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Also: Former South African president Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized; China launches its second female astronaut into space; Tim Tebow will become a third-string quarterback for the New England Patriots; and a new military radio frequency jams garage door openers in Augusta, Ga.

The highest air temperature ever recorded on the planet was the 134 degrees registered there in 1913. Forecasters say the heat wave baking the Southwest could push the temperature near that point in the valley this weekend.

Commentator Frank Deford responds to suggestions of things he should comment on. Here, he takes on the Washington Redskins' name; high school football games on national TV; hockey fights; Pete Rose and the Baseball Hall of Fame; and the tradition of pouring Gatorade on winning coaches.

Also: The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan says two rockets land in embassy grounds in Kabul; the U.N. Security Council orders thousands more peacekeepers to South Sudan; a teenager is the youngest American man to ski to the South Pole; and a cabbie in Las Vegas returns $300,000 left in his backseat.

Also: Minutes from the Federal Reserve meeting could affect markets; a coroner identifies the plane crash victim who may have been fatally struck by a truck; Tropical Storm Chantal advances north; and a huge python falls through a ceiling in an Australian store but isn't found until the next day.

Also: a California man is charged with deliberately driving his car into a crowd of people; closing arguments are set for accused mobster James "Whitey" Bulger; pro baseball is apparently ready to sanction players for performance enhancing drug use; and the next Doctor Who is announced!

Also: Russia defends the Syrian government at the G-8 summit; hundreds of thousands of Brazilians protest taxes and government corruption; Boston takes the lead over Chicago in the NHL Stanley Cup championship; and former New York City mayor Ed Koch's tombstone has the wrong birth date.

Also: It's the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall; fast food workers plan to strike for higher wages in several states; India arrests an alleged terrorist mastermind; and Vodafone may sell its stake in Verizon Wireless.

Also: The U.S. Marines' website is reportedly hacked; the fire in Yosemite National Park is California's fourth largest ever; Vodafone may sell a wireless company for billions of dollars; and endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is close to reaching Key West after starting a swim from Cuba on Saturday.

Also: Nigeria declares a state of emergency in states where Islamists often attack; a House panel will review potential cuts to the federal food stamp program; the sun ejects at least four massive solar flares, with more on the way; and the third largest Powerball jackpot is up for grabs tonight.