News Trend: Kevin Durant powers Thunder by Clippers into West finals

Add Videos or Photos Be first to contributeSign in now to share your story.Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google+Be first to contribute Verifying your credentials...Please wait. Uh oh!We're experiencing a few technical issues.Try againLOS ANGELES (AP) - Kevin Durant had 39 points and 16 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 104-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 6 on Thursday night.Russell Westbrook overcame a slow start to finish...

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News Trend: San Diego Fires Update: Blazes in San Marcos, Camp Pendleton prompt ...

APTwo firefighters discuss a strategy change while fighting a wildfire from the backyard of a home Thursday, May 15, 2014, in San Marcos, Calif. Gusty winds failed to return Thursday in San Diego County wildfire areas and authorities said it was a window of opportunity to make further gains against flames that have charred thousands of acres and burned homes.One of the nine fires burning in San Diego County suddenly flared Thursday afternoon and burned close to homes as new winds arrived.The flare-up...

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News Trend: Was Jill Abramson fired because she is a woman?

Editor's note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review. A former CNN producer and correspondent, she is the author of 'The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television.' Follow her on Twitter @FridaGhitis. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.(CNN) -- You can draw your own conclusions about why Jill Abramson was fired, but as we look at the history of her tenure as executive editor of The New...

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News Trend: Flare-up keeps San Diego fire situation tenuous

- Firefighters aided by calmer winds made progress Thursday against a series of wildfires burning across San Diego County, and authorities collected clues and solicited the public's help to determine what caused so many blazes to occur simultaneously.While some of the nine fires were extinguished and thousands of people were able to return to their homes, the San Marcos blaze roared back in the afternoon. Flames raced along scrubby hillsides as massive black plumes filled the skies.Smoke limited...

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News Trend: Rachel Roy's Role In Elevator Attack: She's Worried Fight Will Ruin Her Career

Solange Knowles' reputation isn't the only one that's taken a hit after the shocking video of her attacking brother-in-law Jay Z was leaked on May 12. People have also been buzzing about Rachel Roy's role in elevator smackdown, and now the fashion designer is worried that it could have a devastating impact on her career, a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.reference on May 15, suggesting that she doesn't give a hoot what the world may think about her Rachel Roy boldly tweeted a thinly veiled...

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News Trend: Jill Abramson pulls no punches in online photo post-firing from New York Times

Ousted New York Times chief Jill Abramson climbed up off the mat and donned the gloves again Thursday after suffering a potentially career-ending knockout.A day after she was abruptly fired, a photo surfaced of the tattooed former executive editor wearing boxing gloves and hitting a heavy bag.Abramson's daughter, Cornelia Griggs, posted the 'badass' pic on her Instagram page.'Mom's badass new hobby #girls #pushy ,' Griggs wrote.The sudden ouster of Abramson, 60, the Times' first female executive...

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News Trend: Aaron Hernandez named shooter in 2012 slayings

Add Videos or Photos Be first to contributeSign in now to share your story.Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google+Be first to contribute Verifying your credentials...Please wait. Uh oh!We're experiencing a few technical issues.Try againFormer New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on murder charges in a 2012 double slaying in Boston.Boston police spokeswoman Neva Coakley confirmed the indictment Thursday. Hernandez is already being held without bail after pleading not guilty to...

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News Trend: Aaron Hernandez charged in 2012 double homicide

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez appears at a bail hearing on Thursday, June 27, in Fall River Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was denied bail and is charged with murder in the death of semipro football player Odin Lloyd.(CNN) -- Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez -- already charged in the 2013 slaying of a semipro football player -- is expected to be indicted Thursday in connection with a 2012 Boston double homicide, a law enforcement source with...

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News Trend: Miami Heat Win Yet Another Playoff Series with 4th Quarter 2-Way Execution

MIAMI -- There have been so many now that they bleed together, these finishes that stop and start your heart. It's been four years of furious flurries, mad dashes down the stretch, since the core of this Heat team commenced their collaboration in 2010. And so, for players, the only thing tougher than persevering is remembering, when asked to compare the most recent unlikely playoff victory to those of postseasons past.Wednesday's 96-94 win, against the Brooklyn Nets in Game 5 of the 2014 second...

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News Trend: The Spurs' And Heat's Road to the Conference Finals

On Wednesday night, both the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs closed out their series in five games. Through the end of these second-round series, the Spurs have been outscoring their opponents by an average of 9.9 points per 100 possessions, the Heat by nine points per 100 possessions. Both of those marks lap the rest of the field - the next closest team in the playoffs is the Oklahoma City Thunder at +4.5. The Heat and the Spurs have been the best in these playoffs by a wide margin.Those point-per-possession...

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News Trend: Turmoil at the Top: Why the NY Times dumped Jill Abramson

There was a time when the dismissal of the New York Times executive editor would have been dressed up as a voluntary resignation, while a few outside reporters poked around for juicier details.That era is over. In its own online story yesterday about the abrupt departure of Jill Abramson, the paper made clear that she had been 'dismissed.' And that came as a shock to much of the paper's staff, as well as the media industry.The modern Times, with one prominent exception, has prided itself on orderly...

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News Trend: Lamar Odom rejected from club by French Montana's security

Devone Byrd/PacificCoastNewsFrench Montana does not play nice when it comes to his new gal's ex, Lamar Odom.The rapper, who is now romantically involved with Odom's estranged wife Khloe Kardashian, did not allow the basketball player into Penthouse Nightclub Tuesday where he was performing and the new couple would be, E! Online reported.An eyewitness revealed that everything went down just as Kardashian was entering the club.'It was Khloe, French, Kim (Kardashian) and Jonathan Cheban. Kim and Jonathan...

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News Trend: 'American Idol' Celebrates 500th Episode: The Highs and Lows of 13 Seasons

There will be a party on the American Idol stage tonight, as the producers and cast cut a special cake to commemorate the broadcast of the series' 500th episode. Over the course of those 500 episodes, the popular Fox series has sent some aspiring singers into the stratosphere while hundreds of thousands of others have simply been sent home. There are tales of high hopes and heartbreak, of dreams come true and dreams crashing down. Here is a look back at some mostly untold tales of some of Idol 's...

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News Trend: Packers Star Aaron Rodgers Reportedly Dating 'The Newsroom's' Olivia Munn

Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories According to , Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers may have found a bit off offseason romance with the wonderfully talented Olivia .has more on the football star and actress:Multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly that and Rodgers are dating; The pair were spotted dining with a group of pals at Malibu on Saturday, May 10, where they behaved like quite the couple.One eyewitness tells Us that the couple was at a big table, where they laughed...

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News Trend: Cat saves boy from dog: Video shows family feline save child from attack

In the footage entitled My cat saved my son, which appears to have been shot by a CCTV camera, a young boy is seen riding his bike on a driveway next to a parked car.A shot taken from a different angle then shows a sandy-coloured dog trot into view on the opposite side of the stationary vehicle, and run up to the child.Suddenly, the animal viciously bites into the boy's leg and drags him from his bike onto the tarmac.Within seconds, the boy's cat hurtles towards the dog and chases it away, while...

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News Trend: Miami Heat defeats Brooklyn Nets in Game 5, advances to Eastern Conference ...

Game 5 | Heat 96, Nets 94By the end of this crazy multi-year run of heart-pounding drama, Ray Allen might have memorable postseason shots from every corner of the Heat's home court.Allen, the savior of the 2013 NBA Finals, made another classic corner three-pointer on Wednesday night to close out the Brooklyn Nets in five games and send the Heat to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth straight year. The Heat defeated the Nets 96-94 at AmericanAirlines Arena and won its Eastern Conference...

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News Trend: 'American Idol': The 500th episode

Wednesday night, American Idol reached Episode No. 500. The show pulled out all sorts of stops to celebrate, even bringing out a cake at the end. Winners from across the shows 13 seasons sent in video shout-outs, and the Chainsmokers started off the show so everybody could take a #Selfie.The show had plenty of late-season plot twists, too. Alex Preston was sick over the weekend, but Caleb Preston had all but lost his voice at showtime. The producers brought out the show's physician, Dr. Shaun Nasseri...

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News Trend: American Idol 2014 Performances: Top 3 Live Recap [VIDEOS]

In our American Idol 2014 recap tonight, the Top 3 finalists will have to give it everything they have in hope of making it to the finale next week. Caleb Johnson, Alex Preston, and Jena Irene Ascuitto have three songs tonight to prove they deserve to be in the American Idol season 13 finale. Everyone one of them has to count. This is the last American Idol performances show before the Top 2, and no one - and we mean NO ONE - is safe. While it may seem like front-runners Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene...

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News Trend: Dog attacks boy, cat attacks dog

Add Videos or Photos Be first to contributeSign in now to share your story.Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google+Be first to contribute Verifying your credentials...Please wait. Uh oh!We're experiencing a few technical issues.Try again A cat charges at a dog that had attacked a 4-year-old in Bakersfield, Calif. and the surveillance video that captured it all is going viral on YouTube. Shannon Rae GreenA video posted on YouTube appears to capture a dog dragging a boy off his tricycle. A cat then...

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News Trend: Report: Aaron Rodgers dating Olivia Munn

By Will Brinson | NFL Writer Aaron Rodgers and Olivia Munn are reportedly dating now. (USATSI) More Draft coverage: 2015 Mock Drafts | 2015 Top 100 | 2014 Draft Grades | NewsBecause you needed further proof being the star quarterback is a miserable life, Aaron Rodgers is reportedly dating Olivia Munn.According to US Magazine the Packers star is dating the Newsroom star and the pair were spotted at Nobu Malibu with friends while acting 'like quite the couple.'Curious what that means? Try 'laughed...

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News Trend: A primer for when/if the Texans trade Andre Johnson

Does Andre Johnson want out of Houston? (USATSI)Andre Johnson hears 'Father Time' ticking and he once again is looking up at a big mountain to climb in Houston and doesn't know if he feels like taking on another rebuilding project.Understandable, considering Bill O'Brien is the fourth head coach of the Texans since Johnson arrived 11 years ago.If he plays for Houston this year, the eldest statesman of the team will probably be at the receiving end of his fourth and most likely fifth different quarterback...

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News Trend: Louisiana man claims his biological father was Zodiac Killer

(CNN) -- A Louisiana man claims in a new book that his biological father was the notorious Zodiac Killer of northern California, who's still sought by authorities, publisher HarperCollins said Tuesday.The Zodiac serial killer is believed to have killed five people in 1968-69 and gained notoriety by writing several letters to police boasting of the slayings, with swatches of bloody clothing as proof of his claims. The serial killer claimed to have killed as many as 37 people and has never been caught.Now...

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News Trend: The Pacers Got Manhandled on the Glass

Tuesday night did not go the way the Indiana Pacers had hoped. Seeking to close out the Washington Wizards in Indianapolis, the home team instead lost by 23 points in a game that was all but over before the fourth quarter began.The Pacers were outplayed in a number of areas, but nowhere more so than in the rebounding battle. The final tally was 62-23 in favor of the Wizards, making it the largest rebounding differential in the NBA playoffs going back to the 1985-86 season.There were two challenges...

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News Trend: How do the Pittsburgh Penguins fix what's broken?

This postseason exit could lead to changes for the Pittsburgh Penguins. But what changes need to be made?From a big picture standpoint, it did not matter whether the Pittsburgh Penguins won or lost Game 7 of their series against the New York Rangers.A win would have put them in the Eastern Conference Final for the fourth time in seven years and, for the short-term, would have hid some of the warts that have developed in the organization over the past couple of years. It would have been temporary...

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