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		<title>Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 05:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tricia Ennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>(WGGB) - The winning ticket from last night's record breaking Powerball drawing was sold in Florida. That's according to the official Powerball website. No word yet on a precise location where that ticket was sold. The single winner will take... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/19/winning-powerball-ticket-sold-in-florida/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.wggb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Money-Powerball1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-57465" alt="Money-Powerball" src="http://www.wggb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Money-Powerball1-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>(WGGB) &#8211; The winning ticket from last night&#8217;s record breaking Powerball drawing was sold in Florida.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s according to the official Powerball website. No word yet on a precise location where that ticket was sold. The single winner will take home the $590,500,000 grand prize.</p>
<p>Two tickets, sold in New York and South Carolina, won a $2 million prize, and players in 17 states &#8211; including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin &#8211; took home $1 million prizes.</p>
<p>A total of 7,598,547 non-jackpot winners took home nearly $84 million in prizes.</p>
<p>The winning numbers were 10-13-14-22-52 with a Poweball of 11.</p>
<p>The Powerball jackpot has been reset to $40 million.</p>
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		<title>Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/19/powerball-drawing-follows-late-ticket-buying-rush/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the lottery game&#8217;s highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; and that&#8217;s after taxes. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)</p>
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<p>Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the lottery game&#8217;s highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; and that&#8217;s after taxes. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)</p>
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<p>Armous Peterson figures out what numbers he is going to play in the Powerball lottery at Jimmy&#8217;s Mart on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Columbia, S.C. Peterson keeps track of what numbers he plays from week to week. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)</p>
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<p>Armous Peterson fills out his slip for the Powerball lottery at Jimmy&#8217;s Mart on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Columbia, S.C. Peterson keeps track of what numbers he plays from week to week. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)</p>
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<p>Kelly Branscom, of Zionsville, buys 2 Powerball lottery tickets, one for her and one for her cat Token, from a walk up window at a Hess gas station on the corner of Brodhead Avenue and Broadway, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bethlehem, Pa.. At left, is Alex Lopez, of Bethlehem, with Powerball tickets in hand. (AP Photo/The Express-Times, Stephen Flood)</p>
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<p>A clerk dispenses a Powerball Lottery ticket in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game&#8217;s history and the world&#8217;s second largest lottery prize.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)</p>
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<p>DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; It&#8217;s all about the odds.</p>
<p>With four out of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game&#8217;s highest jackpot, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; and that&#8217;s after taxes. Saturday night&#8217;s winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball of 11.</p>
<p>Lottery officials said late Saturday that the latest Powerball jackpot figure results were still pending. Estimates have put the jackpot at around $600 million. Officials have not yet announced whether there is a winner.</p>
<p>The chances of winning the prize remain astronomically low: 1 in 175.2 million. That&#8217;s how many different ways you can combine the numbers when you play. But lottery officials estimate about 80 percent of those possible combinations have been purchased.</p>
<p>&#8220;This would be the roll to get in on,&#8221; Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich said earlier Saturday. &#8220;Of course there&#8217;s no guarantee, and that&#8217;s the randomness of it, and the fun of it.&#8221;</p>
<p>That didn&#8217;t deter people across Powerball-playing states &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; 43 plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; from lining up at gas stations and convenience stores Saturday for their chance at striking it filthy rich.</p>
<p>At a mini market in the heart of Los Angeles&#8217; Chinatown, employees broke the steady stream of customers into two lines: One for Powerball ticket buyers and one for everybody else. Some people appeared to be looking for a little karma.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had two winners over $10 million here over the years, so people in the neighborhood think this is the lucky store,&#8221; employee Gordon Chan said as he replenished a stack of lottery tickets on a counter.</p>
<p>Workers at one suburban Columbia, S.C., convenience store were so busy with ticket buyers that they hadn&#8217;t updated their sign with the current jackpot figure, which was released Friday. Customer Armous Peterson was reluctant to share his system for playing the Powerball. The 56-year-old was well aware of the long odds, but he also knows the mantra of just about every person buying tickets.</p>
<p>&#8220;Somebody is going to win,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Lots of people are going to lose, too. But if you buy a ticket, that winner might be you.&#8221;</p>
<p>The latest jackpot was expected to be the world&#8217;s second largest overall, behind a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot in March 2012. If $600 million, the jackpot would currently include a $376.9 million cash option.</p>
<p>Charles Hill of Dallas said he buys lottery tickets every day. And he knows exactly what he&#8217;d do if he wins.</p>
<p>&#8220;What would I do with my money? I&#8217;d run and hide,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t want none of my kinfolks to find me.&#8221;</p>
<p>Clyde Barrow, a public policy professor at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, specializes in the gaming industry. He said one of the key factors behind the ticket-buying frenzy is the size of the jackpot &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; people are interested in the easy investment.</p>
<p>&#8220;Even though the odds are very low, the investment is very small,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Two dollars gets you a chance.&#8221;</p>
<p>That may be why Ed McCuen has a Powerball habit that&#8217;s as regular as clockwork. The 57-year-old electrical contractor from Savannah, Ga., buys one ticket a week, regardless of the possible loot. It&#8217;s a habit he didn&#8217;t alter Saturday.</p>
<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ve got one shot in a gazillion or whatever,&#8221; McCuen said, tucking his ticket in his pocket as he left a local convenience store. &#8220;You can&#8217;t win unless you buy a ticket. But whether you buy one or 10 or 20, it&#8217;s insignificant.&#8221;</p>
<p>Seema Sharma doesn&#8217;t seem to think so. The newsstand employee in Manhattan&#8217;s Penn Station purchased $80 worth of tickets for herself. She also was selling tickets all morning at a steady pace, instructing buyers where to stand if they wanted machine-picked tickets or to choose their own numbers.</p>
<p>&#8220;I work very hard &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; too hard &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; and I want to get the money so I can finally relax,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You never know.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Associated Press writers Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, S.C., Betsy Blaney in Lubbock, Texas, Russ Bynum in Savannah, Ga., John Rogers in Los Angeles and Verena Dobnick in New York contributed to this report.</p>
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		<title>Ortiz, Red Sox Blow Out Twins</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kainani Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- David Ortiz homered twice and drove in six runs to torment his former team once again, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 12-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Dustin Pedroia had two hits, two walks and an RBI,... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/19/ortiz-red-sox-blow-out-twins/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/19/ortiz-red-sox-blow-out-twins/ryan-doumit-david-ortiz/" rel="attachment wp-att-228360"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-228360" alt="" src="http://www.wggb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/6255d9fa-d3f5-4e83-9b5a-8d5618b626a3-big.jpg" width="227" height="307" /></a>MINNEAPOLIS (AP) &#8212; David Ortiz homered twice and drove in six runs to torment his former team once again, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 12-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.</p>
<p>Dustin Pedroia had two hits, two walks and an RBI, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. Daniel Nava also went deep for the Red Sox, who have won four straight following a slide in which they had lost 10 of 14.</p>
<p>Scott Diamond (3-4) gave up six runs on eight hits and walked three in 4 1-3 innings for the Twins, who have lost four in a row to fall into last place in the AL Central. Pedro Florimon had two hits and two RBIs and Joe Mauer extended his hitting streak to 15 games with two hits.</p>
<p>Craig Breslow (1-0) pitched 1 2-3 innings of scoreless relief for the win. Ortiz also had a single and a walk, raising his batting average to .362 in a game that lasted 3 hours, 53 minutes.</p>
<p>Twins general manager Terry Ryan has long been one of the most respected executives in the game. But one of his biggest mistakes came in 2002 when he released Ortiz, who had just appeared to start putting things together in his sixth big league season. The move is still haunting Ryan and the Twins 11 years later.</p>
<p>Ortiz signed with the Red Sox, and promptly blossomed into one of the most feared hitters in the American League, a central figure in Boston&#8217;s two World Series championships and the kind of slugger the Twins have been searching for ever since. He wears No. 34 in honor of the late Kirby Puckett and seems to take particular delight in hammering his former team.</p>
<p>Ortiz is 19 for 37 with five homers and 16 RBIs at Target Field.</p>
<p>Diamond labored from the start, falling behind 3-0 after 19 pitches. Ortiz jumped on a flat slider and drove it into the seats in right-center field for his sixth homer of the season.</p>
<p>Red Sox starter Ryan Dempster wasn&#8217;t much better. He walked four hitters in the second and third innings to load the bases in both frames, but the right-hander got Mauer to chase a breaking ball down and away to escape in the second and then got Aaron Hicks to fly out to deep right field to end the third.</p>
<p>Dempster needed a staggering 127 pitches to get through just 4 2-3 innings. He gave up five runs on eight hits and walked six.</p>
<p>Down 7-5 in the sixth, the Twins loaded the bases again. But Pedroia made a nifty over-the-shoulder catch in shallow right field, then whirled and easily threw out Ryan Doumit at home on a major base-running blunder.</p>
<p>Ortiz and Nava busted the game open with two-run homers in the seventh, giving Ortiz his 40th career multi-homer game.</p>
<p>NOTES: The Red Sox played without OFs Shane Victorino and Stephen Drew because of back injuries. Farrell said both were hopeful of playing on Sunday. &#8230; Mauer returned to the lineup after missing Friday night with a stiff back. &#8230; Diamond and Dempster were facing each other for the second time this season, becoming the first pair of Canadian starters to meet more than once in a season since at least 1920, according to the Red Sox. &#8230; The Twins will send LHP Pedro Hernandez (2-0, 5.79) to the mound on Sunday for the finale against Boston RHP John Lackey (1-4, 4.05). Lackey is looking to bounce back from a poor start against Tampa Bay, when he gave up five runs in 4 1-3 innings.</p>
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		<title>WNEU Holds Graduation without IRS Speaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Pisano</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p> SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) --    It was business as usual at Springfield’s Symphony hall this morning as 159 students graduated from Western New England University's School of Law despite the absence of  a keynote speaker. Earlier this week, Lois... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/wneu-holds-graduation-without-irs-speaker/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/02/18/wne-students-dies-following-intramural-basketball-game/wneu/" rel="attachment wp-att-197928"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-197928" alt="WNEU" src="http://www.wggb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/WNEU-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a> SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) &#8211;    It was business as usual at Springfield’s Symphony hall this morning as 159 students graduated from Western New England University&#8217;s School of Law despite the absence of  a keynote speaker.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, Lois Lerner &#8211; Director of the IRS Tax Exempt Organizations Division &#8211; backed out of giving the speech after the agency admitted it unfairly scrutinized conservative groups when they applied for tax-exempt status.</p>
<p>“She made the call to us and expressed the fact that this was a graduation and a graduation is supposed to be a time of celebration and energy and the publicity would detract from that,” said Barbara Moffat, VP of Marketing at WNEU. “While commencement speakers are a time honored tradition, the real important part is when that student walks across the stage.”</p>
<p>Moffat says this won&#8217;t deter Western New England University from asking a government official to speak at commencement ceremonies in the future.</p>
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		<title>Cultural Group Performance Raises Money for Immersion Trip</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Glauber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>EAST LONGMEADOW (WGGB) -- It was a night of culture, drums and dancing Saturday night at Saint Mary's Church. The Wofa Drum and Dance Company consists of students from the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School, who held the concert to raise money... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/cultural-group-performance-raises-money-for-immersion-trip/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><script src="http://eplayer.clipsyndicate.com/embed/player.js?page_count=5&windows=1&aspect_ratio=4x3&pf_id=10994&show_title=0&auto_next=1&auto_start=0&height=400&volume=10&div_id=videoplayer-1324478390&width=650&va_id=4063380" type="text/javascript"></script><div id="videoplayer-1324478390"></div>EAST LONGMEADOW (WGGB) &#8212; It was a night of culture, drums and dancing Saturday night at Saint Mary&#8217;s Church.</p>
<p>The Wofa Drum and Dance Company consists of students from the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School, who held the concert to raise money for a cultural immersion trip.</p>
<p>The groups founder, and teacher at PVPA, Kabisko Kaba hopes to take his students to his home country of Guinea, West Africa in January of next year.</p>
<p>He and the 14 students hope to raise almost $30,000 for the trip to study drumming, dance, language and culture.</p>
<p>The group spreads cultural knowledge throughout the community, through performances and work shops at local schools and camps. The Wofa name means &#8220;let&#8217;s get together&#8221; in the Sousou language.</p>
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		<title>Dynamo Put Ball in Own Net in 2-0 Loss to Revs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Trowbridge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>HOUSTON (AP) — Diego Fagundez scored and Houston added an own goal in the New England Revolution's 2-0 victory over the Dynamo on Saturday night. New England (3-4-4), unbeaten in four of its last five games, took a 1-0 lead in the 51st minute... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/dynamo-put-ball-in-own-net-in-2-0-loss-to-revs/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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HOUSTON (AP) — Diego Fagundez scored and Houston added an own goal in the New England Revolution&#8217;s 2-0 victory over the Dynamo on Saturday night.</p>
<p>New England (3-4-4), unbeaten in four of its last five games, took a 1-0 lead in the 51st minute on Fagundez&#8217;s goal. Off a give-and-go from Clyde Simms at the top of the box, Fagundez weaved through Houston&#8217;s defenders and sent a shot inside the far post from the penalty area.</p>
<p>The lead was extended to 2-0 in the 84th on an own goal. After Chris Tierney&#8217;s shot was deflected by Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall, Adam Moffat headed it up, but Juan Agudelo gained possession outside the left goalkeeper&#8217;s box. Agudelo&#8217;s shot deflected off Ricardo Clark and got over the end line before Moffat could clear it again.</p>
<p>Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.</p>
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		<title>Numbers Drawn for the $600 Million Powerball Jackpot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 03:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Trowbridge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/AP) -- The winning combination of numbers have been drawn for the largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history. The winning numbers are: 10 - 13 - 14 - 22 - 52, Powerball: 11 Saturday night's estimated jackpot... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/numbers-drawn-for-the-600-million-powerball-jackpot/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/AP) &#8212; The winning combination of numbers have been drawn for the largest Powerball jackpot in the game&#8217;s history.</p>
<p><strong>The winning numbers are: 10 &#8211; 13 &#8211; 14 &#8211; 22 &#8211; 52, Powerball: 11</strong></p>
<p>Saturday night&#8217;s estimated jackpot is $600 million.  The cash option on the prize is an estimated $376.9 million.  </p>
<p>Mass. Lottery officials say that after witholdings, a Mass. winner would receive a lump sum of $263.8 million.</p>
<p>The odds of winning the game&#8217;s largest jackpot remain astronomically low: 1 in 175.2 million.</p>
<p>But since about 80 percent of the possible combinations were been purchased, lottery officials say it&#8217;s likely the winning ticket could be selected.</p>
<p>As of Saturday afternoon, Mass. Lottery spokesperson Beth Bresnahan says that tickets in Massachusetts were selling at a rate of 3,900 tickets, or $7,800, a minute.  Nationally, that rate was about $362,100 a minute.</p>
<p>The latest jackpot is the world&#8217;s second largest overall, just behind a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot in March 2012.</p>
<p>If no winner is chosen from Saturday&#8217;s drawing, the top prize will jump to about $925 million.</p>
<p>Powerball is played in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.</p>
<p><em>Information from Barbara Rodriguez of the Associated Press was used in this report.</em></p>
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		<title>Increasing Clouds Tonight&#8230; Change in Weather Pattern Ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bdecker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>REGION, Mass (WGGB)- A nice Saturday, with temperatures reaching 73 here in Springfield today. More clouds for tonight though! Clouds on the increase in advance of a warm front approaching from the Mid-Atlantic states. Lows tonight will run in... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/increasing-clouds-tonight-change-in-weather-pattern-ahead/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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REGION, Mass (WGGB)- A nice Saturday, with temperatures reaching 73 here in Springfield today. More clouds for tonight though!  Clouds on the increase in advance of a warm front approaching from the Mid-Atlantic states.  Lows tonight will run in the low to mid 40&#8242;s.  Sunday we may see a few breaks of sunshine early but the clouds will quickly fill back in and there is the slight chance of a shower, although I do think most areas will stay dry.  Highs on Sunday will be in the mid to upper 60s. </p>
<p>As we head back to work next week, it will turn rather unsettled.  The warm front that moves through the area will stall just to our North.  That will keep the chance for showers in the forecast for much of next week.  We do need the rain around here and while the chance for showers and even a few scattered thunderstorms does exist each day, none of the days look like a washout, but you might want to keep the umbrella handy, especially during the afternoons. </p>
<p>Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!<br />
Brittany Decker</p>
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		<title>1 of 2 fires north of LA contained</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Mike Whitaker, left, and Andrew Fullingim watch smoke from a brush fire from Lake Hughes in Castaic, Calif., Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jonathan Pobre) MANDATORY CREDIT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT Mike... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/1-of-2-fires-north-of-la-contained-2/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>Mike Whitaker, left, and Andrew Fullingim watch smoke from a brush fire from Lake Hughes in Castaic, Calif., Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jonathan Pobre) MANDATORY CREDIT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT</p>
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<p>Mike Whitaker, left, and Andrew Fullingim watch smoke from a brush fire from Lake Hughes in Castaic, Calif., Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jonathan Pobre) MANDATORY CREDIT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT</p>
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<p>The Grand fire releases a large plume of smoke as it burns more than 3,000 acres of wildlands near Frazier Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping hundreds of firefighters combat a 3,000-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) OUTS; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA DAILY NEWS, VENTURA COUNTY STAR, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, LA OPINION), SOMETIMES: -CALON (LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM) NO FORNS, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT</p>
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<p>A firefightier watches a backfire set in Hungry Valley State Park to halt the prgress of the Grand fire, which charred more than 3,000 acres of wildlands near Frazier Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping hundreds of firefighters combat a 3,000-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) OUTS; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA DAILY NEWS, VENTURA COUNTY STAR, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, LA OPINION), SOMETIMES: -CALON (LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM) NO FORNS, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT</p>
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<p>The Grand fire burns into the Los Padres National Forest near Gorman, Calif., where the blaze charred more than 3,000 acres of wild lands on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping hundreds of firefighters combat a 3,000-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) OUTS; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA DAILY NEWS, VENTURA COUNTY STAR, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, LA OPINION), SOMETIMES: -CALON (LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM) NO FORNS, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT</p>
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<p>Smoke billows over a neighborhood in Castaic, Calif., as parents line up in their cars along to pick up students from a nearby elementary school, Friday, May 17, 2013. As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes. (AP Photo/Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jonathan Pobre) MANDATORY CREDIT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT</p>
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		<title>1 of 2 fires north of LA contained</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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<p>Mike Whitaker, left, and Andrew Fullingim watch smoke from a brush fire from Lake Hughes in Castaic, Calif., Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jonathan Pobre) MANDATORY CREDIT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT</p>
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<p>The Grand fire releases a large plume of smoke as it burns more than 3,000 acres of wildlands near Frazier Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping hundreds of firefighters combat a 3,000-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) OUTS; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA DAILY NEWS, VENTURA COUNTY STAR, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, LA OPINION), SOMETIMES: -CALON (LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM) NO FORNS, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT</p>
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<p>A firefightier watches a backfire set in Hungry Valley State Park to halt the prgress of the Grand fire, which charred more than 3,000 acres of wildlands near Frazier Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping hundreds of firefighters combat a 3,000-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) OUTS; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA DAILY NEWS, VENTURA COUNTY STAR, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, LA OPINION), SOMETIMES: -CALON (LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM) NO FORNS, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT</p>
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<p>The Grand fire burns into the Los Padres National Forest near Gorman, Calif., where the blaze charred more than 3,000 acres of wild lands on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping hundreds of firefighters combat a 3,000-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) OUTS; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA DAILY NEWS, VENTURA COUNTY STAR, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, LA OPINION), SOMETIMES: -CALON (LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM) NO FORNS, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT</p>
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<p>Smoke billows over a neighborhood in Castaic, Calif., as parents line up in their cars along to pick up students from a nearby elementary school, Friday, May 17, 2013. As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes. (AP Photo/Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jonathan Pobre) MANDATORY CREDIT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT</p>
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		<title>Doctor Who Finale Explains the Impossible Girl and Introduces a New Face</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>[Warning: The following contains spoilers from the Season 7 finale of <em>Doctor Who</em>. If you haven't watched yet, read no further or we'll be forced to sic our memory worm on you.]</strong></p>
<p>One mystery down, and an infinite number more to go on <em><a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/doctor-who/332337?rss=breakingnews">Doctor Who</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>7-Year-Old Wilbraham Girl Drowns in Pool</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Pisano</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Wilbraham, Mass. (WGGB) -- A 7-year-old Wilbraham girl has died from what police believe was an accidental drowning in a pool. Police received a 911 call around 5:25 p.m. Saturday from a guest of 14 Shirley Street. Wilbraham Police Sgt. Robert... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/child-found-near-pool-rushed-to-hospital/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>Police received a 911 call around 5:25 p.m. Saturday from a guest of 14 Shirley Street.</p>
<p>Wilbraham Police Sgt. Robert Zullo says that the caller reported that her daughter was in a pool and she was unable to get her.</p>
<p>Wilbraham Police and Fire immediately responded, and when Officer Justin Wall got to the scene, Zullo says Wall dove into the pool and grabbed the 7-year-old girl from the water.</p>
<p>CPR was performed and the girl was transported to Baystate Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.</p>
<p>The girl&#8217;s name has not been released.</p>
<p>The incident remains under investigation by Wilbraham Police, with assistance from the Mass. State Police.</p>
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		<title>Official: Broken Rail Eyed in Conn. Train Crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>(AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play,... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/probe-begins-after-commuter-trains-crash/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.</p>
<p>National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said Saturday the broken rail is of substantial interest to investigators and a portion of the track will be sent to a lab for analysis.</p>
<p>Weener said it&#8217;s not clear if the accident caused the fracture or if the rail was broken before the crash. He said he won&#8217;t speculate on the cause of the derailment and emphasized the investigation was in its early stages.</p>
<p>Seventy-two people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after a Metro-North train heading east from New York City derailed and was hit by a train heading west from New Haven. Most have been discharged.</p>
<p>Officials earlier described devastating damage and said it was fortunate no one was killed.</p>
<p>&#8220;All of the injured people described the really harrowing experience of having the train jolt to a stop, the dust, darkness, other kinds of factors that made it particularly frightening,&#8221; said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who visited several patients in the hospital.</p>
<p>Blumenthal said a Metro-North conductor helped passengers despite her own injuries.</p>
<p>&#8220;Her story is really one of great strength and courage helping other passengers off the train in spite of her own very severe pain,&#8221; Blumenthal said. &#8220;She eventually had to be helped off herself.&#8221;</p>
<p>The crash damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the Northeast Corridor. The crash also caused Amtrak to suspend service between New York and Boston.</p>
<p>&#8220;The damage is absolutely staggering,&#8221; Blumenthal said, describing the shattered interior of cars and tons of metal tossed around. &#8220;I feel that we are fortunate that even more injuries were not the result of this very tragic and unfortunate accident.&#8221;</p>
<p>U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said it was &#8220;frankly amazing&#8221; people weren&#8217;t killed on scene.</p>
<p>Both said new Metro-North Railroad cars built with higher standards may have saved lives.</p>
<p>Metro-North said train service will remain suspended between South Norwalk and New Haven until further notice. Railroad officials said rebuilding the two tracks and restore train service &#8220;will take well into next week.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We want our customers to know that while you travel on Metro-North, you can remain confident that your safety, and the safety of our employees, is always the first priority in everything we do,&#8221; said Howard Permut, President of MTA Metro-North Railroad.</p>
<p>NTSB investigators arrived Saturday and are expected to be on site for seven to 10 days. They will look at the brakes and performance of the trains, the condition of the tracks, crew performance and train signal information, among other things.</p>
<p>When the NTSB has concluded the on-site phase of its investigation, Metro-North will begin to remove the damaged rail cars and remaining debris. The process requires specialized, heavy equipment that will be in place by Sunday, officials said. Only after the damaged train cars have been removed can Metro-North begin the work of rebuilding the damaged tracks and overhead wires.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is a significant undertaking that could take days to complete,&#8221; MTA said in a statement.</p>
<p>The NTSB has allowed Metro-North to begin removing some of the track and wire from the scene.</p>
<p>Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said commuters should make plans for alternative travel through the area and urged them to consult the state Department of Transportation website for information.</p>
<p>Weener said data recorders on board are expected to provide the speed of the trains at the time of the crash and other information.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our mission is to understand not just what happened but why it happened and determine ways of preventing it from happening again,&#8221; Weener said.</p>
<p>About 700 people were on board the Metro-North trains when one heading east from New York City&#8217;s Grand Central Terminal to New Haven derailed at about 6:10 p.m. just outside Bridgeport, transit and Bridgeport officials said. Passengers described a chaotic, terrifying scene of crunching metal and flying bodies.</p>
<p>A spokeswoman for St. Vincent Medical Center said late Saturday that 46 people from the crash were treated there, with six of them admitted. All were in stable condition, she said.</p>
<p>A Bridgeport Hospital spokesman said 26 people from the crash were treated there, with three of them admitted. One was in critical condition and two were in stable condition, he said. The other 23 were released.</p>
<p>Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch said the disruption caused by the crash could cost the region&#8217;s economy millions of dollars.</p>
<p>Passenger Frank Bilotti said he was returning from a business trip in Boston on the westbound train when it crashed.</p>
<p>&#8220;Everybody was pretty much tossed around,&#8221; said Bilotti, 53, of Westport, who wasn&#8217;t injured other than a sore neck.</p>
<p>Firefighters used ladders to help people evacuate after the derailed cars dug into the banks of the tracks, Bilotti said.</p>
<p>&#8220;There were people on stretchers,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There were people lying on the ground.&#8221;</p>
<p>Blumenthal credited first responders, saying their &#8220;quick reactions and heroic efforts undoubtedly saved lives.&#8221;</p>
<p>The MTA operates the Metro-North Railroad, the second-largest commuter railroad in the nation. The Metro-North main lines — the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven — run northward from New York City&#8217;s Grand Central Terminal into suburban New York and Connecticut.</p>
<p>At Grand Central, Frances Liu and her family were trying to get to New Haven, where Liu is graduating from Yale. A train could get them only as far north as Stamford.<br />
&#8220;And then we&#8217;ll rent a car and drive,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Liu&#8217;s parents had flown in from China for her graduation and were touring the country around her commencement. But the car-rental plan could face a snag — Liu never got a driver&#8217;s license, although her parents had their Chinese licenses.</p>
<p>&#8220;My mom can drive. So I hope it&#8217;ll be OK!&#8221; Liu said as she rushed off to decide on a train.</p>
<p>The last significant train collision involving Metro-North occurred in 1988 when a train engineer was killed in Mount Vernon, N.Y., when one train empty of passengers rear-ended another, railroad officials said.</p>
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<p>Associated Press writers Michael Melia in Hartford, Conn., Susan Haigh in Fairfield, Conn., and Verena Dobnik in New York City contributed to this report.</p>
<p>Associated Press</p>
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		<title>Last Minute Lotto Players Dream of Hitting it Big</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Pisano</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) -- It's Powerball mania once again. 600 million. That's the magic number that has people rushing to convenience stores for Powerball tickets. Customer after customer at Springfield’s Buckeye Brothers Smoke Shop...all... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/last-minute-lotto-players-dream-of-hitting-it-big/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>600 million.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the magic number that has people rushing to convenience stores for Powerball tickets.</p>
<p>Customer after customer at Springfield’s Buckeye Brothers Smoke Shop&#8230;all clamoring for their Powerball tickets.</p>
<p>The $600 million dollar jackpot has people like Calvin Dawkins&#8230;who don&#8217;t even usually play the Powerball thinking of champagne wishes and caviar dreams.</p>
<p>“I’d most likely leave Springfield and go to Highlands. I&#8217;d like to go out to an island and hang out for a while.”</p>
<p>“All week it&#8217;s been crazy,” said David Glantz, the owner of Buckeye Brothers Smoke Shop. “You know, people who don&#8217;t usually play the lottery, when you see it get up this high, they come out of the woodwork.”</p>
<p>The odds of winning are astronomical &#8211; 1 in 175 million.</p>
<p>If Marc D&#8217;angelo doesn&#8217;t have the winning ticket  he won&#8217;t feel bad about losing the $20 he spent on them. “For that kind of money, it&#8217;s worth a couple bucks to take a shot at it. Absolutely.”</p>
<p>Faithful lotto players like Stephen Wine see this as just another opportunity. “I buy 2 quick picks every time Powerball is played. (I’ve won) $20, $40, $50, nothing big. You can&#8217;t win if you don&#8217;t play.</p>
<p>Even those who aren&#8217;t allowed to play are getting swept away.</p>
<p>“As a lottery employee, I can&#8217;t play,” said Beth Bresnahan, Marketing Director for MA State Lottery.</p>
<p>“But I encourage my friends and family to play.”</p>
<p>By the time Saturday is said and done, Massachusetts will have seen over $10 million in Powerball ticket sales alone.</p>
<p>Nationally tickets are selling at a rate of more than 362-thousand dollars a minute.</p>
<p>The last time Powerball saw this high a jackpot was in November 2012&#8230;when it reached $587million.</p>
<p>And if you want to see if you were the big winner</p>
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		<title>Miley Cyrus &quot;Swatted&quot; Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/miley-cyrus/259138?rss=breakingnews">Miley Cyrus</a> has the dubious distinction of being the only two-time celebrity victim of a &#8220;swatting&#8221; prank, according to <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/18/miley-cyrus-swatted/" target="_blank">TMZ</a>.</p>
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		<title>Oxbow Upsets Orb in Preakness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>BALTIMORE (AP) -- Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown. Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown win, the most in horse... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/oxbow-upsets-orb-in-preakness/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/oxbow-upsets-orb-in-preakness/preakness-horse-racing/" rel="attachment wp-att-228310"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-228310" alt="Preakness Horse Racing" src="http://www.wggb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/b86df1d3-e304-4f1e-9f0b-faa3e85808c7-big.jpg" width="429" height="304" /></a>BALTIMORE (AP) &#8212; Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb&#8217;s bid to capture the Triple Crown.</p>
<p>Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown win, the most in horse racing history.</p>
<p>&#8220;I get paid to spoil dreams,&#8221; Lukas said in an interview with NBC moments after the race. &#8220;Unfortunately we go over here and you can&#8217;t mail `em in. It&#8217;s a different surface and a different time. You gotta line `em up and win `em.</p>
<p>Orb finished fourth. The Kentucky Derby winner was a 3-5 favorite in Saturday&#8217;s race, but he became another casualty of starting on the rail in the Preakness. Since 1950, only two horses have won the middle jewel of the Triple Crown from the No. 1 post position.</p>
<p>Orb&#8217;s five-race winning streak ended on an overcast, windy day at Pimlico Race Course. The brown colt had not lost since Nov. 24.</p>
<p>Oxbow was coming off a sixth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, where he made a move for the lead in the final turn but faded.</p>
<p>In the Preakness, Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens took control at the outset and never relinquished the advantage, winning this race for the third time in his career.</p>
<p>Oxbow covered the 1 3/16th miles in 1:57.54. He went off as a 15-1 underdog and paid $32.80, $12 and $8.80.</p>
<p>Itsmyluckyday finished second and paid $7.80 and $5. Mylute paid $5.20 to show.</p>
<p>Mylute, with Rosie Napravnik in the saddle, came in fifth in the Kentucky Derby. Racing at the track where she earned her first career victory, Napravnik was attempting to become the first female jockey to win the Preakness.</p>
<p>Lukas had three entrants in the nine-horse race. Titletown Five and Will Take Charge did not finish in the money, but the 77-year-old Hall of Fame trainer nevertheless made it to the winner&#8217;s circle.</p>
<p>Oxbow bested Itsmyluckyday by 1 3/4 lenths.</p>
<p>For Lukas, the victory broke a tie with &#8220;Sunny Jim&#8221; Fitzsimmons for most Triple Crown wins.</p>
<p>It meant a lot to Stevens, too.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so special,&#8221; the jockey said. &#8220;Wayne, he supported me. Put me on my first Triple Crown winner. A lot of people were trying to get me off. He was the first guy to call me up and said `I&#8217;m going to have a colt for you. His name is Oxbow.&#8217;&#8221;</p>
<p>Stevens added, &#8220;Wayne is like a brother, coach, a father figure to me.&#8221;</p>
<p>Stevens almost couldn&#8217;t believe how well it went.</p>
<p>&#8220;We came in here with a lot of confidence,&#8221; he said. &#8220;When I hit the half-mile pole, I told myself `Are you kidding me?&#8217; `Is this happening?&#8217;&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Authorities: Hofstra Student was Killed by Police</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Trowbridge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano) By FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a Nassau County police officer who had responded to a report of a home... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/authorities-hofstra-student-was-killed-by-police/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>By FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press</p>
<p>MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a Nassau County police officer who had responded to a report of a home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday.</p>
<p>Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after the masked intruder, Dalton Smith, pointed a gun at the officer while holding the 21-year-old junior in a headlock, Nassau County homicide squad Lt. John Azzata said.</p>
<p>The Nassau County police officer fired eight shots at Smith, who has what police have described as an &#8220;extensive&#8221; criminal background, Azzata said. Smith was hit by seven bullets and died. Rebello was shot once in the head, Azzata said.</p>
<p>Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale said he had traveled to Rebello&#8217;s Tarrytown, N.Y., home to explain to Rebello&#8217;s parents what happened.</p>
<p>Earlier Saturday, police announced that Smith, 30, was wanted on a parole violation related to a first-degree robbery conviction and had an arrest history dating back nearly 15 years.</p>
<p>The shooting came just days before the school&#8217;s commencement ceremonies, which are scheduled to take place Sunday.</p>
<p>A university spokeswoman said Saturday students will be handed white ribbons to wear in memory of Rebello.</p>
<p>Rebello was in the two-story home with her twin sister Jessica, another woman and another man were when the Smith, wearing a ski mask, walked into the house through an open front door, Azzata said. The intruder allowed the third unidentified woman to leave and collect money from an ATM, and she called 911.</p>
<p>Two police officers arriving at the home encountered Smith holding onto Rebello.</p>
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		<title>Who Won the Preakness Stakes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Oxbow won the 138th Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., Saturday, with a finishing time of 1:57:54. Coming in second was It's My Lucky Day and in third place was Mylute. It was the third Preakness victory for jockey Gary... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/who-won-the-preakness-stakes/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>Oxbow won the 138th Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., Saturday, with a finishing time of 1:57:54. Coming in second was It&#8217;s My Lucky Day and in third place was Mylute.</p>
<p>It was the third Preakness victory for jockey Gary Stevens. Oxbow had 15-1 odds heading into the race.</p>
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		<title>2 fires north of LA persist after long fire week</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>AAA&#160;&#160;May. 18, 2013&#160;5:33 PM ET2 fires north of LA persist after long fire weekAP &#160;&#160; Mike Whitaker, left, and Andrew Fullingim watch smoke from a brush fire from Lake Hughes in Castaic, Calif., Friday, May 17,... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/2-fires-north-of-la-persist-after-long-fire-week/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>The Grand fire releases a large plume of smoke as it burns more than 3,000 acres of wildlands near Frazier Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping hundreds of firefighters combat a 3,000-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) OUTS; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA DAILY NEWS, VENTURA COUNTY STAR, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, LA OPINION), SOMETIMES: -CALON (LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM) NO FORNS, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT</p>
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<p>A firefightier watches a backfire set in Hungry Valley State Park to halt the prgress of the Grand fire, which charred more than 3,000 acres of wildlands near Frazier Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping hundreds of firefighters combat a 3,000-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) OUTS; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA DAILY NEWS, VENTURA COUNTY STAR, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, LA OPINION), SOMETIMES: -CALON (LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM) NO FORNS, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT</p>
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<p>The Grand fire burns into the Los Padres National Forest near Gorman, Calif., where the blaze charred more than 3,000 acres of wild lands on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping hundreds of firefighters combat a 3,000-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco) OUTS; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, LA DAILY NEWS, VENTURA COUNTY STAR, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, LA OPINION), SOMETIMES: -CALON (LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM) NO FORNS, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT</p>
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<p>Smoke billows over a neighborhood in Castaic, Calif., as parents line up in their cars along to pick up students from a nearby elementary school, Friday, May 17, 2013. As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes. (AP Photo/Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jonathan Pobre) MANDATORY CREDIT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT</p>
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<p>SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) &acirc;&#8364;&rdquo; A pair of persistent wildfires continued to burn in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Saturday, although authorities were slowly getting the upper hand.</p>
<p>A new fire that broke out Friday, the third major blaze in the area in a week, quickly surged to 712 acres Friday and briefly threatened an elementary school and about 20 homes. Some 350 firefighters, who battled both flames and unpredictable winds, were able to hold the line against it Saturday morning, however. It was 75 percent contained.</p>
<p>Crews were helped by relatively mild temperatures that were expected to remain into the weekend, but challenged by the unpredictable winds and very difficult terrain.</p>
<p>With air and ground attacks, firefighters were able to douse the flames closest to Northlake Hills Elementary School and stop a looming threat.</p>
<p>The school had a large defensible space around it, so it was easy to protect, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Scott Miller said.</p>
<p>The campus was put on lockdown and buses were put on standby for a time in case hundreds of kindergarten through fifth-grade students needed to be evacuated.</p>
<p>After the flames were redirected, Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Sgt. Brian Allen said the students were released to their parents without incident.</p>
<p>The fire was moving toward Castaic Lake.</p>
<p>The earlier fire that broke out Wednesday near Frazier Park was 70 percent contained Saturday after consuming some 4,358 acres.</p>
<p>That blaze was not threatening any homes or buildings but fire officials said containing it would be a long, difficult task because it was burning in such rugged and hard-to-reach terrain.</p>
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		<title>Mass. Senate to debate $34B spending plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate is likely to spend several days considering a $34 billion state budget proposal. More than 700 amendments have been filed to the spending plan outlined by the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Debate is... <a href="http://www.wggb.com/2013/05/18/mass-senate-to-debate-34b-spending-plan/">Read more</a></p>]]></description>
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<p>More than 700 amendments have been filed to the spending plan outlined by the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Debate is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 calls for an increase of $1.4 billion, or about 4.4 percent, over the current year. That includes new spending on housing, education, mental health and veteran services.</p>
<p>The Senate plan and a budget passed by the House last month both include $500 million in new revenue, including hikes in gasoline and cigarette taxes.</p>
<p>University of Massachusetts officials say the Senate version does not include enough funding to allow the school to freeze tuition and fees as it had hopes to do.</p>
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