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Un-bee-lievable: Bee swarm delays Astros' 7-2 win       AP - 52 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame. The Houston Astros - who once had the "Killer Bs" - beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at Petco Park....

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Flat siege in south Russian city       BBC - 58 minutes ago
Security forces in the Russian North Caucasus city of Nalchik besiege a flat after coming under fire, Russian media report.

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SC 1st lady says she may forgive husband's affair       AP - 1 hour ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" but said Thursday she is willing to forgive him....

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Feds seize Madoff penthouse, wife leaves       AP - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she asked to take with her, an official told The Associated Press....

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Interim Honduras government says open to early election       Reuters - 1 hour ago
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - An interim government set up after a military coup in Honduras said on Thursday it would be open to bringing forward a November general election to resolve a crisis over the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya.

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BBQ diplomacy       BBC - 1 hour ago
Unlikely middleman between North Korea and the US

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UN chief due to arrive in Burma       BBC - 1 hour ago
The UN secretary general will visit Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Michael Jackson memorial likely Tuesday       Reuters - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A public memorial for Michael Jackson is expected Tuesday in Los Angeles, a venue official said, as a lawyer for the pop star's ex-wife said she hasn't decided whether to fight for custody of their children.

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FBI talks detail Saddam's Iran fear, WMD bluff       CNN - 1 hour ago
In 2004, even after being captured by U.S. forces, Saddam Hussein told an FBI interrogator he believed Iran was a greater threat to Iraq than the United States, according to newly released FBI documents.

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U.S. Vice President Biden arrives in Iraq on surprise visit       Xinhuanet - 1 hour ago
BAGHDAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden ...

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