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HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<table id="latest">
    <thead>
        <tr><th>Delete</th></tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr><td class="delete">Delete</td></tr>
        <tr><td class="delete">Delete</td></tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

CSS

th { border-botttom: solid 1px #ddd; }
tr td { border: solid 1px red; }

JavaScript

$('.delete').live('click', function() {
    $(this).closest('tr').fadeOut('slow', function() {
        $(this).remove();
        console.log($("#latest tbody").html());
        $("#latest tbody:not(:has(tr))").parent().remove();
    });
    return false;
});