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Oil platform explodes off La. coast, spreading oil

Sep 2nd, 2010
By ALAN SAYRE
2010-09-02T20:19:51Z

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in their protective “Gumby suits.”…

Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks

Sep 2nd, 2010
By IBRAHIM BARZAK AND JOSEF FEDERMAN
2010-09-02T20:06:54Z

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas - the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations….

Chicago gangs to top cop: You’re not playing fair

Sep 2nd, 2010
By MICHAEL TARM
2010-09-02T19:43:52Z

CHICAGO (AP) — Several current and ex-gang members lashed out at Chicago’s police chief on Thursday, calling his so-called “gang summit” initiative to crack down on crime a wasted effort that will have little effect on the streets of the county’s third largest city….

Earl threatens East Coast with 125 mph winds

Sep 2nd, 2010
By MIKE BAKER
2010-09-02T19:38:04Z

BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — The last ferries pulled away from North Carolina’s vulnerable barrier islands Thursday as Hurricane Earl spun closer with winds near 125 mph, putting the East Coast all the way to Canada on alert for what could be a blustery next several days….

Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since ‘70

Sep 2nd, 2010
By DAN ELLIOTT
2010-09-02T19:19:49Z

DENVER (AP) — A chaplain killed in Afghanistan this week was the first Army clergyman killed in action since the Vietnam War, the military said Thursday….

Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

Sep 2nd, 2010
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
2010-09-02T19:00:05Z

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics….

Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail

Sep 2nd, 2010
By JENNIFER PELTZ
2010-09-02T17:56:48Z

NEW YORK (AP) — The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon’s office affairs, city Correction Department records show….

Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape

Sep 2nd, 2010
By DAVID DISHNEAU and SARAH BRUMFIELD
2010-09-02T16:21:09Z

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — As the three hostages at Discovery Channel’s headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff….

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