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

• World

  • Israel, Hamas defy UN call for cease-fire
  • Supertanker Freed After Ransom Was Paid, Pirates Say
  • Illinois' governor is impeached

• Business

  • Obama team preparing bailout overhaul
  • Dec. payrolls plunge 524,000, jobless rate 7.2%
  • Global stocks flat

• Celebrity

  • What's going on for Motown's 50th birthday? A global party
  • Attorneys: 'Watchmen' Settlement Talks Productive
  • Ex-'Sopranos' actor gets 10 years in prison

• Politics

  • Obama: Congress must act boldly, quickly on economy
  • NYT analysis: Difficult road for Panetta at CIA
  • Metro-North Service Suspended At Grand Central

• Science

  • Mosquitoes are the insect world's Barry White, scientists discover
  • Explorers on Bacon Diet Set South Pole Trek Record
  • Breast cancer gene-free baby born

• Tech

  • New TV Trends: Internet Movies, 3-D, Power Saving
  • Sync adds turn-by-turn, traffic reports for some 2010 Fords
  • HP says it will stop distributor's sales in Iran

• Sports

  • US WBC interest list released
  • Police Release Charles Barkley's BAC at time of Arrest
  • Obama renews plea for college-playoffs system

Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.

    2 months ago

    from Getty Images

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    Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.

    3 months ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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    A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

    4 months ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

    4 months ago

    from Getty Images

• Hot off the wire

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    Pakistani investigators look for evidence at the spot of explosions in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Five small bombs exploded outside two theaters in the city but there were no casualties, police and officials said.

    1 hour ago

    from AP Photo by K.M.Chaudary

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    Toronto Maple Leafs' Mikhail Grabovski (L) is held by linesman Scott Cherrey as he tries to fight with Montreal Canadiens' Sergei Kostitsyn during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Montreal January 8, 2009. According to media reports the NHL has suspended Grabovski for three games for pushing Cherry during the incident. Photo taken January 8, 2009.

    17 mins ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    Mexican Jews hold an Israeli flag and shout slogans during a demo to give support to the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, in front of the Embassy of Israel, in Mexico City, on January 9, 2009. The international Red Cross warned that there is an increasing number of civilians killed in the Gaza Strip during Israel's military offensive, locking the territory in a "full blown" humanitarian crisis.

    20 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    A woman holds a drawing during a protest by members of the Arab and Muslims communities and Romanian human rights activists in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Hundreds gathered outside the Romanian government headquarters to protest against the ongoing Israeli military operation in Gaza Strip.

    9 hours ago

    from AP Photo by VADIM GHIRDA

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    Jellyfish gather in a marine lake in Palau in the Pacific in this undated handout. Huge swarms of stinging jellyfish and similar slimy animals are ruining beaches in Hawaii, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, Australia and elsewhere, U.S. researchers reported on December 12, 2008. The report says 150 million people are exposed to jellyfish globally every year, with 500,000 people stung every year in the Chesapeake Bay, off the U.S. Atlantic Coast, alone.

    3 weeks ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is pictured on the cover of a special edition Marvel Comics' weekly Spider-Man comic, in this handout released January 8, 2009. Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada said the idea for the "Spidey meets the President!" edition came from a statement from Obama's campaign listing 10 little known facts about the Democrat who will be America's first black president.

    14 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    MIAMI - DECEMBER 05: A women (who didn't want her name used), who was laid off last month after 30 years of working, looks for leads to a new job at the employment help center Workforce One December 5, 2008 in Miami, Florida. The government reported that 533,000 jobs were lost in November and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

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