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least one follower too many when somebody tailed him on a Los Angeles freeway, and it led to a speeding ticket for the teen idol.
• The singer of "Boyfriend" and "Baby" was cited for driving in excess of 65 mph at about 10:45 a.m. Friday, after calls came in complaining of a freeway chase on southbound U.S. Highway 101 near Studio City, said Officer Ming Hsu of the California Highway Patrol.
• The 18-year-old crooner told officers he was being chased by paparazzi, and investigators confirmed he was being followed by at least one vehicle, Hsu said.
• "The second vehicle left the area and there's a search to find that driver," Hsu said.
• Hsu did not have a description of the other vehicle.
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• MIAMI (AP) -- Ray Allen lingered on the court for a bit after his Boston Celtics lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to the Miami Heat last month, shaking hands and offering congratulations.
• A few minutes later, Allen made a vow about his future.
• "There's still a lot of basketball left in my legs," he said.
• The Heat apparently were listening, apparently agree -- and will soon officially welcome Allen to their club.
• Allen told the Heat on Friday night that he intends to accept their contract offer

and leave Boston after five seasons, even though the Celtics could have paid him about twice as much as the reigning NBA champions will be able to next season. Miami could only offer Allen the mini mid-level, worth about $3 million a year.
• • Today in History
• The Associated Press
• Today is Saturday, July 7, the 189th day of 2012. There are 177 days left in the year.

• On July 7, 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War erupted into full-scale conflict as Imperial Japanese forces attacked the Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing. (The end of the fighting coincided with the conclusion of World War II.)
• • On this date:

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