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Royal jewels, rare watches to test auction market (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Fri, 09 May 2008 17:25:34 GMT Auction houses offering royal jewels and rare luxury watches in Geneva next week shrug off any suggestion that the global economic downturn will dampen what they say is still a strong market for high-end pieces.

£55,000 clocked up for rare Rolex (BBC News) Fri, 09 May 2008 13:14:18 GMT A rare military watch worth £55,000 is discovered after its unsuspecting owner takes it to be repaired.

Antiquorum Celebrates Rolex's Anniversary Year with the Sale of the Century (Europa Star) Mon, 05 May 2008 17:17:44 GMT Antiquorum's sale titled "Revolution: The Evolution of the Rolex Sport Watch", commemorating the 100th anniversary of Rolex, achieved $ 8,515,260. There was excitement in the air as soon as the auctioneer stepped up to the podium at the Rolex thematic sale Thursday morning on April 17. Not only was the auction room packed with a record number of eager bidders, but there were also 283 registered ...

May 5: Broken horse, broken heart (Carroll County Online) Fri, 09 May 2008 03:54:40 GMT Watching the replays of Eight Belles being killed after suffering from two broken ankles following Sunday’s Kentucky Derby has left me with a sick feeling in my stomach.

Families struggling to cope (The Herald News) Mon, 05 May 2008 09:20:38 GMT Donations just keep coming.

Sotheby's to offer jewels of Brazil's 'first lady' (National Jeweler) Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:16:40 GMT Geneva—Jewelry from a number of noteworthy women will be on the auction block during Sotheby's spring sale of Magnificent Jewels, the auction house has announced.

James Brown Paternity Test (WCBD-TV Charleston) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:52:44 GMT AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina judge has ordered a paternity test for the 6-year-old son of a woman who claims to be James Brown's widow. Judge Jack Early said Friday the DNA test on James Brown II should be completed within the next 30 days.

Judge Orders DNA Test In James Brown Estate Case (FOX 5 News Atlanta) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:22:46 GMT AIKEN, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina judge has ordered a paternity test for the 6-year-old son of a woman who claims to be James Brown's widow.

Judge orders DNA test in latest Brown paternity case (The Post and Courier) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:38:18 GMT AIKEN — A South Carolina judge has ordered a paternity test for the 6-year-old son of a woman who claims to be James Brown's widow. Judge Jack Early said Friday that the DNA test on James Brown II should be completed within the next 30 days. Trustees handling the singer's estate ques...

Judge orders DNA test for child in James Brown estate case (WIS News 10 Columbia) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:25:31 GMT A judge handling the estate of James Brown has ordered a paternity test for the son of a woman who claims to be the late soul singer's widow.