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May 23, 2013 - Nobody made out better in the May 21 NBA Draft Lottery than the Washington Wizards. No, they didn't land the top selection but nabbing the No. 3 pick when they were projected to pull in the eighth selection or worse is an obvious home run for the former Bullets. Now the head scratching really begins. more
Kevin Durant Pledges $1M to Oklahoma Tornado Relief- Dusty’s TKO Performance Headlines Big Night for Boxing in D.C.
- Are the Warriors the ‘Next Big Thing’ in the NBA’s Western Conference?
- Offensive Woes Continue for Nats Against Dodgers, Padres
- Coppin State’s Season Ends in 4-1 Loss to Bethune-Cookman
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Arts & Entertainment
May 23, 2013 - Star date: 2259. Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) has just been called on the carpet following an expedition to a primitive planet where, in the course of saving Spock’s (Zachary Quinto) life, he violated the Starfleet’s strict sanction against interfering with alien civilizations. Consequently, he is demoted in rank and summarily stripped of the command of the USS Enterprise. more
- Writer Chinua Achebe Honored in Nigeria Funeral
- Producer Tyler Perry to be Interviewed by Oprah
- Dance Africa Graces Atlanta with Entertainment, Culture, and a History Lesson
- The Ravens' Jacoby Jones Comes in Third Place on 'Dancing With the Stars' Finale
- Rapper Drake Leads BET Awards with 12 Nominations
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News from Around the Web
April 26, 2013 - German youth respond to the violence they are subjected to because of their mixed race darker skins. It is their music that units them. "Yes I AM" is a movie about how the German musical group "Brothers Keepers" came together in the unforgiving racist environment that unfortunately continues to pervade today's Germany. more
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Opinion
May 22, 2013 - After serving 42 years in an Arizona prison for a crime he didn't commit, a 58-year-old man was finally released this April. When Louis Taylor was just 16, he ventured out of his comfort zone to try a happy hour advertised by an upscale Tucson hotel, a typical foray for an adventurous teenage boy. Unfortunately, that night a fire broke out that ultimately claimed 29 lives. In that moment, Taylor stopped being typical and became extraordinary. He did not run from the danger as most people would. Instead he took responsibility. He was spotted during the crisis busily helping people escape the flames, escorting guests to safety and assisting people on stretchers.more
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Pro basketball superstar Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat recently took time out from his participation in the National Basketball Association playoffs to make a Miami, Fla. high school senior’s wildest dream come true--in jaw-dropping fashion.more
BETHESDA, Md.— Montgomery County officials say a parking garage partially collapsed May 23 outside a shopping mall in suburban Maryland, and at least one person was trapped.more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— An 84-year-old Albuquerque woman who uses an oxygen tank has been indicted for drug trafficking.more
After a long battle, the District of Columbia will finally have representation among the statuary on Capitol Hill.more
VIRGINIA WATER, England— The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview May 23 in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.more
NEW YORK— A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood.more
NIAMEY, Niger— Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on May 23, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France.more
ORLANDO, Fla.— George Zimmerman's defense attorneys on May 23 released information from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's cellphone that include the teen texting with a friend about smoking marijuana and photos that show him blowing smoke and extending his middle finger to the camera.more
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.more
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When officials from the FBI and the New Jersey State Police called a press conference to name Assata Shakur, a 65-year-old-Black women and political refugee living in Cuba, to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List, the move left many political activists puzzled.more
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Health
“Be Beautiful Be Yourself” was the message for the night at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation held on May 8.more
National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, designed to recognize emergency personnel—including call takers, dispatchers, EMTs, paramedics, emergency room physicians and others who work to save lives—is being recognized in the District. The event is sponsored each year by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).more
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association hosted its 6th Annual Power to End Stroke Health Fair on May 18 at Johns Hopkins.more
(NewsUSA) - For people with diabetes, taking a multivitamin every day can mean much more than a little protection against the common cold.more
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