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Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” has died at age 88.

Ukraine's top judge has been arrested after allegedly receiving nearly $3 million in bribes for favorable rulings, the latest crackdown on endemic graft as Ukraine seeks to join the European Union.

Also: Workers' riot shuts down Foxconn plant in China; Libya moves to disband rogue groups; search is suspended for mountain climbers caught in Nepal avalanche; Homeland and Modern Family are big winners at Emmy Awards.

The letter came on the day that the embattled band director announced his retirement.

Also: Syrian conflict's humanitarian toll is "staggering;" MIT does some soul searching after Aaron Swartz's suicide; Robert Roberts plans to soon be back on Good Morning America; final four teams are set in NFL playoffs.

Also: In video, commander of Syria's military police says he has defected; Egypt has a new constitution; gunman in Western New York left note saying that killing is "what I like doing best;" actors Jack Klugman and Charles Durning have died.

Also: Trial to start on BP's responsibility for Gulf oil spill; South Korea's first female president takes office; Cuban leader Raul Castro says he'll retire in 2018; Argo wins Oscar for best picture.

Also: Texas officials are on high alert after prosecutor's death; drug maker Novartis loses a patent battle in India; Colorado prosecutors will say whether they plan to pursue death penalty in theater shootings.

Also: The CIA continues to send bags full of cash to the Afghan leader, The New York Times reports; an explosion, possibly due to a gas leak, injures dozens in Prague; Syria's prime minister survives a bombing; and the last spire is to be placed above new World Trade Center tower.

Also: An Italian court orders a murder retrial for Amanda Knox; North Korea issues a bellicose statement, warning of attacks on U.S.; Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky apparently died by hanging; and the world's longest dodgeball game may have set a world record.