BLACK ISIS DAY

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U.S. commandos have raided eastern Syria, killing a senior Islamic State leader in a firefight and capturing his wife.
According to intelligence officials, this special operation was announced as IS fighters were in central and northeastern Syria.

The militants are nearing the historic city of Palmyra, in the central province of Homs, and have seized a water facility and an oil field on the city's eastern outskirts.

Islamic State crisis: US special forces in Syria raid http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32764995

HERNANDO DE SOTO

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On a sweltering day in May and almost 500 years ago today, Hernando de Soto and his army of over 600 soldiers splashed ashore in Tampa Bay.

They had been ordered by King Charles V of Spain to sail to La Florida and "conquer, populate and pacify" the land.But this expedition would never yield the gold and treasure these men so desperately sought. Instead, they marched from one village to the next, taking food and enslaving the native peoples to use as guides and porters.

TOUGH AS NAILS

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A somewhat difficult habit to break for some, but folks using beauty products like nail polish, nail polish removers, artificial nails, adhesives, and disinfectants should know that these can be toxic. Compared to the average individual, those who work at nail salons and are paid peanuts, or the customers who frequent these establishments are exposed to chemical ingredients that could contain harmful substances.

WATER ON THE WAY?

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AFTER A WEEK WITHOUT IT A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND
THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 50...TO NEAR 60 IN THE NYC METRO AREA.

THE WARM FRONT PUSHES THROUGH WITH SHOWERS DURING SATURDAY
MORNING. A SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL RESULT IN A GOOD
DEAL OF CLOUDS AND A WARMER AND MORE HUMID START TO THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS MAY
OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

PAIN ON NYC TRAIN

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NYC MTA schedules are subject to change. For the most up-to-date schedules, customers are advised...
Subway work will affect service on most of lines that run weekends.

The good news... Reportedly, riders on the 1, 7, G and N trains will be spared from service disruptions.
All service changes last from 11:45 p.m. Friday May 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 18, unless otherwise noted.

Manhattan-bound 2 trains run express from Franklin Av to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.

SENTENCED TO DEATH

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A federal jury in Boston returned a verdict in the federal trial of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The young marathon bomber was already found guilty of planning and perpetrating the bombings, will be sentenced to either life in prison or the death penalty.

Jurors were asked to complete a 24-page form to work through the death penalty charges in this case. A unanimous vote for death on any one of the 17 death penalty counts would constitute a death sentence for Tsarnaev. Jurors deliberated for about 14 hours over the course of three days.

OLE GIVES WAY TO ADIOS

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It appears to us that in this day and age, this so-called civilized society, a most vicious and cruel spectacle of blood continues to flourish in several countries.

Bullfighting is barbaric and should have been banned long ago, as bear-baiting was. It is difficult to understand how crowds of people will pay money and take pleasure in watching one lone creature - who has never done them any harm — getting hacked to death.

How can anyone with an ounce of compassion, cheer and chant Olé as a banderilla or lance is thrust into the animal’s pain-racked body?

JIMÉNEZ, VILLANUEVA and CRUZ

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Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present UN ESPECIAL A LAS MADRES with “El Jibaro” Andrés Jiménez and his entire band, plus the young voice of La Trova, Eduardo Villanueva and special guest Yesenia Cruz on Saturday, May 16th, 2015 at 8pm. Produced by Lehman Center and José Raposo.

NEWS QUICKIE

AMTRAK TRAIN SPED UP BEFORE CRASH
NTSB investigators are expected to interview all staffers in the wake of the deadly derailment in Philadelphia.

CHOPPER CRASH IN NEPAL
Only three bodies found by the wreckage of a US Marine helicopter with six Marines and two Nepalese on board.

NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL
Police attend 34th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, honoring officers killed in the line of duty.

US KEEPS ARAB ALLIES SECURE ABOUT IRAN DEAL
Obama's claim of winning support from Gulf nations for his nuclear diplomacy with Tehran may not be certain.

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RIP BB KING

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SUPERSTAR GUITARIST and Blues Singer BB King, who was known as the “King of the Blues”, has died aged 89.
He died in his sleep in Las Vegas. BB King had been suffering from Diabetes.

Blues giant and legendary guitarist B.B. King has died in Las Vegas at age 89 http://bit.ly/1EKuG9t

BBC News - Eric Clapton: "BB King was a beacon for blues music" http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32751436

CNN: Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89 in Las Vegas http://cnn.it/1QOmTA3

The thrill is gone: Blues legend B.B. King dead at 89 | http://fxn.ws/1KQfgVQ

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