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LeBron James again opted not to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, but that doesn’t mean he won’t throw down the best dunks of the weekend.

Early in the first quarter of the 2013 NBA All-Star Game in Houston, James and his Miami Heat teammate Dwyane Wade combined on (yet another) impressive fastbreak flush that showed why everyone is clamoring for him to participate in the event in the first place. After a West score, the East pushed the ball back up the court quickly, with James finding Wade out ahead in transition. Rather than score himself, Wade bounced the ball off the backboard.

James soared in to emphatically finish off the play.

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After last week’s controversial Hannah/Joshua episode, I was beginning to worry that “Girls” had slipped into a sad, dream-like state in which Hannah would hopelessly drift around Brooklyn thinking about her terribly shitty life. Luckily, I was wrong.
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Mindy McCready was found dead in Heber Springs, Ark., on Sunday night, her brother confirms to the NY Daily News. She was 37.

A source tells E! News that neighbors reportedly heard gunshots at McCready’s house and called the police. “She shot herself and the dog,” the insider adds.

No other details have been released on her death, but the Daily News is reporting that it was an apparent suicide. NBC’s TODAY reports, “The cause of death ‘appears to be a single self-inflicted gunshot wound,’ the Cleburne County (Ark.) Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.”

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About a dozen congressional staffers flew business class on a trip to China last summer and stayed at luxury hotels while touring the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and receiving a “briefing on ancient artifacts and dynasties” at the Shanghai Museum.

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LG finally showed off the XL 5.5-inch version of its upcoming Optimus G Pro at the end of a Facebook promo last week, and now it’s revealed a launch date in Korea, more specs and a window for its arrival in North America. Also of note? Its CPU is the just-announced quad-core Snapdragon 600 that’s supposed to be a milder upgrade (compared to the potentially 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800) to its predecessor, the powerful S4 Pro. New software tweaks include a dual record that uses both cameras simultaneously and VR Panorama that appears to be similar to Google’s Photo Sphere stitching.

Besides the extra screen space and updated internals, the larger version also sports a slightly larger battery than the Japanese version announced previously by NTT Docomo, with 3,140mAh compared to 3,000, but keeps the 2GB of RAM, 13MP rear camera, microSDXC slot and LTE. The phone will be released on local carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus on Wednesday for 968,000 won ($897), while a North American launch is mentioned for Q2 along with the Japanese release. We’ll find out more about this phone — and likely a few others — at MWC 2013 later this week, for now check out the press release after the break for more specs.

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