BP raises blowout preventer, key evidence in probe (AP)
AP – BP crews worked Saturday to slowly raise the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.
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Police question scientist in Miami airport scare (AP)
AP – A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a government official said.
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Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming (AP)
AP – A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel’s headquarters said he hated the company’s shows such as “Kate Plus 8″ because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.
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AP IMPACT: Delays plague solar energy on fed lands (AP)
AP – Not a light bulb’s worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground.
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Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean (AP)
AP – Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.
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Teen motorcycle racer killed in crash at Indy (AP)
AP – The motorcycle racing community mourned the death of a promising 13-year-old rider in a crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway while defending the youth circuit that allows teens to drive vehicles that can top 120 mph.
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W.Va. gov. wins Democratic primary for US Senate (AP)
AP – Popular Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face GOP primary winner and wealthy businessman John Raese in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Robert C. Byrd.
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Dueling rallies in DC mark King speech anniversary (AP)
AP – Tens of thousands of people heeded broadcaster Glenn Beck’s summons for his “Restoring Honor” rally Saturday from the same marble steps at the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King Jr.’s gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech 47 years ago to the day.
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NKorea releases American imprisoned since January (AP)
AP – A smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes’ face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for Boston on Friday, seven months after his arrest in North Korea.
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Restaurants scramble after massive egg recall (AP)
AP – Eggs sunny-side-up are still on the menu. But restaurants nationwide are keeping a closer eye on egg suppliers and reminding diners of the dangers of undercooked food after a massive recall tied to a salmonella outbreak.
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