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Michael Jackson Fans Beat Odds for Memorial Tickets

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center.

Fireworks Explosions Kill 5 Workers

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OCRACOKE, NC -- Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks.

1.6 Million Fans Seek Tickets for Jackson Memorial

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- More than 1.6 million fans registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service over the two-day registration period that ended Saturday.

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Biggest Fireworks Show in US Lights up NYC Sky

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

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