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09/02/2010 07:03 PM

Oil sheen spotted after platform fire

An oil and gas platform caught fire today off the Louisiana coast. All 13 workers are safe, but there are reports of a sheen in the water, Gov. Jindal said.

09/02/2010 07:04 PM

Earl expected near Outer Banks tonight

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.

09/02/2010 06:42 PM

Residents in Earl's path stock up

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.

09/02/2010 06:53 PM

BP uncapping oil well in Gulf

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.

09/02/2010 06:20 PM

Mideast peace talks start

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.

09/02/2010 06:13 PM

Sheriff Arpaio sued by Justice Dept.

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.

09/02/2010 06:53 PM

Crowded web TV field awaits Apple

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.

09/02/2010 02:42 PM

Rapper T.I. and wife arrested in L.A.

Police arrested rapper T.I. and his wife in California after they were allegedly found in possession of a controlled substance.

09/02/2010 06:03 PM

She drops 100 pounds, gains new life

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.

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