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Reuters – A Taliban suicide bomber targeted a U.S.-led coalition convoy on Tuesday in Afghanistan, but there was no immediate report of any casualties.

Sills remembered as ‘the diva next door’ (AP)
AP – Some people called her Bubbles. Others knew her as “the diva next door.” But to most of the world, Brooklyn-born soprano Beverly Sills was America’s first prima donna — a child star who sang commercials for laundry soap and grew up to play queens.

Clemens wins No. 350, but A-Rod injured (AP)
AP – Roger Clemens had a stack of souvenirs from his 350th win sitting in his locker at Yankee Stadium. Jerseys, balls and other keepsakes, all ready to be autographed. “I enjoy sharing it,” he said. Still, what Clemens wanted most Monday night was a healthy Alex Rodriguez.

Beverly Sills, America's Queen of Opera, dies at 78 (Reuters)
Reuters – Beverly Sills, the world-renowned soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.

Woman accused of helping dispose of body (AP)
AP – Prosecutors said a former classmate of a man suspected of killing his pregnant girlfriend helped dispose of her body, then lied to investigators.

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