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1. Gregory Brown, a New Orleans streetcar operator for the last 12 years, gets set to drive along St. Charles Avenue in the city for the first time since Hurricane Katrina damaged the rail line more than two years ago. 2. Former football great O.J. Simpson and two other men face 12 criminal charges--including armed robbery, kidnapping and conspiracy--in an alleged sports-memorabilia heist. Simpson, 60, who has pleaded not guilty, has maintained that he entered a Las Vegas hotel room to recover personal property that had been stolen by a former agent.

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3. A visitor to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., touches the names etched in black granite of members of the military that either died in the Vietnam War or remain missing in action since the war. The wall was dedicated 25 years ago. There are more than 58,000 names on the wall, though that figure can change daily as updated information becomes available.

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4. The Rev. Jesse Jackson celebrates his 66th birthday at a party in his honor during the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund 10th Annual Awards Dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif. He is joined by music legends Berry Gordy and Michael Jackson. CNN talk-show host Larry King is in the background.

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5. Singer Alicia Keys is surprised by her longtime music teacher and mentor Aziza (I.) on Good Morning America. Aziza "taught me everything," Keys tells the audience. But Aziza's bracelet gets caught in Keys' hair, so GMA co-anchor Diane Sawyer lends a hand to get the ladies unhooked.

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