Latest news from around the web, updated 10 minutes ago.

• World

  • Tibetan earthquakes kill dozens
  • 9 killed when 2 strong quakes hit Tibet
  • Pope: Credit Crisis Shows Futility of Money

• Business

  • BofA to cut dividend in half, sell stocks
  • Oil prices fall as financial turmoil goes global
  • McCain, Obama mudslinging grips campaign

• Celebrity

  • Character attacks emerge in McCain-Obama race
  • Spokane author's book published Monday
  • Audiences choose 'Chihuahua' with $29M debut

• Politics

  • McCain's plan to cut Medicare
  • McCain, Obama mudslinging grips campaign
  • Judge Lets Stevens Trial Go On, Considers Mistrial

• Science

  • Blood tests could eliminate Down's miscarriage risk
  • Small Asteroid to Enter Atmosphere Monday Night
  • Fans Reduce Infants' Sudden Death Risk

• Tech

  • Portuguese bank offers "McCain/Obama" rate deal
  • EBay To Drop 1,000 Employees, Picks Up Two New Businesses
  • Netflix trims outlook and shares sink

• Sports

  • Tom Verducci: Five Cuts: Lowe becomes ace and leader for Dodgers
  • With hometown support, Creamer wins fourth title
  • No. 1 Sooners could be healed in time for Texas

Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.

    1 week ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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    A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

    1 month ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

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    Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.

    1 month ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    Pedestrians are reflected on a stock indicator in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Japanese shares fell sharply in early trade Tuesday, briefly sending the country's benchmark index to its lowest level since December 2003.

    3 hours ago

    from AP Photo by Koji Sasahara

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    Boston Red Sox Dustin Pedroia hits an RBI double to score Jason Varitek against the Los Angeles Angels. during the fifth inning in Game 4 of the their MLB American League Division Series baseball playoff at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, October 6, 2008.

    43 mins ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    SUNRISE, FL - OCTOBER 06: Teammates celebrate a goal by Nathan Horton #16 of the Florida Panthers as Mike Comrie #89 of the New York Islanders skates off the ice during a preseason game at BankAtlantic Center on October 6, 2008 in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers defeated the Islanders 6-0.

    1 hour ago

    from Getty Images

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    TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 05: (L-R) Actresses Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys and Queen Latifah attend the "The Secret Life Of Bees" premiere after party during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Ultra Supper Club on September 5, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images

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    Egyptian women wearing the niqab, the Islamic full face veil that leaves only a slit for the eyes, chat at the River Nile bank in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 14, 2007. An Egyptian supreme court ended Saturday June 9, a five year legal battle ruling that the American University in Cairo "AUC" cannot ban women from wearing face veil while on campus. The decision by the Supreme Administrative court will force other universities in Egypt to relinquish its ban on face veils on campus.

    16 months ago

    from AP Photo by MOHAMED AL SEHETY

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    Liverpool's English midfielder Steven Gerrard (R) is congratulated by team mates after scoring the winning goal against Middlesbrough during their English Premier League football match at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on August 23, 2008. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS - Mobile and website use of domestic English football pictures are subject to obtaining a Photographic End User Licence from Football DataCo Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 207 864 9121 or e-mail accreditations@football-dataco.com - applies to Premier and Football League matches.

    1 month ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    German scientist Harald zur Hausen poses on October 6, 2008 in his former laboratory at the cancer research center (Krebsforschungszentrum DKFZ) of Heidelberg, southern Germany, after he heard he won the Nobel Medicine Prize, the first of the prestigious awards to be announced this year. French and German scientists credited with the discovery of the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer won the Nobel Medicine Prize 2008. Harald zur Hausen of Germany went against current dogma and claimed that human papilloma virus (HPV) causes cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among women, the jury said.

    14 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Our editor's pick, and topics with the most buzz in the last ten minutes.

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  Asif Ali Zardari
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  Barack Obama
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  John McCain
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  George W. Bush
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  B.J. Upton

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