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Today: Arvind Mahankali, 13, Wins Scripps Bee , Comey: Principled or Self-Righteous? , U.S. Woman Freed from Mexican Prison May 31, 2013 DEADLY 1. Beware the MERS Virus The World Health Organization calls it a "threat to the entire world" and at least 26 are dead. Why all the scary talk about the strange, deadly virus coming out of the Middle East? Kent Sepkowitz explains. Read it at The Daily Beast smarty pants 2. Arvind Mahankali, 13, Wins Scripps Bee How do you spell w-i-n-n-e-r? The crowd at the Scripps National Spelling Bee went wild when Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old from Queens, New York, won with the word "knaidel," a German-derived Yiddish word that means a small mass of dough, like a dumpling. "The words were extremely hard," the unfazed champion said while hoisting his trophy in the air from the stage. This was Mahankali's fourth and final time competing, but this time he beat out 280 other contestants to take home $30,000 in prize money. Read it at Huffington Post FBI MATERIAL 3. James Comey: Principled or Self-Righteous? Fans of Obama's choice for the new director of the FBI, James Comey, praise him for taking principled stands, while critics look at the same episodes and see something less admirable. Daniel Klaidman reports. Read it at The Daily Beast SET UP 4. U.S. Woman Freed from Mexican Prison Yanira Maldonado was released from a Mexican prison Thursday night, days after Mexican soldiers found about 12 pounds of marijuana stashed under the seat she was sitting in on a bus from Mexico to Arizona. Initially, it was Yanira's husband, Gary, who was arrested, but once she convinced the soldiers to let her accompany her husband to serve as his translator, they decided to just arrest her and let him go. While Yanira sat in the Nogales jail, her husband and lawyer were both confident that a security video from the bus company proving that the pot had been stuck under the seat before the Maldonados—the only Americans on the bus—sat down, would exonerate her. And sure enough, court officials saw that the couple had only blankets, bottles of water, and a purse on them when they boarded--and Yanira was released hours later. Read it at CBS NEWS NONSTOP STORMS 5. Three More Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma Oklahoma seriously cannot catch a break. Ten days after a major tornado leveled the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing about two dozen people, three more twisters struck the Sooner state. Two others touched down in Arkansas, leaving at least nine people injured from the series of storms. All five of Thursday night's tornadoes were much less dangerous than the one that swept through Moore. Some roofs were damaged but no building collapses have been reported, and at least two of the nine injuries—all of which occurred in Arkansas—were the result of lightning. Read it at The Associated Press SERIOUS WARNING Hagel: Cyberthreats 'Quiet, Stealthy, Insidious' And they're a danger to everyone. ON EDGE Tamerlan Started Fight at Gym Before Bombing Security cameras show brothers working out ahead of attack. SCIENCE! Preserved Mammoth Carcass Found in Arctic Liquid blood could allow for cloning. new characters Female to Replace Angus T. Jones In 'Two and a Half Men.' TRAIN WRECKED Lance Bass Is Worried About Amanda Bynes Because he's a good friend. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Grumpy Cat: The Movie Move over, Garfield - there's a new Monday-hating cat on the big screen. This is what we think the newly proposed Grumpy Cat movie might be like. Who smells an Oscar? More Videos Chicago Hope by Michael Daly Has Will Smith Lost His Mojo? by Kevin Fallon Let's All Prancercise! by Winston Ross

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