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Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast (AP)
'); document.write('AP - An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP\'s undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Earl undergoes change, strong winds extend farther (AP)
'); document.write('AP - The head of the National Hurricane Center says the center of Hurricane Earl is undergoing a change and its powerful winds are going to extend farther out from the eyewall.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Feds sue Arizona Joe Arpaio sheriff in civil-rights probe (AP)
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Data shows jobless claims drop, retail sales rise (AP)
'); document.write('AP - A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren\'t pursuing mass layoffs and stores are a little busier.'); document.write(''); document.write('

New round of direct Mideast peace talks begins (AP)
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Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape (AP)
'); document.write('AP - As the three hostages at Discovery Channel\'s headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Study: 1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection (AP)
'); document.write('AP - A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)
'); document.write('AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users\' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.'); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write('

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