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Bryant, Lakers roll past Spurs
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- There would be no blown lead in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers saw to that. Bryant scored 22 points, Lamar Odom added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Lakers took command late in the second quarter to rout San Antonio 101-71 Friday night for a 2-0 lead over the Spurs. Games 3 and 4 in the best-of-seven series will be played in San Antonio, where the Spurs have a 6-0 record...
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NYC issues aphrodisiac warning NEW YORK -- Health officials are warning New Yorkers to stay away from an illegal aphrodisiac made from toad venom after the product apparently killed a man
NYC issues aphrodisiac warning NEW YORK -- Health officials are warning New Yorkers to stay away from an illegal aphrodisiac made from toad venom after the product apparently killed a man. The city's poison control center issued the warning Friday after receiving a hospital report that a 35-year-old man who ingested the hard, brown substance died earlier this month. The product is sold under names including Piedra, Love Stone, Jamaican Stone,...
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Harvick taking lead in drug testing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Kevin Harvick has received a crash course on privacy laws, learned how long different drugs stay in the system, and tested the drivers and crew chiefs on the teams he owns. A month after the startling admission by former Craftsman Truck Series driver Aaron Fike that he used heroin on the day of races, Harvick has jumped ahead of NASCAR by requiring the drivers and crew on his Nationwide and Truck Series teams to submit...
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Governor to attend Zelma Henderson funeral
TOPEKA (AP) -- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has been invited to attend the funeral of Zelma Henderson, the last surviving Topeka plaintiff in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that led to the dismantling of the nation's "separate but equal" doctrine. Spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran said the governor will attend the 1 p.m. Tuesday service at St. John's AME Church. She earlier sent a letter of condolence to the family. Henderson, who died Tue...
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Officials tour damage from tornado
WINDSOR, Colo. (AP) -- Stormy weather, natural gas leaks and the threat of explosions kept hundreds of anxious residents from assessing the damage to their homes on Friday, a day after a large tornado tore through a 35-mile stretch of northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens. The twister damaged or destroyed homes, businesses, dairies and farms in several Weld County towns Thursday. The storm system pelted the region with gol...
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China contains radiation PENGZHOU, China -- Emergency crews worked today to secure 15 sources of radiation buried in the rubble of China's devastating earthquake, the government said as it evacuated thousands of survivors downstream from rivers dammed by landslides
China contains radiation PENGZHOU, China -- Emergency crews worked today to secure 15 sources of radiation buried in the rubble of China's devastating earthquake, the government said as it evacuated thousands of survivors downstream from rivers dammed by landslides. Officials precariously balanced their efforts to clean up and rebuild with attempts to house, feed and treat the displaced and injured and search for survivors. One senior officia...
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Campaign questions global warming
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A coalition of conservative evangelical leaders wants to enlist 1 million Christians to sign a statement questioning whether human-caused global warming is a real threat and arguing that restrictive environmental policies harm poor people. The "We Get It!" campaign is the latest development in an ongoing disagreement among evangelicals about climate change. "Our stewardship of creation must be based on Biblical principles a...
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Presbyterians pick first black leader for seminary
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- For the first time in its 196-year history, one of the nation's oldest Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) seminaries will be led by a black pastor, a triumph for African-Americans who hope he'll use his position to nurture the next generation of minority pastors. Brian Blount, the head of Richmond's Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, is positioned to shape everything from recruitment to ...
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National Hockey League Playoffs By The Associated Press STANLEY CUP FINALS Saturday's Game Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p
National Hockey League Playoffs By The Associated Press STANLEY CUP FINALS Saturday's Game Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m. Monday's Game Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m. Wednesday's Game Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31 Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Monday, June 2 Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m., if necessary Wednesday, June 4 Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., if necessary Saturday, June 7 Pi...
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On Capitol Hill, much said, little changed on Iraq
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers quizzed top U.S. commanders Thursday. Senators repudiated President Bush on a war-spending bill. Barack Obama visited the Capitol to accuse presidential rival John McCain of "partisan posturing" on Iraq. When the noise and dust settled, what was accomplished? Almost nothing in terms of forcing Bush to change his policies in the five-year-old conflict, despite the mandate that voters seemed to hand Democrats in 2006. "A...
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Oklahoma edges Missouri 4-3
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Jamie Johnson hit a 2-run double with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Oklahoma to a 4-3 win over Missouri on Thursday night in the Big 12 Conference baseball tournament. Oklahoma (34-23-1), the final team to qualify for the eight-team tournament, is 2-0 in pool play with a game remaining against Texas (35-20) on Saturday. Missouri (38-18) is 1-1 in pool play, as is Texas. Earlier Thursday, Texas remain...
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Pistons tie East finals
BOSTON (AP) -- Home wins are no longer good enough for the Boston Celtics. The road to the NBA finals in the Eastern Conference now goes through Detroit. Richard Hamilton bounced back from a poor series opener with 25 points, and the Pistons beat Boston 103-97 Thursday night, tying the conference finals at one game apiece and seizing the home-court advantage that has meant everything to the Celtics. "It is even," forward Rasheed Wallace said....
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Pharmacist gets prison term WICHITA -- A pharmacist who worked for an Internet pharmacy once located in Wichita was sentenced Thursday 18 months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescription drugs
Pharmacist gets prison term WICHITA -- A pharmacist who worked for an Internet pharmacy once located in Wichita was sentenced Thursday 18 months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescription drugs. A computer technician who worked at the company got two years probation. Pharmacist Jerry L. Lovern told U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown on Thursday he had no intention of hurting anybody, and implored the judge to consider home imprisonment....
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National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Tuesday's Game Boston 88, Detroit 79 Wednesday's Game L
National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Tuesday's Game Boston 88, Detroit 79 Wednesday's Game L.A. Lakers 89, San Antonio 85 Thursday's Game Pistons 103, Celtics 97, series tied 1-1 Friday's Game San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m., Lakers lead series 1-0 Saturday's Game Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's Game L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Monday's...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.342 per lb., London Metal Exch. today. Copper -$3.7800 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.7235 N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Lead - $1990.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $1.0207 per lb., delivered. Gold - $927.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $917.90 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu. Silver - $18.025 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $17.975 troy oz...
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Wetterich gets within two strokes at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Brett Wetterich first felt the pain in his shoulder while hitting balls on the range in Hawaii before his season opener in January. After two more tournaments, he finally went to see a doctor. Instead of surgery for a torn labrum like he expected, Wetterich missed only two months on the PGA Tour while going through rehabilitation. Now he's taking another step: playing well again. Wetterich shot a season-best 5-under ...
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Grand slams down Royals
BOSTON (AP) -- The Red Sox made winning look easy at Fenway Park the past few days. A no-hitter, two grand slams in a game and two pitchers coming up from Triple-A to get wins -- it couldn't have gone much better in a four-game sweep of Kansas City. J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell supplied the slams Thursday to help Daisuke Matsuzaka remain unbeaten, and Boston completed a perfect seven-game homestand with an 11-8 win over the Royals. The series st...
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AG modifies demands in case
TOPEKA (AP) -- Attorney General Steve Six modified demands Thursday in a lawsuit filed against a district court judge who has custody of patients' medical records from two abortion clinics. The judge is a key witness in a separate criminal case against one of the clinics in Johnson County. Six's lawsuit is before the Kansas Supreme Court, and the justices are keeping the judge from testifying in the criminal case while they determine who shou...
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Tornado kills one, injures dozens WINDSOR, Colo
Tornado kills one, injures dozens WINDSOR, Colo. -- Residents awoke today to find debris-strewn neighborhoods, houses torn to pieces and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves after a large tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens. The twister skipped through several towns in Weld County Thursday, damaging or destroying dozens of homes, businesses, dairies and farms. The storm system pelted the regio...
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Speaker: No override attempt on energy bill
TOPEKA -- The fight for two coal-fired power plants in western Kansas ended Wednesday in the Legislature, and the next round likely will be in the courts. House Speaker Melvin Neufeld said Wednesday there will be no effort next week to override Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' latest of three vetoes of bills allowing Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to build the plants outside Holcomb in Finney County. Legislators gather May 29 for a brief adjournment c...
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