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- SKorea’s Defense Ministry seeking sharp budget increase amid tension over warship sinking
- Police: Fighting erupts in eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, explosions heard at airport
- As storms rattle Gulf Coast region, crews aboard ships cleaning spill become spectators
- Gulf storm strengthens to hurricane; Alex taking aim at Mexico-Texas border, far from spill
- Tropical storm forces oil platforms, rigs to evacuate; halts quarter of Gulf oil production
- Tourism executives say Gulf states need millions to boost tourism and an oil-free image
- US accepts international assistance in dealing with massive oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
- Crane for bridge construction collapses in downtown Fairbanks, spills fuel into Chena River
- Obama pushes senators to find common ground to pass energy legislation
- As storms rattle across Gulf Coast region, crews aboard ships cleaning spill become spectators
- Residents of Des Moines neighborhood hit by 1993 and 2008 floods pack up as river rises again
- Final report on NY crash that killed 8 finds drunken driver going 85 mph in wrong direction
- Prosecution experts find nothing wrong with Toyota involved in Minnesota crash that killed 3
- Jimmy Buffett’s free concert for Gulf postponed by storm, hurts tourism along Alabama coast
- Some oil spill events from Tuesday, June 29, 2010
- Federal government, states to use 1 safety standard for seafood coming out of Gulf of Mexico
- Crane collapses in downtown Fairbanks, crashes into Chena River; no injuries reported
- Facebook briefly disables ‘Boycott BP’ page; oil giant says it had nothing to do with decision
- Federal appeals court to hear appeal on Gulf deepwater of Mexico drilling ban July 8
- Giants rookie safety Chad Jones to be moved to NY hospital after car wreck in New Orleans
- FAA proposes rules aimed at preventing small airliners from crashing in freezing rain
- Senators willing to scale back energy bill to find compromise as Obama pushes for legislation
- Missing airplane with 2 reporters on board may have been flying too low
- Wildlife officers still trying to find bear that attacked hiker in Red River Gorge
- Texas prepares emergency response as Alex gets stronger, expected to reach coast as hurricane
- Bear on the loose despite traps set after hiker survives first recorded attack in Kentucky
- Afghan working for UN killed when his vehicle is shot up in Afghanistan’s capital
- Skimming operations halted off Gulf coast as Tropical Storm Alex churns up rough seas
- APNewsBreak: Trade group says BP to give cash to gas stations due to lost sales from boycotts
- Trade group: BP to give cash to distributors of its gasoline due to lost sales from boycotts
- BP meeting deadline for payments to government for oil spill response
- Far-off hurricane could disrupt oil spill cleanup, even as waves, wind could help clear crude
- Hurricane Alex Threatening Oil-Spill Containment
- North Korea calls G-8 an ‘evil group’ for criticism over deadly sinking of SKorean warship
- Kiersten Jones Found Dead In Simi Valley
- Tough-talking La. parish president has become face of frustration over the Gulf oil spill
- Despite severe damage in some places, Gulf’s coastal wetlands mostly unscathed from oil spill
- Search for missing airplane with 2 reporters on board focuses on Montana bison range
- PROMISES, PROMISES: Despite complaints, FAA has yet to order airlines to act on cockpit fires
- Strengthening Alex expected to become hurricane as it moves toward US-Mexico border area
- Hurricane warnings for Mexico, US Gulf coasts as Tropical Storm Alex gains strength
- Hurricane warnings issued for Mexico, US Gulf coasts as Tropical Storm Alex gains strength
- Man survives Ky.’s 1st known bear attack as other hikers help; officials search for animal
- 80-year-old pilot suffers broken leg after his homemade plane crashes near Camp Verde, Ariz.
- 34 Minneapolis bridge collapse victims seek punitive damages from firm that evaluated span
- Good protein levels in Kansas winter wheat ease market fears about quality of harvest
- Authorities search for missing airplane carrying 2 men, 2 reporters from Montana newspaper
- Hydrogen explosion damages Univ. of Missouri biochemistry building; 4 taken to hospital
- Correction: Gulf Oil Spill-Commercial Fishing story
- Tropical storm could disrupt oil spill cleanup; BP races to develop better containment system
- Police: Fire set at evidence building could be linked to series of attacks in California
- More of Texas coast put on notice with Tropical Storm watch as Alex approaches
- Celebrity chefs: Stop worrying about Gulf of Mexico seafood and start buying it
- BP stock gives up early gains as analysts remain concerned about costs
- Private foundation contemplates multimillion dollar prize in competition to fix BP oil spill
- BP’s diplomat: Dudley, new man in charge of spill response, has faced big challenges before
- Chad Jones’ father says Giants safety and former LSU star is alert, in good spirits
- Weather service says tornado left 1 dead, 4 injured at eastern Michigan campground
- Federal board considers recommending new safety measures after fatal Conn., NC plant blasts
- Widow of Conn. worker urges feds to tighten safety measures after fatal Conn., NC plant blasts
- Scientists predict Gulf ‘dead zone’ will be larger than average; oil spill’s effects unknown
- Hurricane watches for Mexico, US Gulf coasts, as Tropical Storm Alex gains strength
- BP says relief well that’s best hope of stopping Gulf oil is getting closer to blown-out well
- Texas, Mexico coasts get hurricane watches as Tropical Storm Alex gains strength over Gulf
- US knocks on Asian shrimpers’ doors after oil spill; supplies low, prices climb
- OPEC chief calls on US to reconsider ban on offshore drilling in Gulf of Mexico
- BP denies report that CEO Tony Hayward resigning; Gulf oil spill costs jump to $2.65 billion
- BP denies report that CEO Hayward resigning; Gulf storm missing oil spill but could disrupt
- Russian deputy prime minister says BP’s Hayward leaving; company says report ‘not correct’
- BP says costs of Gulf oil spill response have reached $2.65 billion
- Race the devil: Storm chasers risk lives, safety of others, tailing nature’s darker side
- Amid vast change wrought by spill, Gulf coast residents adapt, reflect, savor special moments
- Oil falls slightly to near $78 in Asia as traders eye possible Gulf of Mexico hurricane
- Tropical Storm Alex gaining strength over Gulf of Mexico; could become hurricane
- Oil giant may turn to Bill Clinton’s disaster chief to improve its response and public image
- Admiral to check on Gulf oil response in person; visit comes as oil washes ashore in Miss.
- Economic damage caused by oil spill may not go beyond the Gulf region
- Flotilla of barges _ ‘the Cajun navy’ _ to serve as oil barricade off Louisiana coast
- Man charged in Pa. stabbing rampage that killed 4; confidantes say man briefly dated victim
- NKorea says it must bolster nuclear capability to deal with ‘hostile’ US policy
- Alex again a tropical storm; may become hurricane as it heads toward Mexico’s east coast
- 1 killed, 4 injured as severe storms move through eastern Michigan campground, sheriff says
- DA: Cause of Mass. lawmaker’s death accidental drowning
- Tar balls, oil patch spotted on shoreline of Miss., so far spared much spill damage
- ‘A slow-moving hurricane’ _ relentless oil spill’s mental toll weighs on Katrina-weary coast
- Confidantes: Suspect dated woman who owned eastern Pa. home where 4 died in stabbing rampage
- NATO stresses change in top commander for Afghanistan is not slowing operations
- House fire in upstate NY kills 6 kids, ages 1 to 12; dental records, DNA used to ID victims
- County official: House fire in upstate NY kills 6; mom of 2 who died says all victims are kids
- Tropical Depression Alex not aiming at Gulf spill area for now, but change could come rapidly
- Alex weakens to tropical depression over Mexico, expected to regain strength in coming days
- Brother: Man ‘died a hero’ in stabbing rampage that killed 4 in eastern Pennsylvania home
- NKorea rejects talks with American-run UN Command on sinking of warship
- NATO says change in top commander for Afghanistan is not slowing operations
- Tropical Storm May Hit Gulf
