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A containment dome made for the leak created by the recent collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is loaded by crane on to a ship at the Port of Fourchon, La., Wednesday.
Crews prepare to take contraption to Gulf oil leak PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) – A 12-man crew was making final preparations Wednesday to take a 100-ton contraption 50 miles off the Louisiana coast in an unprecedented attempt to help funnel out oil spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The giant-concrete-and-steel box is the best short-term solution to bottling up the disastrous oil spill that threatens sealife and livelihoods along the Gulf Coast. BP PLC chief operating office Doug Suttles said it would take about two days to put it precisely on the seafloor. “This hasn’t been done before, it’s
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Audit: Glitches raise census costs WASHINGTON – A new audit questions whether the 2010 census can stick to its $15 billion budget because of computer problems that are forcing substantial overtime work. The report from the Commerce Department inspector general’s office says glitches with the computer system used to manage the door-to-door count caused a 40-hour backlog of work over two weeks.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Law enforcement officials decided not to call all airlines directly on Monday to tell them an important name had been added to the government’s “no-fly� list, even as investigators pursued the man they suspected was the Times Square bomber. Emirates airlines apparently didn’t notice
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City police say they have surveillance video of the Times Square car bomb suspect walking down an alley moments after witnesses saw a smoking SUV parked there. A law enforcement official says the 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad (FY’-sul shah-ZAHD’) walks away wearing a white base-
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Mom stabs toddler son up to 20 times FRESNO, Calif. – Police say that a California mother plunged a knife into her 3-yearold son up to 20 times, then pushed him down apartment complex stairs. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Tuesday that the woman then yelled hysterically at paramedics to leave the toddler alone. The boy’s condition is critical.
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday he wants to begin work this year on legislation overhauling the nation’s immigration system, firming up his commitment on a key priority for Latino voters and lawmakers. Obama’s comments at a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the White House reaffirmed his long-held support for immigration reform.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Some of music’s biggest stars are scrambling to replace thousands of pieces of gear after floodwaters in Nashville swamped a hub where dozens of big names stow their equipment. Country music star Brad Paisley was just days away from starting rehearsals for his ironically titled H2O Tour. But now he must replace staging, instruments and much of his road setup after 5 to 8 feet of water flooded the area. He vowed Wednesday that the show will
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