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• His mother's grief was on display almost daily as she sat In the courtroom gallery with a bulky bodyguard and listened to the story of her son's troubled life emerge from the shadows that long surrounded it.
• Jurors said they believed Dr. Conrad Murray, who went to prison for giving Jackson an overdose of the drug propofol, was hired by AEG Live LLC at Jackson's behest but they found that he was competent to do the job for which he was hired -- to act as a general practitioner looking after the star on his planned "This Is It" concert tour.
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Tightknit church group among the victims of a fiery bus crash that killed 8 in Tennessee
• DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (AP) -- For months, a tight-knit group of seniors at a North Carolina church had been looking forward to the road trip.
• It was a tradition for members of the Young at Heart Ministry to attend the annual Fall Jubilee in Gatlinburg, Tenn., an event featuring gospel singers and speakers. The Front Street Baptist Church's website described the gathering as "three days of singing, laughing and preaching" for "mature and senior believers."
• But on the way back to Statesville, N.C., on Wednesday, the bus carrying the church group blew a tire, veered across a highway median and crashed into a sport utility vehicle and tractor-trailer in a fiery wreck that killed eight people.
• Fourteen other people were hurt in the accident in northeastern Tennessee, including two who were in critical condition.
• Church members on Wednesday night were waiting for more details. None of the victims have been identified.
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Suicide car bombing targeting militant commander kills 15 people in northwest Pakistan
• PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into the compound of a rival militant commander in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 15 people, a government official said.
• The commander, Nabi Hanfi, was not present at the time of the attack, said Wajid Khan, a local government administrator. Hanfi has been battling the Pakistani Taliban in the Orakzai tribal area where the bombing occurred.
• Gunmen first fired shots at Hanfi's compound in Balandkhel village, and then the (Continued on page 31)
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