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News - Latest News & Headlines: Thaksin's sister wins Thai election, seeks unity Los Alamos evacuation order lifted; 12,000 go home Mexico voters choose governor, give hints for 2012 Casey Anthony weeps as prosecutor calls her a liar Never too late: Declaration signers being honored Officials: 3 killed, 2 hurt in SKorea shooting Last Vietnam-era draftee is retiring from Army 2 killed, including officer, in Memphis hotel Prince William, Kate undeterred by Quebec protests Wimbledon leaving NBC, appears headed to ESPN Greece needs Herculean reforms to secure bailout Thaksin sister prepares to lead Thailand after stunning win Casey Anthony murder case may go to jury Monday Exxon Mobil says oil leaked into Yellowstone River Banks cutting principal on some mortgages: report French Socialist party head calls for calm amid DSK affair Afghan drawdown may hurt battle for east: McCain Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he quits: rebel chief Huge rare earth deposits found in Pacific: Japan experts Evidence "increasingly against" phone cancer risk Afghan drawdown may hurt battle for east: McCain Top dog Djokovic living the dream Euro zone warns Greeks on sovereignty and privatization Thaksin party wins Thai election by a landslide Casey Anthony murder trial nears conclusion Thaksin's sister wins Thai election, seeks unity Sun,3 Jul 2011 11:56 PM PDT AP - The sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has announced an accord to form a five-party coalition government after her Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory in Thailand's parliamentary elections. Full Story1 Top Los Alamos evacuation order lifted; 12,000 go home Sun,3 Jul 2011 08:52 PM PDT AP - A smattering of summer rain gave a boost to firefighters battling a huge forest fire near Los Alamos, giving authorities enough confidence Sunday to allow about 12,000 people to return home for the first time in nearly a week. Full Story1 Top Mexico voters choose governor, give hints for 2012 Sun,3 Jul 2011 11:02 PM PDT AP - There's more at stake than picking a governor as voters go to the polls Sunday in the state of Mexico, with 15 million people the country's most populous state and a bellwether for next year's presidential election. Full Story1 Top Casey Anthony weeps as prosecutor calls her a liar Sun,3 Jul 2011 03:56 PM PDT AP - Casey Anthony briefly broke down crying Sunday as prosecutors told jurors during closing arguments that she murdered her 2-year-old daughter Caylee because the child prevented her from having a relationship with a club promoter. Full Story1 Top Never too late: Declaration signers being honored Sun,3 Jul 2011 05:42 PM PDT AP - It's William Whipple's turn to be recognized. Full Story1 Top Officials: 3 killed, 2 hurt in SKorea shooting Sun,3 Jul 2011 11:37 PM PDT AP - A South Korean Marine Corps corporal went on shooting rampage Monday, killing three fellow marines and wounding two others on a Yellow Sea island base near the country's tense border with North Korea, officials said. Full Story1 Top Last Vietnam-era draftee is retiring from Army Sun,3 Jul 2011 08:41 PM PDT AP - A homemade wind chime with the word "Whining" under a red slash is made from metal parts put in his leg after a parachute accident. Every Sunday he trims his crew cut. He didn't join the Army willingly, but as Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Mellinger prepares to retire, he's grateful he found his calling. Full Story1 Top 2 killed, including officer, in Memphis hotel Sun,3 Jul 2011 09:58 PM PDT AP - A police officer and another person died after being shot Sunday night in a Memphis hotel located in the middle of the city's entertainment district filled with people celebrating the Independence Day holiday. A suspect was in custody. Full Story1 Top Prince William, Kate undeterred by Quebec protests Sun,3 Jul 2011 10:06 PM PDT AP - Prince William and Kate thrilled hundreds of adoring fans with an unscheduled walkabout in a city that was the site of the key British victory in the conquest of the French â€" a historical event not forgotten by French-speaking separatists protesting nearby. Full Story1 Top Wimbledon leaving NBC, appears headed to ESPN Sun,3 Jul 2011 06:09 PM PDT AP - Wimbledon is leaving NBC after 43 years and appears headed to ESPN. Full Story1 Top Greece needs Herculean reforms to secure bailout Sun,3 Jul 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is set for an uphill struggle this week launching sell-offs and tax system reforms to meet European Union and IMF conditions for bailing it out. Full Story1 Top Thaksin sister prepares to lead Thailand after stunning win Sun,3 Jul 2011 06:54 PM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai opposition leader Yingluck Shinawatra, a political newcomer, prepared to lead her country after a stunning weekend election victory but huge challenges lie ahead, including how quickly to bring home her brother, exiled ex-premier Thaksin. Full Story1 Top Casey Anthony murder case may go to jury Monday Sun,3 Jul 2011 06:43 PM PDT Reuters - ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Tired jurors in the trial of Casey Anthony accused of killing her daughter Caylee decided to rest overnight on Sunday before hearing prosecutors' final arguments and beginning deliberations on Independence Day. Full Story1 Top Exxon Mobil says oil leaked into Yellowstone River Sun,3 Jul 2011 04:40 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A pipeline operated by Exxon Mobil Corp leaked as many as 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana and has been shut down, the company said. Full Story1 Top Banks cutting principal on some mortgages: report Sun,3 Jul 2011 02:54 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co have started modifying tens of thousands of mortgages where the banks deem the loans especially risky, even if the borrowers have not asked, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Full Story1 Top French Socialist party head calls for calm amid DSK affair Sun,3 Jul 2011 11:48 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - The head of France's Socialists urged calm in the party on Sunday as speculation over the political future of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn grew, threatening preparations for the left's 2012 challenge to President Nicolas Sarkozy. Full Story1 Top Afghan drawdown may hurt battle for east: McCain Sun,3 Jul 2011 11:46 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision to bring troops home from Afghanistan faster than the military recommended could jeopardize the next major push of the war, to unseat insurgents in the east, Senator John McCain said on Sunday. Full Story1 Top Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he quits: rebel chief Sun,3 Jul 2011 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi is welcome to live out his retirement inside Libya as long as he gives up all power, Libya's rebel chief said in the clearest concession the rebels have so far offered. Full Story1 Top Huge rare earth deposits found in Pacific: Japan experts Sun,3 Jul 2011 08:46 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Vast deposits of rare earth minerals, crucial in making high-tech electronics products, have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said on Monday. Full Story1 Top Evidence "increasingly against" phone cancer risk Sun,3 Jul 2011 11:33 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Despite a recent move to classify mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, the scientific evidence increasingly points away from a link between their use and brain tumors, according to a new study on Saturday. Full Story1 Top Afghan drawdown may hurt battle for east: McCain Sun,3 Jul 2011 03:05 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision to bring troops home from Afghanistan faster than the military recommended could jeopardize the next major push of the war, to unseat insurgents in the east, U.S. senator John McCain said on Sunday. Full Story1 Top Top dog Djokovic living the dream Sun,3 Jul 2011 01:07 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Twelve years after leaving home with a racket bag full of dreams Novak Djokovic saw two of them come true in three remarkable days at Wimbledon, culminating in an emphatic victory over Rafa Nadal in the men's singles final on Sunday. Full Story1 Top Euro zone warns Greeks on sovereignty and privatization Sun,3 Jul 2011 07:35 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers have approved a 12 billion euro ($17.4 billion) installment of Greece's bailout, but signaled that the nation must expect significant losses of sovereignty and jobs. Full Story1 Top Thaksin party wins Thai election by a landslide Sun,3 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's opposition won a landslide election victory on Sunday, led by the sister of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a triumph for red-shirt protesters who clashed with the army last year. Full Story1 Top Casey Anthony murder trial nears conclusion Sun,3 Jul 2011 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - The murder trial of Casey Anthony barreled toward a close on Sunday, with an angry judge reprimanding feuding lawyers and promising to throw them out of the courtroom for any more inappropriate behavior. 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