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Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico, But No Leak Found

ABC News - Emily Friedman - ‎3 hours ago‎
An explosion on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico early today ignited a fire that caused workers to evacuate into the water, but the US Coast Guard said that all the workers survived and there are no oil leaks reported ...
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News Hub: NASA Hunts a Hurricane's Origins

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
WSJ Science Editor Lee Hotz talks with Scott Braun, a scientist at NASA's GRIP Hurricane Mission, about how Hurricane Earl and other big storms like it are helping the space agency in its quest to understand their origins.
BBC News - New York Daily News - NOLA.com - 9&10 News - Wikipedia: Hurricane Earl

Hamas Threats Suggest Palestinian Divisions

Wall Street Journal - Charles Levinson - ‎40 minutes ago‎
JERUSALEM—The Palestinian group Hamas took credit Thursday for a second West Bank shooting attack in as many days and vowed more attacks were to come, a claim that raised questions about the group's ultimate motives.
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Hewlett-Packard wins bidding war for 3Par

Los Angeles Times - David Sarno - ‎32 minutes ago‎
Computer maker Dell Inc. withdrew Thursday from the three-week bidding war over tiny data storage company 3Par Inc., which quickly accepted the latest offer at $33 a share from Dell rival Hewlett-Packard Co.

TI Is Arrested

New York Times - Dave Itzkoff - ‎3 hours ago‎
Months after his release from a federal prison the rapper T. I., below, was arrested Wednesday night with his wife in Los Angeles on drug charges, The Associated Press reported.

First look: Taking HDR photos with Apple's iOS 4.1

Apple Insider - Neil Hughes - ‎4 hours ago‎
When iOS 4.1 ships next week, iPhone and iPod touch users will have a new feature that allows for better photos in bright lighting: High Dynamic Range.

Burger King Accepts Bid From Brazilian-Backed Buyout Firm

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
By AP Burger King Holdings said Thursday that it was selling itself to a little-known Brazilian-backed private equity firm, 3G Capital, in a deal valued at $3.26 billion.

'Machete' star Danny Trejo is an illustrated man

USA Today - Scott Bowles - ‎1 hour ago‎
Danny Trejo had been out of the joint maybe a week when he came across an elderly neighbor struggling with two trash cans. Trejo approached the woman, who saw his ponytail, pit-bull body and blanket of tattoos.

Bisphosphonates Tied to Esophageal Cancer

MedPage Today - John Gever - ‎2 hours ago‎
Note that this study has found that esophageal cancer may be more common in patients taking oral bisphosphonate drugs for long periods.

CC allows just one hit, rolls to 19th victory

MLB.com - Tim Britton - ‎2 hours ago‎
NEW YORK -- CC Sabathia dominated the Athletics on Thursday, holding Oakland to a lone hit in eight sparkling innings as the Yankees completed a four-game sweep with a 5-0 win in the Bronx.

US sues Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Justice Department says Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio failed to turn over documents it its investigation into whether his department discriminated against Latinos while pursuing illegal immigrants.

Report: Terry Bradshaw says Ben Roethlisberger's suspension should stand

ESPN - Sal Paolantonio - ‎1 hour ago‎
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw said he hopes commissioner Roger Goodell keeps Ben Roethlisberger's suspension at six games, according to a report in the Shreveport Times.

Afghans pull money from troubled Kabul Bank

Los Angeles Times - Mark Magnier, Hashmat Baktash - ‎3 hours ago‎
Afghans on Thursday rushed to withdraw their savings from troubled Kabul Bank despite attempts by officials to reassure nervous depositors that their money was safe.

President to aides: Find economic spark

CNN - Ed Henry - ‎1 hour ago‎
Washington (CNN) -- After a week mostly focused on Iraq and Mideast diplomacy, it's back to the economy for President Barack Obama, who will deliver remarks Friday on the August unemployment numbers.

Foxed by Blair's lack of regret

The Guardian - ‎2 hours ago‎
Your editorial (2 September) attributes three election victories to Tony Blair, but it's more accurate to give him two. By the 2005 election he was deeply unpopular and his campaign had to be rescued by Gordon Brown.

Arizona governor stumbles during debate with painful and lengthy pause

The Canadian Press - Paul Davenport - ‎26 minutes ago‎
PHOENIX - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory. Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled and stammered through her opening statement during a televised debate Wednesday night, suffering through an embarrassing, ...

Samsung, Toshiba `Me-Too' Tablets Seek Price Edge to Fight IPad

Bloomberg - Ragnhild Kjetland - ‎6 minutes ago‎
The Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Tab. Samsung's Galaxy Tab, which like Toshiba's Folio will debut in Europe next month, said it will let phone operators determine the price.

Index of pending home sales rises 5.2%

Los Angeles Times - Alejandro Lazo - ‎58 minutes ago‎
July's increase from June in the National Assn. of Realtors' gauge for previously owned residences follows two straight months of declines and a report that sales of such homes dived 27.2%.

Independent Windsor to Decide Next Week Whether to Back Gillard or Abbott

Bloomberg - Gemma Daley, Marion Rae - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Tony Windsor, one of three independents who will decide who leads Australia, said he'll return to his electorate at the weekend to chose whether Prime Minister Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott ...

US employers push increase in cost of healthcare onto workers

Los Angeles Times - Noam N. Levey - ‎1 hour ago‎
A new survey shows an average worker with a family plan pays nearly $4000 a year, up 14% from 2009. Meanwhile, the average employer contribution to a family plan hasn't increased at all.

Privacy in iTunes Ping

PC World - ‎4 hours ago‎
Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what ...

Food safety groups slam USDA egg graders at farms in recall

USA Today - Alison Young - ‎6 hours ago‎
By Robert F. Bukaty, AP By Alison Young, USA TODAY US Department of Agriculture staff regularly on site at two Iowa egg processors implicated in a national salmonella outbreak were supposed to enforce rules against the presence of disease-spreading ...
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