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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Activists say 28 Hezbollah members killed in SyriaMay 20, 201311:16 AM ET BEIRUT (AP) — Fierce street fighting in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border has killed at least 28 elite members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, activists said Monday, as Syrian government forces pushed deeper into the strategic, opposition-held town.   Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for TumblrMay 20, 20131:55 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.   Arias trial wraps for day, continues TuesdayMay 20, 20132:19 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) — The penalty phase of the Jodi Arias murder trial wrapped up for the day Monday after a series of legal arguments in which her defense lawyers asked for a mistrial and to withdraw from the case.   Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in IraqMay 20, 201311:04 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.  
Latest Headlines     Bills DE Williams says texts taken out of contextMay 20, 20132:27 PM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams denies ever contemplating suicide, and says private comments he made in text messages are being taken out of context by his ex-fiancee in a lawsuit over the possession of a $785,000 diamond engagement ring.   Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi OlympicsMay 20, 201311:47 AM ET SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses. 
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