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• The students were traveling in a minivan at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday near the North Island vacation town of Taupo when the vehicle drifted to the side of the road and then rolled when the driver tried to correct course, New Zealand police said. • Three of the students died at the scene, police said. Another woman was in critical condition at an area hospital, while at least four other students suffered moderate injuries. • Joseph Bergen, the U.S. vice consul in Auckland, New Zealand, identified the deceased students as Daniela Lekhno, Roch Jauberty and Austin Brashears, according to the Boston University website. New Zealand police confirmed their identities. • Another BU student, Margaret Theriault, was airlifted from the crash site to a hospital in Taupo and was in critical condition, the university said. • ___
Young Seattle cancer patients' 'Stronger' video a big hit; Kelly Clarkson calls effort amazing
• SEATTLE (AP) -- A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song "Stronger" has become an online sensation. • Clarkson, in her own video message to the children at Seattle Children's Hospital, said it was "amazing." • "It made my day. I know it's making everybody else's day online," Clarkson said in a message posted on her website. "I just can't wait to meet you." • The youngsters, many attached to IVs and holding signs that say "Stronger," ''Fighter" and "Hope," dance along with parents and medical staff. One child even rides a bike through the hallways of the hematology oncology floor. The video is part of a creative arts program with cancer patients at Seattle Children's. • The kids' video went online May 6. It was the idea of 22-year-old Chris Rumble, a patient at the hospital who was diagnosed with leukemia in April. He wanted to do something to share with his old hockey team in the central Washington town of Wenatchee • ___
Person familiar with plans tells the AP James' 3rd MVP win to be announced Saturday
• MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James loves telling the story about his first MVP award.
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