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Tech: CNN.com - Girl burned when cell phone catches fire - Jul 1, 2004: “The teenager was volunteering at an Ontario youth recreation center when witnesses heard a loud ‘whooshing’ sound, said Frank Huddleston, a fire department investigator.”

World: CNN.com - Elizabeth Taylor denies�Van Gogh stolen by Nazis - Jul 3, 2004: “Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor is fighting a family’s claims that a Vincent van Gogh painting she owns was taken from one of their ancestors by Nazis. Descendants of Margarete Mauthner allege ‘View of the Asylum of Saint-Remy’ was taken from the German woman during World War II, and are demanding that Taylor returns the painting, which appraisers said could fetch $10 million to $15 million at auction.”

Music: CNN.com - Prince marks ‘Purple’ anniversary - Jul 4, 2004: “And to mark the 20th anniversary of ‘Purple Rain,’ Prince reunited with some of the players in his musical past — Morris Day and The Time, guitarist Wendy Melvoin and former protege Sheila E.”

USA: Yahoo! News - Education Officials Review Use of Tenure: “Yet with federal law requiring schools to have a top teacher for every core class, more administrators are questioning whether tenure keeps them from getting rid of even a small number of instructors who just are not good enough in the classroom.”

Space: Yahoo! News - Cassini Pierces Titan’s Veil of Smog, Clouds: “Black-and-white photos taken at 210,600 miles above Titan’s surface show a murky landscape that Turtle likened to a ‘melting ice cream sundae’ with some fuzzy linear structures that could be mountains, rivers or fault lines. ”