No more steroid testing of student athletes in Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system. The Federal grant that paid for the steroid testing will run out at the end of the school year. Good news: no students tested positive for steroids over two and a half years. (WS Journal)
Greensboro police are investigating a robbery that happened in broad daylight Saturday afternoon. According to police, a man was walking down Phillips Avenue near Woodbriar Street when three men approached him. One of the suspects struck him in the head, while another suspect cut him before taking his wallet. The victim was taken to Moses Cone Hospital for treatment. (Fox8 news)
China has begun three days of national mourning for the victims of last week’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake. 158 relief workers in China have been buried by a mud slide while repairing roads damaged by last week’s quake. The official death toll is now more than 32 thousand, but is expected to surpass 50 thousand. CNN
Willing and waiting in Burma: Relief ships from the US and France are in the area loaded with much needed supplies, but Burma’s military leaders are still refusing to allow the cargo into the country. The UN Secretary General will travel to Burma on Wednesday.
FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MIKE HUCKABEE IS MAKING HIS SALES PITCH TO BE JOHN MCCAIN’S RUNNING MATE. Mike Huckabee, appearing yesterday on NBC's "Meet the Press," said besides himself, he was rooting for McCain to be the presidential nominee. Huckabee also eluded that if the VP position is still open…he is available. Two more state primaries on Tuesday: KENTUCKY AND OREGON
Senator Edward Kennedy was rushed to the hospital over the weekend after suffering a seizure. The 76-year-old Massachusetts is undergoing more tests.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" dethroned "Iron Man" at the box office. Prince Caspian brought in $56 million dollars over the weekend. The third of the series, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader," is set for release in the summer of 2010. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080518/D90O7GFO0.html
FYI: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is rated PG
and not recommended for younger viewers.
Franklin Graham, the head of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, is catching some heat from other Christian organizations for a statement made during a recent visit to China. Franklin saying that he is against groups ‘evangelizing’ because it's against Chinese law. The president of Open Doors USA saying that "He is not to criticize a brother, but would say the Gospel has always been preached in places where governments did not want it preached. God's Word says we should be ready to share the Gospel in any season." www.mnnonline.org/article/11241 www.christianpost.com/article/20080510/32318_Franklin_Graham_Visits_China_Ahead_of_Olympics_.htm
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