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LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson's glimmering casket took center stage at the Staples Center, sitting for mais than two hours as celebrities memorialized the King of Pop under the watchful eyes of millions. And when the ceremony was over, it was gone.

By law, the golden casket that presumably held Jackson's body should be exactly where his death certificate says it is: back at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills cemetery, the site of a private family memorial service held before the Staples ceremony. Los Angeles County records show the cemetery as the temporary location, where it must stay...

You went to school to learn, girl
Things you never, never knew before
Like "I" before "E" except after "C"
And why two plus two make four
Now I'm gonna teach you
All about love, dear
Sit yourself down, take a assento
All you gotta do is repeat after me

ABC, easy as 1 2 3
Ah, simple as Do Re Mi
ABC, 1 2 3
Baby, you and Me Girl

Come on, let me amor you a little bit
I'm gonna teach you how to sing it out
Come on, come on, come on
Let me show you what it's all about

Reading and writing, 'rithmetic
Are the branches on the learning árvore
But listen, without the roots of amor
Let me tell you, girl
Your...

LOS ANGELES – In his final days, Michael Jackson was robust and active. Or dangerously thin and frail. Begging for access to powerful prescription drugs. Or showing no signs of ever having used them.

It depends on who's talking.

A dizzying collection of puzzle pieces about Jackson's health and habits has come to light since his death on June 25. With as much as a mês before a toxicology denunciar determines the cause, mais are sure to emerge.

Each is likely to fuel further speculation. None is sure to produce a satisfying conclusion.

Some who knew him even seem to contradict themselves.

Here's...