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Friday the 13th; Anna Nicole's boyfriend and Doctor charged

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Anna Nicole Smith's longtime partner and attorney, Howard K. Stern, and a doctor were jailed Thursday on charges of conspiring to furnish drugs to Smith before her death in 2007, authorities said. Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern was among those charged Thursday. Stern and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor were arrested and later released from a Los Angeles County jail Thursday night after each posted a $20,000 bond, a police spokesman said. Dr. Khristine Eroshevich also faces charges and is expected to turn herself in Monday, authorities said. The d

Tim Russert and the curse of 13

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Shortly after 1:30 in the afternoon of June 13 , 2008 , Russert collapsed at the offices of WRC-TV , which houses the Washington, D.C. bureau of NBC News where he was the Bureau Chief, while recording voiceovers for the Sunday edition of Meet the Press . The District of Columbia Fire and Rescue service received a call from NBC at 1:40 and dispatched an EMS unit which arrived at 1:44. Paramedics on scene attempted to defibrillate Russert's heart three times, but he did not respond. Russert was then transported to Sibley Memorial Hospital , arriving at 2:23, and was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later. [21] In accordance with American journalistic tradition, the public announcement of Russert's death was withheld by both the wire services and his network's competitors. [22] After Russert's family had been notified, retired NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw delivered, live on NBC, CNBC and MSNBC , the news of his death. [23] Russert had just retu