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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrestedMay 24, 201312:23 PM ET LONDON (AP) — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two passengers on suspicion of endangering the aircraft.   Britain braces for possible copycat attacksMay 24, 201312:00 PM ET LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing activists and possible copycat terror attacks by Islamic extremists after the savage slaying of a young soldier, whose grieving family spoke Friday of their loss.   APNewsBreak: Co. says it has permits to cross spanMay 24, 201312:31 PM ET MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries.   Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in militaryMay 24, 201312:19 PM ET ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."   IRS replaces official who revealed targetingMay 24, 201310:36 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed two weeks ago. 
Latest Headlines    AP source: FIFA task force seeks 5-game racism banMay 24, 201312:16 PM ET LONDON (AP) — FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask soccer's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty of racist abuse, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday.    Rangers top Bruins in OT, force Game 5 in BostonMay 24, 20133:28 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) — During a sluggish first period, a difficult second period, and a tense third period, there were few signs the New York Rangers would be able to hold off the Boston Bruins and extend their season for at least one more game. 
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