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

• World

  • 2 get labor over China protest bid
  • Glitter refused entry to Hong Kong
  • U.S. and Poland sign missile defense deal

• Business

  • F.D.I.C. Moves to Help IndyMac Borrowers
  • EBay is planning to emphasize fixed-price sales format over auctions
  • New York mayor wants windmills to generate power for city

• Celebrity

  • "Little" takes Jonas Bros. to top of album chart
  • Rachel Maddow to launch a nightly MSNBC talk show
  • Jessica Simpson: From Singing to Selling Beer

• Politics

  • McCain Takes Lead in National Poll
  • Representative Tubbs Jones Is in Critical Condition
  • U.S. stocks sink on inflation concerns, more financial worries

• Science

  • First red blood cells grown in the lab
  • Report: Alabama is third fattest state
  • Fruit juice 'could affect drugs'

• Tech

  • Palm unveils Treo Pro to battle BlackBerry
  • Patent suit filed against Nintendo
  • Video Game Deal Clears Antitrust Hurdle

• Sports

  • NCAA follows NFL lead, bans horse-collar tackle
  • Afghan earns first-ever medal for his beleaguered country
  • Extra effort: U.S. softball holds off Japan in 9th

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.

    1 week 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.

    2 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.

    3 weeks 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.

    3 weeks ago

    from Getty Images

• Hot off the wire

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    A plain clothed security official, bottom, grabs a Tibetan flag from three pro-Tibet activists as they gesture in protest opposite the National Stadium, where the Olympic athletics competition had just finished, Beijing, early Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Swarms of plainclothes police took away four foreign activists protesting Chinese rule over Tibet - the latest in a series of such demonstrations during the Olympics.

    10 mins ago

    from AP Photo by AP

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    England's Wes Brown (2) is congratulated by teammates after scoring against Czech Republic during their friendly international soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London August 20, 2008.

    10 mins ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    BEIJING - AUGUST 20: Gold medalist Melaine Walker of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.

    2 hours ago

    from Getty Images

• Recently starred

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    BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

    1 week ago

    from Getty Images

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    Dancers from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin" dance in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Founded in 1987, the unique troupe features a cast of more than 100 dancers and performers with physical disabilities, some who cannot hear and others who cannot see, including a vocalist with spina bifida. The group has performed worldwide since 2002 when it turned from amatuer to a non-profit and professional arts troupe, having travelled abroad 50 times to various countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games will also host the 2008 Paralympic Games beginning on September 6. MORE ON IMAGE FORUM.

    1 week ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX - MARCH 25: Students from the University of Texas El Paso drink beer from a funnel on the beach during the annual ritual of Spring Break March 25, 2008 on South Padre Island, Texas. The South Texas island is one of the top Spring Break destinations and attracts students from all over the country.

    4 months ago

    from Getty Images

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    MIAMI BEACH, FL - MARCH 12: University of Georgia student Casey Schnitzer (L) pours a beer into a funnel during spring break March 12, 2008 on South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. The traditional break from college began this week.

    5 months ago

    from Getty Images

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

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