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Jackson memorial nearly crashed S.F. servers

Jul. 12, 2009
An estimated 31 million people in the United States watched Michael Jackson's memorial service - a good number of them, apparently, at San Francisco City Hall. So many workers tuned into the Jackson farewell on their desktop computers that the city's server...
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LONDON, July 8 (UPI) -- Shaheen Jafargholi, a 12-year-old past finalist on "Britain's Got Talent," said he was honored to sing at Michael Jackson's public memorial service.
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LOS ANGELES, July 8 (UPI) -- Diana Ross says she did not attend Tuesday's public memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles because she is trying to "find closure."
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Jackson's daughter speaks at memorial

LOS ANGELES, July 7 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's heartbroken 11-year-old daughter described the late pop star as the "best father" at his memorial service in Los Angeles Tuesday.
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Jackson may get Forest Lawn burial

LOS ANGELES, July 6 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's family is working with Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries on plans for the King of Pop's remains, officials said.

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LOS ANGELES, July 5 (UPI) -- A friend of Michael Jackson's family says the late U.S. pop singer's coffin may be encased in concrete to prevent fans from digging up his grave.
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Large response to Jackson memorial drawing

LOS ANGELES, July 4 (UPI) -- More than half a million people have registered for a chance to attend a Los Angeles memorial for singer Michael Jackson, a Jackson family spokesman says.
Public memorial set for Michael Jackson

Public memorial set for Michael Jackson

LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) -- Tickets for a public memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be distributed through a random drawing, organizers said Friday.
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Public viewing of Jackson's body set

LOS ANGELES, June 30 (UPI) -- The body of pop star Michael Jackson will be returned to his Neverland Ranch in California for a public viewing, CNN reported Tuesday.
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Jesse Jackson hospitalized

CHICAGO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he'll undergo more testing Thursday for stomach pain at a Chicago hospital.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch