Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at 80 (AP)

AP - George Steinbrenner, whose big wallet and win-at-all-cost attitude whipped the New York Yankees into a billion-dollar sports empire, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4.

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Suspect in Russian spy ring vanishes in Cyprus (AP)

AP - An alleged member of a Russian spy ring that authorities say operated under deep cover in America’s suburbs vanished in Cyprus on Wednesday, a day after being released on bail.

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Suspect in Russian spy ring vanishes in Cyprus (AP)

AP - An alleged member of a Russian spy ring that authorities say operated under deep cover in America’s suburbs vanished in Cyprus on Wednesday, a day after being released on bail.

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Biden honors America’s fallen troops at Arlington (AP)

AP - Vice President Joe Biden is saluting the sacrifices of the men and women of America’s fighting forces at the nation’s most hallowed burial ground.

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German president quits over military remarks (AP)

AP - President Horst Koehler stunned Germans by resigning Monday after being criticized for appearing to link military deployments abroad with the country’s economic interests — creating a new headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Obama to honor war dead on Memorial Day (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is paying his respects to America’s war dead.

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Oil spill to shut down 19 percent of Gulf fishing (AP)

AP - Federal officials say they’re expanding the area of the Gulf of Mexico where fishing is shut down because of a massive oil spill.

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Emerging oil rig evidence shows lack of regulation (AP)

AP - The first firm evidence of what likely caused the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil blowout — a devastating sequence of equipment failures — drives home a central unsettling point about America’s oil industry: key safety features at tens of thousands of U.S. offshore rigs are barely regulated.

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AP Exclusive: Iran eases grip on al-Qaida (AP)

AP - Al-Qaida operatives who have been detained for years in Iran have been making their way quietly in and out of the country, raising the prospect that Iran is loosening its grip on the terror group so it can replenish its ranks, former and current U.S. intelligence officials say.

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Boy Scouts ordered to pay $18.5M in sex abuse case (AP)

AP - PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon jury’s decision to award a man $18.5 million in punitive damages in his case against the Boy Scouts of America will likely be the first of many financial hits the Scouts will take as it prepares to defend itself against a series of sex abuse lawsuits.

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