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• World

  • Flooding stirs desperation in Haiti
  • Bush advised to back modest troop cuts in Iraq
  • Thai Leader Promises Referendum

• Business

  • Mercer expects 2009 health benefits increase to hit 10-year low
  • August Sales at Wal-Mart Top Forecasts
  • Many retailers report sluggish August sales

• Celebrity

  • Edwards heads back to "ER" in guest spot
  • David Spade is the father of Playboy pinup's baby
  • "Seinfeld" hits the road to connect with new fans

• Politics

  • Abramoff gets 4 years prison in corruption scandal
  • McCain to take stage at Republican convention
  • Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

• Science

  • Brain Cells Observed Summoning a Memory
  • Study: No link between measles vaccine, autism
  • Report: Illicit drug use steady in U.S.

• Tech

  • Sony recalls laptops for possible overheating
  • Microsoft kicks off $300 million Windows marketing push
  • 19- Square-Mile Ice Sheet Breaks Loose in Canada

• Sports

  • Vandy finally beats ranked SEC team on own turf
  • Angels grow closer to clinching division title
  • Ohio State’s Wells Will Miss Game Against Ohio

Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

    5 days ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

    6 days ago

    from Getty Images

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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.

    3 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.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

• Hot off the wire

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    Nuns chant Happy Feast Day during a special mass celebration of the 11th death anniversary of Mother Teresa, the founder of Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.

    2 hours ago

    from AP Photo by Bikas Das

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    Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) stands with vice-presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin after he accepted the presidential nomination at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 4, 2008.

    2 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    Anti-government protesters walk past barbed wire barricade during a protest at the Government House in Bangkok on September 05, 2008. Anti-government protesters stormed into Thai Government House compound on August 26 demanding Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej resign and that Thailand's democracy be curtailed, saying only 30 percent of seats in parliament should be elected.

    2 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.

    1 day ago

    from Getty Images

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    Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.

    15 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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    Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.

    1 day ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.

    1 day ago

    from 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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  Dick Cheney

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