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• Fans must register for Jackson memorial tickets
  Fans wishing to attend singer Michael Jackson's memorial service next week will have to register for the 11,000 free tickets, organizers said Thursday. The 20,000-seat Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, will host the memorial service on Tuesday.
  
• Lone survivor of 1971 crash fell 2 miles
  A Lockheed Electra turboprop flying over the Amazon rainforest on Christmas Eve in 1971 broke into pieces in midair, thrusting 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke into a free fall. She dropped 2 miles into the jungle canopy but survived with only minor injuries; the 91 other people on board died. With search crews unable to locate the site, her ordeal was far from over.
  
• Attacks, arrests slowing online news from Iran
  Bloody attacks and midnight arrests, combined with a regime growing more tech savvy, have begun to stem the online information flow from dissidents in Iran, activists and human rights officials say. Once emboldened by an ability to dodge the government and spread news, many in the youth-driven protest movement, they say, now fear the consequences.
  
• Ex-VP accuses insurer of 'purging' customers
  Wendell Potter says he is finished defending the insurance industry, which he says is "beholden to Wall Street."
  
• MySpace suicide case 'tentatively' overturned
  A federal judge tentatively overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman accused of using MySpace to deceive a teenage girl who eventually committed suicide, a U.S. attorney's spokesman told CNN.
  
• Judge admonished for explicit items on Web site
  A judicial council on Thursday admonished the chief judge of the nation's largest federal appeals court for having "sexually explicit photos and videos" on his personal Web site, but decided against any further punishment.
  
• Air France jet 'went straight down,' report says
  The Air France plane that crashed last month with 228 people aboard "did not break up or become destroyed in flight," the French air investigation agency announced today. "The plane went straight down," investigator Alain Bouillard said.
  
• Captured U.S. soldier reportedly sold to clan
  A U.S. soldier has been captured by militants in Afghanistan, the U.S. military and the Taliban said Thursday.
  
• FBI talks detail Saddam's Iran fear, WMD bluff
  In 2004, even after being captured by U.S. forces, Saddam Hussein told an FBI interrogator he believed Iran was a greater threat to Iraq than the United States, according to newly released FBI documents.
  
• Commentary: Obama meets match in Russia?
  Barack Obama often seems to have much of the planet at his feet in rapt attention to his every word.
  

• July 4th fireworks: Fun but dangerous, feds warn
  Before lighting up that patriotic sparkler this weekend, remember to play it safe.
  
• Aborigines at higher risk of swine flu
  Australia's Aboriginal people are at greater risk from the H1N1 virus, the country's health minister has warned.
  
• AMA open to government-funded insurance option
  The new president of the American Medical Association, which represents the interests of the nation's doctors, said Wednesday the group is open to a government-funded health insurance option for people without coverage.
  
• Anti-smoking drugs to carry mental-health warnings
  Two popular anti-smoking drugs will now carry warnings about the risk of severe mental health problems, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
  
• Mississippi tops U.S. obesity rankings
  Mississippi has kept its U.S. heavyweight title for a fifth straight year, among both adults and children.
  
• Swine flu fears hit Wimbledon tournament
  A total of 28 staff at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships have been asked to stay at home with suspected swine flu.
  
• Poll: Obama health plan has support
  A new national poll suggests that a bare majority of Americans support President Obama's health care plan.
  
• Cookie dough E. coli outbreak grows, CDC says
  The toll of the nationwide E. coli outbreak linked to tainted cookie dough has continued to mount, federal health authorities said Tuesday.
  
• FDA advisers: Take Vicodin, Percocet off market
  A government advisory panel is expected to vote Tuesday on ways to reduce the risk of serious liver injury associated with acetaminophen, found in over-the-counter drugs such as Tylenol and NyQuil.
  
• Doctors warn against 'swine flu parties'
  Health experts are warning parents against holding "swine flu parties" in the hope of infecting their children with the H1N1 virus.
  

• Jackson memorial service limited to 11,000 fans
  Fans wishing to attend singer Michael Jackson's memorial service next week at Staples Center in Los Angeles will have to register for the 11,000 free tickets, organizers said Thursday.
  
• Jackson 'vibrant' at last rehearsal
  The rehearsals ended on a high note. Michael Jackson was energetic and excited. He put his arm around concert promoter Randy Phillips and whispered: "I know we're going to get it there together." A few hours later Jackson was dead.
  
• In death, will Jackson be more profitable?
  Michael Jackson's financial woes were well documented: Numerous lawsuits, loss of control of his beloved Neverland and reports that he was hundreds of millions of dollars in debt all point to a complex money mess that trailed the King of Pop as vigilantly as his most ardent fans.
  
• Jackson's chimp Bubbles enjoying retirement
  Bubbles gained fame over two decades ago as Michael Jackson's simian companion. Now at age 26, Bubbles has retired to the Center for Great Apes outside Wauchula, Florida.
  
• Actor Karl Malden dead at 97
  Actor Karl Malden died Wednesday at age 97, his manager said.
  
• Michael Jackson's music tops charts again
  In death, Michael Jackson is topping charts all over the world again. Jackson's albums hold the top nine positions of Billboard's "Top Pop Catalog Albums" chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan sales data released Tuesday.
  
• Jackson memorial to be at Staples Center
  Michael Jackson's memorial service will take place Tuesday morning in the Staples Center, the 20,000-seat coliseum in downtown Los Angeles where Jackson rehearsed his show the night before he died.
  
• Family: Jackson viewing won't be at Neverland
  Michael Jackson's family will not hold a public or private viewing of his body at the Neverland Ranch, a spokesman for the family said Wednesday.
  
• Quincy Jones may try to buy back Vibe
  Vibe magazine founder Quincy Jones may attempt to buy back the now-shuttered hip-hop magazine, according to a published report.
  
• Celebrity death rumors spread online
  After a string of real celebrity deaths last week, the Internet and online social networks killed a few more stars.
  

• Your views of iconic Lady Liberty
  The Statue of Liberty's crown will re-open to the public on July 4, nearly eight years after it was closed following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. iReporters shared photos and impressions of the statue from visits over the years.
  
• 13 new sites added to World Heritage list
  Intrepid travelers have a few more destinations to add to their list of must-sees after the annual update of The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list.
  
• Computer glitch delays United flights at O'Hare
  Hundreds of passengers lined up Thursday outside the United Airlines terminal at O'Hare International Airport after a computer outage delayed incoming and outgoing flights, the airline and witnesses said.
  
• Kids in first class: Should we or shouldn't we?
  The most embarrassing moment of my life? That's easy.
  
• Travel Snapshots: Capturing the American spirit
  In honor of Independence Day, we asked iReporters for photos that capture the spirit of the country and the holiday. Please send your photos of Turkey for next week's Travel Snapshots gallery.
  
• An escape from the concrete jungle
  Summer excursions seem out of reach to many struggling young professionals, and the faltering economy isn't helping. But one New York City company, offering trips aimed at the young and thrifty, is capitalizing on the urbanite's desire to get away -- and finding success despite the downturn.
  
• How do people survive airline crashes?
  Reports of a lone child having survived Tuesday's crash of a Yemenia Airways flight in the Indian Ocean have people wondering: How does anyone survive a plane crash?
  
• Grill, baby, grill: BBQ competitions are hot
  Of all the great sports of summer, only one leaves competitors covered with sauce, smelling like smoke and clutching trophies with charcoal under their fingernails.
  
• Hey, that's not the hotel I booked
  Donna Savic thinks she has a reservation at the Barcelo Maya Palace in Cancun, Mexico. She's wrong. Orbitz booked her at a smaller, lower-rated hotel on the same complex. What now?