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Saturday

European countries have agreed to stop importing Iranian oil as of Sunday. This could make it harder for Iran to find markets for its crude. Iran has been filling up tankers off its coast, but analysts say it could run out of storage capacity. This photo shows oil tankers off Iran's coast in January. Kamran Jebreili/AP hide caption

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Use of synthetic "bath salts," compounds sold legally but used as a controlled substance, has been on the rise since 2010. Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune hide caption

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The Egyptian Presidency released this image of Mohammed Morsi giving a speech to tens of thousands of people in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday. Morsi was sworn in as Egypt's president on Saturday. Sherif Abdel Monaem/EPA /Landov hide caption

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The Challenge For President Morsi: Unite Egypt

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Nearly 350 homes have been destroyed by the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Fire Leaves Little For Some Colo. Residents

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Doug Jones, owner of Piedmont Biofarm in Pittsboro, N.C., waters vegetables as temperatures in the South soar, Friday, June 29. Triple-digit temperatures are expected for several days in North Carolina. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption

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College students surrounded President Obama earlier this month when he called on Congress to stop student loan interest rates from doubling. Congress agreed on a deal to prevent the hike on Friday. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Student Loan Deal Pales Against Other Education Cuts

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A man walks past a campaign sign for Enrique Pena Nieto, of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party. Mexicans vote for their next president on Sunday. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption

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Mexicans Lukewarm About Presidential Election

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The ball boys and girls who work the Wimbledon Tennis Championships train for months to execute the perfect ball roll and bounce. Julian Finney/Getty Images hide caption

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Michelle Holshue racked up $140,000 in student loan debt while training to become a public health nurse. She's living her dream of helping others, she says, but never expected it "to be so hard." Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi (left) and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (right) during a summit of European leaders in Brussels. They reached an agreement on a growth plan for the continent, and world markets surged. Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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European Leaders Cling To Ideal Of Integration

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An image grab taken from Egypt's Nile TV shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (center) taking the oath of office during the official swearing-in ceremony at the Constitutional Court in Cairo on Saturday. -/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Branches and power lines littered the nation's capital after bruising storms swept through the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday night. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Joy Reynolds of San Diego, Calif., looks over Friday's front pages on display at the Newseum in Washington, the day after the Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law. David Goldman/AP hide caption

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The Day After A Health Care Crescendo, Each Side Plays A Familiar Refrain

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