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NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Police investigating the death of Anna Nicole Smith’s 20-year-old son said they had no evidence that he had suffered a heart attack or that drugs were involved.

The cause of death remained under investigation Tuesday.

The Nassau Guardian, citing unidentified sources, reported Monday that Daniel Wayne Smith had died of a heart attack. On Tuesday, the newspaper reported that a preliminary investigation found that Smith had antidepressants in his system. It cited sources close to the case.

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Hewlett-Packard announced a shakeup of its board Tuesday amid a widening investigation into its controversial leak probe.

HP Chairman Patricia Dunn will leave her post after the company’s Jan. 18 board meeting and will be succeeded by chief executive Mark Hurd, the computer and printer company said Tuesday. Dunn will stay on as a director and board member Richard Hackborn will serve as lead independent director starting in January.

Longtime board member George Keyworth, who was discovered to be the source of company leaks, has resigned from the board, effective immediately, the company also said.

“The invasion of my privacy and that of others was ill-conceived and inconsistent with HP’s values,” Keyworth said in a statement. He also admitted to being the source of a company leak in January of this year.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Kendall County furniture store owner and “huge Bears fan” Randy Gonigam got tired of players bragging about their defense, so he decided to put his money where their mouths are. Over Labor Day weekend, Gonigam’s World Furniture Mall in Plano offered customers free furniture – up to $10,000 – if the Bears shut out the Green Bay Packers in their season opener. Four quarters, 206 customers and about $300,000 later, Gonigam is still a little shell-shocked.

“This is beyond our wildest dreams,” he said.

But the fact that it was a long shot didn’t keep him from insuring the store for up to $300,000 worth of furniture with a company that specializes in insuring prize reimbursements.

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