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Report: Rapper T.I. reports to Arkansas prison

(CNN) — Rapper T.I., who was sentenced to a 366-day prison sentence in March, reported Tuesday to a federal prison complex in Forrest City, Arkansas, according to CNN affiliate WSB-TV. The rapper — whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr. — was required to be at the prison before noon local time to begin serving .

Puyol: Pressure is on United

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol claims the pressure is on Manchester United in today’s Champions League final. With a new coach in inexperienced Josep Guardiola at the start of the season, Barca have made headlines by claiming the Primera Liga title and the Copa del Rey trophy en route to the top game in Rome. “We’ve .

Telling your wife she’s not pretty may soon be an offence

By MUGUNTAN VANAR KOTA KINABALU: A husband telling his wife that she is no longer pretty in an attempt to humiliate her can be classified as an emotional violence offence if amendments are made to the Domestic Violence Act (DVA)1994. The plan is to amend the DVA for the inclusion of a clause on emotional .

California high court upholds same-sex marriage ban

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) — California’s highest court upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages Tuesday but allowed about 18,000 unions performed before the ban to remain valid. Supporters of November ballot initiative Proposition 8 hailed the ruling, but about 1,000 advocates of same-sex marriages who gathered outside the court building in San Francisco met .

Brothers charged with illegal deposit taking

By MUGUNTAN VANAR KOTA KINABALU: Two brothers, directors of a company called Gemilang Mirza Sdn Bhd, were charged by Bank Negara with illegal deposit taking. Awang Binting Pg Mat Salleh, 46, and Awang Ajis Pg Mat Salleh, 30, pleaded not guilty before Sessions Court judge Ummu Kalthom Abdul Samad for taking deposits without a valid .

Sir Alex Ferguson’s only regret

Sir Alex Ferguson has just one regret about reaching his third European final, he wishes dad was alive to see it. Ferguson’s father, also called Alex, died in 1978, so did not live to see his son become one of the most celebrated football managers of all time. As more than three decades have past .

Survey: Most economists see recession end in ’09

By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON – More than 90 percent of economists predict the recession will end this year, although the recovery is likely to be bumpy. That assessment came from leading forecasters in a survey by the National Association for Business Economics to be released Wednesday. It is generally in line with the outlook from .

Fergie wants United to be great

Sir Alex has challenged United to join the pantheon of all-time great teams by lifting the Champions League title in Rome. Victory over Barcelona would allow United to become the first side to win back-to-back European Cups since it was rebranded in 1992. Liverpool and Nottingham Forest both achieved the feat in the 1970s. Now .

Yahoo considers another home page redesign

By Tom Krazit Yahoo is testing another redesign of its home page, emphasizing news feeds and applications as well as search results. The company is testing the most recent design with certain users, and while it’s somewhat similar to Yahoo’s current look and feel, it is a bit of a departure from the most recent .

Chrysler heads to court for key bankruptcy hearing

By BREE FOWLER NEW YORK – The future of Chrysler hangs in the balance as it heads to court Wednesday to ask a bankruptcy judge for permission to sell the bulk of its assets to a group headed by Italy’s Fiat in hopes of saving itself from liquidation. Attorneys for Chrysler LLC maintain that the .


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