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Swiss Parliament Suspends Employee over Naked Selfie

The Swiss Parliament says it has suspended an employee after a naked picture she took of herself at work found its way into the media.

The Parliament said Wednesday that the woman, whom it didn't identify, was suspended with immediate effect "until the facts are cleared up."

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Serena Williams Reaches Montreal Quarterfinals

Serena Williams waited out a brief rain delay before beating Czech left-hander Lucie Safarova 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup.

Having won her fourth title of the season last week in Stanford, this week's progress continued Williams' recovery since withdrawing from Wimbledon because of equilibrium problems.

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U.S. Cave Explored for Now-Extinct Animals' Bones

Paleontologists are completing their first excavation in 30 years inside an unusual U.S. cave thought to hold the remains of tens of thousands of ancient animals that fell to their deaths.

Bones they've found in the Wyoming cave could include those of North American lions, short-faced bears and other now-extinct species from 25,000 years ago.

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Monkeys Take 'Selfies,' Sparking Copyright Dispute

Monkey see, monkey do. But when a monkey takes a selfie, who owns the copyright?

A series of self-portraits taken by Indonesian monkeys has sparked a copyright dispute between Wikipedia and a British wildlife photographer, who wasn't amused that the popular images are being used for free.

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Benzema Extends Contract with Madrid through 2019

Real Madrid says France striker Karim Benzema has agreed to extend his contract with the European champions to the end of the 2018-19 season.

The 26-year-old Benzema's previous contract expired in June 2015.

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Donovan Goal Gives MLS 2-1 Win over Bayern Munich

Landon Donovan scored the winning goal as the Major League Soccer All-Stars came from behind to beat German champion Bayern Munich 2-1 on Wednesday.

Donovan, who formerly played in Germany for Bayer Leverkusen, dribbled the ball to the top of the box before blasting it past German World Cup goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the 70th minute.

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Milan Beats Mexico's Guadalajara 3-0

Mario Balotelli bent in a free kick from long range in AC Milan's 3-0 victory over Mexico's Guadalajara in a rugged friendly match on Wednesday.

Mbaye Niang got to a cross inside the box against two defenders and his left-footed finish gave AC Milan a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute.

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Adrian Wins 100 Free at U.S. Nationals; Phelps 7th

Nathan Adrian led all the way to win the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships on Wednesday, with Michael Phelps finishing next-to-last in a star-studded field.

Adrian touched in 48.31 seconds. Ryan Lochte was second in 48.96 swimming in the far outside lane. Jimmy Feigen finished third in 48.98.

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Djokovic, Murray Advance in Toronto

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) on Wednesday in the second round of the Rogers Cup.

After a lopsided tiebreaker, Djokovic fist-pumped and yelled at the end of the match that lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes.

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Caroline Wozniacki Advances in Montreal

Caroline Wozniacki breezed through her second match in a row with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Klara Koukalova on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Rogers Cup.

If the fans had their wish, Wozniacki would be facing local favorite Eugenie Bouchard on Thursday. Instead, the former world No. 1 from Denmark will play American qualifier Shelby Rogers, who put a quick end to Bouchard's homecoming tournament in the second round.

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