The Wire
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'Catching Fire' dampened but not drowned at Cannes
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:29pm
(AP) — Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party.
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Chella Choi takes lead at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:29pm
(AP) — Chella Choi shot her second straight 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Jessica Korda and Anna Nordqvist, the Swede who broke the course record with a 61 in the third round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.
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Sharks fined $100,000 for GM's comments
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:24pm
(AP) — The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.
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Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:24pm
(AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held talks at the Vatican about the economic crisis with Germany's leader.
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Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:23pm
(AP) — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.
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Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:16pm
(AP) — Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.
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Pacers' Hill cleared to play Game 6 vs. Knicks
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:12pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 7:15pm(AP) — Indiana Pacers guard George Hill has been cleared to play Saturday night against the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:12pm
(AP) — It's all about the odds.
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Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 7:06pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 7:06pm(AP) — About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:48pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 6:50pm(AP) — Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and prisons.
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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:47pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 6:47pm(AP) — Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
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Chargers, Freeney agree to 2-year deal
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:46pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 6:47pm(AP) — The San Diego Chargers agreed Saturday to a two-year deal with aging star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million.
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Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:44pm
(AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops."
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Bradley keeps lead after 3 rounds at Nelson
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:41pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 6:42pm(AP) — Keegan Bradley overcame two early bogeys and maintained his lead at the Byron Nelson Championship with 2-under 68 in the third round Saturday.
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As fireworks crackle, Beckham plays last home game
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:39pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 6:41pm(AP) — Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:24pm
(AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest .
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Oxbow has won the Preakness Stakes
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:23pm
(AP) — Oxbow has won the Preakness Stakes.
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Will Power grabs early lead in race for Indy pole
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:16pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 6:17pm(AP) — Will Power was the most relieved man in Roger Penske's garage Saturday.
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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 6:08pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 6:10pm(AP) — A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York's police commissioner called an "anti-gay" hate crime.
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2 fires north of LA persist after long fire week
Posted on May 18, 2013 at 5:33pm
Updated on May 18, 2013 at 5:35pm(AP) — A pair of persistent wildfires continued to burn in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Saturday, although authorities were slowly getting the upper hand.















































































































