| Liberal alliance claims lead in Libyan vote Posted: 08 Jul 2012 01:07 PM PDT  In a historic election hailed as mostly peaceful, a liberal alliance claimed to be in the lead in Libya's parliamentary elections--the first since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi. Faisal Krekshi, secretary general of the Alliance of National Forces led by Mahmoud Jibril, said preliminary results put the group in [...]
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| Heat lingers, but relief on the way Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:23 AM PDT  Finally. The National Weather Service said a strong cold front will continue to drop southward throughout the day Sunday and Monday, bringing much-needed relief to Midwest, Atlantic and Northeast states blistered by a heat wave that's been blamed for at least 30 deaths and shattered more than 3,000 temperature records in July alone.
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| Internet blackout looms: What you need to know Posted: 08 Jul 2012 08:58 AM PDT  Thousands of computer users may lose Internet access on Monday, when the deadline for a temporary fix to a malicious software scam shut down by the FBI last year expires. What is it? Millions of computers were infected with the so-called "Internet Doomsday" virus used in the hacking scam, which redirected Internet searches through DNS [...]
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| Oscar-winning film star Ernest Borgnine dies at 95 Posted: 08 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT  Ernest Borgnine, who created a variety of memorable characters in both movies and television and won the best-actor Oscar for his role as a lovesick butcher in "Marty" in 1955, died Sunday. He was 95. Borgnine's longtime spokesman, Harry Flynn, told The Associated Press that Borgnine died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with [...]
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| NATO: Six service members killed in Afghanistan Posted: 08 Jul 2012 01:46 PM PDT  A bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed six NATO service members, on a day where a total of 29 people died from roadside bombs and insurgent attacks.
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| Democrats want Romney to explain offshore accounts Posted: 08 Jul 2012 04:24 PM PDT  Mitt Romney privately raised millions of dollars from New York's elite on Sunday, as Democrats launched coordinated attacks against the likely Republican presidential nominee, intensifying calls for him to explain offshore bank accounts and release several years of tax returns.
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| Locals vow revenge for Afghan woman's execution Posted: 08 Jul 2012 02:47 PM PDT  Sayed Jalal furrowed his eyebrows in anger as he vowed to avenge the public execution of a woman in front of a large crowd not far from Kabul, brazen violence that spurred shock and sharp condemnation from Afghan authorities and the United States. The Taliban denied involvement in the killing in Parwan province, in which an unnamed woman's head and body were riddled with bullets at close range in punishment for alleged adultery. Authorities in Kabul directly blamed the Islamist group. "We will take revenge for this. ...
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| Tough ID laws could block thousands of votes Posted: 08 Jul 2012 10:08 AM PDT  When Edward and Mary Weidenbener went to vote in Indiana's primary in May, they didn't realize that state law required them to bring government photo IDs such as a driver's license or passport.
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| Roger Federer wins seventh Wimbledon title Posted: 08 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT  Roger Federer won his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title Sunday, beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 under a closed roof on Centre Court.
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| Egypt: President orders dissolved parliament back Posted: 08 Jul 2012 02:27 PM PDT  Egypt's Islamist president fired the first volley in his war with the powerful generals on Sunday, calling on the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene in defiance of a military decree dissolving the legislature on the basis of a ruling by the country's highest court.
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| Putin orders probe into Russian flood deaths Posted: 08 Jul 2012 11:37 AM PDT  Russia's president moved quickly to address anger over the deaths of at least 171 people in severe flooding in the Black Sea region that turned streets into swirling muddy rivers and inundated thousands of homes as many residents were sleeping.
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| $20,000 reward for missing Hollywood executive Posted: 08 Jul 2012 09:13 AM PDT  Family and Friends are Stepping up Efforts to Find Gavin Smith
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| Syrian military holds exercises in show of force Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT  In a show of force, Syria began large-scale military exercises Sunday to simulate defending the country against outside "aggression." Damascus' staunch ally Iran warned of a "catastrophe" in the region if no political solution to the 16-month-old Syrian conflict is found.
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| Spidey swings back to action with $140 million launch Posted: 08 Jul 2012 01:25 PM PDT  Your new friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has spun himself a $65 million opening weekend and $140 million in his first six days at U.S. theaters.Overseas, Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man" added ...
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| McConnell sees closely divided Senate coming Posted: 08 Jul 2012 08:02 AM PDT  Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the odds of Republicans taking over the Senate after November's elections and him becoming the new majority leader are "50-50."
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