MSNBC’s Breaking and Most Viewed News [May ‘11 Series]

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Now expecting the Mississippi River to crest in Memphis late Monday, nearly a day earlier, officials were going door-to-door in unprotected areas and monitoring levees protecting most of the city.

Source: Levees watched, locals warned in Memphis

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Officials hoped that the worst was over in Memphis as the Mississippi neared its crest there, while downstream the U.S. government opened a spillway to relieve flooding pressure on New Orleans.

Source: New Orleans gets flood help; Memphis sees crest

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By leaking the name of the CIA's station chief in Islamabad to the news media, Pakistan authorities were deliberately attempting to complicate the U.S. spy agency's work after the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, The New York Times reported Monday.

Source: Report: Leak shows rift between CIA-Pakistan spies

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Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy last Saturday completed a flight over the Grand Canyon in his custom-built jet suit, his sponsor announced Tuesday.

Source: 'JetMan' does Grand Canyon flight — quietly

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A photo posted on Twitter of a baby receiving a pat-down at Kansas City International Airport is the latest in a number of recent highly publicized incidents of airport security screenings involving young children.

Source: Baby gets pat-down at Kansas City airport

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Three people died after a shooting in a parking garage on San Jose State University's campus Tuesday night, NBC News reported.

Source: Three die after San Jose State campus shooting

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Deep in hiding, Osama bin Laden kept pressing followers to find new ways to hit the U.S., officials say, citing his private journal and other documents recovered when he was killed.

Source: Sources: Bin Laden journal reveals attack strategy

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Osama bin Laden once gave his wives the option of leaving Afghanistan, but his young Yemeni bride was determined to stay and be "martyred" alongside him.

Source: Bin Laden's wife: I'll stand with you

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The bloated Mississippi River and its tributaries are having their biggest impact on those with the least. Levees have protected urban areas but not smaller, and usually poorer, communities.

Source: Poor taking brunt of Mississippi's bulge

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Despite having no Internet access in his hideout, Osama bin Laden was a prolific email writer who built a painstaking system that kept him one step ahead of the U.S. government's best eavesdroppers.

Source: Why bin Laden emails went undetected