Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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Photo from AP Photo by Michael Conroy
Just in from AP Photo
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda prepares to board his limousine upon his arrival at New Chitose International Airport near Sapporo, Japan, Sunday July 6, 2008 to host this year's G8 Summit. The grouping of eight rich nations is expected to discuss issues as nuclear non-proliferation, global warming and the food and oil crisis.
New Zealand All Black Brad Thorn, right, with forward coach Steve Hansen emerge from a judicial hearing at the New Zealand Rugby Union in Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, July 6, 2008. Thorn received a one week suspension after spear tackling South African John Smit in the international rugby test in Wellington, Saturday night.
