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Edgar Vincent, 90, Opera Starsâ€™ Publicist, Dies

Taylor Flatt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:42:04 +0000

Mr. Vincent was a press representative for a starry roster of opera singers, notably as the publicity agent and an adviser to PlÃ¡cido Domingo for more than 25 years.

Expert's lies jeopardize murder convictions

AP — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:57:35 +0000

Saami Shaibani often testified for the prosecution in big murder cases, taking the stand as an expert in what he called “injury mechanism analysis” _ a combination of physics, trauma medicine and engineering that he used to determine whether, say, a woman fell down the stairs or was beaten.

SKorea court overturns Lone Star verdict

AP — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:18:28 +0000

A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday overturned a guilty verdict against U.S. private equity group Lone Star Funds, which had been accused of stock manipulation in a case that has been closely watched as a gauge of the country’s treatment...

A star member

Veena — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:32:21 +0000

Wow, so now I am a Star member of Insta blog Thanks for the same though I am still trying to decipher the meaning. I opened the page of star members and was really proud to see so many Indians on that roll That means that either they are...

Shatner and `Trek' part ways, warmly

AP — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:00:30 +0000

One recent week, William Shatner did something he hadn’t done for many years _ watched the original “Star Trek.” It was kind of an accident.

NASA Strange Ring Found Circling Dead Star

Kenneth — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:05:12 +0000

NASA\’s Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted to smithereens.

Selig admits Angels hosting 2010 All-Star game

AP — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:09:19 +0000

Commissioner Bud Selig finally got around Wednesday to announcing what the rest of baseball has known for more than a year: The Los Angeles Angels will host the 2010 All-Star...

Selig finally admits Angels hosting 2010 All-Star game

AP — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:01:24 +0000

Commissioner Bud Selig finally got around Wednesday to announcing what the rest of baseball has known for more than a year: The Los Angeles Angels will host the 2010 All-Star...

Exploding star caught on camera

Vikas — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:03:41 +0000

Excited astronomers said on Wednesday they had for the first time caught a supernova on camera just as it was exploding, and they may now learn how to spot others.

Scientists witness start of star's explosive death

AP — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:00:32 +0000

In a stroke of cosmic luck, astronomers for the first time witnessed the start of one of the universe’s most fiery events: the end of a star’s life as it exploded into a...