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

• World

  • Export Tax That Angers Farmers Advances in Argentina
  • Iraqi Boy's First Swim Hopeful Sign of Progress
  • Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill civilians

• 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

  • High oil prices spur demand for low energy electronics
  • Firefox 3 sets Guinness Record for downloads
  • Daily Debrief: Celebrating America's independence, questioning our own online

• Sports

  • Report: Jaeger admits throwing Wimbledon final
  • Phelps locks up 8 Beijing races with 100 fly win
  • Pernice Jr., Merrick lead lively AT&T National (AP)

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.

    3 hours 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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    Street Boss and jockey David Flores, foreground, hold off to win the Grade I, $300,000 Triple Bend Invitational Handicap on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at Hollywood Park, in Inglewood, Calif.

    51 mins ago

    from AP Photo by AP

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    Stephanie Rice, of the Australian Olympic Team, prepares to dive to compete in women's 400m medley competition during a Grand Prix swimming event at Sydney Olympic Park July 6, 2008.

    15 mins ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    OMAHA, NE - JULY 05: Gary Hall Jr., left, and Cullen Jones, right, prepare for the final of the 50 meter freestyle during the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials on July 5, 2008 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Hall finished fourth and Jones finished third, not making the Olympic team.

    27 mins ago

    from Getty Images

• Recently starred

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    In this image released by Universal Studios, the Hulk is shown in a scene from, "The Incredible Hulk. " Now producing its own film adaptations for all but a few previously licensed superheroes, Marvel Studios unveils "The Incredible Hulk" on the heels of blockbuster "Iron Man," whose 2010 sequel will be followed by an ambitious Marvel lineup. With an estimated 5,000 characters and a wealth of stories dating back nearly 70 years, Marvel could spin an endless web of big-screen yarns.

    3 weeks ago

    from AP Photo by Rhythm & Hues

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    The King Kong attraction on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot tour is shown in this undated publicity photo. A fire rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California June 1, 2008, 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It is believed that the King Kong attraction was destroyed.

    1 month ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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

    3 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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

    3 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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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