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Wallenda's most ambitious stunt yet.
• They watched as the winds tested the Florida daredevil, and listened as he called on God to calm the swaying cable and as he paid homage to his famed great-grandfather. The stunt was the leading trending topic on Twitter on Sunday after

noon.
• "It was unbelievable," he told reporters later. "It was everything I wanted it to be. It was extremely emotional. I got to the other end and started crying."
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His life a wreck, Don Draper heeds a wakeup call as 'Mad Men' season reaches stormy end

• NEW YORK (AP) -- We have now left Don Draper in a state ripe for rehab -- both literally and figuratively.
• Airing Sunday night, the season finale of "Mad Men" found its troubled hero reeling from one bender too many.
• "I realized it's gotten out of control," he told his wife, Megan, after a night in a drunk tank after punching out a priest who ticked him off in a bar. "I've gotten out of control," he added.
• No kidding.
• In its penultimate sixth season spanning the turbulent year of 1968, this AMC drama charted Draper's downward spiral, cheating on his wife with a downstairs neighbor and wreaking havoc at the Manhattan ad agency where he used to be golden.

Today in History
The Associated Press


• Today is Monday, June 24, the 175th day of 2013. There are 190 days left in the year.

• Today's Highlight in History:
• On June 24, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger - carrying America's first woman in space, Sally K. Ride - coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

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