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AP - The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several seals and barriers before exploding, according to interviews with rig workers conducted during BP’s internal [...]

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AP - It was a two-day trip to the Midwest to talk about jobs and clean energy. President Barack Obama didn’t mention the drama unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico, where oil was gushing from a broken well pipe a mile beneath the sea.

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Reuters - BP Plc engineers using undersea robots had a massive metal chamber hovering just above a gushing, ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday in a mission seen as the best chance yet to contain what could be the most damaging U.S. oil spill.

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AP - Cutoff valves like the one that failed to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster have repeatedly broken down at other wells in the years since federal regulators weakened testing requirements, according to an Associated Press investigation.

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AP - Stormy weather was forecast to move into the Northeast and New England on Saturday, while cool temperatures were to move into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest.

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HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have long debated the
role triglyceride levels might play in heart disease, and finally they
have genetic evidence linking high concentrations of the blood fat to an
increased risk of heart trouble.

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HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) — Dutch researchers report that
they’ve linked three genes to subtle variations in human eye color.

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SPACE.com - A brand-new commercial Falcon 9 rocket designed to haul cargo
to the International Space Station is still set to make its debut launch this
month, despite delays in receiving final approval of its emergency destruct
system in case it strays off course, the booster’s makers said.

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AP - Hunters in Montana would be allowed to kill nearly three times as many gray wolves this fall compared with last year’s inaugural hunt, under a proposal announced Friday by state wildlife officials.

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The Prince of Wales leads veterans in a service marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

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A top Welsh Lib Dem says they could go into power with no a deal on voting reform, as Plaid Cymru fail to rule out talking to the Tories.

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