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Gulf platform explodes in flames, 13 rescued

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:06:13 GMT

An off-shore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded early Thursday, sending its crew of 13 scrambing into the water and creating a sheen of spilled ...

Obama warns of challenges at start of Mideast peace talks

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:41:09 GMT

As Middle East peace talks begin anew in Washington, President Obama warns, "This moment of opportunity may not soon come again."

Tony Blair's book offers insights on alliances

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:52:46 GMT

The alliance between George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair was tight, but Blair says that may never have occurred without 9/11. ...

Food safety groups slam USDA egg graders at farms in recall

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:19:53 GMT

Staff at two Iowa egg processors implicated in a national salmonella outbreak were supposed to enforce rules, federal regulations show.

Study: Friends help college females avoid risky sex after drinking

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:10:46 GMT

College students use a number of strategies to prevent their female friends from engaging in risky sexual behavior after a night of heavy drinking, ...

1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection, worse than restaurants

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:24:04 GMT

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

New test may 'revolutionize TB care,' diagnosing

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:06:43 GMT

Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether ...

Muslim groups support NYC mosque, decry hostility

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:43:10 GMT

It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near Ground Zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations said Wednesday ...

Dems in power could be in peril, poll says

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:51:22 GMT

Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals ...

Creation came 'from nothing,' not God: Stephen Hawking

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:19:08 GMT

Did creation need a creator? British physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking says no, arguing in his new book that there need not be a God ...

Local students benefit from private colleges' financial aid

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:14:57 GMT

Hoping to portray themselves as better neighbors, private colleges nationwide are sweetening financial aid packages for students in their own ...

Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:03 GMT

Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies."

Students face new textbook picks: Rent vs. buy, print vs. e-book

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:59 GMT

As publishers and analysts again wonder if e-books are about to take off in the world of higher education, the growing popularity of rental options ...

Thousands flee as Indonesian volcano erupts again

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:22:35 GMT

An Indonesian volcano dormant for four centuries erupted for the second straight day Monday, shooting clouds of hot ash more than a mile into ...

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:17:47 GMT

Does every point on Earth have an equal number of daylight/night minutes each year? What's the hottest heat index ever recorded? Were the Northern ...