CNN 2010-06-09

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Always awesome¹! This one, though, is a little bittersweet for us because this is our last show of the school year. You know who I am. Let's start things off with a quick check of today's headlines.

The U.S. government wants BP to start paying up for the Gulf² oil spill. The company got a $69 million bill this week. That includes costs for cleanup and efforts to stop the leak. BP said it reached an "important milestone³" yesterday with the "cut and cap" plan we've been telling you about. But the long-term solution is a relief well, and that may not be in place until August.

After more than 70 years, Mercury⁴ is fading away. Ford⁵ says it's going to stop production on the Mercury car brand by the end of this year. Mercury sales have been down recently, so Ford decided⁶ to end the line and focus more on its luxury Lincoln brand. The company says this won't lead to any job cuts.

Soccer fans focus in on South Africa. The country is hosting the World Cup, the global soccer tournament that's held every four years. Every continent except Antarctica is represented by the 32-team field. This year's tournament kicks off on June 11th. The final match is scheduled for one month later.

If you want to follow these or any stories over the summer, you can check out the Spotlight⁷ section at CNNStudentNews.com. We are going to be updating it regularly while we're on break.