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• NY man sues airline over flight spent in toilet (Reuters)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 22:52:49 GMT)

  Reuters - A New York man who says he was denied a seat on a five-hour jetBlue flight and was instead told to "hang out" in the plane's bathroom has sued the airline for $2 million, saying he suffered "extreme humiliation."

  
  

• Polish Holocaust hero dies at age 98 (AP)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 16:35:29 GMT)

  AP - Irena Sendler — credited with saving some 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazi Holocaust by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto, some of them in baskets — died Monday, her family said. She was 98.

  
  

• China state media: 10,000 buried near epicenter (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 07:19:38 GMT)

  AP - Chinese state media says that 10,000 people are buried in rubble in Mianzhu near the epicenter of the massive earthquake that struck the country.

  
  

• Web start-up unveils semantic Wikipedia search tool (Reuters)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 14:48:42 GMT)

  Reuters - Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to established Web search services such as Google.

  
  

• Scientists probe recent coyote attacks in California (AP)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 20:54:00 GMT)

  AP - The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park — but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal.

  
  

• Costa Rica plants more trees to become carbon neutral (AFP)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 22:25:27 GMT)

  AFP - Costa Rica will plant seven million trees in 2008 to soak up as many greenhouse gas emissions as it produces, in a bid to become the world's first carbon neutral nation, a top official said Monday.

  
  

• Ex-officials: Bush admin. ignored Iraq corruption (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 05:30:27 GMT)

  AP - The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees.

  
  

• Genetically modified human embryo stirs criticism (AP)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:39:18 GMT)

  AP - News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating "designer babies."

• Old gas pumps can't handle ever-rising prices (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 05:32:29 GMT)

  AP - Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials.

  
  

Sports

• James, Cavs batter homesick Celtics to even series (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 03:52:27 GMT)

  AP - Back to even, and back to Boston — with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday night to tie the best-of-seven series at 2-2.

  
  

• Suspects in Taylor murder won't face death penalty (AP)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:27:24 GMT)

  AP - Prosecutors said Monday they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed.

  
  

• Datsyuk's hat trick leads Red Wings past Stars 5-2 (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 04:11:39 GMT)

  AP - This is how ridiculously good the Detroit Red Wings are playing: They lose the NHL's top scorer this postseason and their regular-season scoring leader steps up with the first hat trick of his entire career while one of his linemates scores a demoralizing short-handed goal.

  
  

• Agency representing Mayo denies illegal activity (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 03:14:34 GMT)

  AP - The head of the sports agency representing O.J. Mayo denied any illegal activity involving the Southern California star on Monday, a day after ESPN reported Bill Duffy Associates gave cash to an event promoter who provided gifts.

  
  

• Ex-Pats video asst. to meet with Goodell, Specter (AP)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 21:43:36 GMT)

  AP - Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh will meet separately with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.

  
  

• Bears make Robbie Gould NFL's highest-paid kicker (AP)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 23:22:56 GMT)

  AP - Robbie Gould became the highest paid kicker, agreeing to a five-year, $15.5 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears that includes a $4.25 million signing bonus on Monday.

  
  

• LeBron leads Cavaliers past Boston to level NBA series (AFP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 05:57:18 GMT)

  AFP - LeBron James scored 21 points while adding six rebounds and a playoff career-high 13 assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past Boston 88-77 to level their second-round series.

  
  

• In-form Astros rally to soar over Giants (Reuters)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 07:25:51 GMT)

  Reuters - The Houston Astros rallied from an early three-run deficit to notch a fourth straight victory with a 7-3 triumph against the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

  
  

• Chelsea sign Porto defender Bosingwa (AFP)

  (Mon, 12 May 2008 16:34:31 GMT)

  AFP - Chelsea signed Portugal right-back Jose Bosingwa from Porto for 16.2 million pounds (20.5 million euros) on Monday.

  
  

Celeb

• Sex and the City premieres in London (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 07:19:55 GMT)

  AP - LONDON (AP) — The "Sex and the City" stars lit up London's Leicester Square for the world premiere of the cinematic sequel to their New York adventures, delighting fans with glamorous — and sometimes quirky — outfits that helped make the show an international hit.

  
  

• Dwight Yoakam to make 24th appearance on 'The Tonight Show' (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 01:59:50 GMT)

  AP - Dwight Yoakam will make his 24th appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this week, breaking the record for most musical performances by any artist.

  
  

• At least 3 jurors chosen for R. Kelly trial (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 02:57:02 GMT)

  AP - The wife of a Baptist preacher from R. Kelly's hometown, a business executive and a telecommunications company employee were the first three jurors chosen Monday for the R&B superstar's child pornography trial.

  
  

• ESPN to add Hannah Storm to 'SportsCenter' lineup (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 02:08:18 GMT)

  AP - ESPN will add Hannah Storm to its "SportsCenter" lineup in August when it will supplant nine hours of taped programming in favor of live sports news.

  
  

• NBC anoints Fallon as Conan O'Brien successor (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 00:42:07 GMT)

  AP - Jimmy Fallon's eighth-grade yearbook at St. Mary of the Snow in Saugerties, N.Y., listed him as "most likely to take over for David Letterman."

  
  

• For "Indy" billboard campaign, more is more (Reuters)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 06:06:35 GMT)

  Reuters - Steven Spielberg loves billboards. That's the simple explanation for those giant double-billboard promos for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" throughout Los Angeles, as well as the huge Indy messages plastered around all four sides of Madison Square Garden in New York.

  
  

• At least 3 jurors chosen for R. Kelly trial (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 02:57:02 GMT)

  AP - The wife of a Baptist preacher from R. Kelly's hometown, a business executive and a telecommunications company employee were the first three jurors chosen Monday for the R&B superstar's child pornography trial.

  
  

• Sex and the City premieres in London (AP)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 07:19:55 GMT)

  AP - LONDON (AP) — The "Sex and the City" stars lit up London's Leicester Square for the world premiere of the cinematic sequel to their New York adventures, delighting fans with glamorous — and sometimes quirky — outfits that helped make the show an international hit.

  
  

• ABC opts for "Life on Mars" (Reuters)

  (Tue, 13 May 2008 07:12:46 GMT)

  Reuters - In final preparations for its "upfront" presentation to advertisers Tuesday, ABC on Monday closed a deal to pick up the time-traveling drama pilot "Life on Mars" as a series.

  
  

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