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dres. Alex Rodriguez became at age 32 the youngest player in major league history to hit 500 home runs with a first-inning homer in a 16-8 Yankees victory over Kansas City.
• One year ago: A Texas jury convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs of child sexual assault in a case stemming from two young followers he'd taken as brides in what his church called "spiritual marriages." (Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison.)
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• Today's Birthdays: Journalist Helen Thomas is 92. Singer Frankie Ford is 73. Actress-singer Tina Cole is 69. Actor-comedian Richard Belzer is 68. Football Hall-of-Famer John Riggins is 63. Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is 57. Actor-screenwriter Billy Bob Thornton is 57. Actress Kym Karath ("The Sound of Music") is 54. Track star Mary Decker Slaney is 54. Actress Lauren Tom is 53. President Barack Obama is 51. TV producer Michael Gelman ("Live! With Kelly") is 51. Retired MLB All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens is 50. Actress Crystal Chappell is 47. Author Dennis Lehane is 47. Rock musician Rob Cieka (Boo Radleys) is 44. Actor Daniel Dae Kim is 44. Actor Michael DeLuise is 43. Actor Ron Lester is 42. Race car driver Jeff Gordon is 41. Rapper-actress Yo-Yo is 41. Country singer Jon Nicholson is 39. Rhythm-and-blues singer-actor Marques (MAR'-kus) Houston is 31. Actress Meghan Markle (TV: "Suits") is 31. Actress Greta Gerwig is 29. Country singer Crystal Bowersox (TV: "American Idol") is 27. Rock singer Tom Parker (The Wanted) is 24. Actors Cole and Dylan Sprouse are 20. Singer Jessica Sanchez (TV: "American Idol") is 17.
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• Thought for Today: "The beginning is the most important part of the work." -- Plato, Classical Greek philosopher.
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