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  Calif. firefighters wrestle with hundreds of blazes AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lightning sparked as many as 400 fires that burned around Northern California on Sunday, as officials farther south were close to containing a blaze that had destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced thousands to evacuate.

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  Gay couples across California trade weekend vows AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry.

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  AP: Billions more needed to secure US embassies AP - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Despite an intensive $4-billion drive to protect U.S. embassies against violence, at least 150 American missions abroad still fall short of security standards put in place after deadly bombings, The Associated Press has learned.

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  Anna Nicole ex snaps up lingerie for Dannielynn AP - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

  LAS VEGAS - They're not traditional family heirlooms, but Larry Birkhead's is not a traditional family.

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  NHRA driver Kalitta killed in horrific crash AP - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

  ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

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  Mugabe rival is to pull out of election: MDC Reuters - 47 minutes ago

  HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was preparing to announce he was pulling out of a run-off presidential election, a source in his party said on Sunday, after President Robert Mugabe's supporters attacked his rally.

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  Worst seen over for Midwest floods, cleanup starts Reuters - Sat Jun 21, 6:54 PM ET

  EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois (Reuters) - The worst Midwest flooding in 15 years eased on Saturday after the swollen Mississippi River crested in St. Louis, but the toll was still rising as billions of dollars in damage to crops, communities and infrastructure were assessed.

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  Philippine ferry sinks, 700 aboard missing Reuters - 34 minutes ago

  MANILA (Reuters) - More than 700 people were missing on Sunday after a Philippine passenger ship capsized in a typhoon that has killed scores and left a trail of destruction across the archipelago.

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  Leaked Israeli drill seen as U.S. pressure on Iran Reuters - Sun Jun 22, 5:11 AM ET

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A U.S. leak of an Israeli air exercise reported to be practice for possible bombing of Iran's nuclear sites was seen in Israel on Sunday as a deliberate move to increase pressure on Tehran to halt sensitive atomic work.

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  U.N. inspectors head for nuclear probe in Syria Reuters - Sun Jun 22, 4:47 AM ET

  VIENNA (Reuters) - Senior U.N. inspectors left for Syria on Sunday to investigate U.S. allegations that Damascus built a nuclear reactor in secret for nuclear weapons purposes before the site was destroyed in an Israeli air strike.

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  Rockets from Pakistan kill Afghan woman and 3 children Reuters - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Rockets fired from Pakistan hit a residential area in eastern Afghanistan killing four civilians, Afghan officials said on Sunday, one of three cross-border attacks around the same time overnight.

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  Female bomber kills at least 15 in Iraq Reuters - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed and 35 wounded when a female suicide bomber blew herself up among policemen having lunch north of Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi police and hospital sources said.

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  Somali gunmen kidnap senior U.N. aid worker Reuters - Sun Jun 22, 5:32 AM ET

  MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali gunmen have kidnapped the local head of the U.N. refugee agency in Mogadishu in the latest abduction of aid workers in the lawless Horn of Africa nation, witnesses said on Sunday.

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  Philippine ferry sinks with more than 700 aboard AFP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

  MANILA (AFP) - A ferry carrying more than 700 passengers and crew sank in heavy seas during a typhoon off the Philippines, and many people are feared dead, officials and reports said Sunday.

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  OPEC divisions exposed as Saudis lift output AFP - 54 minutes ago

  JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Consumer nations pressed the main oil powers to increase production at a special summit here on Sunday, seeking a strategy to battle spiralling crude prices.

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  Stick-wielding youths gather at Zimbabwe opposition rally site AFP - 6 minutes ago

  HARARE (AFP) - Hundreds of stick-wielding youths gathered Sunday at the venue of the Zimbabwean opposition's main pre-election rally as the party met to decide whether to pull out of a crunch presidential run-off.

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  Female suicide bomber kills 16 in Iraq AFP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  BAQUBA, Iraq (AFP) - A woman suicide bomber blew herself up in the centre of the Iraqi city of Baquba on Sunday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 40, a medic told AFP.

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  UN nuclear team to inspect bombed Syria desert site AFP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

  DAMASCUS (AFP) - Senior UN atomic experts headed to Syria on Sunday to inspect a mysterious site bombed by Israel last year amid US allegations that it was a nuclear facility.

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  Japan's business bosses say expansion already over AFP - Sun Jun 22, 4:51 AM ET

  TOKYO (AFP) - The majority of Japan's top executives have said an expanding phase of the nation's economy has already been over, a poll showed on Sunday.

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  Chinese cut fuel subsidies but demand fears remain AFP - Sat Jun 21, 11:48 PM ET

  JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - China's decision to hike prices for petrol, diesel and electricity has won praise from the United States despite fears it could spark increased demand, analysts say.

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  'Sesame Street' unites Kosovo youngsters AFP - Sun Jun 22, 2:38 AM ET

  PRISTINA (AFP) - "Sesame Street" characters Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie are succeeding where politicians have so far failed -- by bringing together children from Kosovo's divided ethnic communities.

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  China denounces Dalai Lama on torch relay Reuters - Sat Jun 21, 3:52 AM ET

  LHASA, China (Reuters) - Chinese Communist Party officials in charge of restive Tibet used the passing of the Olympic torch relay through the capital Lhasa on Saturday to defend their control and denounce the exiled Dalai Lama.

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  Floods engulf archaic levee system The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Jun 20, 4:00 AM ET

  Chicago - The flooding has raised questions about the adequacy of the patchwork system even as towns downstream hurry to fortify their own levees in preparation for the cresting floodwaters still moving south.