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Sears Tower unveils 103rd floor glass balconies
AP - Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest.

Major military operation under way in Afghanistan
AP - Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops poured into Taliban-infested villages of southern Afghanistan with armor and helicopters Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country.

Federal agents to join probe into Jackson's death
AP - The investigation into Michael Jackson's death deepened late Wednesday with word that federal authorities will step in to help local police take a look at Jackson's doctors and his medications.

Most popular news on 1 July 2009

What Supersonic Looks Like
LiveScience.com - The breaking of the sound barrier is not just an audible phenomenon. As a new picture from the U.S. military shows, Mach 1 can be quite visual.

AP Exclusive: Insomniac Jackson begged for drug
AP - Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid.

Gunmen fire on group of Detroit teens, wounding 7
AP - Gunmen in a green minivan opened fire on a group of teenagers waiting at a bus stop near a Detroit school on Tuesday, wounding seven including two who were in critical condition, authorities said.