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Nike donating $1M in goods to tornado relief

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nike has announced plans to donate $1 million worth of shoes and clothing to aid people affected by the tornado in Oklahoma this week.

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10 things to know about the Indianapolis 500

IndyCar driver Marco Andretti waits in the pit area before the start of the final practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is Sunday with a wide-open field and a pair of drivers trying to join the elite list of four-time winners. Two Americans start on the front row, along with Carlos Munoz, an unknown Indy 500 newcomer who grew up idolizing Juan Pablo Montoya — a fellow Colombian who won “The Greatest Spectacle In Racing” as a rookie.

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Review: Haunting, effective revival of ‘The Weir’

This undated theater publicity image released by Shirly Herz Associates shows, from left, John Keating, Sean Gormley, Billy Carter, Dan Butler and Tessa Klein, in Conor McPherson's "The Weir", currently performing off-Broadway at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York.  (AP Photo/Shirley Herz Associates, Carol Rosegg)

NEW YORK (AP) — Acclaimed Irish dramatist Conor McPherson (“The Shining City”) showed the power and treachery of storytelling in his 1997 Olivier Award-winning classic, “The Weir.” One minute it’s all good-natured ribbing and laughter and local ghost stories, and the next, somebody tells a true story so painful that it stuns the crowd.

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6 Wyeth paintings fetch $2M at NYC auction

This image provided by Christie's auction house shows Newell Convers Wyeth's painting titled "Norry Seavey Hauling Traps off Blubber Island," among thirteen paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists that have sold for just over $2 million at auction in New York, Thursday, May 23, 2013.  (AP Photo/Christie's)

NEW YORK (AP) — Six paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists have sold for just over $2 million at a New York City auction.

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With hits, Demi Lovato radio-ready with 4th album

This May 15, 2013 file photo shows actress-singer Demi Lovato posing for a portrait in  New York. Lovato’s fourth album, “Demi,” debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week. It features the pop hit “Heart Attack.” (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, file)

NEW YORK (AP) — Before achieving back-to-back radio hits with “Give Your Heart a Break” and “Heart Attack,” Demi Lovato wondered why she had yet to find her breakthrough on the radio.

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