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Edwards endorses Obama in move to unify support (AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and former Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards, wave to the crowd Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in Grand Rapids, Mich. after Edwards announced his endorsement of Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee.  (AP Photo Adam Bird)AP - Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.




Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar (AP)

A child is carried by a boy in a village affected by Cyclone Nargis located near the Myanmar capital Yangon May 14, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)AP - The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 — a much larger figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly.




AP video shows China earthquake's first moments (AP)

In this image from video, a young woman holding an infant walks from a cloud of dust during a powerful earthquake in a mountain reserve outside Chengdu, China, Monday May 12, 2008. (AP Photo/APTN, John Dkar)AP - The moment that a devastating earthquake struck central China, the hills surrounding the city of Chengdu shook, people ran outside in confused panic, and a thick, white cloud of dust enveloped a mountain reserve.




McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments (AP)

Arizona Senator and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain(R), seen here with his wife Cindy in January 2008, vowed in a speech on Wednesday to make freedom of religion a key foreign policy issue if he is elected to the White House in November.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - Cindy McCain, whose husband has been a critic of the violence in Sudan, sold off more than $2 million in mutual funds whose holdings include companies that do business in the African nation.




Woman pleads guilty in Spitzer prostitution probe (AP)

Temeka Rachelle Lewis exits Manhattan federal court, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in New York. Lewis  is accused of booking clients for a prostitution ring and has pleaded guilty in the federal probe that brought down former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)AP - A woman accused of booking clients for a high-priced call girl ring pleaded guilty Wednesday to money laundering and promoting prostitution in the federal probe that brought down former Gov. Eliot Spitzer.




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Celtics beat Cavs 96-89 to take 3-2 lead in series (AP)

Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James during the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 96-89 win in Game 5 of an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal basketball series in Boston Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Boston leads the series 3-2. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)AP - Someone is going to have to win in Boston to keep the Celtics from winning their 17th NBA title. Cleveland hopes for one more chance.




Entertainment News
`American Idol' gets down to its final 2 contestants (AP)

In this March 6, 2008, file photo American Idol contestant Syesha Mercado attends the 'American Idol' annual Top 12 Party in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten, file)AP - NEW YORK (AP) — It'll be David vs. David. Syesha Mercado was voted off "American Idol" Wednesday night, paving the way for the expected showdown between David Archuleta and David Cook.




Francis Bacon triptych breaks record at NYC auction (AP)

This undated photo released by Sotheby's shows the three panels of Francis Bacon's 'Triptych, 1976' which  broke a record for contemporary art auctions Wednesday May 14, 2008 , selling for $86,281,000 after three bidders vied for it. It also set an auction record for the British artist. (AP Photo/Sotheby's)AP - A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon broke a record for contemporary art auctions Wednesday, selling for more than $86 million after three bidders vied for it, a spokeswoman for the auction house said.




Artworks by noted psychedelic artists go to NYC auction (AP)

This photo released by Bonhams shows Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley's 'Greatful Dead - Terrapin Station.' A collection of original art by noted psychedelic artists, depicting some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll, fetched about $795,000 at an auction Wednesday May 14, 2008. The mixed media on board by Miller and Kelley for the Grateful Dead's unrealized Terrapin Station concert hall fetched $90,00. It's pre-sale estimate was $100,000 to $150,000. (AP Photo/Bonhams)AP - A collection of original art by noted psychedelic artists, depicting some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll, fetched about $795,000 at an auction Wednesday, a spokesman for the auction house said.




`Dog the Bounty Hunter' to return to A&E (AP)

Duane 'Dog' Chapman adjusts his sunglasses as he speaks during a press conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, Wednesday, May 14, 2008.  Executives with A&E, the cable network that broadcast 'Dog the Bounty Hunter,' say viewers can catch reruns of the show starting June 25. Filming has begun on the fifth season, which is scheduled to begin airing a few weeks later. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman)AP - Bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's TV show will return to the air this summer, months after it was pulled when the reality star used a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade.




Sci/Tech News
US lists polar bear as threatened species (AP)

Galaxy's youngest known supernova is 140 years old (AP)

Scientists are building database of bite marks (AP)

 

 

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