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An autopsy expected today on pop icon Michael Jackson. The King of pop died yesterday. His brother Jermaine says he believes Michael died from ____1____. Jackson stopped breathing at his home. A team of doctors and paramedic tried to resuscitate him for more than an hour.

From the apartment in Harlem to Los Angeles, and even Jackson’s hometown of Gary, Indiana, hundreds of fans stopped to remember the star. Many said yesterday should be a day of celebration to remember the pop star, not a day of ___2___ because of his death.

A magistrate has set bond for a half a million dollars for Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford; however the magistrate delayed his release until this afternoon giving prosecutors time to appeal. Stanford pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he ___3___ investors out of more than $7 billion.

Federal investigators say a signaling system failed to detect a stopped train during tests of the track where a deadly crash occurred on a subway in Washington earlier in the week. The NTSB says the train control system lost detection of the train ______4______ where Monday’s accident occurred. Nine people died in that crash.

 
 
 
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1. cardiac arrest - Sudden cessation of heartbeat and cardiac function, resulting in the loss of effective circulation

2. sadness

3. swindled - to obtain money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them

4. in the same spot

 
 

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