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Brian Windhorst reports that Zion Williamson has the option of returning to Duke    ClutchPoints If The Pelicans Don't Deserve Zion Williamson, Every Other Team Deserves Him Less    Deadspin Updated Trade Packages, Landing Spots for Anthony Davis After 2019 NBA Lottery    Bleacher Report NBA Draft Lottery may have atoned for Anthony Davis trade request fiasco by putting New Orleans Pelicans and …    The Bird Writes The Pelicans are the 'single worst' team that could land Zion - Max Kellerman    ESPN View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2W7ivaQ

The executive order is to protect US networks from "foreign adversaries", the White House says. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JlVKdm

Frontrunners to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker clash in a televised debate in Brussels. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LLlYYO

Verena Bahlsen faced a backlash after defending her firm's use of forced labour during Nazi rule. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2E9xHKm

The Canadian media baron, who was convicted of fraud in the US, wrote a book praising Donald Trump. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2w31sZ4

The workers in Oklahoma City were trapped about 50-storeys up as the lift began to swing out of control. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YB62dj

The stainless-steel casting of an inflatable rabbit sells for $91.1m, overtaking a Hockney painting. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JpFecm

Canada sent tonnes of rubbish wrongly labelled as recyclable and then missed a deadline to retrieve it. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HxQ4cH

Millions are at risk as North Korea says this is the worst drought to hit in decades. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JFeKmo

German media has reported that Torsten W led a cult-like group and treated women like slaves. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WMI8uO

Italy's Matteo Salvini is gathering an array of right-wing leaders but can such an awkward alliance work? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VCT7KK

Mexican cartels using border migrant crisis to distract agents from drug smuggling, Carroll says Mexican cartels are using the migrant crisis at the southern border to overwhelm U.S. agents stationed there so they can smuggle drugs here with greater ease, said James Carroll, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2LUOffk

Man learns he's a donor match for fiance hours after proposing A recently engaged couple discovered they are the perfect match in more ways than one when a call came just hours after Aldo Cataldi popped the question, informing him that he was qualified to donate his kidney to his fiancé. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2YApHtR

Alabama legislature passes most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the US Dr. Janette Nesheiwat says doctors are forbidden from performing any abortion unless the mother is experiencing a serious medical issue or the fetus faces a lethal condition. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2Hq0rPY

A driver in India miraculously survives being impaled by a 2.5-foot-long iron spike A driver in India miraculously survives being impaled by a 2.5-foot-long iron spike.The motorist apparently collided with a pick-up truck, leaving him impaled on an iron rod. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2YoRAF4

GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Man survives horror injury after being impaled by 2.5-foot iron spike A driver miraculously survived despite being impaled on a two-and-a-half foot long iron spike - which went right through his body. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2VEyVbl

Mom with sleep disorder claims she once unknowingly purchased a full-sized basketball court A mother of three who said her online shopping habits while sleeping have nearly driven her to a life in debt has finally received a diagnosis for the disorder. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2EaVZDE

Nurse recorded comforting patient with touching rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’ A heartfelt moment between a nursing student and her patient was captured by another patient, who then shared it with the ailing 87-year-old’s grateful family. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2YwLsdI

Nurse sings 'Amazing Grace' to hospital patient, caught on cellphone video Nellie Barr, 87, had been in hospital for around a week when Brittany McArthur, 21, was filmed singing her favorite song. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2Q4x49B

ABC News’ Jennifer Ashton on learning to cope, grow after ex-husband's shocking suicide Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC’ News’ chief medical correspondent, personally knows the harrowing toll that suicide takes on loved ones and survivors left behind after her physician ex-husband took his life in Feb. 2017. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2vZimrx

ABC News' Jennifer Ashton on learning to cope after ex-husband's shocking suicide ABC News' chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, sits down with Dr. Manny Alvarez to discuss her new book 'Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort, and Community After Unthinkable Loss,' and learning to cope with tragic loss after her ex-husband took his own life in 2017. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2YvxYze

Alabama's Republican governor signed the most stringent abortion legislation in the nation Wednesday, making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases.    from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2VFBBFz

Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines sparked a Northern California blaze that killed 85 people last year, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, state fire officials said Wednesday. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2W5Yp0D

The University of Colorado-Colorado Springs has decided to make policy changes in order to settle a lawsuit brought by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys on behalf of a Christian apologetics club on its campus. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Yz7ugi

A religious liberty advocacy group has warned two Washington state school districts it may file lawsuits unless they stop promoting Islam. The schools are accused of implementing pro-Ramadan policies that are being followed during the Islamic holy month which began on May 5 and runs through June 4. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Q2p8WD

Fox News reporter and host, Shannon Bream, talks with CBN News about her career, her faith, and her new book, Finding the Bright Side. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2YvcWAE

Alabama's Senate voted 25-6 to outlaw virtually all abortions in the state Tuesday. If signed into law, the measure would make Alabama one of the most pro-life states in the country.  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2WKIl1B

When our family moved from Indiana to San Diego, California, several decades ago, navigating on that road trip was a two-person affair: one driver and one navigator in the passenger seat. The navigator had a large paper roadmap unfolded, resting on the dashboard, from which directions were called out to the driver. Remember those days?  from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Hm7quv

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The stuff has rarely wavered. Since Kenta Maeda joined the Dodgers in 2016, he has relied primarily on a fastball that he throws between 90 and 93 mph, a slider ranging from 82 to 85 mph and a split-fingered changeup he throws between 83 to 86 mph. It’s the conviction with which Maeda delivers... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-padres-20190515-story.html>

On the day after the city of Long Beach announced its pursuit of the Angels , Dan Cromwell emailed the city manager of Anaheim. Cromwell, an expert in commercial real estate and municipal financing, used as his subject line “The Long Beach distraction” and wrote that he did not consider Long Beach... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-long-beach-anaheim-stadium-20190515-story.html>

Over his first seven weeks in the major leagues, Chris Paddack has become one of most celebrated pitching prospects in baseball. The designation says as much about the San Diego Padres’ minor league system as it does about the 6-foot-5 right-hander. Paddack, 23, entered the season as the Padres’... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-padres-farm-system-dodgers-logan-white-aj-preller-20190515-story.html>

Brook Lopez screamed for what felt like 82 straight seconds after hitting his first shot Wednesday night. If he had stayed in Los Angeles with the Lakers for this past season, that scream might’ve lasted for 82 straight games. Circumstances that still have people around the league scratching their... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/nba/la-sp-raptors-bucks-game-1-20190515-story.html>

After an Orange County mother’s complaints about her daughter being bullied went nowhere, authorities say she went to her daughters’ classmates and threatened their families. And now she’s banned from the school. In what Capistrano Unified School District and Orange County Sheriff’s officials say... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oc-mom-threatens-class-20190515-story.html>

Cody Bellinger ’s two-run home run Tuesday, a drive to left-center field off San Diego Padres rookie standout Chris Paddack , was his 15th this season. It was also his first in two weeks. “I’m certain that it was in the back of his mind,” Dodgers hitting strategist Brant Brown said. “Like, I haven’t... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-cody-bellinger-home-runs-brant-brown-20190515-story.html>

Reinforcement for first baseman Albert Pujols arrived in the Angels clubhouse Wednesday, hours before the team played the finale of a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins. Prospect Jared Walsh , a 25-year-old first baseman and occasional left-handed reliever and outfielder, was promoted from... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-jared-walsh-major-league-debut-20190515-story.html>

A man accused of beating a woman to death with an electric scooter in broad daylight in Long Beach has been charged with murder, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Wednesday. Amad Rashad Redding, 27, faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. His arraignment is scheduled for May 29. Redding... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-scooter-attack-charges-20190515-story.html>

President Trump has pardoned Pat Nolan, a former Republican state legislative leader who spent years in prison after being convicted in the “Shrimpscam” FBI sting in the 1990s and later became a high-profile conservative apostle for criminal justice reform. Reached by phone Wednesday evening, Nolan... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-trump-pardons-pat-nolan-20190515-story.html>

BASEBALL CITY OPEN DIVISION First round, Wednesday Birmingham 5, San Fernando 4 Cleveland 4, Chatsworth 3 Granada Hills 1, Carson 0 Granada Hills Kennedy 7, Los Angeles Roosevelt 6 Quarterfinals, Friday, 3 p.m. #8 Birmingham at #1 San Pedro #5 Cleveland at #4 Sun Valley Poly #6 Granada Hills at... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vti-baseball-scores-city-20190515-story.html>

UCLA’s softball players know each other well enough to tell when they’re overthinking the game, when the dugout is too tense. The Bruins also know how to respond. They dance. Two players grab softballs and bang a beat against the dugout bench. The rest of the team forms a mosh pit, and as the Bruins... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-ucla-softball-ncaa-regionals-20190514-story.html>

In the moments after losing to the Minnesota Twins 8-7 on Wednesday afternoon, Angels manager Brad Ausmus sat in his office at Target Field and took stock of his team. Shohei Ohtani, fresh off a game Tuesday in which he made two crucial baserunning mistakes, had minutes earlier smoked a ground... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-lose-twins-end-eleven-game-trip-20190515-story.html>

SERIES The Big Bang Theory The smart, popular comedy ends its 12-season run with a one-hour finale. Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik star. A half-hour retrospective special airs later this evening (see below). 8 p.m. CBS Superstore... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-0516-whats-on-tv-thursday-20190516-story.html>

SpaceX’s plan to provide broadband access will take a big step forward Thursday night as the Elon Musk-led firm prepares to launch five dozen small satellites on a single rocket. They will eventually become part of a network of potentially thousands of internet-beaming spacecraft. The launch was... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-spacex-starlink-satellites-broadband-constellation-20190515-story.html>

Tejay van Garderen thought he had lost his overall race lead in the Tour of California after a string of bad luck in the final couple of miles Wednesday. The race jury gave it right back a couple hours later. Tour organizers issued a controversial statement that said a major crash near the finish... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-tour-of-california-tejay-van-garderen-20190515-story.html>

San Diego’s Xander Schauffele has yet to win a major championship, but he has come awfully close. He finished tied for second in both this year’s Masters and last year’s British Open, and tied for sixth at the 2018 U.S. Open. He seems to be at his coolest and most composed in the biggest events. ... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-xander-schauffele-pga-notes-20190515-story.html>

The preliminary roster Mexican coach Tata Martino called up Tuesday for next month’s Gold Cup was more notable for the players excluded than for the ones included. No Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, who will become a first-time father this summer. No Hector Herrera, who begged out following an exhausting... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-carlos-vela-lafc-mexico-gold-cup-20190515-story.html>

The young couple appeared jubilant as they held up a poster-board sign adorned with hearts meant to cement their date to Palos Verdes High School’s upcoming prom — a quintessential teenage event with the dreamy theme “Wish Upon a Star.” The boy, identified by his peers as a foreign exchange student,... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-racist-prom-proposal-palos-verdes20190515-story.html>

USC football coach Clay Helton was paid about $3.2 million during the school’s fiscal year covering July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, according to USC’s federal tax return released Wednesday in response to a request by the Los Angeles Times. Helton coached the Trojans to a Pac-12 championship in... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-sp-clay-helton-usc-football-salary-20190515-story.html>

Deontay Wilder moved his mandatory heavyweight title defense against Eastvale’s Dominic Breazeale to a place beyond standard boxing promotion this week. Wilder, in a post-workout session with reporters Tuesday in New York, said that boxing can still reach back to its most savage roots. “This is... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-deontay-wilder-dominic-breazeale-20190515-story.html>

He has long been considered one of the best two-way players in the NBA, a dynamic long-range shooter and a lockdown defender, and yet Golden State’s serene Klay Thompson rarely gets recognized for his defensive prowess. Thompson takes pride in defending the elite guards and forwards in the NBA,... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/nba/la-sp-warriors-klay-thompson-defense-20190515-story.html>

The North Korean Embassy in Madrid was a soft target. All it took was imitation handguns, fake business cards and some guile for a group of human rights activists to capture the embassy on the evening of Feb. 22. Over four hours, they took hostages, smashed photographs of the country’s late dictators... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-north-korea-madrid-embassy-20190515-story.html>

Talk about drama. The opening round of the City Section Open Division baseball playoffs on Wednesday produced walk-off victories by Birmingham, Cleveland and Granada Hills. The two-time defending City Section champion Patriots were down to their final strike against San Fernando in the bottom of... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vti-city-baseball-playoffs-20190515-story.html>

This year’s Preakness is notable not because of who is there but who is not there. Missing for the first time since 1996 is the winner of the Kentucky Derby, Country House, who came down with a cough just after the Derby and was removed from training. Also missing is the disqualified winner of... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-preakness-draw-20190515-story.html>

A newly tested North Korean short-range ballistic missile appears to be a copy of an advanced Russian design that could greatly improve Pyongyang’s ability to evade U.S. missile defense systems, according to U.S. officials. President Trump, who has sought unsuccessfully for the last year to persuade... from latimes.com - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-missile-trump-korea-20190515-story.html>

Police asked a teenager reporting an alleged sexual assault whether she "was at all turned on". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Jp7887

The Sackler family owns Purdue Pharma, which manufactures opioids linked to the deaths of thousands. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JlIhCj

Nine men were jailed for attacking and raping 151 women and girls in an insular colony. Why do its leaders now want the men freed? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YuOe3d

PornHub is the latest video-sharing platform politicians have used to get the public's attention. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VE3j5F

The bites are a "hidden" health crisis causing a death every four minutes, says World Health Organization from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YyGTQ7

In Sicily, police are moving to stop criminals stealing the island's pistachios ahead of this year's harvest. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2LH5d0D

The government is giving some compensation - but not for the land the farmers lost two decades ago. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WNegOW

A 16-year-old girl in Malaysia killed herself after she posted a poll on Instagram, police say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HpIq4h

US actress Busy Phillips appeals to women to share their personal stories about abortion. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Vu2QhA

Increasing crimes against Muslims in India has led to fears that the country is becoming intolerant. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ebj9Kd

Women give their opinions on the US state passing a bill that bans abortion in almost all cases. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Hsb6ty

The US state has voted to outlaw the procedure in almost all cases, including rape and incest. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YvYN6o

The BBC’s Paul Adams looks at what's behind the rising tension between the US and Iran, including the Iran nuclear deal. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W2YZMB

Rumours abound that Madonna will perform at Eurovision - and may even have arrived. But where is she? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30p5GrF

Scientists have mapped the underground network of fungi that connect trees and provide them with the nutrients they need to survive. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YtOvn5

Man faces execution for killing wife decades ago in Memphis A man convicted of killing his wife decades ago at a camping center he managed in Memphis is set for execution in Tennessee. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2HkBA0Y

Man convicted in 4 killings set for execution in Alabama A man convicted of murder in a quadruple killing after a dispute over a pickup truck is set to be executed in Alabama. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Q2G5ju

Authorities say man raped woman at Alaska police station A man was arrested after a surveillance camera showed him raping a woman inside an Alaska police station, authorities said. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Q2Cx0E

Death-row inmate forgoes choosing last meal, asks for food to be given to homeless instead Tennessee death-row inmate Don Johnson has asked that his special last meal before Thursday's scheduled execution be donated to the homeless.   via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2LKkkXm

Rep. Steve Scalise on Trump's merit-based immigration plan Trump set to unveil new immigration plan; reaction from House Minority Whip Steve Scalise on 'The Ingraham Angle.' via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2HsUmlN

Michelle Malkin on being censored by Facebook Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin discusses Facebook infringing upon free speech rights. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2LISfQd

Case against former Green Beret in suspected Taliban bombmaker’s death will proceed to court-martial The murder case against a decorated former Green Beret charged in the 2010 killing of an unarmed suspected Taliban bombmaker will proceed to a trial by general court-martial, Army officials said Wednesday. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2JETSLY

Migrant child dies in US custody; 4th since December A Guatemalan official says a 2½-year-old migrant child has died after crossing the border, becoming the fourth minor known to have died after being detained by the Border Patrol since December. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2WJC6e9

Police officer, firefighter injured in Wisconsin shooting A police officer and a firefighter have been injured in a shooting in Appleton, Wisconsin, and several others have been taken to a hospital. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2JILVpl

Body of woman, 19, who was 9 months pregnant is found in Chicago, authorities say A body found on Chicago's Southwest Side has been identified as that a 19-year-old woman who was nine months pregnant when she vanished three weeks ago, according to reports. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2JHhmA9