AP – Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill. Mostly notably, no one was killed and no crude was gushing into the water, but the distinctions don’t end there.
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AP – As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are ramping up security.
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AP – Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country’s drug war.
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Reuters – Pakistan’s Taliban on Friday took responsibility for triple bombings at a Shi’ite Muslim procession this week, challenging the civilian government further as it struggles with a flood crisis.
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Official: 4 Miami airport concourses evacuated
Boston Herald By AP MIAMI — A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday. … Suspicious package evacuates two concourses at MIA Police bomb squad checks suspicous item report at Miami airport; 4 concourses … Airport evacuated after suspicious item found |
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Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan
Washington Post AP KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As the last of 30000 US reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south where Afghan and international troops are … Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan Karzai slams Nato civilian killings Petraeus Plans for Start of US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Next Year |
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Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio sued by feds
San Francisco Chronicle The US Department of Justice on Thursday announced it had sued Joe Arpaio, the controversial sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona, for failing to turn over documents in an investigation of whether his aggressive operations against illegal immigrants … Justice sues Ariz. sheriff for documents US sues Arizona sheriff over bias probe Justice Dept. Sues Sheriff Over Bias Investigation |
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Killing spree suspect's downhill slide
San Francisco Chronicle AP Efren Valdemoro, 38, was shot and killed by California Highway Patrol officers Tuesday after refusing to drop a large knife when the chase ended in a strip mall, police said. (09-02) 19:05 PDT VALLEJO — After Efren Valdemoro met Cindy Tran during a … Patients, co-workers of missing Hercules man fear for his safety Fight May Have Triggered Vallejo Killing Spree Slain Vallejo woman's husband to appear in court Friday |
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Reuters – BP Plc said on Friday the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion and that it was two weeks away from sealing the well for good.
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'Machete' is a Bloody mess
Philadelphia Inquirer If you think there's nothing new to add to the immigration debate, you have not seen "Machete." I don't think Robert Rodriguez's movie advances the dialogue very much (in fact, it probably moves it back a peg or two), but it does have … Machete Movie review: 'Machete': Robert Rodriguez shows off his satirical chops Growl, and Let the Severed Heads Fall Where They May |
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A volcano erupted again in Indonesia early Friday in northern Sumatra, sending hundreds of villagers fleeing as it unleashed tremors and spewed powerful bursts of hot ash and debris.
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AP – A bomb squad investigated a report of a suspicious package after police evacuated four of six concourses at Miami International Airport for several hours on the eve of the Labor Day travel period, an airport spokesman said Friday.
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Utah records the first upset of the college football season, stunning No. 15 Pitt in OT.
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He’d never met of them before, yet Chad Ochocinco still felt
compelled to buy dinner for 64 “fans” of his Wednesday night at St.
Elmo’s Steakhouse in Indianapolis.
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Things in Cleveland heated up this week when Hall of Fame RB Jim
Brown left his job with the Browns over a rift with team president
Mike Holmgren. Now, Jason Whitlock says they both owe each other
apologies.
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