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Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers

An Egyptian border policeman shouts at the closed Rafah, Sinai border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip to protest the abduction of his colleagues last Thursday in northern Sinai, in Rafah, Egypt, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Rafah, the main crossing point into the Gaza Strip, was closed by policemen Friday, barring people from going in or out of the Palestinian territory. Scores of protesting Egyptian police have also shut down the Awja commercial border crossing with Israel Sunday. (AP Photo/Roger Anis, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT

Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands.

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MLB BASEBALL

Rangers beat Tigers 11-8 despite 3 HRs for Cabrera

David Murphy's three-run shot was barely enough against Miguel Cabrera's three home runs.
NATION

Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run

A Phoenix police officer and firefighter both died Sunday after suffering critical injuries in separate accidents on the job, officials said.
NATION/WORLD

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open.
WORLD

Tons of New Zealand meat stranded on Chinese docks

Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted certain imports from the country due to a certification dispute.

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WORLD

China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew

China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies.
NATION

Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger.
SPORTS

Greening's goal in 2nd OT lifts Sens over Pens

Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night.

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WORLD

More bodies recovered in collapsed Indonesia mine

Rescuers recovered five more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 14, police said Monday. Fourteen other workers were still missing and feared dead.
MLB BASEBALL

Cabrera has 3-homer game in Texas, 2nd of career

Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has hit three home runs in a game for the second time in his career.

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WORLD

Asia markets up after US delivers positive data

Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday.

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