mourning their former president, whose suicide left them sharply divided over his efforts to crush the very kind of corruption of which he was accused, the Los Angeles Times reports. “He was a two-faced person," said one researcher. “He set himself...

S. Korean
Ex-Prez Dies From Fall: Cops

May 22, 2009 9:45 PM CDT

S. Korean Ex-Prez Dies From Fall: Cops

Caught in $6M bribery probe, Roh left behind suicide note

(Newser) - Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has died, presumably after a fall while mountain climbing, police say. A news report said a suicide note was found. The former leader suffered severe head injuries and died after being transported from his hometown of Gimhae to a hospital in the southern city...

Spider-Man
Actress
Found Dead

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

May 21, 2009 11:35 AM CDT

Spider-Man Actress Found Dead

(Newser) - Lucy Gordon, a British actress who played a small role in Spider-Man 3, was found dead in her Paris apartment yesterday, the Telegraph reports. The 28-year-old appears to have hanged herself. Elsewhere:

Hugh Hefner’s ex Kendra Wilkinson has no problem with his new girlfriends—in fact, they’re invited

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3 US Troops Among
25 Killed in Iraq Bombings

May 21, 2009 7:36 AM CDT

3 US Troops Among 25 Killed in Iraq Bombings

25 total dead in series of attacks

(Newser) - Three American soldiers were killed and nine others wounded today as bombings in Baghdad and the northern city of Kirkuk claimed at least 25 lives, the AP reports. The attacks came a day after a car bomb exploded near a group of restaurants in a Shiite neighborhood of northwest Baghdad,...

Wife of D'Backs Pitcher Found Dead at Home

May 21, 2009 5:03 AM CDT

Wife of D'Backs Pitcher Found Dead at Home

Tests pending to see why Gabrielle Schoeneweis died

(Newser) - The wife of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Scott Schoeneweis was found dead in the couple's home yesterday, the Arizona Republic reports. Investigators have yet to determine how Gabrielle Schoeneweis died, but they said there are no signs of foul play. Schoeneweis learned of his wife's death just before last night's double-header...