Family: Michael Jackson viewing won’t happen at Neverland Wednesday, Jul 1 2009 

michael jackson , Gowri Shankar 10:02 pm

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — 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. “Plans are under way regarding a public memorial for Michael Jackson, and we will announce those plans shortly,” Ken Sunshine said in a written tatement.Jackson’s will, which was filed in court Wednesday and dated July 7, 2002, did not specify where he wished to be buried.

Jackson placed his entire estate, which he estimated to be worth at least $500 million, in the Michael Jackson Family Trust, which was described in another document not filed in court

 

Yemen plane’s black box located Wednesday, Jul 1 2009 

world News , Gowri Shankar 12:19 pm

One of the black box flight recorders from the Yemeni plane which crashed in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday has been located, a French official has said.Efforts to retrieve the recorder will begin during the day, the official added, quoted by AFP news agency.Meanwhile doctors say the only survivor of the crash, teenage girl Baya Bakari, is recovering and in no danger.

The plane, flying from the Yemeni capital Sanaa to the Comoros, came down in bad weather with 153 on board.There were 66 French nationals among the passengers. Most of the rest were Comorans.

 

Insomniac Michael Jackson begged for sedative Wednesday, Jul 1 2009 

michael jackson , , Gowri Shankar 12:16 pm

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid.

Cherilyn Lee, a registered nurse whose specialty includes nutritional counseling, said Tuesday that she repeatedly rejected his demands for the drug, Diprivan, which is given intravenously.

But a frantic phone call she received from Jackson four days before his death made her fear that he somehow obtained Diprivan or another drug to induce sleep, Lee said.