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First Peek at Seinfeld Cast Reunion

The old gang, looking about the same, reunites on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm

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First Peek at Seinfeld Cast Reunion

Then and Now: New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

PEOPLE.com revisits the city – and its determined residents – four years after the devastating storm

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Then and Now: New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

Water shortage threatens two million people in southern Iraq

Two million people face life without water Link to this video A water shortage described as the most critical since the earliest days of Iraq's civilisation is threatening to leave up to 2 million people in the south of the country without electricity and almost as many without drinking water. An already meagre supply of electricity to Iraq's fourth-largest city of Nasiriyah has fallen by 50% during the last three weeks because of the rapidly falling levels of the Euphrates river, which has only two of four power-generating turbines left working. If, as predicted, the river falls by a further 20cm during the next fortnight, engineers say the remaining two turbines will also close down, forcing a total blackout in the city.

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Water shortage threatens two million people in southern Iraq

Jay-Z’s 9/11 Concert To Benefit Widows, Children Of Fallen Police, Firemen

‘Answer the Call’ concert will benefit New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund. By Chris Harris Jay-Z Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images As MTV News reported on Monday, Jay-Z will be headlining New York’s Madison Square Garden on September 11, the eighth anniversary of the tragic events of the World Trade Center attacks (and the release date of his long-awaited Blueprint 3 LP). Appropriately, proceeds netted from ticket sales to Hova’s hometown gig will go to support the families left behind by the men and women who died trying to save others during that morning’s recovery efforts.

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Jay-Z’s 9/11 Concert To Benefit Widows, Children Of Fallen Police, Firemen

Kari Ann Peniche: Sex Addict, Yes; Madam, No

Kari Ann Peniche is not a Hollywood madam. She just writes about them for school papers

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Kari Ann Peniche: Sex Addict, Yes; Madam, No

Kourtney Kardashian: City Living Put on Hold

Before getting pregnant, Kourtney Kardashian was thinking hard about moving from suburban Los Angeles into the middle of the city with sis Khloé. However, with the newborn expected…

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Kourtney Kardashian: City Living Put on Hold

Chicago shuts down on Monday to save money

In the first of three Reduced Service days, rubbish collections were suspended and libraries and health centres were closed. Workers have been asked to take an enforced unpaid holiday in a move the authorities hope will save $8.3m. Chicago's Mayor Richard M Daley thanked state employees for their “sacrifice”.

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The first-timer’s guide to participating at Burning Man

As my fellow burner Merv Swankerton always says, trying to explain Burning Man to someone who has never been, is like trying to explain color to a blind person. Burning Man is a gathering of the spicy, creative people who “come home” to Black Rock City, Nevada for one week a year to share wildly artistic creations and to play, dance and live in the moment dressed, or undressed, in whatever style suits them. Burning Man was originally created on the beaches of San Francisco before moving to the Black Rock Desert, a dried up lake bed known as the playa.

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The first-timer’s guide to participating at Burning Man

World’s first carbon positive city will be in China

Yu Qun's journey into a low-carbon future began with a bad case of smelly fish. Scarcely had Mr.

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World’s first carbon positive city will be in China

Michael Jackson Burial Date Still Uncertain, Joe Jackson Says

Family reportedly needs more time to prepare for ceremony.

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Michael Jackson Burial Date Still Uncertain, Joe Jackson Says