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Police end hostage drama at Discovery Channel
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Police shot and killed a man who took three people hostage, waving a gun and apparently fitted out with explosives,
BP begins removing cap from Gulf well
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said it had begun removing a cap from equipment atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Thursday, the ...
Workers see higher health costs, less care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense ...
Elizabeth Warren schedule shift fuels talk on U.S. consumer job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon ...
Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday and was on track to lash its barrier islands with ...
EPA to issue more rules in climate fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they ...
Justice Department sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe
WASHINGTON/PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations he and his police ...
Oil sheen spreads from Gulf platform after fire
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames on Thursday and unleashed a mile-long oil sheen into the ...
Suspicious vehicle shuts down New York's Park Ave
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police were investigating a suspicious vehicle in midtown Manhattan on Thursday and have closed down 10 blocks of Park ...
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