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Rebels battle troops as uprising reaches Tripoli Libyan rebels said they had seized control of pockets of Tripoli after a night of fighting, while allied forces advanced on Sunday, predicting a final showdown with Moammar Gadhafi. Video: What would a rebel win mean for US? The U.S. and NATO have been backing the rebels in Libya. NBC's Andrea Mitchell explains what might happen if the rebels manage to seize control. (Nightly News) Irene nears hurricane status, could hit Florida Tropical Storm Irene began lashing the northern Leeward Islands with heavy rains and squalls early Sunday and could become a hurricane within a day, the National Hurricane Center said. All aboard the armored train: Kim Jong Il is in Russia North Korean leader Kim Jong Il toured a hydroelectric plant Sunday as his train traveled through Russia's Far East on his first visit to the Cold War-era ally in nine years. In warmer Greenland, shoot the dogs, drill for oil The old hunter was troubled by the foreigners encroaching on his Inuit people's frozen lands. 8 charged in alleged $40 million fortune-telling scam Prosecutors say a family of gypsies amassed $40 million in a fortune-telling scam, warning victims that if they didn't follow their advice, terrible things would happen to them or their loved ones. 2 shot in parking lot after Raiders-49ers game A man wearing a shirt slamming the San Francisco 49ers was seriously wounded as gunfire erupted in the parking lot after the team's NFL preseason game, while another man sustained lesser injuries in an earlier shooting, police said. Cardinals, Fitzgerald agree to $120 million deal The Arizona Cardinals and Larry Fitzgerald have agreed to an eight-year deal that could pay the star receiver as much as $120 million, making it one of the richest deals in the NFL. Dew-covered insects sparkle in stunning photos Like many a shutterbug, Miroslaw Swietek likes getting up close and personal with insects. But Swietek's photos have an extra layer of amazing: He creeps up on bugs early in the morning when they're in a state of torpor and covered in dew. 3 generations of NY family die in I-95 wreck in NC A New York family returning from Disney World was devastated Saturday evening when women representing three generations were killed in a wreck on Interstate 95 in eastern North Carolina. Gunfight halts soccer game in Mexico A First Division Mexican football match was suspended Saturday after gunmen opened fire on police outside the stadium in the northern city of Torreon, causing players and referees to run for cover. Toys 'R' Us bets on dancing robot for holidays As robots go, My Keepon appears underwhelming. It stands about 10 inches high and looks like two tennis balls fused together. 4 HS football players killed in NJ crash A sport utility vehicle carrying eight members of a southern New Jersey high school football team crashed Saturday on the Garden State Parkway, killing four players and injuring another four, authorities said. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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