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2:58 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

'Venus And Serena': An Extraordinary Story, Told On Film

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Serena (right) and Venus Williams pose with their gold medals during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Serena (left) and Venus Williams celebrate a point during their women's doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in August 2012.
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Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 3:52 pm

It's Cinderella plus Jackie Robinson times two. When Venus and Serena Williams burst onto the lily-white world of tennis, they changed the game and made history: They were sisters. From a poor neighborhood. Who brought unprecedented power to the game. And both reached No. 1.

Their journey is the subject of a new documentary called Venus and Serena, showing in select theaters around the country.

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Shots - Health News
2:07 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Experts Agree: 'Psychiatry's Bible' Is No Bible

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The new version of the psychiatric "bible" is more of a dictionary, psychiatrists say.
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Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 4:06 pm

When the American Psychiatric Association releases its new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- DSM-5 -- this weekend, lots of journalists and commentators will refer to it as "psychiatry's bible."

That's a term that makes the manual's authors and other mental experts cringe.

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Around the Nation
2:03 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Michigan LGBT Youth Center Does Outreach With A Dance 'Hook'

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The Ruth Ellis Center helps about 5,000 young people each year.
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Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 3:52 pm

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Around the Nation
2:02 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Boston Bombings Prompt Fresh Look At Unsolved Murders

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Gerry Leone was the district attorney for Middlesex County in Massachusetts when three people were murdered in a house in the Boston suburb of Waltham. He told reporters that police suspected the assailants and the victims knew each other.
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Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 3:52 pm

An unsolved triple murder in the Boston suburbs is getting a closer look in the wake of the marathon bombings. One of the victims may have been a friend of bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. That's prompting authorities to revisit the 2011 case.

The murders took place in Waltham, Mass. On Sept. 12, 2011, police responded to a house in the leafy suburb a few miles west of Boston.

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The Two-Way
2:01 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

America's Cup Death Raises Concerns Over High-Tech Race Boats

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The Artemis Racing AC72 catamaran lies capsized after a training sail in San Francisco Bay on May 9.
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Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 2:35 pm

America's Cup, the oldest and most prestigious sailing competition, has hit some choppy water.

The death last week of British sailor and gold medal Olympian Andrew "Bart" Simpson when the boat he was crewing capsized and broke up during a practice run off San Francisco, has prompted tough questions about safety.

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