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• Authorities are investigating the death of the "Top Gun" director -- who jumped off a bridge in LA -- as a suicide. • • 5. FIGHTING OVER UNINHABITED ISLANDS • The Chinese call them the Diaoyu, the Japanese say they're the Senkaku chain. Whatever name you choose, they're the subject of one of the biggest territorial flare-ups in years between the Asian giants. • • 6. MISSOURI SENATE CANDIDATE BACKS OFF RAPE COMMENTS • GOP Rep. Todd Akin first said a woman's body "has ways" to prevent pregnancy during "a legitimate rape." • • 7. WHAT A SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE MEANS • The punishment for Gu Kailai, wife of a disgraced former Chinese politician, will likely end up as life in prison after her murder conviction. • • 8. THE STATE DINNER FOR KIDS (HOLD THE TATER TOTS) • First lady Michelle Obama hosts a luncheon for 8- to 12-year-old winners of a healthy lunch recipe contest. • • 9. WHAT DOG VISITS MEAN TO SICK KIDS • Two canines scampering through a hospital ward in Ecuador bring smiles -- and even relief -- to kids with cancer. • • 10. NYAD TAKES A STINGING, KEEPS ON SWIMMING • The 62-year-old endurance athlete continues on her 103-mile quest to swim from Florida to Cuba.
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