Archive for April, 2010
Officials: 3 dead, 25 hurt in Arkansas tornadoes (AP)
AP – Authorities say tornadoes ripping through central Arkansas have killed at least three people, injured 25 others and destroyed several homes.
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Mets lengthen NL East lead over Philly
The Mets pregame focus and work helped establish the tone for well-rounded 9-1 win that challenged the Phillies to reset prior assumptions about their Turnpike rivals. With this win, the Mets are eager to declare that they are serious.
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Ariz. gov signs bill revising new immigration law (AP)
AP – Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed a follow-on bill approved by Arizona legislators that make revisions to the state’s sweeping law against illegal immigration — changes she says should quell concerns that the measure will lead to racial profiling.
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Document: BP didn’t plan for major oil spill (AP)
AP – British Petroleum downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at an offshore rig that exploded, causing the worst U.S. spill in decades along the Gulf coast and endangering shoreline habitat.
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Obama: New oil leases will need safeguards (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama on Friday, in a largely symbolic gesture, promised that no new offshore oil drilling leases will be issued unless rigs have new safeguards to prevent a repeat of the explosion that unleashed the massive spill threatening the Gulf Coast.
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Choppy seas frustrate effort to contain oil spill (AP)
AP – High winds and choppy seas frustrated efforts to hold back the oil spill seeping into Louisiana’s rich fishing grounds and nesting areas Friday, and the government desperately cast about for new ideas for dealing with the nation’s biggest environmental crisis in decades.
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Obama says new oil leases will need safeguards (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama on Friday, in a largely symbolic gesture, promised that no new offshore oil drilling leases will be issued unless rigs have new safeguards to prevent a repeat of the explosion that unleashed the massive spill threatening the Gulf Coast.
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