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A New South Wales Rural Fire Service volunteer puts out a blaze in Bell, Australia, on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. Firefighters are battling some of the most destructive wildfires to ever strike Australia's most populous state. (AAP Image/Paul Miller)

Winds, heat keep wildfire risk high in Australia

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Golf Capsules

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Under pressure, Hedblom shares lead in Perth

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British racer Edwards killed in crash in training

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World Cup qualifying: Teams chasing Brazil spots

By STEPHEN DOUGLAS and ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. lawmakers should learn from Aussies

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ironic ice conundrum

Ogier wins Rally Australia in dominant fashion

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Tony Abbott, third left, and his daughters Frances, left, Louise, second right, and Bridget, right, and his wife Margaret, second left, come to the stage to celebrate Tony's election victory in Sydney, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, following his win in Australia's national election. Australia's conservative opposition swept to power, ending six years of Labor Party rule and winning over a disenchanted public by promising to end a hated tax on carbon emissions, boost a flagging economy and bring about political stability after years of Labor infighting. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Conservatives take Australia elections after promise to end carbon emissions tax

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Australia gun ban not working

** FILE ** Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (The Washington Times)

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin: ‘A nice gesture’ if Obama addressed ‘thrill kill’ of Aussie

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rafael Nadal (R) and Roger Federer of Switzerland hold their respective trophies after Nadal beat Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7, in the Men's Singles Final during the 2008 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, July 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

2013 U.S. Open draw puts Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer in same quarter

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Christopher Lane was fatally shot on a street in Duncan, Okla. The Australian was attending college on a baseball scholarship in the U.S. and was visiting his girlfriend. (Essendon Baseball Club via Associated Press)

Double standard seen in white man’s killing

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Tiger Woods hits off the15th tee during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

2013 PGA Championship: Pairings, tee times for first and second rounds

The Washington Times

** FILE ** An AV-8B Harrier jet, piloted by U.S. Marine Capt. Andrew D'Ambrogi of Marine Attack Squadron 211, comes in for a landing at Auxiliary Airfield II, a simulated amphibious assault ship flight deck, on the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/U.S. Marine Corps, Cpl. T.M. Stewman)

U.S. Navy on Great Barrier Reef bomb drop: Don’t worry, no harm done

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain plays a shot from the 15th tee during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Friday July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

British Open tee times, pairings for third round at Muirfield

The Washington Times

Emissions pour from The Corus steel plant in the Netherlands. The European Union’s cap-and-trade emissions trading scheme, while more affordable than the carbon tax, has run into problems of its own, as the early “market” for polluting rights proved badly out of whack, sending designers back to the drawing board. (Associated Press)

Carbon programs’ backlash in Australia, EU bode ill for U.S. efforts to fight climate change

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

British Open 2013: Tee times, pairings for first two rounds

The Washington Times

Spain's David Villa celebrates scoring his side's 7th goal during the soccer Confederations Cup group B match between Spain and Tahiti at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Spain drops double digits on Tahiti in Confederations Cup blowout

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Iran players celebrate after beating South Korea during the Asian zone Group A qualifying soccer match for the 2014 World Cup in Ulsan, South Korea Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Iran won 1-0. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Do-hun)

World Cup 2014: Iran, South Korea, Australia qualify for Brazil

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