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News - Latest News & Headlines: Liberal alliance claims lead in Libyan vote Heat lingers, but relief on the way Internet blackout looms: What you need to know Obama team targets Romney over taxes, Republicans cry foul Oscar-winning film star Ernest Borgnine dies at 95 Locals vow revenge for Afghan woman's execution Photos: NASA offers panoramic view of Mars surface NATO: Six service members killed in Afghanistan George Zimmerman under private protection in Florida Egypt's president reconvenes dissolved parliament Roger Federer wins seventh Wimbledon title Putin orders probe into Russian flood deaths $20,000 reward for missing Hollywood executive Syrian military holds exercises in show of force Tough ID laws could block thousands of votes Liberal alliance claims lead in Libyan vote Sun,8 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 [...] Full Story Top Heat lingers, but relief on the way Sun,8 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. Full Story Top Internet blackout looms: What you need to know Sun,8 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 [...] Full Story Top Obama team targets Romney over taxes, Republicans cry foul Sun,8 Jul 2012 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's campaign and top Democrats on Sunday called on Mitt Romney to release more personal tax records and raised questions about his offshore assets that the Republican challenger's campaign condemned as an "unseemly and disgusting" character assault. Democrats and Republicans tussled over the economy, but it was Romney's offshore assets that Democrats seized on during the Sunday talk shows in their quest to portray him as a wealthy man out of touch with ordinary Americans. Romney faces Obama in the November 6 election and polls indicate a close race. ... Full Story Top Oscar-winning film star Ernest Borgnine dies at 95 Sun,8 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 [...] Full Story Top Locals vow revenge for Afghan woman's execution Sun,8 Jul 2012 02:47 PM PDT Reuters - 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. ... Full Story Top Photos: NASA offers panoramic view of Mars surface Sun,8 Jul 2012 02:59 PM PDT nasa 972 Full Story Top NATO: Six service members killed in Afghanistan Sun,8 Jul 2012 01:46 PM PDT Associated Press - 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. Full Story Top George Zimmerman under private protection in Florida Sun,8 Jul 2012 01:35 PM PDT ABC News (RSS) - The neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin is in a safe house that is being protected by his security team. Full Story Top Egypt's president reconvenes dissolved parliament Sun,8 Jul 2012 04:24 PM PDT Associated Press - Egypt's Islamist president fired the first volley Sunday in his battle with the nation's powerful generals, calling on the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene despite a military-backed court ruling that dissolved it. Full Story Top Roger Federer wins seventh Wimbledon title Sun,8 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT The Associated Press - 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. Full Story Top Putin orders probe into Russian flood deaths Sun,8 Jul 2012 11:37 AM PDT Associated Press - 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. Full Story Top $20,000 reward for missing Hollywood executive Sun,8 Jul 2012 09:13 AM PDT ABC News - Family and Friends are Stepping up Efforts to Find Gavin Smith Full Story Top Syrian military holds exercises in show of force Sun,8 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT Associated Press - 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. Full Story Top Tough ID laws could block thousands of votes Sun,8 Jul 2012 10:08 AM PDT Associated Press - 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. Full Story Top

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