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    • People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

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

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      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

      3 days ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      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.

      4 days ago

      from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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

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    • Switzerland's Roger Federer wipes his face during his match against Spain's Rafael Nadal during the men's final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday July 6 , 2008. From AP Photo by Anja Niedringhaus.

      Switzerland's Roger Federer wipes his face during his match against Spain's Rafael Nadal during the men's final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday July 6 , 2008.

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      from AP Photo by Anja Niedringhaus

    • Singer Camille poses during a photocall at the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 6, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Singer Camille poses during a photocall at the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 6, 2008.

      7 mins ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • Tom Araya of the US trash metal band Slayer performs at the Roskilde Fesival in Roskilde, on July 6, 2008. The Roskilde Festival, which attracts some 50,000 rock fans from all over Europe, ends tonight. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Tom Araya of the US trash metal band Slayer performs at the Roskilde Fesival in Roskilde, on July 6, 2008. The Roskilde Festival, which attracts some 50,000 rock fans from all over Europe, ends tonight.

      16 mins ago

      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    • People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008.

      4 hours ago

      from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

    • Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008.

      3 days ago

      from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

    • A rain drop hangs off the nose of a statue of former British tennis player Fred Perry at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, July 6, 2008, as the 2008 Wimbledon Championship Men's Singles Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is delayed due to rain. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      A rain drop hangs off the nose of a statue of former British tennis player Fred Perry at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, July 6, 2008, as the 2008 Wimbledon Championship Men's Singles Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is delayed due to rain.

      4 hours ago

      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

    • Rafael Nadal of Spain walks past Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland on the practice courts at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 22, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Rafael Nadal of Spain walks past Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland on the practice courts at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 22, 2008.

      2 weeks ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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Phillies give closer Lidge three-year extension (AP)

23 mins agoYahoo News
PHILADELPHIA - Closer Brad Lidge signed a $37.5 million, three-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Lidge would've been a free agent after this season. The 31-year-old right-hander has 19 saves in 19 chances and a 0.77 ERA
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Will Smith is box office superhero with "Hancock" (Reuters)

23 mins agoYahoo News
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Will Smith, the closest thing to a sure bet in Hollywood, overcame some of the worst reviews of his career to claim the top spot at the U.S. Independence Day holiday box office with "Hancock." The comedy-drama, in which
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Auto sector woes could spur deals: Renault CEO (Reuters)

23 mins agoYahoo News
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - A current slump in the global automotive sector could give fresh impetus to plans for consolidation within the industry, the head of French carmaker Renault said on Saturday. "Something will have to happen,"
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Phelps to get another run at Spitz's gold-medal mark

43 mins agoInternational Herald Tribune
OMAHA, Nebraska: Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing after locking up his eight-race schedule by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials here. Phelps powered away on the return lap to
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All-Williams Wimbledon final is all Venus

43 mins agoInternational Herald Tribune
Venus Williams hugged Serena after defeating her 7-5, 6-4, to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) WIMBLEDON, England: Sisters for life and doubles partners later in the afternoon, Venus and Serena Williams put most of that
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Five blasts shake Georgia conflict zone

43 mins agoIrish Times
Five explosions went off on both sides of the de-facto border between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia today, in the latest sign of growing tensions between Tbilisi and separatists.
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Sewage glut another ugly result of Gaza's wars (AP)

43 mins agoYahoo News
SHATI REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - When a toilet is flushed in Gaza City, the waste sloshes straight into the Mediterranean. A yearlong standoff between Israel and Hamas has left the territory's sewage system in a state of collapse, flooding its coastal
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2 ex-generals arrested in alleged Turkey coup plot (AP)

43 mins agoYahoo News
ANKARA, Turkey - Two retired generals were jailed Sunday in connection with an alleged plot to topple Turkey's Islamic-rooted government, the highest-ranking ex-soldiers detained as part of the probe, a news report said. The two, arrested late
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Phils lock up closer Lidge with $37.5M extension

43 mins agoESPN
Lidge would've been a free agent after this season. The 31-year-old right-hander has 19 saves in 19 chances and a 0.77 ERA in 35 appearances in his first season in Philadelphia. Lidge is 2-0 with 47 strikeouts in 35 innings and set a club record by
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Karzai orders probe into deadly U.S. strike

1 hour agoCNN
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an inquiry into allegations that 15 civilians were killed in a U.S. military strike targeting militants. An Afghan boy believed to have been injured in a coalition bombing is placed
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Tour De France: Norwegian Wins 2nd Stage

1 hour ago10news.com San Diego
Looking for a softball team, a game of pickup hoops or just a partner for biking, hiking or swimming? Check out the local rec sports scene right here. More SAINT-BRIEUC, France -- Norway's Thor Hushovd has won the second stage of the Tour de France
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Iraq: Electricity production up over 10%

2 hours agoWashington Times
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's electricity production jumped more than 10 percent in roughly the first six months of 2008 compared to the same period a year ago, the director of energy operations for coalition forces said Sunday. Iraqi authorities have taken
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Hamilton soars to British GP win

2 hours agoBBC Sport
Briton Lewis Hamilton brilliantly handles the wet conditions at Silverstone to win his first British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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Explosion in Pakistan capital; casualties reported (AP)

2 hours agoYahoo News
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Officials say there's been an explosion in the Pakistani capital near a police station and that as many as 15 people are dead or wounded. Kamal Shah, the interior secretary, says early information indicates a suicide bomber was
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United Arab Emirates cancels Iraq debt

3 hours agoMSNBC
The United Arab Emirates canceled all its Iraqi debt Sunday and moved to restore a full diplomatic mission in Baghdad by naming a new ambassador.
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One year on, Pakistan marks Red Mosque siege

3 hours agoMSNBC
Thousands of Islamists gathered Sunday in Pakistan's capital to mark the one-year anniversary of a deadly military crackdown on the radical Red Mosque.
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Obama 'Puzzled' by Iraq Remarks Frenzy

4 hours agoAOL News
ST. LOUIS (July 5) - Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roomful of churchgoers, but hoping to reach far beyond them. Earlier
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Look out, Spitz, Phelps Is Coming After You Again

4 hours agoABC News
Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing. Gary Hall Jr. won't be going to China at all. Michael Phelps swims to victory in the men's 100-meter butterfly final at the US Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb.,
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Report: United Arab Emirates cancels Iraqi debt (AP)

4 hours agoYahoo News
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates is canceling all the debt Iraq owes to the tiny oil-rich Gulf state. Emirates' official news agency quotes the UAE president as saying he will cancel $4 billion in debt owed by Iraq. The
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Angela Park moves within 1 of leader in Arkansas (AP)

4 hours agoYahoo News
ROGERS, Ark. - Angela Park's final putt was as impressive as her round an uphill birdie attempt from about 25 feet that capped a 10-under 62. Kristy McPherson wasn't about to be outdone. McPherson answered Park with a birdie of her own, sinking a
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People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008.

4 hours ago

from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008.

3 days ago

from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

A rain drop hangs off the nose of a statue of former British tennis player Fred Perry at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, July 6, 2008, as the 2008 Wimbledon Championship Men's Singles Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is delayed due to rain. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

A rain drop hangs off the nose of a statue of former British tennis player Fred Perry at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, July 6, 2008, as the 2008 Wimbledon Championship Men's Singles Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is delayed due to rain.

4 hours ago

from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Rafael Nadal of Spain walks past Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland on the practice courts at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 22, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

Rafael Nadal of Spain walks past Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland on the practice courts at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 22, 2008.

2 weeks ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

An image of the planet Mercury, made during the January 2008 flyby of the planet by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft is seen in this image released by NASA July 3, 2008. The image shows that volcanoes were involved in plains formation and suggest that its magnetic field is actively produced in the planet's core. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

An image of the planet Mercury, made during the January 2008 flyby of the planet by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft is seen in this image released by NASA July 3, 2008. The image shows that volcanoes were involved in plains formation and suggest that its magnetic field is actively produced in the planet's core.

2 days ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

A visitor places her hands on a "Tangible Earth", a digital globe which real time global metrological data is fed through the Internet from about 300 places in the world, is displayed at an exhibition pavillion inside the media centre for G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Rusustu town, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 6, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

A visitor places her hands on a "Tangible Earth", a digital globe which real time global metrological data is fed through the Internet from about 300 places in the world, is displayed at an exhibition pavillion inside the media centre for G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Rusustu town, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 6, 2008.

14 hours ago

from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 12: Actor Dustin Diamond (R) poses with a fan as he walks through the Adult Video News Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Expo Center January 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three-day AVN expo is the largest adult entertainment trade show in the world, drawing over 29,000 people and featuring close to 340 vendors. The show runs through tomorrow. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dustin Diamond From Getty Images.

LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 12: Actor Dustin Diamond (R) poses with a fan as he walks through the Adult Video News Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Expo Center January 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three-day AVN expo is the largest adult entertainment trade show in the world, drawing over 29,000 people and featuring close to 340 vendors. The show runs through tomorrow. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dustin Diamond

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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 20: Actor Dustin Diamond poses for a portrait during the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2007 in Park City, Utah. From Getty Images.

PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 20: Actor Dustin Diamond poses for a portrait during the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2007 in Park City, Utah.

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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. From AP Photo by Rhythm & Hues.

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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