A Black Sheep Crashes The Kentucky Derby Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News A Black Sheep Crashes The Kentucky Derby California Chrome is a flashy red horse with a big white blaze down his face. Unlike his competition, he's from humble origins, but more important than his breeding is his speed. Read this story European Observers Held By Pro-Russian Force Are Freed In Ukraine Seven observers are freed more than a week after they were seized by separatists in eastern Ukraine. Kiev's government is putting new military pressure on separatists and taking control of TV towers. Read this story Afghan Landslide: Search For Survivors Ends; Thousands Feared Dead More than 2,000 people are believed to be dead after a hillside collapsed on part of a remote village in Afghanistan. Heavy rain prompted the landslide, which enclosed hundreds of houses in mud. Read this story John Boehner Faces A Primary Challenge, But Only Barely The House speaker is the overwhelming favorite to win his Republican primary election Tuesday. But one of his foes produced a campaign ad that won't soon be forgotten. Read this story Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On Sterling: 'There's Light Now' The Hall of Famer calls the punishment for Donald Sterling's racist remarks wise and just, but wonders why the NBA tolerated the Clippers owner's "shameful record" for so many years. Read this story more news stories

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