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New York Post » It's déjà 'boom' in the Gulf

03.09.10 07:10 UTC /
Not again! Another Gulf oil rig exploded into an inferno yesterday, sparking fears of a massive BP-like spill in the waters near the Louisiana coast. Planes, helicopters and boats were sent racing to ... »
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Daily Mail » 13 oil workers pulled from sea after second offshore rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico

03.09.10 06:42 UTC /
An offshore petroleum platform has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. U.S. Coast Guard officers received reports of the explosion ... »
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Seattle Times, 03.09.10 10:33 UTC

Feds launch investigation of Gulf platform fire

The agency that oversees offshore drilling will investigate the fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

oil platform  worst offshore oil spill  oil rig  Gulf of Mexico  Coast Guard   Gulf of Mexico 

NJ.com, 03.09.10 10:31 UTC

Water main break in Wayne could affect traffic

WAYNE A water main break on Ratzer Road near Webster Drive could impact the morning commute, according to a report on News 12 New Jersey. Traffic is being detoured off Ratzer Road, which connects to ...

New Jersey 

freep.com, 03.09.10 10:31 UTC

DPS to show new bus safety features

A GPS-tracking system and onboard cameras are among new safety features on Detroit Public Schools buses this year. The district plans to demonstrate some of the features this morning at Brenda Scott ...

GPS  Safeway Limited  Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.)  Brenda Scott School 

New York Post, 03.09.10 10:08 UTC

Odd 'rash' of Pampers woes

Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co.'s Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported yesterday that they have found no cause linking the diapers to rashes. The US ...

US Consumer Product Safety Commission  The Procter & Gamble Company 

Herald Sun, 03.09.10 09:45 UTC

$360,000 to Lockhart victim's girlfriend

THE girlfriend of a man killed in one of Australia's worst-ever civilian air crashes has been awarded $360,000 in compensation.

USD  airline  Lockhart River  Cape York  YORK  Les Wright  +4 more

Seattle Times, 03.09.10 09:43 UTC

BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico spill hits $8B

BP says it has so far spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico  USD  Gulf of Mexico  oil  oil spill  disastrous oil well blowout 

Seattle Times, 03.09.10 09:43 UTC

6 US personnel quarantined over mail scare

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey says six U.S. army post office personnel have been quarantined after handling a package containing a powdery substance at Istanbul's main airport.

Deborah Guido  United States  spokeswoman   United States Army  U.S. Embassy in Turkey  Istanbul 

WashingtonPost Print Edition, 03.09.10 09:42 UTC

Oil rig catches fire in gulf; leak unlikely

An oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire Thursday morning, reigniting the political debate over the safety of offshore wells. The fire began near an oil storage tank on ...

America  American Petroleum Institute  American Petroleum Institute  Congress  Commerce Chairman   United States  +29 more

New York Post, 03.09.10 09:40 UTC

The Bronx is burning in 5-hr. blaze

This terrifying Bronx inferno raged for more than five hours -- and destroyed a row of businesses -- before New York's Bravest could get it under control. The six-alarm blaze appeared to begin at ...

Trevor Walker  Spice Island  New York City 

Herald Sun, 03.09.10 09:15 UTC

Autopsies for PNG plane crash victims

THE bodies of the four victims of this week's plane crash in Papua New Guinea will be transported to Brisbane for autopsies, after being released by a PNG coroner.

Australian government  Richard "Chris" Hart  Lesley Wright  Australia  Queensland  pilot   +2 more
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