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Activists rally for Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - A few hundred supporters of a new Arizona law that cracks down on illegal immigrants rallied in central Phoenix Saturday, as tensions over the measure simmered.

Activists rally for Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - A few hundred supporters of a new Arizona law that cracks down on illegal immigrants rallied in central Phoenix Saturday, as tensions over the measure simmered.

China launches new global positioning satellite
BEIJING (Reuters) - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.

British police hold two over MI6 parcel bomb
LONDON (Reuters) - British police were questioning two men Sunday after a parcel bomb was sent to the headquarters of the MI6 foreign intelligence service and another was intercepted at a postal sorting office.

China launches new global positioning satellite
BEIJING (Reuters) - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.

UK's Osborne urges banks to lend, restrain bonuses
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne urged the country's banks to use strong first-half profits to boost business lending rather than pay large bonuses, in an interview published late on Saturday.

Querrey edges past Tipsarevic to reach LA final
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Second seed and champion Sam Querrey survived a match point in the second set before booking his place in the LA Open final with a battling 6-7 7-6 6-4 victory over Serbian Janko Tipsarevic on Saturday.

Yankees acquisition of Berkman headlines trade flurry
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees acquisition of five time All-Star Lance Berkman headlined a flurry of trades as Major League Baseball's non-waiver deadline passed Saturday.

Querrey scrapes past Tipsarevic to reach LA final
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Second seed and champion Sam Querrey survived a match point in the second set before booking his place in the LA Open final with a battling 6-7 7-6 6-4 victory over Serbian Janko Tipsarevic on Saturday.

Red Sox rally to beat Tigers in ninth
BOSTON (Reuters) - David Ortiz hit a three-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers Saturday.

Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY
RHINEBECK, New York (Reuters) - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.

Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY
RHINEBECK, New York (Reuters) - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.

Overton takes Greenbrier control, 60 for Holmes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Jeff Overton, seeking his maiden PGA Tour title, shrugged off a poor start to take a three-shot lead in the third round of the Greenbrier Classic at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Saturday.

Sri Lanka, Hawaii sites get world heritage status
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central highlands and a protected marine area in Hawaii, the only habitats of several endangered plant and animal species, have been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, the U.N. body said on Saturday.

Birthday girl Azarenka celebrates reaching Stanford final
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Belarussian Victoria Azarenka celebrated her 21st birthday in style by overwhelming top seed Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-3 in the Stanford Classic semi-finals Saturday.

Dodgers add Lilly and Theriot from Cubs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired left handed starting pitcher Ted Lilly and infielder Ryan Theriot from the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in exchange for second baseman Blake DeWitt and two minor leaguers.

Overton retains control at The Greenbrier, 60 for Holmes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Jeff Overton, seeking his maiden PGA Tour title, shrugged off a poor start to take a three-shot lead in the third round of the Greenbrier Classic at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Saturday.

Mexican police free journalists seized by drug gangs
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican police raided a drug gang safe house before dawn on Saturday and rescued two television journalists kidnapped by cartel members who demanded networks broadcast their messages.

Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman facing stoning
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to allow a woman sentenced in Iran to death by stoning to accept an offer of asylum in Brazil, local media reported.

Obama warns U.S. not to "demagogue" immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned U.S. leaders not to use the divisive issue of illegal immigration as a way to gain power and name recognition in an interview with CBS television released on Saturday.