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ESPN How Serena sparked Serena to a grind-it-out win ESPN After the match was suspended for over two hours, Serena Williams defeats Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 7-6 (10) to reach the fourth round. PARIS -- When Serena Williams is winning, there's nary a peep from her on the court. But when she is losing or even ... Serena Williams is asked about former rival who's now a coachUSA TODAY Serena fends off inspired effort from Mladenovic to advance on Day 7Sports Illustrated Serena and Venus Williams Advance to French Open's 4th RoundNew York Times Wall Street Journal -Tennis-X.com (blog) -Reuters -KSDK.com all 88 news articles » Google

ESPN Mets trade for James Loney to fill in for Lucas Duda at first base ESPN NEW YORK -- The New York Mets have acted swiftly to offset the loss of first baseman Lucas Duda, acquiring veteran James Loney in a trade with the San Diego Padres on Saturday. The Padres will receive cash considerations. The Rays released Loney on ... The Mets know who will replace Duda at first base, and it's not Michael ConfortoCBSSports.com Mets acquire first baseman James Loney from PadresNJ.com Mets acquire Padres 1B James Loney for cash considerationsSports Illustrated Bleacher Report -FOXSports.com -New York Daily News -Newsday all 33 news articles » Google

NorthJersey.com Man Convicted on Terrorism Charge in Synagogue Firebombings ABC News A New Jersey man convicted of terrorism for vandalizing and firebombing Jewish temples and a rabbi's home is now facing a possible life sentence. Anthony Graziano was found guilty Friday on 20 counts overall by a Bergen County jury. But the panel ... Lodi man accused of firebombing Jewish facilities convicted of terrorismNorthJersey.com Lodi man found guilty of terrorism in attacks on Jewish temples, rabbi's homeNJ.com all 6 news articles » Google

Boston Herald Fire official: Man drowns on Cape Cod during lifeguard test Boston Herald Police and fire officials responded to Pilgrim Lake Saturday morning. A man in his 20s who was participating in the annual lifeguard tryouts was rescued from the lake but later declared dead at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. Merrily Cassidy/Cape Cod Times. and more » Google

BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — At least two people are dead and five people are missing after this week’s torrential rains in Texas and Kansas, officials said Saturday. The same areas face the possibility of more rain over the long Memorial Day weekend. “It’s not going to take very much rain to get us in those flood stages again,” said John Brieden, a judge in Washington County, Texas, where more than 16.5 inches of rain fell in places Thursday. Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP The forecasts through the holiday weekend called for scattered or isolated thunderstorms in Central and southeast Texas. But officials say they will be monitoring local rivers and waterways, which could rise out of their banks in the coming days due to the heavy rains. Other parts of the U.S. got drenched Friday as well, especially in central Kansas, where the Wichita Fire Department says it is thoroughly searching for an 11-year-old boy went missing after he was swept away by a swollen creek Friday night. The department said on its Facebook page that two cadaver police dogs are taking part in the search. In the southeast Texas county of Washington, located between Austin and Houston, two people have died and two are missing due to swollen rivers that have overrun communities, washing away mobile homes and causing water to flow into other structures. More than 50 water rescues had taken place since the rains began Thursday morning. Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP Brieden said Saturday that one person was found dead in a mobile home that was swamped by floodwaters and a second person was found in a vehicle that had gone off a road and into a submerged ditch. Brieden also said two motorists are missing in separate parts of the rural county: One vehicle was located without its driver, and the other vehicle can’t be found. Brieden says the fear is that it may be submerged and won’t be located until floodwaters recede. The Washington County seat, Brenham, received 16.62 inches of rain Thursday, breaking the city’s daily rainfall record, said National Weather Service meteorologist Wendy Long. Near Austin in Travis County, which saw up to 9 inches of rain this week, officials are searching for two missing people whose vehicle was swept off a flooded roadway, according to emergency services spokeswoman Lisa Block. The National Weather Service said an EF1 tornado hit Thursday in Bryan, about 100 miles northwest of Houston. Bryan officials said 153 homes were damaged, including 53 with major damage. In Wisconsin, another EF1 tornado damaged about 25 homes and knocked out power to the village of Brandon on Friday, but no one was injured. Read more stories from TheBlaze Washingtonian Editor: People Shouldn’t Say ‘Start a Family’ Because It’s Offensive Obama Calls for a ‘World Without’ Nuclear Weapons During Historic Hiroshima Visit Trump Backs Out of Proposed Debate With ‘Second Place Finisher’ Sanders Professor Claims ‘Neo-Nazi’ Ben Shapiro’s Campus Lecture Left Students ‘Brutalized’ Cruz Vows to Fight Trump on Key ‘Judeo-Christian Principles’ in RNC Platform Source

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials have rejected Bernie Sanders’ request to remove two high-profile Hillary Clinton supporters from leadership positions at the party’s summer convention. Sanders’ presidential campaign said in a letter Friday to the Democratic National Committee that Dannel Malloy, Connecticut’s governor, and Barney Frank, a former Massachusetts congressman, couldn’t be relied upon to perform their roles “fairly and capably while laboring under such deeply held bias.” AP Photo/John Minchillo Malloy is Platform Committee co-chairman. Frank is co-chairman of the Rules Committee. Democratic officials responded to Sanders’ request on Saturday, saying in a letter that Malloy and Frank were elected under party rules and that Sanders wasn’t alleging any violations of that process. The DNC says it reviewed the challenge, found it failed to meet the criteria and “we are compelled to dismiss it.” Read more stories from TheBlaze Washingtonian Editor: People Shouldn’t Say ‘Start a Family’ Because It’s Offensive Obama Calls for a ‘World Without’ Nuclear Weapons During Historic Hiroshima Visit Trump Backs Out of Proposed Debate With ‘Second Place Finisher’ Sanders Professor Claims ‘Neo-Nazi’ Ben Shapiro’s Campus Lecture Left Students ‘Brutalized’ Cruz Vows to Fight Trump on Key ‘Judeo-Christian Principles’ in RNC Platform Source

A Wisconsin high school has called on the U.S. Department of Justice to help teach its students how to combat racial tension, USA Today reported. Westosha Central High School administrators announced Friday that beginning next year, Justice Department officials will conduct training seminars for students, families, staff and administrators through its SPIRIT program. Image source: WITI-TV The decision comes after a student recently wore a Ku Klux Klan costume for a class presentation and a 15-year-old freshman reported months of racially charged bullying. “We are moving forward with specific actions for developing greater understandings regarding racial sensitivity on top of understanding and acceptance for all,” Principal Lisa Albrecht told USA Today in an email, offering no further comment. Niccole Simmons, a parent who complained to the DOJ about the school, celebrated the initiative as a positive move forward. “That’s great. That was the goal — to get somebody in there who could help,” Simmons said. Simmons’ 15-year-old biracial daughter, Mykah, claims that she was bullied for months on social media after arriving at Westosha last fall. Mykah told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this month that she has been physically accosted, harassed on social media and threatened with lynching at the predominantly white school. She also claimed that at one point, she found a racial slur carved into a desk. Image source: WITI-TV Just last month, a male student wore a KKK costume in his English class. He reportedly did so during a presentation on crime in the 1920s. Some have argued, however, that the incident was blown way out of proportion. Principal Albrecht told TheBlaze last month that the student who first posted the photo of the student in the KKK outfit “cannot believe the firestorm it started.” “If this student acted in a malicious manner, with a purpose to degrade one based on race, I would definitely have responded in a different way,” Albrecht said in an email. “However, for this incident, where the student feels as bad as those he unintentionally offended, the key is to help those understand they need to accept responsibility, apologize and move forward.” Veronica King, president of the Kenosha County branch of the NAACP, told USA Today that Westosha Superintendent Scott Pierce had reached out to the DOJ’s Community Relations Service after the Journal Sentinel published the article about Mykah’s experience with racial bullying. King said the Journal Sentinel piece “opened the dialogue so not only students but parents could come forward.” “I think, before that, people were afraid to speak up,” she added. Read more stories from TheBlaze Washingtonian Editor: People Shouldn’t Say ‘Start a Family’ Because It’s Offensive Obama Calls for a ‘World Without’ Nuclear Weapons During Historic Hiroshima Visit Trump Backs Out of Proposed Debate With ‘Second Place Finisher’ Sanders Professor Claims ‘Neo-Nazi’ Ben Shapiro’s Campus Lecture Left Students ‘Brutalized’ Cruz Vows to Fight Trump on Key ‘Judeo-Christian Principles’ in RNC Platform Source

Tropical Storm Bonnie? Fox News (blog) Hi everyone. Happy weekend! Freddy the Frogcaster and Sally Croaker are back to help me with my forecasting (frogcasting) for the blog. :). Of course, the big weather story is the tropical depression that is forecast to strengthen into Tropical Storm ... and more » Google

ABC News The Latest: Search for Kansas Boy Considered Recovery Effort ABC News Conroe firefighters evacuate Jim Treadway via boat after Treadway was stranded when Pecan Bend Road was washed out near the San Jacinto River on Friday, May 27, 2016, in Conroe, Texas. ( Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY ... and more » Google

ABC News The Latest: Search for Kansas Boy Considered Recovery Effort ABC News Conroe firefighters evacuate Jim Treadway via boat after Treadway was stranded when Pecan Bend Road was washed out near the San Jacinto River on Friday, May 27, 2016, in Conroe, Texas. ( Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY ... Family identifes boy who fell into SE Wichita creekKWCH Searchers still looking Saturday for boy who fell into Gypsum CreekKSN-TV Wichita crews continue to search Saturday for boy in creekWichita Eagle Clay Center Dispatch -KAKE all 12 news articles » Google

ESPN Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retires from French Open with leg injury ESPN PARIS -- Sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France retired from his third-round match Saturday at Roland Garros with a leg injury while leading Ernests Gulbis 5-2 in the first set. The Frenchman, twice a semifinalist at Roland Garros and the runner-up ... Jo-Wilfried Tsonga forced to quit French OpenKCCI Des Moines Tsonga retires injured from French OpenYahoo News LIVE Ernests Gulbis - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - French Open men Tennis - 28 May 2016Eurosport.com Watertown Daily Times -India Today -Sports Mole -Sports Illustrated all 75 news articles » Google

Washington Post For Sanders supporters still packing rallies, it's about the experience, not the math Washington Post SANTA BARBARA — Raymok Ketema is pretty sure Bernie Sanders won't win the Democratic presidential nomination. She knows Hillary Clinton's delegate lead is virtually insurmountable and that even a Sanders victory in the California primary on June 7 ... 'A capacity to move voters': Will California be Bernie Sanders' golden state?Raw Story Bernie Sanders can fix domestic needsThe San Luis Obispo Tribune Over 7500 'feel the Bern' as presidential candidate Sanders stops in Santa MariaLompoc Record KSBY San Luis Obispo News -Daily Nexus -Heavy.com -Santa Maria Times (subscription) all 77 news articles » Google

Mirror.co.uk Lightning hits children's soccer match in Germany, 35 hurt Washington Post BERLIN — Police in Germany say 35 people have been taken to the hospital after lightning struck a children's soccer match in western Germany. Three adults were seriously injured in the incident Saturday afternoon in Hoppstaetten, including the referee. Dozens Struck By Lightning, Including Children, As Storms Cross EuropeBreitbart News Thirty-five people including referee injured after lightning strikes football pitch in GermanyMirror.co.uk Casualties As Football Game Hit By LightningHeart The Straits Times -98FM -KL.FM 96.7 -The Sun all 15 news articles » Source

USA TODAY Serena Williams advances at French Open USA TODAY PARIS – Serena Williams survived the rain – and a pesky opponent – Saturday at the French Open, needing five match points in a dramatic finish to advance to the fourth round. Williams, the world No. 1 and defending champion, overcame Frenchwoman ... Serena fends off inspired effort from Mladenovic to advance on Day 7Sports Illustrated Serena Williams Holds Back Mladenovic at French OpenNew York Times Serena Williams ousts Kristina Mladenovic, reaches fourth roundESPN 9NEWS.com -Tennis Now -CBS 8 San Diego -Yahoo Canada Sports all 66 news articles » Google

News18 Australia's Scott Hend in driving seat at BMW PGA Championship ESPN Australia's Scott Hend will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the BMW PGA Championship after Masters champion Danny Willett stumbled for the second Saturday in succession. Hend, Willett and Y.E. Yang shared the halfway lead at Wentworth but ... Hend eagles No 18 again, takes 1-shot lead at WentworthNews & Observer BMW PGA Championship 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and HighlightsBleacher Report Scott Hend snatches BMW PGA lead as Danny Willett falls three behindSkySports Herald Scotland -Irish Times -Sportinglife.com -Rotoworld.com all 29 news articles » Google

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told California voters Friday that he can solve their water crisis, declaring, “There is no drought.” (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) California is, in fact, in midst of a drought. Last year capped the state’s driest four-year period in its history, with record low rainfall and snow. Speaking at a rally in Fresno, Calif., Trump accused state officials of denying water to Central Valley farmers so they can send it out to sea “to protect a certain kind of three-inch fish.” “We’re going to solve your water problem. You have a water problem that is so insane. It is so ridiculous where they’re taking the water and shoving it out to sea,” Trump said at a rally that drew thousands. The comments came a day after Trump outlined an energy policy plan that relies heavily on expanding U.S. fossil fuel exploration and reducing environmental regulations. He held a pair of rallies Friday in Fresno and San Diego as he closed a campaign swing through the west, drawing vocal crowds of protesters, many carrying signs critical of Trump’s plan to wall off the U.S. border with Mexico. About a thousand Trump foes demonstrated outside San Diego’s convention center as Trump spoke inside to an enthusiastic crowd of supporters packed in tight. Police said they made about a dozen arrests, including one man who climbed a railing separating protesters from officers. His arrest led protesters to spray water and throw empty plastic bottles at police. In another tense exchange, police shoved back demonstrators to separate them from Trump supporters when they left the center after the rally. Officers in riot gear declared the gathering outside the convention center unlawful after shouting matches erupted and people began hurling trash at each other. Inside, the mood was far less charged, as Trump took repeated jabs at Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. He also went on defense against negative media stories and an ongoing lawsuit against his now-defunct Trump University. “I’m getting railroaded by a legal system,” Trump complained. In Fresno, Trump said he’d spent 30 minutes before his rally meeting with more than 50 farmers who complained to him about their struggles. “They don’t understand – nobody understands it,” he said, declaring at one point: “There is no drought. They turn the water out into the ocean.” Trump appeared to be referring to disputes over water that runs from the Sacramento River to the San Francisco Bay and then to the ocean. Some farmers want more of that flow captured and diverted to them. Politically influential rural water districts and well-off corporate farmers in and around California’s Central Valley have been pushing back against longstanding federal laws protecting endangered fish and other species, saying federal efforts to make sure endangered native fish have enough water is short-changing farmers of the water they want and need for crops. Water authorities say they can’t do it because of the water rights of those upstream of the farmers, and because of the minimum-water allowances needed by endangered species in the bay and by wildlife in general. The three-inch Delta smelt is a native California fish on the brink of extinction. The smelt has become an emblem in the state’s battles over environmental laws and water distribution. The farm lobby, a heavyweight player in California’s water wars, also is seeking federal and state approval for billions of dollars in new water tunnels, dams and other projects. Trump promised that, if he’s elected, he would put their interests first. “If I win, believe me, we’re going to start opening up the water so that you can have your farmers survive,” he said. California is the country’s No. 1 agriculture producer. The state’s drought is raising the stakes in water disputes among farmers, cities and towns, and environmental interests. A count by The Associated Press found Thursday that Trump has reached the required number of delegates to officially clinch the Republican nomination. – Read more stories from TheBlaze Washingtonian Editor: People Shouldn’t Say ‘Start a Family’ Because It’s Offensive Obama Calls for a ‘World Without’ Nuclear Weapons During Historic Hiroshima Visit Trump Backs Out of Proposed Debate With ‘Second Place Finisher’ Sanders Professor Claims ‘Neo-Nazi’ Ben Shapiro’s Campus Lecture Left Students ‘Brutalized’ This Is How Trump Celebrated Clinching the Republican Nomination Source

The News-Press World War II vet recovering after oxygen tank beating Omaha World-Herald NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — A 91-year-old World War II veteran in Florida is recovering after police say his caretaker beat him with his oxygen tank. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/20O4wz3 ) that 45-year-old Elena Erickson was charged ... Police: North Port caregiver beat WWII vet with oxygen tankWZVN-TV North Port caregiver facing attempted murder chargesWink News Cops: Caregiver hit 91-year-old WWII veteran on head with oxygen tankWTMA all 27 news articles » Google

New York Times Iran-Led Push to Retake Falluja From ISIS Worries US New York Times Iraqi security forces, allied Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces and Sunni tribal fighters took up combat positions this past week outside Falluja. Credit Rwa Faisal/Associated Press. BAGHDAD — American commandos are on the front lines in Syria in a ... Iraqi Sunni politicians reject visit by Iran's Soleimani to FallujaBusiness Insider US commander warns that Iraqi forces may face resistance in key urban fightWashington Post Islamic State: Iraqi army makes gains in Falluja offensiveBBC News Daily Beast -Fox News -Voice of America -PBS NewsHour all 49 news articles » Source

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took to Twitter Friday night to defend himself amid accusations that he had backtracked on his firmly held “#NeverTrump” stance. The criticism came after columnist Phillip Klein wrote a piece for the Washington Examiner claiming that Trump has “exposed” Rubio. Just a few months ago, Rubio was calling Donald Trump a “con artist” and vowing to “never” vote for the billionaire businessman. But this week, the former GOP presidential candidate expressed a change in tone, saying he’s willing to be “helpful” to Trump. Rubio got into multiple arguments on Twitter Friday with people who couldn’t accept his modified position. He asserted that he tried his hardest to stop Trump from becoming the nominee, but at this point, Rubio contended, the GOP’s biggest threat is Hillary Clinton, not Trump. Rubio’s comments drew harsh responses from followers seeking to hold the senator accountable for the statements and accusations he voiced while still running against Trump. Notably, the tweets triggered this critique from Weekly Standard Editor, Bill Kristol. The Washington Post’s Juliet Eilperin even compared the confusion Rubio supporters experienced after his sudden turnaround to the feeling of whiplash. Rubio noted twice that he tried to beat Trump, but voters chose otherwise. Read more stories from TheBlaze Washingtonian Editor: People Shouldn’t Say ‘Start a Family’ Because It’s Offensive Obama Calls for a ‘World Without’ Nuclear Weapons During Historic Hiroshima Visit Trump Backs Out of Proposed Debate With ‘Second Place Finisher’ Sanders Professor Claims ‘Neo-Nazi’ Ben Shapiro’s Campus Lecture Left Students ‘Brutalized’ This Is How Trump Celebrated Clinching the Republican Nomination Source

Voice of America Palestinian President Abbas Says 'Ready' for Paris Peace Talks Voice of America May 28, 2016 12:24 PM. CAIRO—. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told a gathering of the Arab League Saturday that the body he represents is ready to accept a “fair and just peace” based on internationally recognized U.N. resolutions in ... and more » Source

Have We Seen Enough Of Giants Backup Catcher Trevor Brown? The Sports Quotient Brown, the backup catcher to All-Star Buster Posey, has already impressed early this season. An error occurred. Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser. It's hard enough for most players to ... and more » Google

Politico Sanders to DNC: Remove Clinton backers from convention committees CNN Washington (CNN) Bernie Sanders' campaign wants the Democratic National Committee to remove two Hillary Clinton supporters from key convention roles, accusing them of being "aggressive attack surrogates." The campaign on Saturday announced that it ... Bernie Sanders Derides Pick of Clinton Allies as Convention Committee LeadersNew York Times Sanders wants to shake up Dem convention panelsThe Hill (blog) Sanders Campaign Calls for Committee Leadership Changes at ConventionABC News Washington Post -Politico (blog) -Mediaite -MassLive.com all 21 news articles » Google

swissinfo.ch Pope meets children, says migrants 'not dangerous, but in danger' swissinfo.ch Pope Francis speaks as he holds a life vest during a meeting with youths at the Vatican May 28, 2016. The life vest was used by a migrant who was found dead during a rescue on the Mediterranean sea. REUTERS/Gregorio Borgia/Pool. (reuters_tickers). and more » Source

Man convicted on terrorism charge in synagogue firebombings Fox News HACKENSACK, N.J. – A New Jersey man charged with vandalizing and firebombing Jewish temples and a rabbi's home has been convicted of terrorism. Anthony Graziano was found guilty Friday on 20 counts overall and faces up to life in prison when he's ... and more » Google

PennLive.com Marcellus gas drillers challenge Kathleen Kane's antitrust tactics PennLive.com Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane walks to the State Supreme Court room, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at City Hall in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke). Print Email · John Beauge | Special to PennLive By John Beauge ... Kane spokesman quits: 'Tired of explaining the inexplicable'Philly.com Chuck Ardo, the 7th Kathleen Kane spokesman, ran out of 'good answers'PennLive.com Kathleen Kane's spokesman Chuck Ardo to quitAllentown Morning Call San Francisco Chronicle -Tribune-Review -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -PhillyVoice.com all 19 news articles » Google