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Today's Top Stories: Iran says British embassy detainees stirred unrest Honduras torn between ousted leader, replacement Iraq steps up security ahead of US city withdrawal NKorea criticizes US missile defense for Hawaii Woman in Sanford affair confirms relationship Surprising number of teens think they'll die young Study: Generation gap in US largest since 1960s Day of reckoning comes for Bernard Madoff Michael Jackson's legacy honored at BET Awards Mariano Rivera earns 500th save in Yankees win Madoff can expect de facto life term at sentencing Chaos erupts after Honduras coup Iran spars with U.S. and Britain over election Obama opposes energy bill trade penalties: reports Jackson's final hours puzzle doctor, family Argentine leader suffers sharp blow in vote U.S. beef recall expanded, 18 illnesses suspected Obama could mull second stimulus if needed: adviser New Honduran leader sworn in, orders curfew Iran begins partial recount of disputed vote Iran says British embassy detainees stirred unrest Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:19 pm PDT AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Full Story Top Honduras torn between ousted leader, replacement Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:15 pm PDT AP - Honduras is now torn between two presidents: one legally recognized by world bodies after he was deposed and forced from the country by his own soldiers, and another supported by the Central American nation's congress, courts and military. Full Story Top Iraq steps up security ahead of US city withdrawal Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:04 pm PDT AP - Iraqi security forces bolstered checkpoints and banned motorcycles from the streets of Baghdad as they prepared Sunday for more violence before this week's withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from the capital and other cities and towns. Full Story Top NKorea criticizes US missile defense for Hawaii Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:00 pm PDT AP - North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation. Full Story Top Woman in Sanford affair confirms relationship Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:54 pm PDT AP - South Carolina's wandering governor didn't give away her name when he confessed to having an affair with an Argentine woman, but Maria Belen Chapur has finally stepped forward. Full Story Top Surprising number of teens think they'll die young Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:25 pm PDT AP - A surprising number of teenagers — nearly 15 percent — think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests. Full Story Top Study: Generation gap in US largest since 1960s Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:10 pm PDT AP - American adults from young to old disagree increasingly today on social values ranging from religion to relationships, creating the largest generation gap since divisions 40 years ago over Vietnam, civil rights and women's liberation. Full Story Top Day of reckoning comes for Bernard Madoff Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:41 pm PDT AP - It was a crime of epic proportions: a multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme that wiped out fortunes, drained retirement nest eggs, ruined charities and foundations, and even pushed some investors to commit suicide. Full Story Top Michael Jackson's legacy honored at BET Awards Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:12 pm PDT AP - While BET celebrated the life of Michael Jackson the entertainer, Janet Jackson — in her first public appearance since her brother's shocking death — memorialized him as her beloved sibling and family member, eliciting tears as she vowed his memory would live forever. Full Story Top Mariano Rivera earns 500th save in Yankees win Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:09 pm PDT AP - Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the punchless Mets 4-2 on Sunday night for a Subway Series sweep. Full Story Top Madoff can expect de facto life term at sentencing Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:06 pm PDT Reuters - Admitted thief Bernard Madoff will leave his jail cell and be taken under guard to court on Monday morning to hear his punishment for running Wall Street's biggest and most brazen investment scheme. Full Story Top Chaos erupts after Honduras coup Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:50 pm PDT Reuters - Shots were fired near the presidential palace in Honduras where protests erupted after the army ousted and exiled leftist President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday in Central America's first military coup since the Cold War. Full Story Top Iran spars with U.S. and Britain over election Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:13 pm PDT Reuters - Iran accused the United States of trying to destabilize it and sparked a new row with Britain on Sunday, underscoring the hardline leadership's efforts to blame post-election unrest on foreign powers rather than popular anger. Full Story Top Obama opposes energy bill trade penalties: reports Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:39 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Sunday called a House-passed climate change bill "an extraordinary first step," but spoke out against a provision that would impose trade penalties on countries that fail to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Full Story Top Jackson's final hours puzzle doctor, family Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:48 pm PDT Reuters - Both Michael Jackson's family and his personal physician were at pains to explain on Sunday what caused the troubled pop star's sudden death weeks before his long-awaited comeback. Full Story Top Argentine leader suffers sharp blow in vote Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:27 pm PDT Reuters - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez suffered a stinging blow in Sunday's mid-term, losing her majority in the lower house as voters rejected her combative politics and handling of a slowing economy. Full Story Top U.S. beef recall expanded, 18 illnesses suspected Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:25 am PDT Reuters - A Colorado meat company is expanding a recall of beef due to possible contamination by E.coli O157:H7 bacteria after an investigation found 18 illnesses may be linked to the meat, the company and the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Sunday. Full Story Top Obama could mull second stimulus if needed: adviser Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:47 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama could discuss a second stimulus package to boost the economy if needed, but at the moment no more new money looks necessary, a top White House adviser said on Sunday. Full Story Top New Honduran leader sworn in, orders curfew Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:01 pm PDT AFP - Parliamentary speaker Roberto Micheletti, sworn in as new Honduran president, imposed a nationwide 48-hour curfew after the army ousted elected President Manuel Zelaya and sent him into exile. Full Story Top Iran begins partial recount of disputed vote Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:05 pm PDT AFP - Iran's top election body began a partial recount of the fiercely disputed presidential election, after opposition demonstrators defiantly faced off against riot police in Tehran. Full Story Top

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