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By Eric Gay, AP
Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Los Angeles took a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series with a 108-94 win over Houston.
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Pittsburgh scored three times in the first period and beat Washington 5-3 Friday to even the Eastern Conference semifinal at 2.
Autos
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Fiscal year is worst since company's founding in 1937.
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Nissan let USA TODAY's James Healey check out a prototype of its electric car. Did it deliver the juice?
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Marine officers broke ground Friday on the first of four new barracks for wounded Marines that will be built in a $25 million project.
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By Alex Brandon, AP
A small but provocative study suggests that at least 10% of children with autism overcome the disorder by age 9.
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Barack and Miley move up, but the classics still rule. Emma is the top baby name for girls, Jacob for boys.
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By Mike Wintroath, AP
An estimated crowd 20,000 packed an area of Conway, Ark., about 20 miles north of Little Rock. to see the American Idol finalist.
Money
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The court trustee seeking Bernard Madoff's assets to repay clients burned by the disgraced financier's scam has launched a hardship program.
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Fannie Mae issued a grave warning about its future on Friday, saying it needs $19 billion in additional government aid.
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By Elise Amendola, AP
President said there have been "somewhat encouraging" improvements in stricken labor markets, but rate of joblessness "still sobering toll."
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Biden, class of '68, will deliver his first commencement address of the season at Syracuse University College of Law Sunday.
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By Jonathan Hayward, AP
The Obama administration declared it would stick with a Bush-era policy against expanding protection for climate-threatened polar bears.
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Pakistan says 500,000 have fled from recent attacks against Taliban in Swat region.
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By Ali Jarekji, Reuters
Benedict XVI said he hopes the Catholic Church can play a role in Mideast peace as he began his first trip to the region.
