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Kennedy hospitalized after seizure; not a stroke (AP)

AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the lone surviving son in a famed political family who helped define national Democratic Party politics, suffered a seizure at his Cape Cod home on Saturday and was recovering in good spirits at a Boston hospital.

Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears (AP)

AP - Two rivers blocked by landslides threatened to flood towns shattered by China's massive earthquake, sending thousands of survivors fleeing Saturday in a region still staggering from the country's worst disaster in 30 years.

Big Brown cruises to another easy win in Preakness (AP)

AP - Big Brown charged to the lead turning for home and then cruised down the stretch to win the Preakness on Saturday, still perfect and squarely pointed toward thoroughbred racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years.

As cyclone refugees wait, Myanmar refuses aid (AP)

AP - Myanmar's junta kept a French navy ship laden with aid waiting outside its maritime border on Saturday, and showed off neatly laid out state relief camps to diplomats.

Train derailment, acid leak forces La. evacuation (AP)

AP - Six cars of a freight train derailed Saturday, including one that began leaking hydrochloric acid, causing thousands of people to evacuate homes, businesses and a nursing home within one mile of the wreck.

Clinton presses on with campaign despite long odds (AP)

AP - The day of campaigning had barely begun and Hillary Rodham Clinton was already eyeing the whiskey.

Bush says Saudi oil boost doesn't solve US problem (AP)

AP - President Bush said Saudi Arabia's small increase in oil production will not solve soaring U.S. fuel prices, but he defended the wealthy kingdom Saturday against American lawmakers "screaming the loudest" for Riyadh to open its spigots.

Police: Gunman wounds 3 outside SoCal church (AP)

AP - A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said.

UAW, American Axle reach deal that could end strike (AP)

AP - American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. boosted its wage offer and increased the payments it will give workers to take a wage cut as part of a tentative agreement that could settle an 11-week strike by the United Auto Workers union, a person briefed on the deal said Saturday.

Mike Tyson tells all in new documentary at Cannes (AP)

AP - Mike Tyson considers it a miracle that he lived to tell his tale. And he's telling it ? in graphic detail ? in a new documentary at the Cannes Film Festival.

Thousands flee on flooding fears after China quake (Reuters)

Reuters - Thousands of Chinese fled their homes on Saturday amid fears a lake could burst its banks, hampering rescue efforts after the deadliest earthquake in more than three decades killed about 29,000 people.

Sen. Kennedy hospitalized after seizure (Reuters)

Reuters - Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading Democrat, suffered a seizure on Saturday but hours later was talking with family at his side in a Boston hospital.

Myanmar death toll soars (Reuters)

Reuters - Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation in the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and the toll of dead and missing from the cyclone rose above 133,000 people, making it one of the most damaging to hit Asia.

Bush says committed to Middle East peace efforts (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush, responding to Arab dismay about his praise for Israel, said on Saturday he was confident a deal on Palestinian statehood could be reached before he leaves office.

Iraqi forces detain 1,000 in al Qaeda push (Reuters)

Reuters - Iraqi forces have detained more than 1,000 suspects in an offensive aimed at crushing al Qaeda in northern Iraq, the military commander of the operation said on Saturday.

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai delays return over "plot" (Reuters)

Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai postponed his return home on Saturday to contest an election run-off after his party said it had discovered an assassination plot against him.

Louisiana orders evacuation after train derails (Reuters)

Reuters - Authorities evacuated 3,000 people on Saturday after a train derailment released deadly chemicals in the southern Louisiana town of Lafayette.

U.S. House Leader Nancy Pelosi visits Iraq (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a key Democrat critic of President George Bush's war policy in Iraq, landed in Baghdad on Saturday for talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials, the U.S. embassy said.

World turns up heat on Myanmar (AFP)

AFP - World frustration with Myanmar boiled over on Saturday, with accusations of negligence and crimes against humanity over the regime's slow-moving response to the cyclone disaster.

China fights to stave off disease amid miracle quake rescues (AFP)

AFP - China ramped up efforts on Saturday to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle rescues amid the rubble offered hope in an increasingly desperate battle to save lives.

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