Latest news from around the web, updated 10 minutes ago.

• World

  • Obama says he's 'been very consistent' on Iraq
  • U.S. and Japan to discuss next steps in six-party talks (Reuters)
  • Man rips head from Hitler wax figure (Reuters)

• Business

  • Merrill Lynch in Talks to Sell Its Bloomberg Stake
  • YouTube Must Release User Details
  • BHP, China's Baosteel reach iron ore deal

• Celebrity

  • Gospel singer Wright hurt in Pa. car accident (AP)
  • Larry Harmon, Bozo the Clown, Dead at 83
  • Spitzer call girl drops Girls Gone Wild lawsuit

• Politics

  • Bush heckled at new citizen ceremony
  • Jesse Helms, Unyielding Beacon of Conservatism, Is Dead at 86
  • College Student’s Offer of a Vote for Sale Draws Unwanted Attention

• Science

  • Surrogate children are psychologically well: study (AFP)
  • Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth (Reuters)
  • Seasonal Factor Seen in Melting and Ice Shifts in Greenland

• Tech

  • Firefox 3 sets Guinness Record for downloads
  • Daily Debrief: Celebrating America's independence, questioning our own online
  • Economy casts pall on Sun Valley media fest

• Sports

  • Ankiel's hit in 9th caps Cards' rally
  • Ex-Chargers safety dies in automobile accident
  • Venus beats Serena for her fifth Wimbledon title

Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.

    1 hour ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.

    2 days ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.

    3 days ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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    Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.

    1 week ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

• Hot off the wire

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    New Zealand All Black Brad Thorn arrives for a judicial hearing at the New Zealand Rugby Union, Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, July 6, 2008. Thorn was cited for a spear tackle on South African John Smit in the international rugby test in Wellington, Saturday night.

    20 mins ago

    from AP Photo by Ross Setford

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    Boston Red Sox batter Jason Varitek looks up as he pops the ball up to New York Yankees first baseman Wilson Betemit for an out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York July 5, 2008.

    15 mins ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    A scrap metal statue of Argentine-born revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara is inaugurated in El Alto, 12 km east of La Paz on July 5, 2008. The seven-meter high statue is the work of sculptor Felix Duran, and was inaugurated in the framework of the homages for the 80th anniversary of Guevara' s birth. The figure is stepping on an eagle --which represents the US-- and has a rifle in the left hand and a pigeon in the right one.

    28 mins ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

• Recently starred

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    People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.

    1 hour ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    US President George W. Bush (C) and First Lady Laura Bush are reflected in a puddle as they board Air force One at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on July 5, 2008 as they depart for the G8 Summit in Japan.

    7 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    A man looks at a Salvador Dali sculpture entitled Lobster Telephone made in 1936 at the Tate Modern art gallery, London, 30 May 2007. Tate Modern are displaying a range of works of art by Salvador Dali including films sculptures and paintings

    13 months ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    A woman reacts in front of Salvador Dali's and Edward James' 'Mae West Lips Sofa', left, and other art objects, at the exhibition 'Surreal Things', in central London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Tuesday March 27, 2007. The new exhibition opening March 29 explors the link between surrealism and commerce and the show charts the way surrealism evolved, in short order, from cutting-edge art movement to design element to advertising tool, used to sell everything from perfume to automobiles. Surrealism emerged in the 1920s as a subversive artistic movement out to challenge accepted ideas and _ influenced by Sigmund Freud _ liberate the unconscious.

    15 months ago

    from AP Photo by LEFTERIS PITARAKIS

Our editor's pick, and topics with the most buzz in the last ten minutes.

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  Ingrid Betancourt
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  Barack Obama
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  Jesse Helms
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  George W. Bush
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  Johnny Damon

As selected by our staff

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