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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Jury selection set to begin in R. Kelly pornography trial
AP - Jury selection was set to start Friday in the long-delayed trial of one of urban music's biggest stars.
Speedy new character debuts on new season of NBC's `Heroes'
AP - She's not just fast. She's very fast.
Jeff Probst: Surviving 16 seasons of `Survivor'
AP - After all this time, you don't associate Jeff Probst with traffic gridlock, yowling sirens, or office towers crowding the sky.
Maid Marion: Karen Allen is thrilled over `Indy' return
AP - Nothing ever seems to change in the stormy love-hate relationship between Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood.
How Iron Man was trounced by a scruffy car thief
AP - Niko Bellic is richer than Tony Stark.

SPORTS NEWS

Parker, Ginobili both score 31; Spurs beat Hornets in Game 3
AP - There was no third-quarter breakdown for the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, just the desperate play of a team whose quest for a second straight NBA title was on the line. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both scored 31 points to lead the Spurs to a 110-99 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Pierce, Allen lead Celtics to 89-73 Game 2 win over Cavs
AP - Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland. Pierce scored 19 points, Kevin Garnett added 13 with 12 rebounds, and Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Cavaliers 89-73 on Thursday night and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Arizona's Webb goes to 8-0 with 8-3 victory over Phillies
AP - Brandon Webb became the first pitcher to win his first eight starts in three years, tossing his 13th career complete game to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday.
Red Wings roll past Stars 4-1 in West finals opener
AP - Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.
Garcia builds early lead with 6-under 66 at The Players
AP - The flag was in a tempting location, back and left on the 13th green at the TPC Sawgrass with a pond running alongside the left side. Sergio Garcia took dead aim with a 7-iron and the ball never left its target.

US / National

Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
AP - A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.
Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
AP - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman she's pregnant with her 18th child.
Tornado knocks vehicles around in N. Carolina, kills 1
AP - Authorities began combing through the wreckage Friday caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina.
Car full of weapons lands US soldier in Mexican jail
AP - When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition, several cartridges and three knives.
Investigation at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson hid
AP - National Park Service officials say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible human remains.

TOP STORIES

UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies
AP - Myanmar's junta seized U.N. aid shipments Friday meant for a multitude of hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, forcing the world body to suspend further help.
Tornado knocks vehicles around in N. Carolina, kills 1
AP - Authorities began combing through the wreckage Friday caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina.
Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods
AP - Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday in the country's worst sectarian clashes since the 15-year civil war.
Obama picks ups 3 superdelegates, union endorsement
AP - The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including one who switched his backing from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
AP - A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.

SCIENCE NEWS

New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye
AP - Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.
Seaweed provides clues to earliest inhabitants of Americas
AP - Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas.
Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo
AP - A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats.
Conservationists, developer reach major Calif. land deal
AP - A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history.
Cat Urine Makes Mice Macho (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Tom and Jerry may never get along, but cats could help mice get lucky in love.

TECH NEWS

Gates: Microsoft shifts focus after Yahoo deal collapses
AP - Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.
Facebook, states set bullying, predator safeguards
AP - Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies under an agreement with officials nationwide that was announced Thursday.
Google execs hope for long-term ad deal with Yahoo
AP - Google Inc.'s top executives expressed hope Thursday that the Internet search leader will be able to form a potentially lucrative advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. a deal that would lower the odds of Microsoft Corp. renewing its attempts to buy Yahoo.
With Microsoft mum, analysts mull next moves for Live Search
AP - Without the influx of Web traffic that Microsoft bet would quickly follow a Yahoo buyout, the software maker is facing a long slog if it wants to turn its money-losing online services business into a Google-killer.
Cablevision plans wireless broadband network
AP - Cable TV provider Cablevision Systems Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to offer high-speed wireless Internet service across its coverage area in the New York region.