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• As she rode down Linden Street, Fischer teared up, overwhelmed by the adoring crowds. Krasinski said afterward that he couldn't process it.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. dominates Robert Guerrero to win title fight with lopsided decision

• LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The defense was back, just like it used to be. Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s dad was back, too, just like he used to be.
• And Mayweather was a winner once again -- just like he always is.
• Mayweather fought as if he had never left the ring, coming back from a year's absence Saturday night to win a unanimous 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero in their welterweight title fight.
• The game plan was defense, and Mayweather followed it perfectly. With his father directing from the corner after a 13-year absence, he dominated Guerrero in a performance not totally expected at the age of 36.
• "I needed my father tonight," Mayweather said. "My defense was on point and he told me to stick with my defense and that the less you get hit the longer you last."


Today in History
The Associated Press


• Today is Sunday, May 5, the 125th day of 2013. There are 240 days left in the year.

• Today's Highlight in History:
• On May 5, 1813, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, considered the father of existentialism, was born in Copenhagen.

• On this date:
• In 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, 51, died in exile on the island of St. Helena.
• In 1862, Mexican troops defeated French occupying forces in the Battle of Puebla. (The Cinco de Mayo holiday commemorates Mexico's victory.)
• In 1891, New York's Carnegie Hall (then named "Music Hall") had its official opening night.
• In 1925, schoolteacher John T. Scopes was charged in Tennessee with violating

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