Salvage contractor: BP interfered with effort to close device meant to stop oil gusher

Contractor: BP interfered with critical efforts

BP poised to abandon vigil over leaky oil well as tropical storm’s leftovers target spill site

Storm could take away sights and sounds of BP well

Underwater robots can work at depths humans can’t, making them crucial to Gulf spill cleanup

Army of undersea robots at work on Gulf oil spill

Cap collects some of the Gulf oil gusher, unclear how much; should know later Fri.

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BP exec says cap is collecting some oil from well in Gulf, doesn’t know how much

US President Barack Obama

UN expert says drone strikes may be war crimes, but CIA unlikely to stop or alter program

UN criticism not likely to stop CIA drone strikes

Gulf Coast anxiously watches growing oil slick; worries of ‘nightmare’ scenario for Atlantic

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Rescuers not getting vital information on missing planes; can mean life or death for victims

Lapses hinder rescue teams hunting for lost planes

General says turbines would blowing ill wind for military radar, calls for better planning

Wind farm plans stir up storm over military radar

US military has edge in technology against Afghan insurgents relying on primitive methods

Taliban armory: Rocks, potshots and drawings

US considers giving NATO allies access to equipment, expertise to deter roadside bombs

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak