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Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash
May 18, 201311:53 AM ET
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Officials are describing a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut. They say it's fortunate no one was killed.
JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN
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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
May 18, 201310:21 AM ET
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.
DAVID CRARY
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Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot
May 18, 201311:49 AM ET
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It's all about the odds.
BARBARA RODRIGUEZ
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10 Things to Know about the Preakness _ and beyond
May 18, 20133:13 AM ET
BALTIMORE (AP) — There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's Preakness Stakes — either the Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history.
RICHARD ROSENBLATT
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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
May 18, 201311:40 AM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.
KEN THOMASSTEVE PEOPLES
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Pacers not saying whether Hill to play vs. Knicks
May 18, 201312:32 PM ET
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Point guard George Hill will be a game-time decision as the Pacers try to close out the Knicks.
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Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball
May 18, 201311:17 AM ET
NEW YORK (AP) — Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.
JAKE COYLE
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What to watch for at the Preakness
May 18, 20139:06 AM ET
BALTIMORE (AP) — All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8. In the Preakness, Orb will be facing five horses he defeated in the Derby and three who did not run in the race.
RICHARD ROSENBLATT
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Venturi, US Open champion and CBS analyst, dies
May 17, 201310:12 PM ET
Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82.
DOUG FERGUSON
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Serena Williams reaches Italian Open final
May 18, 201312:26 PM ET
ROME (AP) — A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament.
ANDREW DAMPF
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