July 31, 2008

American Coughlin planning year break - Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - American Natalie Coughlin is planning to take a one-year break from competitive swimming after next month’s Beijing Olympics to plan for her wedding. “The next year will be a much-needed break but I will be staying in shape Read more

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July 29, 2008

Al Sharpton ordered to stand trial for disorderly conduct in protests - Chicago Tribune

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Rev. Al Sharpton rejected a plea offer Monday and will go to trial in September on a disorderly conduct charge related to demonstrations over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man on his wedding day. Sharpton declined to plead Read more

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July 26, 2008

Sean Bean spent night in jail over alleged assault on new wife - Daily Telegraph

The 49-year-old star of Lord of the Rings was taken to a police station after his wife, Georgina, called police during a late night argument, it is believed. She is said to have told officers that Mr Bean grabbed and assaulted her during a row at Read more

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July 24, 2008

DRIVER AT 9/11 MEET: FED - New York Post

GUANTANAMO BAY - A Guantanamo prisoner on trial for war crimes was so close to Osama bin Laden that he attended a meeting of top al Qaeda aides the day of the Sept. 11 attacks, a former FBI agent testified yesterday. Defendant Salim Hamdan heard bin Read more

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July 21, 2008

Child of bride-to-be dies in car on wedding day - Chicago Sun-Times

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Authorities in Florida are investigating why the child of a bride-to-be was left to die in a hot car on his mother’s wedding day. The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner said Monday the 4-year-old boy’s body temperature Read more

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July 18, 2008

Woman searching for crabs finds 50-year-old ring - Miami Herald

A woman searching for crabs has found something more valuable under a Long Beach Island bridge: a 50-year-old wedding band. Christine Koch said she found the ring sitting atop mud under the Route 72 causeway on Monday. The gold man’s band is Read more