Gas prices rise 10 cents as Rita idles Gulf refineries
Gas prices averaged 2.93 dollars per gallon on October 7, up 10 cents from two weeks earlier as Gulf Coast refineries remain idled by Rita. Self-serve regular 2.91, midgrade 3.01, and premium 3.11. Crude prices eased. imports increased and demand eased. refineries hurt by Katrina and Rita resume gradually.
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Bush visits Cameron after Rita hits Texas Gulf Coast
Former President George H W Bush spent a weekend tour of the hurricane wreckage along the Gulf Coast. He flew over Port Arthur and Orange in southeast Texas and saw Cameron in the southwest where Rita caused major damage. He recalled losing a $6 million oil rig to Betsy in the 1960s and compared the destruction to the Asian tsunami.
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Pakistan Earthquake Devastates Kashmir Region
Rescuers struggle to reach remote areas after a magnitude 7.6 quake along the Pakistan India border. Death toll estimates range from 20,000 to 30,000, with over 2.5 million needing shelter and 200,000 winterized tents urgently required. Aid from the United States India and other nations arrived as helicopters fought through impassable roads to reach survivors in Muzaffarabad and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
New Orleans Officers Accused in Onset of Videoed Beating
Three New Orleans police officers faced suspension and potential charges after a 64-year-old man was punched for alleged public intoxication and an APNT producer was assaulted during a taped confrontation. Capt. Marlon Defillo said investigators would pursue a criminal probe, noting the troubling footage and immediate department action.
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Associated Press
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FBI may ease marijuana drug-use rules in hiring plan
The FBI weighs relaxing limits on past illegal drug use for applicants such as analysts and linguists while keeping a ban on current use. Director Mueller will decide, with exceptions for special agents. The move aims to widen the pool of qualified applicants, reflecting shifts in government hiring practices.
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Robert Mueller
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Guatemala declares landslide areas cemeteries for hundreds
Dozens of foreign tourists fled Guatemala’s devastated lakeside towns as officials said communities buried by landslides will be abandoned and become mass graveyards. Five days after Hurricane Stan, more than 640 dead across Central America and southern Mexico, with Guatemala reporting 519 recovered and reburied and 338 missing. Panabas mayor said the town will not exist.
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