Today's Post-Dispatch
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St. Louis police, city, fight paying $1.5 million false-arrest judgment
Reginald A. Williams owes Michael J. Banks, his estranged wife and their lawyers almost $1.5 million in damages for false arrest. A judge says so.
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New veterans report record rate of disabilities
America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.
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Scout troop honors former member who died in Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Phillip Vinnedge's death came 16 days following deployment.
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Tropical Storm Beryl slaps Southeast Coast
Tropical Storm Beryl was wrecking some Memorial Day weekend plans on Sunday, causing shoreline campers to pack up and head inland and leading to the cancellation of some events as the storm approached the southeastern U.S.
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Gasoline is American obsession, especially on Memorial Day
NEW YORK • It's Memorial Day weekend, and our national obsession with the price of gasoline is in focus once again.
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Supreme Court schedules indicate blockbuster decisions in June
WASHINGTON • One never knows when the Supreme Court will hand down its last, often biggest, opinions of the term. But the justices' summer travel schedules make it a pretty safe bet that blockbuster health care and immigration cases will be decided by the end of June.
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Polls on gay marriage support aren't reflected in voting booth
NEW YORK • Poll after poll shows public support for same-sex marriage steadily increasing, to the point where it's now a majority viewpoint. Yet in all 32 states where gay marriage has been on the ballot, voters have rejected it.
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Law & order
ST. LOUIS > Man found fatally shot • A man who suffered a gunshot wound in the neck was found dead in a St. Louis alley about 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Editorial: Missouri Legislature's revolving door begins its annual spin
It didn't take long for the Missouri Legislature's revolving door to begin its annual spin.
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Editorial: Court succeeds where Congress failed in protecting civil rights
For a brief moment earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives had a chance to rise above partisanship and fear mongering and do the right thing for American values and the American people. It didn't happen.
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McClellan: Losses in war carve a deep memory
A building on Chippewa Street becomes a memorial for a grandson.
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Letters to the editor, May 28
Appreciating veterans on Memorial Day, on Veterans Day and every day
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Schumer asks airlines to let families sit together without fees
NEW YORK • U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra.
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Fire destroys historic bell factory in Connecticut
EAST HAMPTON, Conn. • One of the oldest continuously operating factories in Connecticut was destroyed by fire late Saturday night.
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Labor relations board member quits
WASHINGTON • A member of the National Labor Relations Board accused of leaking inside information is resigning, the agency announced Sunday.
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Aid to Iraq is unspent, may be diverted to other nations
BAQOUBA, Iraq • Outside the crumbling elementary school, goats feed on trash strewn across the front yard. Inside, the ceiling is rotting, toilets don't work and students scrunch hip-to-hip behind narrow desks.
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Syria denies Houla killings, UN condemns massacre
BEIRUT • Syria strongly denied on Sunday allegations that its forces killed scores of people — including women and children — in one of the deadliest days of the country's uprising, but the U.N. Security Council after an emergency session condemned government forces for s…
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NATO disputes civilian deaths claimed by Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan • The U.S.-led coalition disputed on Sunday reports that eight civilians, including children, were killed in a NATO airstrike in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan.
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Lynn, Cardinals find their form
Lance Lynn used an improved delivery and a forceful approach to contain the Braves for seven innings.
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Cards win with one stopper, three boppers
Wainwright keeps Phils from sweep; Molina hits grand slam, Beltran and Adams homer.
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Kahne wins Coca-Cola 600 for third time
CONCORD, N.C. • Kasey Kahne powered to victory in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, taking NASCAR's longest race for the third time and notching his first win with Hendrick Motorsports.
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Mizzou goes out a winner in Big 12
Tigers say farewell by winning MU's first, and last, Big 12 conference baseball title.
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Franchitti wins third Indy 500
Dan Wheldon couldn't win his third Indianapolis 500. Dario Franchitti did it for him.
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Adams shows he belongs
Rookie is hitting .345 with five extra-base hits, including a solo homer Sunday.
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Mizzou softball runs out of gas
Mizzou softball coach Ehren Earleywine went with his best — and got beat with his best.
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Cards Notebook: Heat forces Molina to leave game
Catcher has blurred vision at the plate, raising concern about dehydration.
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Illegal-stick penalty still plagues McSorley
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Somewhere in Marty McSorley's home in Hermosa Beach is a hockey stick with a blade curved at least a quarter-inch more than the legal limit.
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San Antonio gets nasty, takes lead
SAN ANTONIO • Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 101-98, to open the Western Conference finals on Sunday night.
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England’s Chapman wins Senior PGA
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. • After taking a nine-stroke lead early in the final round of the Senior PGA Championship, Roger Chapman needed only to play out the remaining holes and savor the greatest moment of his professional life.
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Webber wins, Alonso takes lead at Monaco
Mark Webber won the Monaco Grand Prix from the pole position Sunday, made Formula One history and left the championship even more wide open after six races.
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Coca Cola 600
Lap length: 1.5 miles Cars: (C) Chevrolet (D) Dodge (F) Ford (T) Toyota
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Kanaan's bad luck continues
INDIANAPOLIS • Tony Kanaan was feeling lucky Sunday.
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Andretti team's promise fades again
Michael Andretti watched three of his cars dominate the first half of the Indianapolis 500. And by the end of Sunday's race, they were no factor at all. Again.
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Celtics and Heat meet again tonight
In 2010, Boston ousted Dwyane Wade in the first round and LeBron James in the second round. A year later, Wade and James were teammates and turned the tables, sending the Celtics into the offseason.
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Lions' Fairley is arrested on a DUI charge
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley has been arrested in Alabama on charges of driving under the influence and attempting to elude police, his second arrest in his home state in two months.
May 28, 2012 | 12:00 am
DeBoer delivers Devils to NHL’s elite
In the eyes of many, Peter DeBoer was a surprise choice to be New Jersey's coach. Fresh off a bad season, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello last summer turned to DeBoer. But why DeBoer? In three seasons with Florida, the Panthers didn't reach the playoffs.
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Sunday's action at the French Open
Men's seeded winners • No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 9 Juan Martin Del Potro, No. 14 Fernando Verdasco, No. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka, No. 21 Marin Cilic.
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Donald regains No. 1 ranking
Luke Donald replaced Rory McIlroy at No. 1 in the rankings for the third time in 10 weeks, retaining title at the BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, England.
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Roddick bows out early; V. Williams rallies to win
PARIS • Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much.
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Politics and page turners: summer book preview
Whether you pack one in our beach bag or download it to your e-reader, there are plenty of choices for the slow summer days.
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Everyday section
TV picks for May 28: 'Hatfields & McCoys'
Kevin Costner is "Devil" Anse Hatfield and Bill Paxton is Randall McCoy in a three-part miniseries dramatizing the bloody and long-running feud.
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Widowed friend turns a bit too wild
Dear Carolyn • Eight months ago, after a brief illness, my 57-year-old friend's husband passed away. Their marriage had always been a bit rocky, and after his death we learned that he'd been involved in some questionable activities.
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Dad's wish for burial is financial burden
Dear Abby • How important are a dying person's last wishes? My dad died recently and said that he wanted to be buried with his first wife in a state far from where we live. If his estate — or his current wife — can't afford to comply with his request, would it be horrible…
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