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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil warMay 20, 20133:45 PM ET BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday.   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 after series of motionsMay 20, 20133:25 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) — Defense attorneys for Jodi Arias asked the judge to remove them from the case and declare a mistrial Monday, arguing the frenzy surrounding the case has created a modern-day witch hunt.   Obama cites Myanmar reforms during leader's visitMay 20, 20133:50 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says despite tensions between the U.S. and Myanmar, President Thein Sein (tayn sayn) of Myanmar has shown leadership to move his country toward political and economic reforms.   Wave of attacks kills at least 95 in IraqMay 20, 20133:49 PM ET BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years. 
Latest Headlines  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.     Indians rally to beat Mariners 10-8May 20, 20134:10 PM ET CLEVELAND (AP) — Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle's fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep of the Mariners.  
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