Monday,  May 12, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 298 • 30 of 30

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Mother's Day parade in New Orleans (nine people have been charged in connection with the case). Serena Williams kept her No. 1 ranking and added career title No. 50 as she beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open.

Today's Birthdays: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra is 89. Critic John Simon is 89. Composer Burt Bacharach is 86. Actress Millie Perkins is 76. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jayotis Washington is 73. Country singer Billy Swan is 72. Actress Linda Dano is 71. Musician Ian McLagan is 69. Actress Lindsay Crouse is 66. Singer-musician Steve Winwood is 66. Actor Gabriel Byrne is 64. Actor Bruce Boxleitner is 64. Singer Billy Squier is 64. Country singer Kix Brooks is 59. Actress Kim Greist is 56. Rock musician Eric Singer (KISS) is 56. Actor Ving Rhames is 55. Rock musician Billy Duffy is 53. Actor Emilio Estevez is 52. Actress April Grace is 52. Actress Vanessa A. Williams (TV: "Soul Food") is 51. TV personality/chef Carla Hall (TV: "The Chew") is 50. Country musician Eddie Kilgallon is 49. Actor Stephen Baldwin is 48. Actor Scott Schwartz is 46. Actress Kim Fields is 45. Actress Samantha Mathis is 44. Actress Jamie Luner is 43. Actor Christian Campbell is 42. Actress Rhea Seehorn is 42. Actor Mackenzie Astin is 41. Actress Rebecca Herbst (TV: "General Hospital") is 37. Actress Malin (MAH'-lin) Akerman is 36. Actor Jason Biggs is 36. Actor Rami Malek (RAH'-mee MAL'-ihk) is 33. Actress-singer Clare Bowen (TV: "Nashville") is 30.Actress Emily VanCamp is 28. Actor Malcolm David Kelley is 22. Actors Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten (TV: "Everybody Loves Raymond") are 19.

Thought for Today: "Dissent is not sacred; the right of dissent is." - Thurman Arnold, American lawyer (1891-1969).

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