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•BP to try well kill Tuesday
36 minutes ago
BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law
by By PAUL DAVENPORT and JACQUES BILLEAUD
37 minutes ago
By PAUL DAVENPORT and JACQUES BILLEAUD 2010-07-30T23:03:36Z PHOENIX (AP) -- The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults....
[From AP Top Headlines At 7:03 p.m. EDT]
•AP source: Yankees working to acquire Berkman
by By RONALD BLUM
38 minutes ago
By RONALD BLUM 2010-07-30T23:02:36Z NEW YORK (AP) -- The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros. The deal was gaining momentum Friday and was likely to happen before Saturday's trade deadline, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing....
[From AP Top Headlines At 7:03 p.m. EDT]
•Ore. prosecutor says no Gore prosecution
by By WILLIAM McCALL
44 minutes ago
By WILLIAM McCALL 2010-07-30T22:56:40Z PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Former Vice President Al Gore won't be prosecuted over allegations by a masseuse that he groped and assaulted her in his Portland hotel room in 2006, the county prosecutor said Friday....
[From AP Top Headlines At 7:03 p.m. EDT]
•Obama urges Iran to release three U.S. hikers
57 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•Enbridge says no restart date for ruptured line
1 hour ago
DETROIT/CALGARY (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc's chief executive said on Friday he was unable to say when the company would be able to restart the Michigan pipeline that ruptured earlier this week, spilling more than 800,000 gallons of oil.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•NY reps. bicker over 9/11 responder bill's defeat
by By ANDREW MIGA
1 hour ago
By ANDREW MIGA 2010-07-30T22:29:49Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House's rejection of bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust has opened a sharp rift between two New York congressmen, Republican Peter King and Democrat Anthony Weiner....
[From AP Top Headlines At 7:03 p.m. EDT]
•House approves oil spill reform legislation
1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday approved legislation to strengthen federal offshore drilling regulations in response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•More Democrats say Rep. Rangel should resign
by By LAURIE KELLMAN
1 hour ago
By LAURIE KELLMAN 2010-07-30T22:26:33Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Calls for Rep. Charlie Rangel's resignation rained down on Capitol Hill late Friday from House Democrats who said more than a dozen ethics charges against the 20-term lawmaker showed a disregard for the rules and undermined the public's confidence in Congress....
[From AP Top Headlines At 7:03 p.m. EDT]
•S. Africa to dissolve six monarchies
1 hour ago
PRETORIA, South Africa, July 30 (UPI) -- Six of South Africa's traditional monarchies will be dissolved when the current ruler dies, President Jacob Zuma announced this week.
South Africa - Jacob Zuma - Africa - Government - President
[From Top News - UPI.com]
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