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Veteran boxing referee Kenny Bayless was chosen to officiate the welterweight title fight between Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao and former world champion Shane Mosley on May 7. Bayless said that he was informed by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) executive director Keith Kizer that he will be the third man in the ring in the Pacquiao versus Mosley bout.

Bayless is a familiar face to loyal Pacquiao fans, having officiated some of the Filipino’s superfights. He was involved in Pacquiao’s fights against Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto.

Bayless, known as one of the most impartial referees in Las Vegas, also officiated the Mosley versus Floyd Mayweather fight and the Mayweather versus Oscar de la Hoya superbout.

Harry Potter is on the final leg of his quest to vanquish Voldemort.

And in the brand-new trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the last—and grittiest—installment of the eight-film saga, it looks like Daniel Radcliffe's Harry is going to have a hell of a time.

With the weight of the wizarding world on his shoulders, the Hogwarts drop-out will need all the help he can get from Rupert Grint's Ron, Emma Watson's Hermione, Michael Gambon's Dumbledore—wait, isn't he dead?!—and all the magic that CGI can produce.



"I never wanted any of you to die for me," Harry tells his friends as they head into battle. Oops, he probably should have thought of that beforehand.

According to St James’s Palace, Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton have taken a great deal of interest and care in choosing the music for their wedding service. Two choirs, one orchestra and two fanfare teams will be performing at the ceremony:

• The Choir of Westminster Abbey

• The Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace

• The London Chamber Orchestra

• The Fanfare Team from the Central Band of the Royal Air Force

• The State Trumpeters of The Household Cavalry

Their chosen music will include well-known hymns, choral works and some specially-commissioned pieces.

Image: On their last official engagement before their wedding, Prince William and Catherine Middleton visit Witton Country Park Lancashire and view the activities that take place at the park to demonstrate the importance of outdoor recreational space.

St James's Palace is one of London's oldest palaces. It is situated in Pall Mall, just north of St James's Park. Although no sovereign has resided there for almost two centuries, it has remained the official residence of the Sovereign, and the most senior royal palace in the UK. For this reason it gives its name to the Royal Court the "Court of St James's".

The 2011 NBA Playoff Schedule and the 2011 Printable Playoff Bracket are already posted here. According to the reports that the 2011 NBA Playoff will be scheduled after the current final season of the games that will be held on April 13. The 2011 NBA Playoffs are fast approaching, and the same question is being asked that was posed in each of the past two postseasons.

NBA Playoffs Schedule will be finalized within two days of more action, by then NBA Playoff picture would look something you might imagine. LA Lakers surprising skid is a hot topic in the Western Conference NBA playoff bracket. The Phoenix Suns and Oklahoma City gave them a run out west. The Boston Celtics had been fortunate enough to have the services of Kendrick Perkins in the NBA Finals last year.

OAK BEACH, N.Y. — Investigators scouring dense undergrowth for victims of a suspected serial killer along a remote New York beach area found three more sets of remains Monday, authorities said, bringing the total number of bodies to eight.

The new remains are in addition to a set found last week along a highway leading to popular Jones Beach, about 45 miles east of New York City. That victim has not been identified, and police have not positively connected it to the bodies of four prostitutes found nearby in December.

Police searching on foot and from above in helicopters and fire truck buckets found the latest three sets of remains as they scoured tick-infested underbrush and evergreens on the barrier island south of Long Island, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said.

They also used cadaver dogs, police academy cadets, detectives and volunteer firefighters. A search was expected to resume Tuesday.

The four dead prostitutes were found in December in the area, a 4-foot-tall tangle of sea grass punctuated by scrubby pine trees.

Authorities have identified those four as Amber Lynn Costello, 27, originally of Wilmington, N.C.; Megan Waterman, 22, of Scarborough, Maine; Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 28, of Norwich, Conn.; and Melissa Barthelemy, 24, of Buffalo, N.Y.

Police suspect a serial killer but so far have no suspects.

It took more than a month to identify the four women found in December. The New York City medical examiner's office is helping Suffolk County officials investigate the latest discovery.

Investigators have searched the area, roughly 7.5 miles, several times since December. Dormer said the discovery of the latest remains gives investigators new possible leads into the killings of all the victims.

Government Shutdown 2011 With a midnight deadline looming for a government closure, the compromise between the Democrats and Republicans requires lawmakers to approve stopgap funding to keep federal agencies running into next week until the budget agreement can be formally enacted.

The plan calls for $39 billion in spending cuts. There was no immediate comment from the White House or congressional Democrats. A shutdown would have idled hundreds of thousands of workers and carry political risks for Obama and his fellow Democrats as well as opposition Republicans, who would be seen by voters as failing to make compromises.

House Speaker John Boener (R-Ohio) announces a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol on April 8, 2011.When Boehner said

I’m pleased that Senator Reid and I and the White House have been able to come to an agreement that will, in fact, cut spending and keep our government open

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After narrowing their differences, the House was set to vote later on Friday night on a short-term funding bill to keep the government running until the longer budget plan can be enacted into law. Without an agreement, money to operate the federal government for the next six months would run out at midnight on Friday and agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service would begin a partial shutdown.