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Prudhoe Bay, Alaska -- A bar-tailed godwit bird banded near Victoria, Australia, was found more than 8,000 miles away in the western Arctic area of Alaska, wildlife experts said.

New York -- U.S. telecommunications giant Verizon said it would cut 8,000 jobs in 2009 to reduce costs during the economic slowdown.

Los Angeles -- More than half a million people have registered for a chance to attend a Los Angeles memorial for singer Michael Jackson, a Jackson family spokesman says.