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Japan wins 1st World Cup title in penalty shootout

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FRANKFURT, Germany - They came to play for their earthquake and tsunami-ravaged country. They left with the Women's World Cup trophy, holding it high above their smiling faces, flecked with gold confetti.
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Scotland Yard chief resigns in tabloid scandal

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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson says he is stepping down because of continued criticism and speculation over links between British police and Rupert Murdoch's news empire.

Angelenos stay home, averting 'Carmageddon'

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For a day and half, the fearsome traffic of Los Angeles all but disappeared as hundreds of thousands of drivers decided to stick close to home while highway crews closed the nation's busiest ...

Stress Tests Missing Sovereign Default Fail to Convince Analysts

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European banks may have to raise as much as 80 billion euros ($113 billion) of additional capital as the stress tests failed to allay investor concern about a Greek default and governments' ability to bail out their lenders.

'Harry Potter' casts spell, gets highest-grossing opening of all time

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LOS ANGELES -- The eighth "Harry Potter" film flew into theaters this weekend and cast a spell over fans worldwide, as the final movie about the boy wizard had the highest-grossing opening of all time at the domestic and international ...

Hacking scandal fells UK top cop

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1 of 15. The new Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson poses for photographers following the announcement of his appointment, outside New Scotland Yard, in London January 28, 2009.

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With Hugo Chávez in Cuba for chemotherapy, who's running Venezuela?

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Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez has for the first time agreed to delegate some power to Vice President Elías Jaua while he is treated in Cuba, but analysts warn of a looming power struggle.

Senior Karzai Aide Killed in Kabul Attack

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KABUL—Insurgents killed a senior adviser to President Hamid Karzai at his Kabul home on Sunday night, the second assassination in a week of an influential official from southern Afghanistan and a major setback to the ...

Libyan rebels 'fighting Gaddafi forces in Brega'

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Libyan rebels say they are fighting Muammar Gaddafi's forces in residential areas of the eastern town of Brega. Rebel forces have been advancing on Brega for several days despite heavy artillery fire from government troops holding the town.

Lawyer Says Mubarak Is in a Coma, but the Report Is Quickly Contradicted

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CAIRO - Controversy about the deteriorating health of former President Hosni Mubarak reached a new peak on Sunday, when his lawyer announced he had suffered a stroke and slipped into a coma, only to be contradicted hours later ...

Syrian Forces Mass Near Town Where Many Soldiers Have Defected

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BEIRUT, Lebanon - Security forces massed on Sunday near a key town in eastern Syria where dozens of soldiers have defected to join the four-month-old uprising against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, according to activists and ...

Anthony lies low on first day of freedom

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By MIKE SCHNEIDER and MATT SEDENSKY July 17, 2011 8:10PM Casey Anthony, second from right, leaves the Orange County Jail with her lawyer Jose Baez, right, as she is escorted by Orange County Sheriff deputies after her release in Orlando, Fla.

Consumer agency will try to regulate human nature

Chicago Sun-Times -
Sstudents walk past a building being renovated on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana. | The Associated Press You remember the old expression about “locking the barn door after the horse is out”?

Minnesota leaders report progress toward ending shutdown

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Rest areas along I-35 in southern Minneosta are closed due to the state government shutting down on Friday going into the July 4 holiday after Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders failed to reach a budget deal in St. Paul, ...

Upper Midwest swelters with high temperatures, humidity

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(CNN) -- Much of middle America baked in a heatwave Sunday, with little respite in sight as temperatures and humidity are expected to make it feel warmer than 100 degrees Fahrenheit through much of this week.

Fitch Cites China Accounting Standards As Risks In Review

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By Kate O'Keeffe DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Fitch Ratings Inc. cited companies' use of Chinese accounting standards and their listings on the Shanghai Stock Exchange as "key weakness indicators" in a Monday report screening 35 Chinese ...

Stock rebound unlikely this week as debt-ceiling debate heats up

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Investors may move money into cash and other assets perceived as safer. Meanwhile, earnings season will continue after a solid first week.

Euro, dollar strike new lows on Swiss franc

Reuters -
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The euro and dollar both struck record lows against the Swiss franc in Asia on Monday while gold reached new highs as investors sought safety from debt problems plaguing the European Union and United States.

Greenhill profit jumps as investors fret

Reuters -
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boutique financial advisory firm Greenhill & Co (GHL.N) posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Sunday, rushing the results out after reports on departures at the firm hit the company's stock.

Euro Falls Before Summit as Debt Concern Mounts

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July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Keagan York, head of foreign exchange strategy at Compass Global Markets, talks about global currencies. York also discusses Europe's sovereign debt crisis and the stress tests of ...

Google wields data openness against Facebook

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Google is accelerating efforts to make its new social network look like a more open and attractive alternative to Facebook. The latest: Google will allow users to export a list of Web sites that they've recommended through the "+1" ...

iOS 50% Bigger Than Android, For Now

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At the current growth rate, Google will activate 65 million Android smartphones in the next 8.5 weeks. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Apple announced last week that the iPhone App Store had reached the 15 billion download mark.

Marc Anthony Jokes: 'They're Saying I'm Single'

People Magazine -
Smiling, dancing and playfully flirting with women in the crowd, Marc Anthony took the stage Saturday night in Colombia for his first concert since the collapse of his marriage to Jennifer Lopez.

Ivanka Trump tweets birth announcement of 1st child, a daughter born in NYC

Washington Post -
By AP, NEW YORK - She's been a model, a jewelry designer and a judge on her father's TV show “The Apprentice.” Now add mother to the list of Ivanka Trump's job titles.

David, Victoria Beckham debut baby Harper

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The apple didn't fall far from the tree for David and Victoria Beckham's daughter, Harper Seven - the newborn seems to have acquired her famous parents' good looks!

Wolf gang grins, but doesn't flinch

Chicago Tribune -
The heat, Odd Future and cupcakes were the big stories as the sixth annual, three-day Pitchfork Music Festival wrapped up Sunday in sun-drenched Union Park.

Box Office Report: Captain America: The First Avenger

Comic Book Movie -
In anticipation of Captain America:The First Avenger being released this Friday, we'll take a look at some hard facts and figures to determine what the important numbers are for the movie to be a success.

Holding Steady On Dreary Day, Clarke Captures His First Major

New York Times -
While his rivals fell to the wayside in the rain and wind at Royal St. George's, Darren Clarke marched to an emotional British Open championship.

Ryan Newman beats Tony Stewart in New Hampshire

Los Angeles Times -
Newman wins a Sprint Cup race for the first time since last April, and Stewart picks up his second top-five finish of the season. Associated Press LOUDON, NH - Ryan Newman held off Tony Stewart, his boss and teammate, to win his first race of the ...

Blown tire knocks Kyle Busch out of points lead

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LOUDON, NH—Kyle Busch entered Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as the Sprint Cup Series points leader but exited the event for a lengthy stay in the garage after blowing his right front tire and slamming the Turn 2 ...

Pirates score three in 11th to put away sloppy Astros

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Boeing runs hard in new space race

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Quantum fluctuations in science, space and society, from quarks to Hubble and Mars. Served up by Alan Boyle, msnbc.com science editor.

Dawn probe orbits asteroid Vesta

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Nasa's robotic satellite sent data early on Sunday confirming it was circling the 530km-wide body. The probe has taken almost four years to get to Vesta and will spend the next year studying the huge ...

Measles in Ethiopia, Kenya, add to number of 2011 outbreaks

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(CBS/AP) A massive measles outbreak has been reported in Kenya and Ethiopia, according the United Nations. This latest report adds to the growing list of measles cases the world has seen this year.

An Alarming New Stimulant, Legal in Many States

New York Times -
So-called bath salts are labeled “not for human consumption,” which helps them skirt a law that would make them illegal. By ABBY GOODNOUGH and KATIE ZEZIMA Dr.

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