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Key spill evidence compromised by BP partners?

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:35 PM PST

This photo of a Transocean employee working on the failed BP blowout preventer was among the evidence submitted by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board.The Obama administration is under pressure to investigate whether employees of two companies tied to the failed blowout preventer in the BP oil disaster compromised the investigation.




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U.S. issues timetable for carbon emissions cuts

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:00 PM PST

The EPA released a plan for the nation's power plants and refineries to cut greenhouse gas emissions, pressing ahead with a strategy of tackling emissions in the absence of federal climate legislation.

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The five weirdest Christmas movies ever

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 02:34 PM PST

Not all Christmas movies are sappy, beloved classics. Alonso Duralde's new book looks at the weird, wild and wonderful of Yuletide cinema.Alonso Duralde, author of "Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas," discusses five of the weirdest lumps of cinematic coal. Satan meets Santa?  A tree that talks like Charles Nelson Reilly?




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Holiday calendar: Holy land from on high

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

The Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar features a wide-angle picture of the locale for the Nativity story, as seen by space shuttle astronauts flying more than 200 miles above.The Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar features a wide-angle picture of the locale for the Nativity story, as seen by space shuttle astronauts flying more than 200 miles above.




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Somali militants announce merger, threaten attacks

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:15 PM PST

Somali Hizbul Islam's Sheik Duliyadayn addresses a news conference in the capital Mogadishu, on Thursday.Somalia's top two insurgent groups announced Thursday that they plan to merge, a development that could see the country's insurgency gain strength.




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'Stroke belt' mystery: Fried fish may be cause

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:01 PM PST

People who live in the South's stroke belt were 30 percent more likely to eat two or more servings of fried fish every week than those living in the rest of the country, a new study says.

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WWII pilot who forever repaid rescuers dies

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:43 AM PST

Fred Hargesheimer poses at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., with a model of a World War II P-38 fighter in the background on March 3, 2008. Hargesheimer, a World War II Army pilot whose rescue by Pacific islanders led to a life of giving back as a builder of schools and teacher of children, died Thursday. He was 94.Fred Hargesheimer, a World War II Army pilot whose rescue by Pacific islanders led to a life of giving back as a builder of schools and teacher of children, died Thursday morning. He was 94.




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Doc sued for child's costs after vasectomy fails

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:34 PM PST

A Eugene couple has sued a local doctor and medical group for $650,000 for a botched vasectomy.

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Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:34 PM PST

Video: Man trapped in Fla. Mine collapse

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:27 AM PST

Dec. 23: Rescue efforts have been suspended in Central Florida after learning that the victim in the accident had been trapped underwater for nearly 30 minutes. Msnbc's Tamron Hall has more details.  (Other)Rescue efforts have been suspended in Central Florida after learning that the victim in the accident had been trapped underwater for nearly 30 minutes. Msnbc's Tamron Hall has more details. (msnbc tv)




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Stephen Baldwin sues Costner over BP centrifuge

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:42 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2009 file photo, actor Stephen Baldwin arrives at the premiere of "The Pink Panther 2" at the Ziegfeld Theatre. Baldwin is suing Kevin Costner over their investments in a device that BP used to try to clean up the massive Gulf oil spill. A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 in New Orleans by Baldwin and a friend claims Costner and a business partner duped them out of their shares of an $18 million deal for BP to buy oil-separating centrifuges from a company they formed after the April 20 spill. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)Stephen Baldwin has sued fellow actor Kevin Costner over their investments in a device that BP PLC used in trying to clean up the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.




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Gas pump prices rise above $3

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:45 PM PST

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 on Thursday.

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What's wilderness? Bush-era curbs are repealed

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:33 PM PST

The Obama administration on Thursday undid a Bush-era policy that curbed wilderness protections within the 245 million acres managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management.

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New home sales and prices rose in Nov.

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:14 AM PST

More people purchased new homes in November, but not enough to signal better times are ahead for the battered housing industry. More people purchased new homes in November, but not enough to signal better times are ahead for the battered housing industry.




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PhotoBlog

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:46 AM PST

View and discuss the pictures and issues that caught our eyes.View and discuss the pictures and issues that caught our eyes.




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Holiday travel going smoothly — for now

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST

People wait in line at a security checkpoint at John F. Kennedy Airport on Thursday in New York City.Only one major airport reported flight delays Thursday morning, helping travelers get to their holiday destinations between wicked West Coast storms and the possibility of snow along the East Coast over the weekend.




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Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST

Video: 'Liquid hills,' 'sea of mud’ out west

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 07:33 AM PST

Dec. 23: In the wake of a week of torrential rain, beleaguered Westerners start cleaning up from flooding and damaged homes. Miguel Almaguer reports from Highland, Calif. (Today Show)In the wake of a week of torrential rain, beleaguered Westerners start cleaning up from flooding and damaged homes. Miguel Almaguer reports from Highland, Calif. (TODAY show)




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Flu kills 27 in Britain, spreading in Europe

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:24 AM PST

Flu has killed 27 people in Britain since the influenza season began in October and transmission of the virus is picking up across the European Union, health officials said on Thursday.

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Pryor among 5 Buckeyes banned for 5 games in 2011

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:44 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2010, file photo, Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, left, celebrates with quarterbacks coach Nick Siciliano after an NCAA college football game against Michigan, in Columbus, Ohio. Pryor and four other Buckeyes were suspended by the NCAA on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, for the first five games of next season for selling championship rings, jerseys and awards, and receiving improper benefits from a tattoo parlor. All can still play in the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas. Smith said the school will appeal the suspensions.  (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)Welcome to Tattoo U.




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