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- Workers rescued after oil platform fire
A fire on a well connected to an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday is out and there is no indication of an oil sheen, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
- Earl weakening as it approaches East Coast
Large and powerful Hurricane Earl prepared to take a swipe at the Eastern Seaboard Thursday as residents from North Carolina to Massachusetts scrambled to ready themselves for its arrival. Hurricane warnings and watches stretched from North Carolina to Delaware, and covered parts of Massachusetts.
- BP removes cap from ruptured well
Crews removed the cap from BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late Thursday afternoon, a company spokeswoman said.
- 1 man, 2 murders lead to tough laws for sex crimes
Brent King says it still "takes my breath away" to talk about his daughter in the same sentence as the man who killed her.
- IMF offers $450 mn flood aid to Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund Thursday pledged $450 million in emergency loans to Pakistan to help the country cope with a massive flood disaster.
- China to vaccinate 100 mn kids against measles
Over 100 million children, including those of foreigners living in China, will be vaccinated in the country's largest ever measles immunisation campaign, the ministry of health has said.
- Man Had Peep Hole Looking Into Bathroom
Read The Latest Minnesota News A 39-year-old man is accused of creating a peep hole in the wall between his bedroom and bathroom where he allegedly watched a young girl take a shower and took a nake...
- Man Pleads Guilty To $80M Ponzi Scheme
Read The Latest Crime News A Lakeville, Minn. man potentially faces more than three decades in prison after pleading guilty to operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded a number of lenders of $79 mill...
