Jackson was loving and attentive father, many say (AP)
Jackson kids face hurdles to coping with his death (AP)
Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP)
U2 asks fans to support Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi (AP)
R&B singer Maxwell ends seven-year break (Reuters) Reuters - A vanishing act has become practically de rigueur for R&B musicians of a certain caliber. Many make a mega-hit album or two, collect Grammy Awards and critical accolades -- and then disappear. Cuba's Fidel Castro honored with a reggaeton song (Reuters)
Stone Temple Pilots accentuate old faves (Reuters)
ABBA's Andersson shoots down London reunion talk (AP) AP - Forget those reports that Swedish supergroup ABBA will be reuniting to cover Michael Jackson's sold-out concert dates. How Jackson's "Thriller" changed the music business (Reuters) Reuters - In early 1984, when Epic Records executives presented their slate of upcoming releases at the convention in Hawaii of parent company CBS Records, they couldn't resist playing up the success they were experiencing. So between the pitches for new albums, Epic inserted stock footage of semi trucks and a voice-over that thunderously announced...... You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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Reuters - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.
AP - When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson's kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi's youngsters naturally made a beeline for the fabulous rides — the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, the bumper cars.
AP - No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent.
AP - Questions about Michael Jackson's use of prescription drugs are intensifying after a powerful sedative was found inside his home.
AP - As U2 kicks off its world tour, the Irish rockers are turning a spotlight on Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Reuters - Since he swept into power 50 years ago, Cuba's Fidel Castro has been honored in poems, movies and paintings and now in reggaeton, a form of music widely popular among Cuban youth but not island leaders.
Reuters - For a reunited band bent on having a future, Stone Temple Pilots spent most of its House of Blues show Wednesday visiting the past -- the distant past.
