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Shannon Moran of the Detroit Fire Department fights blazes and Detroit Police Lt. La Shanna Potts fights crime. Both were finalists for woman of the year awards at the Detroit Public Safety Foundation's Women in Blue Breakfast."I'm not big on being in the spotlight but this award brings attention to the women who are doing these jobs and the more girls I can get interested in firefighting the better," said Moran, who has been a firefighter for more than 20 years and has earned numerous awards for her work.

DEAR ABBY >> I am a 64-year-old widow who lost my husband 5 1/2 years ago. I became reacquainted with a former classmate at a high school reunion, and we started dating. He makes me laugh, takes me to dinner and movies, and we have a great time together. One night, I let him stay over because he was going to go to church with me the next morning.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): An open and receptive attitude will encourage others to offer valuable information that can help you improve your life. If you try something new, positive change will take place. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep your life simple to avoid excess and argumentative situations.

LOS ANGELES >> "Space Jam 2?" A whole new "House Party" franchise?With the leadership of LeBron James, anything is possible.As James comes from Cleveland to Los Angeles looking to take the Lakers to more championships with a blockbuster $154 million contract announced this week, he could also push those two 1990s properties closer to reality and go from part-time presence to major player in Hollywood.

LONDON >> Madison Keys was the U.S. Open runner-up last year and a French Open semifinalist last month, is considered a contender at Wimbledon right now and, still, total strangers insult her, sometimes with menacing or obscene language, on a regular basis via social media."Try to find another job," read one message sent to the American via Twitter after she lost at the Australian Open.

LONDON (AP) - Madison Keys was the U.S. Open runner-up last year and a French Open semifinalist last month, is considered a contender at Wimbledon right now and, still, total strangers insult her, sometimes with menacing or obscene language, on a regular basis via social media."Try to find another job," read one message sent to the American via Twitter after she lost at the Australian Open.

MAE SAI, Thailand>> Heavy rains forecast for northern Thailand could worsen flooding in a cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach are waiting to be extracted by rescuers, possibly forcing authorities to have them swim out through a narrow, underwater passage in the cavern, a top official said Tuesday.

CHICAGO >> Spotting opponents an early lead hasn't been a problem lately for Anthony Rizzo and the Chicago Cubs.Rizzo drove in his second run of the game in the seventh inning to snap a tie, Kyle Schwarber followed with a solo homer in the eighth and the Cubs rebounded from an early three-run deficit to edge the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Tuesday for their fifth straight win.

LONDON >> These are not the sorts of matches Maria Sharapova is supposed to lose, letting lead after lead slip away Tuesday against a qualifier ranked 132nd - and in the first round of Wimbledon, no less.Then again, at this edition of The Championships, as they prefer to call the event around here, the initial 48 hours have provided more surprising exits than anyone's accustomed to: A total of seven top-10 men's and women's seeds departed in the opening round, more than in any previous year in the professional era's half-century.

MOSCOW >> After three haunting failures, England finally won a penalty shootout at the World Cup.And it happened under a coach who for 22 years has taken the blame for a previous shootout loss at a major tournament.England advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals by beating Colombia 4-3 in a shootout following a 1-1 draw Tuesday, sending Gareth Southgate running onto the field to celebrate the end of the national team's years of misfortune.