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

• World

  • Boat sinks in flooded northern India, killing 20
  • Chavez backs Russian recognition of Georgia regions
  • Georgia breaks ties with Russia

• Business

  • Stocks end lower on personal income data
  • Stocks & Bonds: Shares Fall on Slow Consumer Spending
  • Stocks tumble as Dell warns on tech spending

• Celebrity

  • Michael Jackson turns 50, shadow of a superstar
  • 'Diddy' Halts Private Jet Flights Over Fuel Prices
  • Obama acceptance speech believed to set TV record

• Politics

  • Woman in the News: An Outsider Who Charms
  • McCain picks Palin as running mate
  • Investigators Are Looking at Governor About Firing

• Science

  • Study Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly
  • 87 salmonella cases reported across Quebec
  • CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over

• Tech

  • Audio slideshow: Video game orchestra
  • New video game depicts Venezuela mercenary attack
  • Exports Drive Surprising Economic Growth

• Sports

  • McKinnie Suspended Four Games By NFL
  • Jones' SMU debut spoiled by Rice QB Clement
  • Johnson, Allmendinger on California front row

Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.

    3 weeks ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.

    4 weeks ago

    from Getty Images

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    A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.

    1 month ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

• Hot off the wire

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    Kashmiris buy vegetable on the banks of the Dal Lake during curfew relaxation hours in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. Authorities in Indian Kashmir relaxed a seven-day curfew allowing residents to buy food and other supplies after days of protests demanding an end to Indian rule in the region.

    3 hours ago

    from AP Photo by Dar Yasin

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    Protesters march towards the Presidential Office for a rally in Taipei in Taipei August 30, 2008. Demonstrators marking Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou's 100th day in office gathered on Saturday to protest against the government's poor performance on the economy and to demand more to be done for the country's sovereignty.

    2 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    Anti-government protesters shout slogans in front of government offices during a demonstration at the Government House in Bangkok on August 30, 2008. Thai protesters broke into abandoned government offices in their escalating campaign to force Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej from office.

    2 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

• Recently starred

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    Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks on from the bench during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.

    1 day ago

    from AP Photo by Darron Cummings

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    India's bowler Harbhajan Singh brings water during the 5th and final One Day International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. India has an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the 5 match series.

    21 hours ago

    from AP Photo by Eranga Jayawardena

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    South Africa's AB de Villiers (L) is run out by England's Matthew Prior (R) during the third Natwest one day International between England and South Africa at The Brit Oval cricket ground, London, England, on August 29, 2008.

    19 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    Anti-government protesters lie down on the street to avoid tear gas during a demonstration at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on August 29, 2008. Thai police fired tear gas to try to break up about 2,000 anti-government protesters gathered outside the Bangkok police headquarters, an.

    18 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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

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  U.S. Open Tennis Championship
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  Barack Obama
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  John McCain
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  Sarah Palin
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  George W. Bush

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