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1. AT&T Makes Risky Bid For DirecTV
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The telecom company confirmed it will pay about $95 per share in a stock-and-cash transaction worth $48.5 billion as it looks to keep up with growing rival Comcast—but it's a risky deal that might not benefit consumers

2. AstraZeneca Rejects Pfizer's 'Final' Offer
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AstraZeneca declined the bid that would have made it worth $116 billion because the offer 'undervalues the company and its attractive prospects'

3. Christie Says U.S. Has Lost Moral Leadership Under Obama
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The New Jersey Governor and 2016 hopeful said President Barack Obama has allowed dysfunction in Washington to harm American interests overseas

4. Timberlake Rules the 2014 Billboard Music Awards
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Justin Timberlake wowed viewers with a remote performance and took home seven awards during the show, which gave Robin Thicke four honors and named Katy Perry the top female artist, but a dancing hologram of the late Michael Jackson also stole the night

5. GOP Leader Says Hillary Clinton's Health and Age Are 'Fair Game' in 2016
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has challenged Democratic Party accusations that comments regarding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's age and health are "pathetic," saying any potential 2016 candidate should be prepared for such attacks

6. Putin Orders Troops Near Ukraine to Return Home
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The Kremlin said on Monday that troops involved in 'planned' spring exercises near Ukraine have been ordered back to their barracks. Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously claimed they were withdrawn, but the U.S. and NATO said they saw no evidence of a retreat

7. Commencement Speaker Knocks Students for Protesting Original Headliner
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William Bowen, a former Princeton University president, criticized Haverford College students who rallied against a former University of California, Berkeley chancellor as their speaker because of his management of a 2011 protest that led to police force

8. Godzilla Crushes Opening Weekend With $93 Million
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The latest on-screen incarnation on the monster classic, starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen, had the second-largest opening weekend of 2014, stomping all over analysts' expectations of about $70 million

9. Obama 'Madder Than Hell' About Delayed Benefits for Veterans
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President Obama is urging Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to fix issues in the VA's hospital system after his testimony last week before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee about reports that at least 40 veterans died while waiting for care at a Phoenix hospital

10. 31 Children Die In Colombian Bus Inferno
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A bus that was returning from a religious service in Fundación, near the historic city of Cartagena, on Sunday erupted in flames and caused 31 children and an adult to burn to death, and another 24 kids to be injured

11. Salaries of College Execs Up as Student Debt Rises
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A new report by the progressive think tank Institute for Policy Studies finds that salaries for the top 25 highest-paid public-research university presidents have swelled in recent years despite the growth of student debt and various faculty disenfranchisement issues

12. Ships Arrive in Vietnam to Evacuate Chinese Nationals
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Three more Chinese vessels are on their way in an evacuation operation being conducted in response to anti-Chinese violence last week over long-standing territorial disputes, one day after 290 Chinese citizens were flown out aboard two chartered planes

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