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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali (L) and wife Lonnie Ali appear onstage during the Keep Memory Alive foundation's "Power of Love Gala" celebrating Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 18, 2012.(Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images)
[h=2]Memorial service planned for Muhammad Ali[/h]“The Greatest” fought his last fight: Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, died Friday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at age 74. A memorial service is set for 10 a.m. Saturday in Ali's hometown of Louisville, Ky. Ali, who became one of the youngest heavyweight champions in boxing history,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was hospitalized Thursday with a respiratory issue Thursday. He has battled Parkinson’s disease since the 1980s and helped raise awareness about the illness.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Here are 30 of the best quotes from Ali.
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Muhammad Ali passed away at 74 on Friday. Martin Rogers takes a look at Ali's legacy. USA TODAY Sports
[h=2]Fear of flooding in parts of Texas as rivers continue to swell[/h]A stubborn, slow-moving storm spinning across east-central Texas is likely to bring the already saturated state still more rain this weekend. Flooding continues to be a concern as the effects of days of wet weather linger in creeks and rivers. This week’s deadly storms are the latest in a string of torrential rains since May 2015 that have put swaths of the state under water.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Showers and thunderstorms are expected to drench the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley through the weekend.
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Flash flooding in Texas killed seven people over Memorial Day weekend and left livestock stranded on farms.
[h=2]Beleaguered Washington, D.C., subway to begin massive safety repairs[/h]Tourists, be forewarned: A<span style="color: Red;">*</span>rough ride is in store this summer on the Metro in the nation's capital.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>A year-long<span style="color: Red;">*</span>program of repairs to the Washington, D.C., underground subway<span style="color: Red;">*</span>system starts Saturday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The good news: The plan isn't a total shutdown, which was threatened by federal officials. But delays will continue for months while critical repairs take place.<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>The repairs come<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after one<span style="color: Red;">*</span>passenger died and 90 others<span style="color: Red;">*</span>were taken to hospitals after<span style="color: Red;">*</span>smoke filled a subway<span style="color: Red;">*</span>tunnel in January 2015. A similar fire in at a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>station<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in March prompted a one-day emergency closure of the entire system.
A man walks past a closed McPherson Square Metro Station in Washington on March 16, 2016.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)
[h=2]Northern California becomes sports epicenter ahead of pivotal<span style="color: Red;">*</span>matchups[/h]The NHL Stanley Cup Final<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and NBA Finals will consume the sports world this weekend, less than 45 miles apart.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Down 2-0, the San Jose Sharks hope a trip back home Saturday (8 p.m. ET)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will<span style="color: Red;">*</span>cure their woes against the unflappable Pittsburgh Penguins.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Twenty-four hours later,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Cleveland Cavaliers look to regroup from their Game 1 loss<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>stop the Golden State Warriors' supporting cast<span style="color: Red;">*</span>before the series heads to Cleveland.
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USA TODAY Sports' Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt discuss the disappointing performance by the Cavaliers in Game 1 and what it means for the rest of the series. USA TODAY Sports
[h=2]Daughter of former dictator could become Peru's first female president[/h]The shadow of an imprisoned former president looms over Sunday’s Peru election, which has become in many ways a referendum on the legacy of Alberto Fujimori’s iron-handed rule in the 1990s.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Recent polls showed his daughter, Keiko Fujimori,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>opening a small lead over former Wall Street banker Pedro<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Kuczynski, though within the margin of error and with a large number<span style="color: Red;">*</span>still undecided.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The two candidates have focused mostly on fighting crime and corruption.<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>This is Fujimori's second try<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at becoming Peru's first female president, following a failed bid in 2011.
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori waves at supporters during her closing presidential campaign rally in Villa el Salvador shantytown in Lima, Peru, Thursday, June 2, 2016.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Martin Mejia, AP)
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Weekend TV: Wondering what to watch this weekend? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Preacher<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Game of Silence.
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