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

• World

  • U.S. judge orders Chinese Muslims at Guantanamo freed
  • U.N. Says Biofuel Subsidies Raise Food Bill and Hunger
  • Thai police, protesters clash

• Business

  • Iceland Seeks Emergency Loan From Russia
  • Bernanke opens door to Fed cutting rates
  • Alcoa Profit Falls 52%; Buyback Plan Ends

• Celebrity

  • Oliver Stone's Bush film gutsy, but imperfect - Reuters
  • Nick Nolte escapes burning home in Malibu
  • David Duchovny checks out of sex addiction rehab

• Politics

  • Obama, McCain stretch facts in debate
  • Walter: Can McCain get his groove back?
  • McCain would buy bad homeowner mortgages

• Science

  • Deepest living fish caught on film
  • Mammals facing extinction threat
  • Disease warning on climate change

• Tech

  • EU directive could change iPhone battery design
  • Analysts cut 2009 cell phone growth estimates
  • YouTube flips switch on new sales channel

• Sports

  • Bosox-Rays Renew Rivalry, Manny in Middle of NLCS
  • Lakers open preseason without Jackson
  • Driven reliever Balfour helps Rays reach ALCS

Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.

    1 week ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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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.

    1 month 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.

    1 month 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.

    1 month ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    A pedestrian walks past an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Nikkei index lost 460.78 points to 9,695.12 at the end of the morning session on Wednesday. The Japanese index on Tuesday closed at the lowest level in almost five years amid deepening uncertainty over the course of the financial crisis.

    4 hours ago

    from AP Photo by Katsumi Kasahara

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    U.S.Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) face the audience at the end of their townhall-style presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.

    1 hour ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 07: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) shakes hand with debate moderator Tom Brokaw (R) after the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tonight's debate is the second presidential debate of three, the only one being held in the town hall style with questions coming from audience members.

    1 hour ago

    from Getty Images

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    LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 27: Actress Taraji P. Henson arrives at the Launch Party for the New BlackBerry 8330 Pink Curve xxclusively from Verizon Wireless on the 15th Anniversary of Intermix on August 27, 2008 at Intermix on Robertson, Los Angeles, CA.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

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    LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 27: Television personality Kim Kardashian arrives at the Launch Party for the New BlackBerry 8330 Pink Curve xxclusively from Verizon Wireless on the 15th Anniversary of Intermix on August 27, 2008 at Intermix on Robertson, Los Angeles, CA.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

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    BEVERLY HILLS - DECEMBER 1: Actress Kat Dennings attends the VH1 Save The Music Foundation Presents "VH1 Big Night For A Cause" benefit at the Esquire House 360 on December 1, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kat Dennings

    22 months ago

    from Getty Images

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    LONDON - AUGUST 11: Former gymnast Alison Carroll, 23, is presented as the new face of computer game character Lara Croft at Pineapple Studios on August 11, 2008 in London, England. The new Tomb Raider game 'Underworld' comes out on November 21, 2008.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

Our editor's pick, and topics with the most buzz in the last ten minutes.

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  Asif Ali Zardari
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  Sarah Palin
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  R. Kelly

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