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Grizzlies rally before losing to Spurs in overtime

Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph (50) drives the ball against San Antonio Spurs' Boris Diaw (33), of France, during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...
Deadliest tornadoes at a glance

A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:• 695 deaths. March 18, 1925, in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.• 216 deaths. April 5, 1936, in Tupelo, Miss.• 203 deaths. April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Ga.• 181 deaths. April 9, 1947, in Woodward, Okla.• 158 deaths. May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Mo.• 143 deaths. April 24, 1908, in Amite, La., and ...
Perkins blows lead Twins lose to Braves 5-4

Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons (19) fields a ground ball before throwing out Minnesota Twins' Jamey Carroll (8) in the third inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in ...
Trout hits for cycle drives in 5 Angels rout Ms

Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday ...
Sandovals HR lifts Giants past Nationals 4-2

Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning after Gregor Blanco's tying triple in the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday ...

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Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention [Blu-Ray]

If one were to imagine a television show hosted by Wallace and Gromit, the delightfully silly plasticine man-and-dog duo first created by Nick Park in the early 1980s while he was still a student, Wallace & Gromits World of Invention woul ... ...

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Liriano aims to build on recent success vs. Cubs

Jeff Samardzija finally picked up his second win of 2013 in his last outing. His next start will come against the team he beat for victory No. 1. The Cubs right-hander is scheduled to toe the slab at PNC Park on Wednesday opposite Pirates lefty Francisco Liriano. On Opening Day, Samardzija dominated the Bucs -- as he's been known to do -- allowing two hits and striking out nine over eight ...
New Kensington Council incumbents triumph

New Kensington Mayor Tom Guzzo, left, announces Primary Election results Tuesday night that indicated John Regoli Jr., center, and Todd Mentecki, right, were re-elected to city council at Buffalo Bill's Roadhouse on Tuesday, May 21, ...
Councilwoman Wolford wins Latrobe Democratic mayoral nod

Latrobe Councilwoman Rosie Moff Wolford won an overwhelming victory for the Democratic nomination for city mayor, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's ...
Incumbents fare well in Latrobe School board balloting

All three incumbents seeking re-election to the Greater Latrobe School Board were leading the race for nominations for four seats, while two challengers were close to winning the Democratic Party's nomination for four-year terms, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's ...
Four appear to lock up positions on Norwin School Board

Ten cross-filed candidates ran for nominations to fill four seats on the nine-person board, and newcomer Al Lynn, and incumbents Barbara Viola, Don Rhodes and Becky Gediminskas received the top nods from the Democratic and Republican ...

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Pallam Raju to visit USA for dialogue on higher education

Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister M.M. Pallam Raju would be on a five-day visit to Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston beginning on May 13 for dialogue on higher education.

"This a continuation of India-US higher education dialogue which was initiated in 2009 after the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to the US during the same year, " Pallam Raju told the media here today.

This visit is the follow up of the Obama-Singh initiative taken on higher education. The focus of the visit would be on strengthening and enhancing higher education initiatives- 8 projects have been identified under this initiative. Strategic dialogue on higher education would take place. The visit will also cover school education and skill development sector.

Pallam Raju also discussed 'Connect to India' programme where US students will be coming and joining higher research institutes in India. The visit will also focus on exchange of faculty and development of faculty.

The Government has also initiated a scheme through University Grants Commission (UGC) to sponsor Indian researchers at the Post-Doctoral level and the first batch of 126 Indian scholars is ready to go to the US Institutions for post-doctoral research. ...