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Oil platform explodes, catches fire off La. coast; long oil sheen seen spreading from site

ALAN SAYRE

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen... Read more...

Video Updates: Gulf Oil Spill

All Workers Aboard 'Vermillion 380' Rig Rescued; Coast Guard Reports Oil Sheen at Explosion Site

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East Coast braces for 125 mph winds, rain from Earl; watches and warnings from NC to Canada

MIKE BAKER

BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — The last ferries pulled away from North Carolina's vulnerable barrier islands Thursday as Hurricane Earl spun... Read more...

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Potential track of Hurricane Earl

Israel, Palestinians to produce outline of final peace deal, agree to second round of talks

MATTHEW LEE, ROBERT BURNS

Police: Discovery Channel hostages were preparing to escape when gunman was shot, killed

DAVID DISHNEAU, SARAH BRUMFIELD

U.S. sues controversial Arizona sheriff in civil-rights investigation

By Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times

Ex-CBS producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman released after 4 months in NYC jail

JENNIFER PELTZ

Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges during LA traffic stop

By Associated Press

Burger King agrees to $3.26B buyout from 3G Capital, sets sights on overseas expansion

ASHLEY M. HEHER, EMILY FREDRIX

Nuclear envoys to gather in Beijing to discuss latest impasse over North Korea atomic programs

By AUDRA ANG

Hurricane Earl likely to sideswipe Outer Banks by Thursday night

By Ken Kaye, Sun Sentinel

Apple to offer 99-cent TV show rentals on revamped box

By David Sarno and Dawn Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times

End of combat does not spell the end of violence for US troops in Iraq

LARA JAKES, MAYA ALLERUZZO

For many in Kenya, illegal brew has a sting	Boys hoping to gain their manhood lose it — forever
'Massacre' at Somalia hotel leaves at least 31 dead	In South Africa, strike reportedly erupts into chaos
For Egypt, Mubarak's health and successor are guessing games	Baseball's not quite cricket in South Africa

China's state-mandated lunge break	At Chinese zoos, the animal keepers are the savage ones, activists say
China and North Korea deepen ties during Kim Jong Il visit	NATO base attacked in eastern Afghanistan
Kim Jong Il appears to head home after latest hush-hush trip to China	Afghan prosecutor says he has been forced to retire

2 Yemenis held by Dutch won't face U.S. charges	Tony Blair reemerges with memoir
Moscow police break up large protest	Michel Montignac dies at 66; French diet guru wrote bestselling books
Retired cardinal in Belgium admits requesting silence from sex abuse victim	Attacks on gays in Northern Ireland city increase

Mexico's capture of accused drug lord may yield inside cartel information	Suspected drug lord captured in Mexico state
U.S. border officer gets 20 years for corruption, smuggling drugs	Thousands affected by flooding in southern Mexico
Mexico fires 3,200 federal police officers	Mexico massacre investigator missing; blasts hit TV and police stations

Iran hard-liners skirt sanctions	Russia to begin activating Iran's first nuclear power plant
Iran unveils unmanned aerial bomber	Iran says it will make up for the cutoff of U.S. aid to Lebanon
Iran loads fuel to power up Bushehr nuclear reactor	U.S. and EU fail to isolate Iran

4 Israelis killed in West Bank as peace summit nears	Settler leader speaks of holding Netanyahu to his word on construction
Palestinians skeptical of new round of peace talks	Saudi Arabia cracks down on wacky, dull clerics
Obama goes out on a limb for Middle East peace talks	Experts see political benefits in Fiorina's 'personal' trip to Israel

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