 | Britney Spears loses custody of her kids
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| | Dow Jones confirms Murdoch takeover
Dow Jones has confirmed that media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has won control of the company and the Wall Street Journal newspaper in a $US5 billion takeover.
The Journal will be added to News Corp's vast media portfolio, which includes newspapers in the US, Britain and Australia, the Fox network, satellite TV operations and MySpace.
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| | Kevin Rudd becomes Prime Minister of Australia
Kevin Rudd defeats John Howard in the election. As Prime Minister Rudd's first official act of the new Government he has signed
the instrument of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. Mr Rudd says it is the and demonstrates the commitment to tackling climate change.
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| | Thousands flee California wild fires
Firefighters have battled into the night to tame wildfires in California that sparked mass evacuations, drove Hollywood stars from their million-dollar homes and killed one person, authorities said.
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| | Rosie O'Donnell and "The View"
Theirs was a brief, stormy, but fruitful relationship. When O'Donnell replaced Meredith Viera on the all-gal chat show in 2006, the outspoken comic's rants and public feuds helped spike ratings and set The View apart from daytime TV's blander alternatives.
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| | Anna Nicole Smith
The former topless dancer, model, Playboy Playmate of the Year, billionaire's wife and Reality TV star died of an accidental drug
overdose in February at the age of 39.
After months of speculation the paternity of her daughter, Dannielynn, was confirmed and the autopsy of her son Daniel was complete.
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| | Virginia Tech Shooting
During the early hours of an April morning, 32 people were killed before Cho Seung-Hi turned his weapon on himself.
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| | Madeline McCann Disappears
The disappearence of the young girl in May
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| | Transition in Pakistan
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| | Rosie O'Donnell and "The View"
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