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This undated image released by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt shows children's author Bernard Waber in New York. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said in a statement Monday, May 20, 2013, that Waber died May 16 at his Long Island home after a long illness. He was 91. Waber debuted as an author in 1962 with "The House on East 88th Street." The book introduced readers to the loveable Lyle, first spotted in a bathtub in an Upper East Side brownstone. Lyle's story continued in "Lyle Finds His Mother," "Lyle and the Birthday Party." (AP Photo/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Bernard Waber, children's author, dies at age 91Bernard Waber, author and creator of beloved Lyle the crocodile, dies at age 91
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Idaho couple and Sun Valley land in Twitter tussleIdaho couple and Sun Valley Resort embroiled in Twitter tussle over social network handle
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Pedestrians pass a makeshift memorial for 32-year-old Mark Carson, Monday, May 20, 2013, in New York. Police said Elliot Morales yelled anti-gay slurs before shooting Carson point-blank in the face in Greenwich Village, a neighborhood long known as a bedrock of the gay rights movement. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NYPD to up presence after bias killing of gay manNYPD to increase presence in some neighborhoods as bias killing of gay man spurs outcry
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FILE - In this undated publicity file photo, members of the Doors, from left,  John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison, pose for a portrait. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday, May 20, 2013, at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family.  (AP Photo, File)
Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74Publicist: Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74 from cancer
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FILE - In this June 23, 2009 handout photo provided by AEG, pop star Michael Jackson rehearses at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. An AEG Live accounting executive testified Monday, May 20, 2013, in a Los Angeles courtroom that the company spent $24 million on preparations for Jackson’s ill-fated “This Is It” shows, however never paid the singer’s personal doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter because a fully-signed agreement was never obtained.  (AP Photo/ Kevin Mazur, AEG/Getty Images, File) ** NO SALES, ARCHIVE OUT. MANDATORY CREDIT **
Records: AEG budgeted money for Jackson doctorRecords indicate concert promoter budgeted money for doctor late convicted in death of Jackson
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CORRECTS MONTH TO MAY This frame grab provided by KWTV shows a tornado in Oklahoma City Monday, May 20, 2013. Television footage shows flattened buildings and fires after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area. (AP Photo/Courtesy KWTV)
Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburbMassive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb, leaves neighborhoods in ruins
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Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to shuttle buses Monday, May 20, 2013. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. A train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Conn. commuter rail service to resume WednesdayConn. commuter rail service to resume in full Wednesday, 5 days after train collision
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This undated publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in a scene in the movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. Since premiering Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in huge-screen IMAX theaters and expanding Thursday to general cinemas, "Into Darkness" has pulled in $84.1 million, well below distributor Paramount's initial forecast of $100 million. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Zade Rosenthal)
'Star Trek' beams up $70.1M at box office'Star Trek: Into Darkness' beams up $70.1M in opening weekend at box office
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Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction chargeJudge tosses obstruction charge against ex-BP executive accused of concealing Gulf spill data
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