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Honduras Standoff Heats Up

Wall Street Journal - Jose De CordobaDavid Luhnow - ‎1 hour ago‎
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya tried -- and failed -- to fly to this Central American nation on Sunday to reclaim his post, as clashes at the airport here led to the first serious ...

In Moscow, Obama to Focus on Arms Control

Washington Post - Philip P. Pan - ‎28 minutes ago‎
Traditional matryoshka nesting dolls depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Obama are part of a street vendor's display in St.

On the Way to a Marathon, Federer Keeps His Footing

New York Times - Harvey Araton - ‎41 minutes ago‎
“I think the public should just watch his feet, just watch Roger and not the ball,” Rod Laver said of Federer on Sunday. New York Times bloggers are following every serve, volley and replay challenge of the 2009 Grand Slam tournaments.

Iranian clerics dispute election results

CNN - ‎55 minutes ago‎
(CNN) -- Top clerics and seminary students in Iran's holy city of Qom have come out against the results of the disputed June Iranian presidential election, which was declared a landslide victory for the hard-line incumbent.

Three British soldiers die in southern Afghanistan

guardian.co.uk - ‎2 hours ago‎
Three more British soldiers have been killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today. A soldier from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards was killed in an explosion yesterday while on foot and taking part in a "deliberate ...

Memo From Myanmar With No Clear Path Out of a Diplomatic Thicket ...

New York Times - Neil MacFarquhar - ‎3 hours ago‎
YANGON, Myanmar - Some people from this country despair at the rigid choreography of what might be called the Myanmar diplomatic minuet.

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Top Republicans puzzled by Palin's abrupt resignation

USA Today - Kathy Kiely - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Robert DeBerry, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, via AP AP By Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY Sarah Palin has no intention of retiring from public life, the soon-to-be ex-Alaska governor's spokeswoman said Sunday, but top Republicans are expressing befuddlement ...

Marion Barry Charged With Stalking a Woman

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
By AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Marion Barry, the former mayor of the District of Columbia, was arrested over the weekend and charged with stalking a female acquaintance, the latest in a long string of legal troubles for him.

One Dies in Monorail Crash at Disney World

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
By AP LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday in the Magic Kingdom theme park of Walt Disney World Resort, killing one train's operator, emergency officials said.

Rio Tinto Sells Part of Its Alcan Packaging Unit for $1.2 Billion ...

Bloomberg - Jesse Riseborough - ‎23 minutes ago‎
July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Rio Tinto Group, the world's third- largest mining company, sold part of its Alcan packaging unit to Bemis Co.

PartnerRe to Buy Paris Re

Wall Street Journal - Lavonne Kuykendall - ‎17 minutes ago‎
Reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. said Sunday it will acquire Paris Re Holdings Ltd. in a multiple-step stock-for-stock transaction it valued at about $2 billion.

Militants Claim To Have Destroyed Chevron Facility In Nigeria

CNNMoney.com - ‎39 minutes ago‎
IBADAN, Nigeria -(Dow Jones)- The Okan manifold, which delivers offshore crude oil to a Chevron loading platform in Nigeria's southern Delta state, was attacked by a militant group Sunday, the group claimed in an emailed statement.

Hybrids help Toyota, Honda dominate Japan car sales

Reuters - Chang-Ran KimChris Gallagher - ‎47 minutes ago‎
TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling car in June while Honda Motor Co's (7267.
New Prius tops Japanese sales New Zealand Herald

iPhone 3GS. Jailbreak. Mac.

Washington Post - ‎5 hours ago‎
Only a couple of days after George Hotz became the first hacker to release a jailbreak app for the iPhone 3GS on Windows, there's a Mac-compatible version out too.

NASA's Ares I Starting To Take Shape at Marshall

Aviation Week - Frank Morring, Jr. - ‎1 hour ago‎
Four years after NASA embraced Ares I as the next route to space for US astronauts, the new crew launch vehicle is beginning to move from computer-aided-design workstations to the floors of various "fab labs" here that in some ...

LA braces for a crush of mourners for Jackson memorial

USA Today - Scott Bowles - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Matt Rourke, AP By Kelley L. Carter and Scott Bowles, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES - Legions of Michael Jackson fans learned Sunday whether they had been granted one of the 8750 pairs of free tickets for the pop superstar's memorial service Tuesday.

Foreigners warm up to 'Ice Age' sequel

Los Angeles Times - Ben Fritz - ‎1 hour ago‎
'Dawn of the Dinosaurs' takes in $148 million at the box office over a five-day period outside the US and Canada, where it opens with $67.5 million.

Uncle Sam Brings 'Jon & Kate' Back Together

FOXNews - ‎1 hour ago‎
Weeks after reality star Kate Gosselin filed divorce papers from her husband Jon, the two spent Independence Day together, People.

Steve McNair's death bring other side of his life to light

USA Today - Tom Weir - ‎46 minutes ago‎
By Matthew Stockman, Getty Images By Tom Weir, USA TODAY NASHVILLE - Steve McNair, born on Valentine's Day 1973, became the most beloved figure in the Tennessee Titans' short history because he seemingly was indestructible on the field - and worked ...

Tiger wins another major tuneup

FOXSports.com - Robert Lusetich - ‎1 hour ago‎
After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to the Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich will focus on his first love, golf, and specifically on the much-anticipated return to the fairways of the sport's king, ...
Tiger Keeps Youth At Bay Washington Post

All-Stars support dominant Oswalt

MLB.com - Brian McTaggart - ‎1 hour ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO -- There wasn't much right-hander Roy Oswalt could do as he sat helplessly in the dugout Friday and Saturday and watched Giants pitchers mow down the Astros for 18 dominating innings.
Big Unit leaves game holding shoulder San Francisco Chronicle

In Maine, Two Sides on Health Care Step Up Competition for ...

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Anne Rand and Rose and Judy Stapleton, all of Portland, Me., took part in a rally there last week. By ABBY GOODNOUGH PRESQUE ISLE, Me.

More Evidence That Caffeine Can Jolt Memory

Atlanta Journal Constitution - ‎4 hours ago‎
SUNDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- The growing evidence that caffeine consumption may help treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease has received an extra boost from two new studies.

Australia Reports 11th Swine Flu Fatality as Sydney Man Dies

Bloomberg - Phoebe Sedgman - ‎2 hours ago‎
July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Australian health authorities say a 57-year-old man who contracted swine flu is the country's 11th death related to the virus.

Serial Killer Shatters SC Town's Psyche

CBS News - ‎5 hours ago‎
In South Carolina, residents are terrified of a suspected serial killer on the loose. Police have many leads coming in, but the community psyche is shattered.

Unrest among Uyghur residents in China

CNN - Jaime Florcruz - ‎2 hours ago‎
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Ethnic Uyghur residents in Urumqi, capital of China's far west Xinjiang region, took to the streets Sunday afternoon in a rare public protest that prompted a police lockdown of the city.
Northwest China rocked by violence United Press International

On Facebook, a Spy Revealed (Pale Legs, Too)

New York Times - Sarah Lyall - ‎1 hour ago‎
LONDON - The man in the Facebook photographs seems like your average guy having a little fun. Here he is in a festive scene at a park, gamely wearing a red fleece and a Santa Claus hat.
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