Steve Jobs Obituary Accidentally Published

The story, marked “Hold for release – Do not use”, was sent in error to the news service’s thousands of corporate clients.

The stock obituary was published “momentarily” after a routine update by a reporter, and was “immediately deleted”, Bloomberg said. Read more

Indian Monsoon Floods Leave Million Homeless

More than a million people have been forced from their homes and 250,000 houses destroyed in one of the worst floods in northern India for decades, sparking accusations that the destruction was man-made. Read more

United States Gulf Coast Prepares for Gustav

Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 22 people in the Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast, including Louisiana where Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc three years ago. Read more

Dr. Dre’s Son Found Dead

The son of hip-hop legend Dr. Dre was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills last weekend, according to KTLA. Andre Young Jr. was discovered by his mother, Nicole Young, who went to check on her son on Saturday morning. Read more

Barenaked Ladies Singer Survives a Plane Crash

The lead singer of the Canadian pop band Barenaked Ladies and three other people survived a plane crash in rural southeastern Ontario, authorities said Monday.

Ed Robertson’s Cessna 206 floatplane crashed in a wooded area near Bancroft, Ontario, on Sunday afternoon as he was trying to take off from Baptiste Lake, Ontario Provincial police Sgt. Bruce Quigg said. Quigg said no one in the plane was injured. Read more

560 pound woman gives birth to triplets - $400,000 Later

A enormous 68-strong team of medics weighed in to deliver 40-stone Leanne’s three healthy babies.

And the total bill to the NHS added up to a hefty £200,000—four times the normal cost of a triplets pregnancy.

Leanne and the babies were at terrible risk throughout the pregnancy. But she defied the odds to deliver two girls—4lb 4oz Deanna and 4lb 1oz Daisy—and a 5lb 10oz boy, Finlee. Read more

Congresswoman Tubbs Jones Dies After Aneurysm

Earlier Wednesday, media outlets, citing “sources familiar with the situation,” erroneously reported that Tubbs Jones had died. Her doctor said a short time later that she was in “critical condition” at a hospital in East Cleveland, Ohio.

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died Wednesday, a Cleveland Clinic official said. Read more

Dave Matthews Member Dead!

TMZ has learned LeRoi Moore, the sax player in the Dave Matthews Band, has died. He was 46.

Moore was seriously injured in an ATV accident June 30 outside Charlottesville. He had a punctured lung and broken ribs. Moore went back into the hospital last month due to complications. Read more

Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies at 65

Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film “Shaft,” has died, sheriff’s officials in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday. Read more

Actor Bernie Mac Dies at Age 50

Very tragic, so young and such a great actor. Bernie Mac was known for his style of comedy, character and overall genuine guy. Mac was known for overcoming his poor childhood to becoming a standup comedian superstar. Mac was recently hospitalized for pneumonia in the Chicago area, complications arose which led to Bernie Mac passing away. Read more

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