Wednesday,  May 29, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 313 • 21 of 30

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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press

• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. SYRIA OPPOSITION URGES EU TO SEND ARMS TO REBELS
• The Syrian National Coalition's call comes after Europe's decision to let the Syrian arms embargo expire.

• 2. BACHMANN TO MAKE THIS TERM HER LAST
• The tea party favorite from Minnesota says she will not run again in the U.S. House in 2014, saying inquiries into her presidential campaign's finances didn't affect her decision.

• 3. 7 CHARGED IN LARGEST MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME EVER
• The Costa Rican-based Liberty Reserve "became the bank of choice for the criminal underworld," a prosecutor said of the $6 billion scheme.

• 4. WHO'S THE FAMILY BREADWINNER
• A record number of American women -- 40 percent -- are the only or main earner in households with children, up from 11 percent in 1960.

• 5. WHAT'S BOOSTING THE US ECONOMY
• Surging home values, a brighter job market and record-setting stock prices propelled consumer confidence to its highest level since 2008.

• 6. WHO PUT CHINESE NEWBORN IN SEWER PIPE
• A 22-year-old woman who raised the initial alarm about the trapped newborn later told police she was the baby's mother and delivered him in a toilet.

• 7. EXPLOSION IN MARYLAND RATTLED HOMES, SPEWED SMOKE FOR MILES
• A CSX freight train, some carrying hazardous materials, crashed into a trash truck, derailed and caught fire. Only one person was seriously hurt.

• 8. ARIZONA MOTHER OF SEVEN CHARGED WITH MARIJUANA SMUG

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