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• Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:36 GMT)

  AP - Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.

  
  

• UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 14:28:44 GMT)

  AP - Myanmar's junta seized U.N. aid shipments headed for hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, prompting the world body to suspend further help on Friday.

  
  

• Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:08 GMT)

  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.

  
  

• New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye (AP)

  (Thu, 08 May 2008 18:46:08 GMT)

  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.

  
  

• Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:34:47 GMT)

  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.

  
  

• Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:14:05 GMT)

  AP - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman — she's pregnant with her 18th child.

• 'CSI' star Gary Dourdan charged with felony drug possession (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:01:52 GMT)

  AP - "CSI" co-star Gary Dourdan has been charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy stemming from his arrest last month, prosecutors said.

  
  

• Obama picks ups 3 superdelegates, union endorsement (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:41:39 GMT)

  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.

  
  

• Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus (AP)

  (Thu, 08 May 2008 22:34:01 GMT)

  AP - With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment.

  
  

Sports

• Parker, Ginobili both score 31; Spurs beat Hornets in Game 3 (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:03:07 GMT)

  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)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 06:42:46 GMT)

  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)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 06:43:21 GMT)

  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)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:34:46 GMT)

  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)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 06:06:06 GMT)

  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.

  
  

• Federal judge orders Vick to pay Canadian bank $2.4 million (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 06:46:54 GMT)

  AP - A federal judge ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan. The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September, arguing his guilty plea to a federal dogfighting charge — and the resulting impact on his career — prevented him from repaying the loan.

  
  

• Parker, Ginobili both score 31 in Spurs' Game 3 win (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 07:23:22 GMT)

  AP - Manu Ginobili, voted the league's top reserve this season, didn't have his usual downtime at the start of the first quarter on Thursday night.

  
  

• Red Sox assert themselves against Detroit (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 07:33:23 GMT)

  AP - Kevin Youkilis and the Boston Red Sox asserted themselves against a fellow contender. Not that the Detroit Tigers put up much of a fight.

  
  

• Hleb on his way out of Arsenal, agent says (AFP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:32:22 GMT)

  AFP - Alexander Hleb, the Belarus midfielder who has been one of Arsenal's outstanding players this season, is set to follow Mathieu Flamini out of the Emirates Stadium, according to his agent.

  
  

Celeb

• Jury selection set to begin in R. Kelly pornography trial (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 14:33:58 GMT)

  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)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 12:07:07 GMT)

  AP - She's not just fast. She's very fast.

  
  

• Jeff Probst: Surviving 16 seasons of `Survivor' (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:03:55 GMT)

  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)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 12:50:18 GMT)

  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)

  (Thu, 08 May 2008 22:54:13 GMT)

  AP - Niko Bellic is richer than Tony Stark.

  
  

• Pace picks up `The Fall,' but won't push it too much (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:35:51 GMT)

  AP - Near as Lee Pace can tell, the best way to scare audiences away is to tell them how good something is.

  
  

• Latin rocker Juanes projects political voice in U.S. (Reuters)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 14:09:22 GMT)

  Reuters - Eight years ago, Colombian rocker Juanes was an immigrant seeking opportunities in Los Angeles before he found a music producer who gave him his big break.

• Pace picks up `The Fall,' but won't push it too much (AP)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:35:52 GMT)

  AP - Near as Lee Pace can tell, the best way to scare audiences away is to tell them how good something is.

  
  

• End credits roll for Warners specialty units (Reuters)

  (Fri, 09 May 2008 06:50:39 GMT)

  Reuters - After Warner Bros. absorbed New Line as an in-house production label in February, industryites wondered which Warners specialty unit would remain, Warner Independent Pictures or Picturehouse. The answer came Thursday: Neither.

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