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

• World

  • McCain taps Alaska governor for VP
  • Gustav strengthens into hurricane
  • Pakistan's presidential favorite under guard

• Business

  • Lehman nears plan for real estate assets: report
  • Metallica, T.I., AC/DC top fall album releases
  • Real Estate Lender Is 10th Bank to Fail This Year

• Celebrity

  • 'Diddy' Halts Private Jet Flights Over Fuel Prices
  • Obama acceptance speech believed to set TV record
  • Jennifer Aniston to appear on '30 Rock'

• Politics

  • GOP considers delaying convention
  • Crowds await Democrats' big night
  • Obama's convention speech

• Science

  • 87 salmonella cases reported across Quebec
  • CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over
  • Cot death warning for teen mums

• Tech

  • Exports Drive Surprising Economic Growth
  • Nintendo Raises Profit Forecast for Year
  • Despite iPhone Problems, Apple Fans Loyal

• Sports

  • Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1: No Joke: Pavano Strong in Victory
  • Six-run fifth carries Tigers to win over Royals
  • Bengals WR Johnson reportedly changes name

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.

    2 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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    Anti-government demonstrators pass out free women's underwear to others Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Demonstrators continue to occupy the grounds of Government House and the surrounding area demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

    4 hours ago

    from AP Photo by David Longstreath

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    Andy Roddick of the U.S. celebrates a point against Ernests Gulbis of Latvia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York August 29, 2008.

    4 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    NEW YORK - AUGUST 29: Andy Roddick of the United States returns a shot against Ernests Gulbis of Latvia during Day 5 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

    4 hours ago

    from 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.

    18 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.

    15 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.

    15 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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  George W. Bush
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  Michelle Obama

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