Sunday,  May 4, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 290 • 31 of 31

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Mateo-Hayward Bridge over San Francisco Bay, killing five of the passengers, including the bride-to-be. Orb powered to a 2 1/2-length victory on a sloppy track to win the Kentucky Derby. Floyd Mayweather came back from a year's absence to win a unanimous 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero in their welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.

• Today's Birthdays:
The former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, is 86. Opera singer Roberta Peters is 84. Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson musical family, is 84. Jazz musician Ron Carter is 77. Rock musician Dick Dale is 77. Pop singer Peggy Santiglia Davison (The Angels) is 70. Actor Richard Jenkins is 67. Country singer Stella Parton is 65. Actor-turned-clergyman Hilly Hicks is 64. Irish musician Darryl Hunt (The Pogues) is 64. Singer Jackie Jackson (The Jacksons) is 63. Singer-actress Pia Zadora is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer Oleta Adams is 61. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sharon Jones is 58. Country singer Randy Travis is 55. Actress Mary McDonough is 53. Comedian Ana Gasteyer is 47. Actor Will Arnett is 44. Rock musician Mike Dirnt (Green Day) is 42. Contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin is 42. TV personality and fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons is 39. Rock musician Jose Castellanos is 37. Sports reporter Erin Andrews is 36. Singer Lance Bass ('N Sync) is 35. Actor Alexander Gould is 20. Actress Amara (uh-MAH'-ruh) Miller is 14.

Thought for Today: "The greater the number of laws and enactments, the more thieves and robbers there will be." - Lao-tzu (low dzu), Chinese philosopher (c.604-531 B.C.).

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