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Mile-long sheen after Gulf oil platform explodes

Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP's massive spill.

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Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - Oil platform - Environment - Energy

Earl's rain, waves start to hit N.C. islands

The last ferry pulled away from North Carolina's vulnerable barrier islands Thursday, while bands of rain moved in and waves kicked up to 14 feet as Hurricane Earl and its 125 mph winds spun closer.

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National Hurricane Center - Tropical cyclone - Saffir?Simpson Hurricane Scale - Meteorology - Hurricanes

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Run on Afghan bank's deposits reported

Kabul Bank Chairman Sherkhan Farnood, left, and CEO Khalilullah Ferozi listen during a news conference in Kabul on Wednesday. Afghanistan's Central Bank said the directors of one of the country's top private banks resigned to meet new regulations but denied it had taken over the bank following media allegations of corruption.The Afghan president's brother ? a major investor in the Kabul Bank ? confirms to NBC News that funds were used to buy villas in Dubai but urges the U.S. to step in to prevent a financial panic.




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Dubai - Afghanistan - United States - Kabul Bank - Asia

Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70

The first Army chaplain to be killed in action since Vietnam, died this week in Afghanistan, military officials said Thursday.

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Afghanistan - Vietnam - Killed in action - Military - United States

1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection

Would you pay to eat here?A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants.




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United States - Inspection - Business and Economy - Real Estate - Business

Low interest rates squeeze pension funds

The plunge in interest rates has put the nation?s public and private pension funds badly underfunded, leaving pension fund managers with a giant hole to fill.

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Pension - Business - Investing - Financial Services - Business and Economy

Israelis, Palestinians to meet every two weeks

Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened direct peace talks under U.S. auspices on Thursday and agreed to meet every two weeks to try to forge a deal within a year.

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Middle East - Israel - Palestinian people - Warfare and Conflict - Israel-Palestine



Earl threatens East Coast with 125 mph winds (AP)

Holidaymakers stand on the balcony of a rented beach house in Avon, North Carolina. Hurricane Earl has closed in on a large part of the US east coast, as tens of thousands of people flee North Carolina's barrier islands to avoid dangerous winds and surf.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)AP - The last ferries pulled away from North Carolina's vulnerable barrier islands Thursday as Hurricane Earl spun closer with winds near 125 mph, putting the East Coast all the way to Canada on alert for what could be a blustery next several days.



Oil platform explodes off La. coast, spreading oil (AP)

Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. All 13 crew members were rescued.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in their protective "Gumby suits."



Israel, Palestinians agree to 2nd round of talks (AP)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as she hosts the re-launch of direct negotiations, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to keep talking and produce a framework for a permanent peace deal, modest achievements reached amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years.



Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains (AP)

In this July 30, 2010 photo, teenagers enter a Juicy Couture clothing store that features a window display with back-to-school fashion, in New York. The nation's retailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared — or as last year's — but it's not great either.



More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., conducts a town hall event in Springfield, Va. Chances are fading that Congress will allow taxes to rise, even for the nation's top earners. Worried about the fragile economy and their own upcoming election, a growing number of Democrats are joining the rock-solid Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's plans to let some of the Bush administration's tax cuts expire.    (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.



Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)

In this photo taken on Friday Aug. 27, 2010, a man chats on his mobile as he walks past the hoarding of BlackBerry mobile in Ahmadabad, India.  Indian authorities are scheduled to meet Monday evening, Aug. 30,  to decide whether to ban some BlackBerry services in India, an official said, one day ahead of a government-imposed deadline for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. to give security agencies access to encrypted data or face a ban. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.



Double hand transplant patient shows new hands (AP)

AP - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.

Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP)

AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?





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