Whacked Out News

• Rare bright orange _ alive and pinching _ lobsters popping up in Maine, Massachusetts

• Rescued on eve of Inauguration Day, sea turtle named for Obama gets liberty on Fourth of July

• Cops & Doughnuts: For laughs and to help community, police in Mich. town buy bakery

• Pachyderms outperform people in NYC cross-species eating contest, 505 hot dog buns to 143

• Un-bee-lievable: Bee swarm delays Astros' 7-2 win over Padres Photo

• This is your captain streaking: New Zealand airline's safety video shows staff sans clothes Photo

• Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits sent back to jail after she's found in hotel with bunnies

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Entertainment News

• Al Sharpton calls for nationwide 'love vigils' on Tuesday to honor Michael Jackson

• 'Slumdog' kid star to leave slum shanty and move into new apartment from filmmakers next week

• Surviving recession in big cities' shadows a challenge for suburban arts organizations

• Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson at London arena where he was to perform

• Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein dies in NYC at 77 Photo

• AP Interview: Michael Jackson adviser Dr. Tohme Tohme breaks silence to talk about his friend Photo

• Actor Rupert Grint, Ron Weasley in 'Harry Potter' films, recovering from swine flu

• Mental health specialists say Jackson's kids face challenges to dealing with his sudden death

• Jackson's kids had an isolated life but a loving bond with their superstar father, friends say

• ABBA's Benny Andersson shoots down talk of reunion to fill Jackson void in London arena

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