A 21st CENTURY NEWS & INFORMATION LEADER
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The Kansas City Star A fan takes off with the rosin bag from the mound behind Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Michael Kohn after running onto the field in the eighth inning during action against the Kansas City Royals May 23 at Kauffman Stadium.
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El Nuevo Herald The Miami Heat's LeBron James drives against the Indiana Pacers in the second quarter in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram A Steinway grand piano, signed by the late pianist Van Cliburn, is delivered to the home of Jon Suder in Fort Worth, who will host a competitor for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition from May 24-June 9.
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The Sacramento Bee Rain clouds collect over Yolo County, Calif., as workers place protective plastic sleeves around newly-planted pistachio trees.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Tornado damage is evident and widespread in a subdivision near Granbury, Texas, May 17.
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The Sacramento Bee Fisherman Dave Hamel reels in a Lahontan cutthroat trout at Pyramid Lake in Nevada. A species once thought extinct, the Pyramid Lake strain of Lahontan cutthroat trout has been rediscovered and returned to its original home north of Reno.
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Tri-City Herald Hot air balloons prepare for lift off during a preview event for the Walla Walla Balloon Stampede in Walla Walla, Wash.
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Lexington Herald-Leader Orb, with jockey Joel Rosario aboard, captures the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville May 4.
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The Miami Herald A rescued and rehabilitated race horse, Dreamer has the telltale Thoroughbred tattoo on the inside of her lip.
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Lexington Herald-Leader The mint julep -- a concoction of bourbon, water, sugar and mint -- is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby. That lofty designation, however, hasn't stopped Kentucky bartenders from creating their own variations.
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