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Reuters – Palm Beach billionaire and philanthropist Jeffry Picower, described as the biggest beneficiary of Bernard Madoff’s fraud, died on Sunday after he was found lying at the bottom of the pool at his home, police said.

Immigration agents mishandle informants (AP)
AP – One immigration agent was accused of running an Internet pornography business and enjoying an improper relationship with an informant. Another let an informant smuggle in a group of illegal immigrants. And in a third case, an agent was investigated for soliciting sex from a witness in a marriage fraud case.

Baghdad bombs kill 132, government slams neighbors (Reuters)
Reuters – Two suicide bombs tore through Baghdad on Sunday, killing 132 people, wounding more than 500 and leaving mangled bodies and cars on the streets in one of Iraq’s deadliest days this year.

Debate About World Series Late Finish Will Last Beyond November
Starting the baseball season earlier would seem to be an obvious way to avoid a November finish, but the reasons for the elongated schedule are more complicated than it seems.

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