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For NBA fans, grumbly and otherwise, the wait is almost over. The Finals begin tonight.

Three studies of post-menopausal women show low-fat diets don't prevent heart disease, breast cancer or colon cancer. The report appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. Two years ago, the same studies showed that hormone replacement therapy didn't prevent disease.

This is the latest study to find that arthroscopic surgery doesn't reduce pain for people with knee arthritis, and can cause other problems. The procedure remains popular in the U.S.

Matthew Rothschild of The Progressive magazine has a few thoughts regarding the World Trade Organization's decision to hold it's next big meeting in Qatar . Protestors will find it had to get to the small Middle East country, not to mention forget about Seattle style protests.

NPR's Michelle Kelemen gives an update on the battle to maintain independent television in Vladimir Putin's Russia. Media Mogul Vladimir Gusinsky has lost his controlling interest in the Media-Most conglomerate to the partially state-owned television monopoly.

The Trump administration is sending mixed messages about regime change in Iran. It wants to remove the threat posed by Iran's leadership. Yet it's wary of another "endless war" in the Middle East.

After a decade of drought, high snow levels this year are melting and turning California rivers into hazards. At the Kern River, at least six people have died this year.

A coalition of organizations in southwest Colorado is holding a year-long study that will seek to remove barriers to land access in the region. The three organizations are La Plata Open Space Conservancy, Montezuma Land Conservancy, and the Old Fort of Fort Lewis College. And the state budget for next year was introduced Monday. It totals 38.5 billion dollars.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been given a three-year prison sentence for corruption and influence peddling.

The L.A.-based artist will embark on a big tour of Europe. She'll be doing 28 shows in six weeks, covering 11 countries, including Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and Ireland.