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Will Murdoch give up Sun to save empire? ??Thirty-two billion, thats how much News Corp, the Murdoch media empire, is worth. And this tiny fraction, $1.6 billion, is from News International, Murdochs British subsidiary of newspaper, including the Sun－the most popular paper in the country, more than 7 million readers every day.? ? But the Sun and News International are under close scrutiny. 300 million emails, thats what News Corps internal investigation has given to police, in an effort to clean up the ongoing phone-hacking scandal that shut down Britains oldest newspaper: News of the World. So far, over the course, the investigation was started last year, more than 30 have been arrested from News International, including top executives, among them, 9 former and current staff from the Sun arrested in recent weeks, amid allegations of bribing public officials for information. All have been released on bail, none charged and few have spoken publicly about their arrest, but those who have maintained their innocence. Nearly 200 million and counting, that how much the phone-hacking scandal has cost News International from legal fees to settlements with victims. News Corp is now facing three ongoing police investigations: one parliamentary inquiry, and one judicial inquiry as well as a number of civil lawsuits. It all adds up to one big headache for Rupert Murdoch. So will he rid himself of his prized British paper--the Sun, to save the rest of his empire? Answers perhaps when Murdoch arrives in London this week.