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Alabama wins college title |
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| Jan.24 |
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Saints outlasted Minnesota 31-28 in NFC |
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Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl with a surprise 31-17 win over Indianapolis. Brees hit a record-equalling 32 passes for 288 ya...
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| Feb.16 |
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US to build two nuclear power stations |
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| Feb.18 |
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Pilot air attack on US tax office 
Map of Austin Texas Joseph Andrew Stack crashed into an office block left a note expressing his anger at Internal Revenue Service
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| Feb.19 |
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Tiger Woods makes apology for infidelity 
A tearful Tiger Woods has made a frank apology for cheating on his wife. He talking publicly for the first time since the scandal erupted
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| Mar.4 |
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Police warn: Stay out of Mexico towns |
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| Apr.5 |
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Duke won national title |
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| Apr.9 |
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Adopted boy sent back to Russia |
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| Apr.11 |
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Mickelson seals third Masters win |
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| Apr.21 |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames
| At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. history and among the largest oil spills in history. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil gusher
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| Apr.22 |
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Obama's vow over oil rig disaster |
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| Apr.24 |
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Tornado leaves 10 dead amid destruction |
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| Apr.25 |
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Efforts to stop leak after oil rig explosion Officials found oil was leaking from the well Deepwater Horizon. Rescuers suspended the search for 11 people missing
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| Apr.28 |
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New leak found in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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| Apr.29 |
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Oil reaches coast in US disaster Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day are spilling into the water. Oil has started washing ashore on the Gulf Coast from a leaking offshore well
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| Apr.30 |
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Air Force to spray chemicals on slick |
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Pressure mounts on BP to tackle slick |
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| May.1 |
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Weather hampers oil slick clean-up
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| May.2 |
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Obama's sombre oil leak warning |
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| May.3 |
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BP vows to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil slick |
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| May.4 |
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Funnel plan to battle Gulf spill |
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| May.8 |
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Setback in oil containment bid
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| May.10 |
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Oil firms 'set for Senate clash' |
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| May.12 |
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Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty' Congressional investigators believe the device meant to stop oil leaking from a Gulf of Mexico well after last month's rig explosion was fau...
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| May.16 |
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BP: scheme to halt US oil leak working well |
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| May.17 |
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Obama to set up oil spill panel |
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| May.21 |
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US oil spill commission takes shape |
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| May.23 |
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US warns it may 'push BP aside |
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| May.24 |
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US toughens talk over Gulf spill
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Feds tell BP to cut use of oil dispersants |
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| May.26 |
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BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan
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| May.27 |
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Work resumes to plug US oil well BP resumes its operation to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak as US President Barack Obama defends his handling of the disaster
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| May.28 |
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Obama to triple oil response manpower |
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| May.29 |
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'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails
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| May.30 |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' Map of White House USA| White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced | |
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'Well control' problems reported in March |
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| Jun.3 |
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Van der Sloot arrested in Chile Map of Vina del Mar Chile| He's the suspect in a young woman's slaying in Peru and previously considered a suspect in the disappearance of U.S. Natalee Holloway in Aruba | |
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BP set to lower US oil-spill cap |
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| Jun.4 |
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Successful blast-off for Falcon 9
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Obama cautious on new move to halt leak |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf On day 46 of the oil spill, BP began to siphon oil from the ruptured undersea well to the surface, where it was flowing onto the awaiting drill...
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| Jun.6 |
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Too soon to be 'pleased' with BP progress |
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| Jun.8 |
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Rig survivors: BP ordered shortcut |
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| Jun.9 |
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Oil spill spurs sickness in U.S. states |
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| Jun.10 |
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Oil spill 'will not harm' UK-US ties |
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Oil leak was 'greater than estimated' Scientists estimate the leaking BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was releasing 20,000 to 40,000 barrels per day through last week
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| Jun.11 |
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Floodwaters hit campsites, leave 16 dead
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| Jun.12 |
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US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
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| Jun.15 |
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US oil firms 'not ready' for leak |
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| Jun.16 |
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BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spil...
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| Jun.17 |
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Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
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| Jun.18 |
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BP 'strong despite spill setback' |
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| Jun.19 |
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BP CEO Hayward criticised for yacht trip |
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| Jun.20 |
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BP told rig safety gear 'broke earlier'
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| Jun.22 |
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US Gulf oil drilling ban overturned |
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| Jun.29 |
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Hurricane hits Gulf oil clean-up Oil clean-up activities like skimming and controlled burning are halted because of the arrival of Hurricane Alex in the Gulf of Mexico
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| Jun.30 |
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Texas on alert as Alex sweeps in
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| Jul.9 |
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BP in fresh bid to plug oil leak
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| Jul.10 |
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BP in new attempt to plug oil leak |
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| Jul.12 |
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BP installs new sealing cap on leaking well
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| Jul.13 |
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BP starting pressure test on well
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BP delays pressure test on well |
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| Jul.14 |
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Preparations for BP oil well test under way |
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| Jul.15 |
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BP fixes leaking cap on oil well |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion
| The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test that could last up to 48 hours. Obama said the development was a 'positive sign'
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| Jul.16 |
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Capped well not leaking, BP says |
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| Jul.17 |
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BP oil well 'withstands pressure'
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BP extends testing of capped oil well |
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| Jul.18 |
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Recapped Gulf oil well continues to hold |
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Seepage detected at oil spill site
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US seeks BP well cap release plan |
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| Jul.19 |
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Leaks near BP well may be natural |
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| Jul.22 |
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Storm forces ships off spill site Dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to leave the site of the BP spill by the US government as Tropical Storm Bonnie gathers...
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| Jul.23 |
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Oil workers set to leave as storm nears |
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| Jul.24 |
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Oil spill vessels return to site
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| Jul.25 |
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BP boss Hayward 'negotiates exit' |
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| Jul.26 |
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BP set to announce record loss |
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| Jul.27 |
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BP ousts CEO Hayward Tony Hayward will step down amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be replaced by American Robert Dudley
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| Jul.29 |
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Gulf oil cleanup chief details plans |
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| Aug.3 |
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BP ready to plug 'biggest leak'
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BP starts 'static kill' on well BP has started the 'static kill' of its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, a step towards permanently sealing it
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| Aug.4 |
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Majority of BP spill 'dealt with'
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| Aug.14 |
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Obama plea for Gulf coast tourism |
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| Aug.16 |
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Gulf oil spreads east on sea floor
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| Aug.19 |
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BP accused of hiding oil rig data |
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| Aug.23 |
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Tiger Woods and his wife divorce |
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| Aug.29 |
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Obama hails spirit of New Orleans
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| Sep.1 |
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Hurricane prompts evacuations |
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Earl weakens as it nears US coast |
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| Sep.4 |
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BP well 'poses no further risk' |
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| Sep.6 |
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Hurricane watch issued for Texas, Mexico |
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Petraeus: Quran-burning harms troops
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Church defiant over Koran burning| A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary. Organiser, Pastor Terry Jones said: 'We must send... | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Rethinking canceled Quran burning
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| Sep.11 |
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Six dead after breakfast row |
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| Sep.18 |
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'One more test' needed on BP well |
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| Sep.19 |
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Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says Officials formally declared an end to the worst oil spill in U.S. history, afternearly five months of hopes and criticism of nearly everyone involved
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| Sep.20 |
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9 Americans killed in Afghanistan crash
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| Sep.23 |
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Video study estimates oil spill |
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| Oct.6 |
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Oil spill probe raps White House
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| Oct.14 |
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Troops tell of Fort Hood rampage |
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| Oct.22 |
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Rangers finish Yankees in Game 6 |
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| Oct.28 |
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Cement flaws 'known before spill' |
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| Nov.1 |
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Giants win World Series over Rangers Giants end their 56-year title drought. San Francisco is defeating the Texas Rangers 4-1 in their seven game series
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| Nov.2 |
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BP back to profit after oil spill |
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Bush memoir confesses Iraq regret |
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| Nov.4 |
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2 slain in Mexico were US college students |
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| Nov.8 |
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Panel backs BP on spill findings |
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| Nov.9 |
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Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent'
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New 787 makes emergency landing |
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| Nov.24 |
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DeLay guilty of money laundering
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| Nov.28 |
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Comic actor Leslie Nielsen dies |
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| Dec.7 |
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Elizabeth Edwards loses battle with cancer
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| Dec.8 |
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SpaceX craft finally launches Map of Cape Canaveral Florida The first commercial spacecraft, the Dragon, a craft developed by the company SpaceX, to return from a low-Earth orbit splashed into the ocean
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| Dec.9 |
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Split verdict on Katrina killing |
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| Dec.14 |
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Gunman dies at school in Florida |
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| Dec.15 |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited penalties
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| Dec.16 |
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John Duty executed using animal drug |
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