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BP uncapping oil well in Gulf

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

Thad Allen, the government's point man on the oil disaster, said crews are expected to begin efforts Thursday to remove the blowout preventer on BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mideast peace talks start

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

Direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians will start Thursday as President Barack Obama urged both sides to come up with a peaceful solution to the long running Mideast conflict.

Residents in Earl's path stock up

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

Chris Meek put his motorcycle in storage in Wilmington, North Carolina, to protect it from Hurricane Earl as the Category 4 hurricane headed toward the North Carolina coast.

Workers rescued after oil platform fire in Gulf of Mexico

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

An oil and gas platform caught fire today off the Louisiana coast and there are reports of a sheen in the water, Gov. Bobby Jindal says. All workers are reported safe.

Earl expected near Outer Banks tonight

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

Hurricane Earl is forecast to be just off the North Carolina coast tonight. The storm, now a Category 3, has top sustained winds of 125 mph.

She drops 100 pounds, gains new life

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

I come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we've never met a vegetable we couldn't fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our roads.

Crowded web TV field awaits Apple

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

With Wednesday's announcement that it will be revamping its web TV offerings, Apple has made its most serious push into an emerging, and increasingly crowded, field.

Hawking: God didn't create universe

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics.

Sheriff Arpaio sued by Justice Dept.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

Justice Department civil rights lawyers filed suit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona on Thursday after talks collapsed on a deal to provide federal investigators with requested documents.

Calderon touts successes in cartel war

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:48:31 GMT

Mexican authorities have had significant successes against drug traffickers, President Felipe Calderon said in his fourth annual state-of-the-nation speech Thursday, noting that three major kingpins have been captured or killed in the past year.