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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sun 12 Feb, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Whitney Houston dead Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48. Houston - inspired by soul singers in her New Jersey family - became one of the most celebrated female singers of all time, taking multiple Emmy, Grammy and Billboard Music awards. She had a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown and battled a drug addiction, which shattered her public image. Celebrities have been expressing their shock and sadness over the singer's death on Twitter. More » Houston broke barriers, records and hearts Australian journalist arrested in Egypt More Analysis » The (bow)ties that bind: Slipper's $2.4b payback This week has done nothing to displace the common perception that Peter Slipper is a man of rather rococo personal tastes. On Day One, he reintroduced the robes. On Day Two, he announced that he was rerouting the Speaker's Procession. But here's the thing: in a parliamentary week that wasted no time in setting out for, and instantly arriving at, Stupidsville, Slippery actually was a force for good. More » Atheism and growing up Islam should not be tarnished by honour killings Australia's faraway focus on foreign affairs Disappearing jobs at Sydney University Slow to warm up to a woman in the Lodge Daw plays football, the rest is irrelevant Lord and Lady of the media Reserve Bank does first home buyers a favour Brahmins, Messiahs and the cult of the public service Just In More Just In » Houston broke barriers, records and hearts Whitney Houston's soaring voice broke records and inspired millions before drug abuse sent her on a downward spiral. More » Syrian city shelled ahead of Arab meeting Wilkie offers olive branch to PM Rescuers hopeful for missing fisherman Whitney Houston dead Union boss receives Australia Day hate mail Orica faces long PR recovery from chemical leak NSW residents dreaming of Queensland Greek PM gives final warning ahead of vote 600 teens crash Gold Coast party World More World » UK police arrest 5 Sun tabloid employees Police have arrested five employees of the Britain's biggest tabloid, The Sun, as part of an inquiry into corrupt payments made to police and public officials. More » Australian journalist arrested in Egypt Greek PM gives final warning ahead of vote Syrian general assassinated as violence spreads Afghanistan denies Taliban army infiltration systemic Business More Business » Orica faces long PR recovery from chemical leak By Brendan King for Background Briefing Orica faces an uphill battle to get the community back onside, six months after a chemical leak at its Newcastle ammonia plant. More » Greek PM gives final warning ahead of vote Rio Tinto loses appeal on worker agreements Greg Combet joins Insiders Banks tipped to follow ANZ on rates hike Inflation outlook leaves room for rate cut Murdoch named new Ten boss James Hardie wins $300m payout from ATO Appeals lodged against Optus copyright ruling Politics More Politics » Union boss receives Australia Day hate mail Unions ACT leader Kim Sattler has told police she has received threatening hate mail since the Australia Day protest which say the Prime Minister dragged from the scene by security. More » Orica faces long PR recovery from chemical leak Afghanistan denies Taliban army infiltration systemic Iran foreshadows 'important' nuclear progress School principals to get hire or fire power Sport More Sport » Aussies opt to bat in Adelaide In-form Queenslander Peter Forrest finally gets his chance at the international level after being named at number four against India at Adelaide Oval. More » Pattinson makes low-key return Hunt, Norman face final NRL audition Aussies complete Davis Cup sweep United goes top as Suarez 'disgraces' Liverpool Woods on the prowl at Pebble Beach Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Russia reaches ancient Antarctic lake Russian scientists in Antarctica drill through nearly 4km of ice to reach a vast freshwater lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years. More » Lovelorn Jurassic cricket chirps again Elephants could prevent bushfires: expert Facebook update to unearth old posts Gingrich promises to shoot for the Moon Environment More Environment » Hundreds of dead dolphins wash ashore At least 264 dead bottlenose dolphins have washed ashore over the past three days on Peru's northern coast, officials said, as they seek to discover what killed the marine animals. 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