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  • Oil Sheen Spreading From Gulf Platform Explosion

    Oil Sheen Spreading From Gulf Platform Explosion

    washingtontimes.com (4 hours, 17 minutes ago)

    NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) , A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill. Coast Guard ...

  • Earl Threatens East Coast With Weekend Pounding

    Earl Threatens East Coast With Weekend Pounding

    latimes.com (9 hours, 40 minutes ago)

    Hurricane Earl packed winds near 125 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard all the way to Canada on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, ...

  • Discovery Channel Hostage-taker Hated Programming

    Discovery Channel Hostage-taker Hated Programming

    boston.com (11 hours, 22 minutes ago)

    A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming ...

  • Ohio Inmate Death Sentence Commuted

    Ohio Inmate Death Sentence Commuted

    msnbc.com (41 minutes ago)

    A lawyer familiar with the decision says Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has commuted the death sentence of an inmate who claims innocence in a triple slaying.

  • Israelis, Palestinians Agree To Second Round Of Talks

    Israelis, Palestinians Agree To Second Round Of Talks

    nytimes.com (5 hours, 4 minutes ago)

    WASHINGTON , Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to keep talking and produce a framework for a permanent peace deal, modest achievements reached amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in ...

  • Calif Man Gets Death For Sex-killing Of 5-Year-old

    Calif Man Gets Death For Sex-killing Of 5-Year-old

    msnbc.com (1 hour, 18 minutes ago)

    A Southern California man has been sentenced to death for sexually assaulting and beating to death his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter.

  • Man In Letterman Blackmail Plot Freed From N.Y. Jail

    Man In Letterman Blackmail Plot Freed From N.Y. Jail

    washingtontimes.com (2 hours, 11 minutes ago)

    NEW YORK (AP) , The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs was freed from jail Thursday, city Correction Department records show. Robert "Joe" Halderman served four ...

  • Australian School Drops 'Gay' From Classic Song

    Australian School Drops 'Gay' From Classic Song

    msnbc.com (18 hours, 15 minutes ago)

    An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song, but said Thursday no offense was intended , he was simply trying to keep the ...

  • Risks Remain With Gulf Well Cap Coming Off

    Risks Remain With Gulf Well Cap Coming Off

    washingtontimes.com (6 hours, 31 minutes ago)

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) , The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was turned off when a tightly fitting cap was secured on top ...

  • Wheat Prices Advance On Extended Russian Ban

    Wheat Prices Advance On Extended Russian Ban

    thestate.com (2 minutes ago)

    Wheat prices are advancing after Russia extended its export ban on the grain until next year's harvest. That's nurturing hopes of more robust U.S. wheat sales to other countries. Wheat for December delivery rose ...

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