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Sunday, May 29, 2011 12:05 AM PDT

Today's Top Stories: Joplin official lowers tornado death toll to 139 Lockheed Martin hit by cyber attack After 4 years, Egypt reopens its border with Gaza Osama raid avenged CIA deaths, a secret until now Suicide bomber strikes at top NATO, Afghan leaders Villagers say Mladic arrest a surprise Married couples in less than half of US households Flooded Montana towns prepare for more water Gil Scott-Heron, a godfather of rap, dies in NYC Messi's Barcelona beats Man United 3-1 in final Lockheed says thwarted "tenacious" cyber attack Cooling system restored at Tepco's No.5 plant Names put human face on Joplin death toll Greece denies missed fiscal targets as EU bickers Suicide blast kills powerful Afghan police chief Egypt eases travel restrictions for Gaza travelers Obama reaffirms U.S. security pledge to ally Poland Yemeni government and tribesmen agree truce Serbia braces for protests over Mladic arrest Lockheed Martin confirms attack on its IT network Joplin official lowers tornado death toll to 139 Sat, 28 May 2011 07:39 pm PDT AP - The numbers look increasingly bleak for families hoping for the best after a monster tornado that devastated the town of Joplin, as the city has raised the death toll to at least 139 and state officials say 100 people are still missing. Full Story Top Lockheed Martin hit by cyber attack Sat, 28 May 2011 08:58 pm PDT AP - Hackers launched a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor holding highly sensitive information, but its secrets remained safe, the company said Saturday. Full Story Top After 4 years, Egypt reopens its border with Gaza Sat, 28 May 2011 01:14 pm PDT AP - Egypt lifted a 4-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, greatly easing travel restrictions on the 1.5 million residents of the Palestinian territory in a move that bolstered the Hamas government while dealing a setback to Israel's attempts to isolate the militant group. Full Story Top Osama raid avenged CIA deaths, a secret until now Sat, 28 May 2011 09:21 pm PDT AP - For a small cadre of CIA veterans, the death of Osama bin Laden was more than just a national moment of relief and closure. It was also a measure of payback, a settling of a score for a pair of deaths, the details of which have remained a secret for 13 years. Full Story Top Suicide bomber strikes at top NATO, Afghan leaders Sat, 28 May 2011 03:20 pm PDT AP - A Taliban suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up inside a heavily guarded compound Saturday as top Afghan and international officials left a meeting, killing two senior Afghan police commanders and wounding the German general who commands coalition troops in northern Afghanistan. Full Story Top Villagers say Mladic arrest a surprise Sat, 28 May 2011 03:22 pm PDT AP - It's hard to keep a secret in this leafy village in northern Serbia — and that's what makes war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic's arrest such a surprise. Full Story Top Married couples in less than half of US households Sat, 28 May 2011 03:23 pm PDT AP - Three mornings a week, when Becky Leung gets ready for work, her boyfriend is just getting home from his overnight job. When her mother drops hints about her twin sister's marriage, she laughs it off. And when she thinks about getting married herself, she worries first about her career. Full Story Top Flooded Montana towns prepare for more water Sat, 28 May 2011 07:25 pm PDT AP - Crews and residents frustrated by a week of major flooding across Montana cleared debris from roadways and some muddied homes on Saturday, even as they braced for more heavy rainfall expected over the Memorial Day weekend. Full Story Top Gil Scott-Heron, a godfather of rap, dies in NYC Sat, 28 May 2011 05:18 pm PDT AP - Long before Public Enemy urged the need to "Fight the Power" or N.W.A. offered a crude rebuke of the police, Gil-Scott Heron was articulating the rage and the disillusionment of the black masses through song and spoken word. Full Story Top Messi's Barcelona beats Man United 3-1 in final Sat, 28 May 2011 05:17 pm PDT AP - The debate is over now. Barcelona is on the list of soccer's all-time greatest teams. Full Story Top Lockheed says thwarted "tenacious" cyber attack Sat, 28 May 2011 10:49 pm PDT Reuters - Lockheed Martin Corp., the U.S. government's top information technology provider, said on Saturday it had thwarted "a significant and tenacious attack" on its information systems network a week ago but was still working to restore employee access. Full Story Top Cooling system restored at Tepco's No.5 plant Sat, 28 May 2011 09:42 pm PDT Reuters - Tokyo Electric Power has restored the cooling system of the nuclear reactor and fuel pool at the No. 5 unit of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant in northeastern Japan, an official of the plant operator said on Sunday. Full Story Top Names put human face on Joplin death toll Sat, 28 May 2011 10:41 pm PDT Reuters - They range from one-year old Hayze Howard to 92-year-old Margaret Tuit, but the official list of Joplin tornado victims does not tell their stories, or that of teenager Will Norton killed on his graduation day. Full Story Top Greece denies missed fiscal targets as EU bickers Sat, 28 May 2011 04:25 pm PDT Reuters - Greece's hopes of averting default dimmed on Saturday as fears grew the country may have missed fiscal targets set by its lenders while euro zone policymakers bickered on how to respond to the deepening crisis. Full Story Top Suicide blast kills powerful Afghan police chief Sat, 28 May 2011 07:21 pm PDT Reuters - A suicide bomber killed one of the most powerful men in north Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining the spread of insurgent violence in once peaceful parts of the country and casting a shadow over plans for Afghans to take control of security. Full Story Top Egypt eases travel restrictions for Gaza travelers Sat, 28 May 2011 03:27 pm PDT Reuters - Egypt eased travel restrictions for residents of Gaza Saturday, eroding a blockade of the Palestinian territory imposed by Israel to isolate its Islamist Hamas rulers. Full Story Top Obama reaffirms U.S. security pledge to ally Poland Sat, 28 May 2011 10:27 am PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama pledged close U.S. cooperation with Poland on Saturday on missile defense, the upgrading of its air defenses and in developing shale gas and nuclear power to boost its energy security. Full Story Top Yemeni government and tribesmen agree truce Sat, 28 May 2011 01:37 pm PDT Reuters - Yemen's government and armed tribesmen demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh leave power agreed on Saturday to end their confrontation which had brought the poor Arabian Peninsula country to the brink of civil war. Full Story Top Serbia braces for protests over Mladic arrest Sat, 28 May 2011 07:29 pm PDT AFP - Serbia braced on Sunday for protests against the arrest of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic amid fears of an outbreak of ultra-nationalist street violence. Full Story Top Lockheed Martin confirms attack on its IT network Sat, 28 May 2011 11:24 pm PDT AFP - Top US defense contractor Lockheed Martin has said that it had successfully warded off "a significant and tenacious" attack on its information systems network. Full Story Top

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