Glee cast, producers hold private memorial for Cory Monteith

Glee cast, crew and producers have held a private memorial for star Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob who died this month from an overdose of heroin and alcohol. Fox Television said in a statement that Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy and Monteith’s co-star and girlfriend Lea Michele joined their colleagues “to share memories and music in an emotional celebration of the life of Cory Monteith.” Fox declined to provide additional details

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Shark death skit blocked from NZ internet

An American comedy show that staged a grisly celebration of the shark killing of Auckland man Adam Strange will not be aired on New Zealand television. The Jeselnik Offensive show, hosted by Anthony Jeselnik, featured a segment on the death of Strange and staged a “shark party” on the Comedy Central pay network

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Christian Revolution in Indonesia: Religion Spreads

They flocked to the open field by the hundreds to praise Allah. In a village in central Java, just a few miles from where Indonesian special forces shot dead an Islamic terrorist linked to the fatal July bombings of two hotels in Jakarta, worshippers raised their hands to the heavens.

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Device for hauling up trapped Chilean miners ‘works perfect’

Device for hauling up trapped Chilean miners ‘works perfect’ Chilean officials said Thursday the first test of a rescue capsule designed to rescue 33 trapped miners was carried out successfully. “We did a test with a capsule in a tube 12 meters long,” said engineer Rene Aguilar. “We were trying to see how the capsule […]

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Resolution may be near between students and bar accused of racism

An agreement could be reached before week’s end between Washington University students and an Illinois nightclub that allegedly barred six African-American students while admitting nearly 200 of their white classmates. Calls from CNN to the nightclub were not immediately returned

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