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called Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China. Beijing insists it has "indisputable sovereignty" over the islands and that "the so-called Japan-U.S. alliance" should not harm China's territorial rights.

• 7. PRIZEFIGHTER RUBIN "HURRICANE" CARTER DIES AT AGE 76
• The middleweight title contender, whose murder convictions became an international symbol of racial injustice and inspired a Bob Dylan song and a Hollywood film, died Sunday in Toronto. Carter's convictions were thrown out after years of appeals.

• 8. FDA TAKES A LIGHT APPROACH TO REGULATING E-CIGARETTES
• The proposed rules, issued Thursday, would ban sales to anyone under 18, add warning labels and require FDA approval for new products. The FDA said it wants more evidence before issuing more regulations and left the door open to further measures, such as a ban on TV advertising and fruit- or candy-flavored e-cigarettes.

• 9. MANCHESTER UNITED FIRES MANAGER DAVID MOYES
• Moyes, whose dismissal was announced Tuesday, came less than a season into a six-year contract with the storied soccer club, one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world. Since Moyes replaced longtime manager Alex Ferguson, however, United is 23 points behind leader Liverpool and has slumped to a string of humiliating defeats, including losses to fierce rivals Liverpool and Manchester City.

• 10. DOZENS OF SHERPA GUIDES LEAVE MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP AFTER DEADLY AVALANCHE
• The guides' actions Wednesday put the entire climbing season in disarray. An avalanche April 18 killed 16 Sherpas and exposed long-simmering resentment by the guides over pay, treatment and benefits. Without the Sherpas, who are key guides and haul tons of gear up the mountain, it would be nearly impossible for climbers to scale Everest, and several expedition companies have canceled their climbs.

AP News in Brief
Obama arrives in Malaysia for 1st visit by US president in more than 4 decades

• KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Saturday

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