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10 Things to Know for Friday

In this photo made May 12, 2013, Sergio Garcia, of Spain, left, shakes hands with Tiger Woods at the end of the third round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Garcia apologized to Woods on Wednesday, May 22, 3013, for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:

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Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — Procter & Gamble Co. is bringing back its former CEO, as the world’s largest consumer-products maker tries to spur global growth.

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Storm took town’s youngest as it swept through

This undated handout photo provided by the Legg family shows Christopher Legg. Christopher was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Legg Family)

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed “The Wall” because of the force he brought to the soccer field.

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Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin’s cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother’s house because of trouble at school, as well as photos of a gun and what looks to be a potted marijuana plant.

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Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm

In this May 20, 2013 file photo, LaTisha Garcia carries her 8-year-old daughter, Jazmin Rodriguez near Plaza Towers Elementary School after a massive tornado carved its way through Moore, Okla., leaving little of the school and neighborhood. This picture, published on hundreds of front pages around the world, has become one of the enduring images from the storm. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki,File)

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children.

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