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Sports News
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Parker, Ginobili both score 31; Spurs beat Hornets in Game 3
6:03AM CT
SAN ANTONIO (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.
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U.S. News
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Car full of weapons lands US soldier in Mexican jail
6:17AM CT
EL PASO, Texas (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.
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International News
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US military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest
5:50AM CT
BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mosul.
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Business News
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Citigroup targeting 9 percent revenue growth
8:02AM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup Inc. said Friday it is aiming for 9 percent revenue growth as it looks to rebound from recent struggles tied to deterioration in the mortgage and credit markets.
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High Tech News
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Gates: Microsoft shifts focus after Yahoo deal collapses
5:47AM CT
JAKARTA, Indonesia (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.
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Political News
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Obama wins endorsement of government employees union
7:42AM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The American Federation of Government Employees endorsed Barack Obama Friday, giving the Illinois senator fresh momentum toward capturing the Democratic nomination for president.
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Science News
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New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye
May 8 2008 8:00PM CT
CONCORD, N.H. (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.
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