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Carnival Splendor finally reaches San Diego dock; passengers begin to disembark
Carnival Splendor arrived at a San Diego dock Thursday. Passengers began to leave the Carnival Splendor after being towed back to the southern California port, following an engine room fire that disabled the cruise ship.
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In Pictures: Carnival's stranded cruise ship
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Gulf oil spill update: What's known now about cause and effects
Amid hearings on the cause of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, government scientists, academics, and those most affected by the Gulf oil spill are at odds over the extent of its effects.
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Carnival Splendor cruise ship, with over 4000 aboard, disabled off Mexican coast
Carnival Splendor cruise ship engine was disabled by a fire early Monday morning. Almost 4,500 passengers and crew are aboard the Carnival Splendor, adrift off the coast of western Mexico, south of San Diego.
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Mountain goat attack in Washington kills hiker
After a deadly mountain goat attack in Washington, authorities say the goat was known as aggressive.
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Legacy of the BP spill: What's a reputation worth?
The BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused a public outcry and savaged BP's share price. Image repair won't be easy.
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Oil spill report sketches anatomy of a flawed US response in Gulf
A presidential commission assessing the US response to the Gulf oil spill identifies flaws in the White House reaction. It finds that the government acted at times either incompetently or without candor.
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The Monitor's View: Fisherman's arrest in Asia: China and Japan must not trawl for trouble
Japan's arrest of a Chinese fishing captain in disputed waters reveals sharp tensions over regional dominance. The incident requires a calm resolution.
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China Japan territorial spat over a fishing boat flares
Even though China is Japan's largest trading partner, a fishing boat row between China and Japan this week highlights tender relations when it comes to disputed territory.
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Transocean, Halliburton blast BP report on cause of blowout, oil spill
Transocean and Halliburtion, BP's partners on the blown-out well that led to the massive Gulf oil spill, reject findings in a new BP report that finds their workers partly to blame for the rig accident.
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Gulf oil spill puzzle: A giant piece begins long rise to surface
BP raises the titanic steel blowout preventer, whose failure led to the Gulf oil spill, one of the world's worst. What story will it tell?
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Hurricane Earl bears down on Outer Banks, following well-worn path
Hurricane Earl is only the latest hurricane to put North Carolina in its path. The state has seen billions of dollars of damage since its founding.
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Mariner Energy oil rig fire extinguished, no sign of oil spill in Gulf
An oil rig run belonging to Mariner Energy caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday. The Coast Guard has now refuted earlier reports of an oil sheen on the water.
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Oil rig explosion: Is oil leaking from Mariner Energy rig near Vermillion Bay?
Oil rig explosion reports are so far unclear about whether a Mariner Energy facility south of Vermillion Bay has caused an oil leak. The rig is in shallow water, and no injuries are confirmed.
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Oil rig explosion off Louisiana coast
Oil rig explosion was west of the site of the April explosion that caused the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil rig explosion was reported by a commercial helicopter flying over the area Thursday morning. All 13 people aboard the oil rig have been accounted for.
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Wal-Mart asks Supreme Court to block giant gender bias lawsuit
Wal-Mart faces what would be the largest class-action employment lawsuit in history over claims of gender bias. It has asked the Supreme Court to intervene.
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North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat. How long will it hold the crew?
North Korea has seized numerous South Korean vessels over the years, but this incident comes during South Korean naval exercises in the Yellow Sea that North Korea has denounced as a 'provocation.'
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Static kill plugs Gulf oil spill leak, but much work remains
Static kill: BPs efforts to plug the leak seem to have worked, but it's still too early to declare victory, officials say.
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'Static kill' solution to Gulf oil spill could stop leak for good
'Static kill,' similar to the previously attempted 'top kill' solution, involves pumping mud and cement into the leaking well, hopefully sealing it permanently.
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New Gulf oil spill mystery: How much dispersant did BP use?
Rep. Edward Markey says documents released by his office Saturday cast doubt on BP's assertion that it used 1.8 million gallons of the toxic and controversial oil dispersant, Corexit.
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Pipeline in Michigan oil spill had been cited for corrosion
Federal regulators had issued safety warnings about the condition of the pipeline in the Michigan oil spill that leaked nearly 1 million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River this week.
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Chelsea Clinton wedding will be a no-fly zone
Chelsea Clinton, her family, and other VIPs attending the wedding will prompt the FAA to declare a no-fly zone 90 minutes north of New York City.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 07/28
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Offshore drilling moratorium: good for the Gulf, bad for the economy?
The federal government enacted a six-month moratorium on offshore drilling in deep waters in the wake of the Gulf oil spill. Depending on who you ask, it is either an environmental necessity or an economic disaster.
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From 'static kill' to 'bottom kill’: next steps in Gulf oil spill
BP readies plans to permanently seal the ruptured well in the Gulf oil spill through two operations in the next two weeks – the initial ‘static kill’ followed by the final ‘bottom kill.’
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