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In his new book, Horsemen of the Esophagus, Jason Fagone takes a look at the funny — and just slightly frightening — world of competitive eating.

Israeli officials say they are prepared to back the deployment of a temporary international force in southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. The shift in policy comes amid pressure from European countries and ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the region.

The jungle and rain forest surrounding the Tiputini Biodiversity Station is still incredibly wild, even by the standards of the Amazon. There are tantalizing hints that it also may be full of insects that talk to each other.

Back in the 1980s, a public-access TV channel in New York City aired Stairway to Stardom, an amateur talent show some see as a low-rent precursor to American Idol. Thanks to the dedication of a few die-hard fans, the show has now become an Internet cult hit.

An Evangelical pastor from San Antonio has set out to form the first Christian political-action committee dedicated entirely to supporting the state of Israel. Pastor John Hagee hopes it will become the most powerful pro-Israel lobbying group in America.

An emotional Tiger Woods won the British Open tournament at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on Sunday -- his first victory since his father died from cancer in May, and his 11th major title. The win came after Woods missed the cut at the U.S. Open in June.

Ehud Olmert, Israel's new prime minister, meets President Bush at the White House. Olmert is seeking support for his plan to make more unilateral withdrawals from the West Bank. He has said he intends to set Israel's final borders by 2010.

In major cities, a powerful street drug concoction of heroin or cocaine and the painkiller fentanyl is proving deadly. In Wayne County, Mich., which includes the city of Detroit, dozens of people have died from the combination since November, with several in the past week.

Escalating violence in Gaza has many Palestinians fearful of all-out civil war. The violent power struggle between the rival Fatah and Hamas parties has killed several people and wounded dozens more in the Gaza Strip in the last five days.

Employers added 75,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department reports. It was the smallest increase since October 2005. At the same time, the nation's unemployment rate dipped to 4.6 percent, its lowest reading since the summer of 2001.