Minn couple to sue over tainted eggs outbreak link
A southern Minnesota couple says they will sue after a salmonella outbreak tied tainted eggs to Hillandale Farms of New Hampton Iowa and Wright County Egg. Robin Shaffer of Manterville says she fell ill after eating at a Bemidji restaurant in May and her husband joins for loss of companionship.
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Farrakhan backs mosque near ground zero
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Thursday supported constructing an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero arguing Muslims joined other faiths in the casualties of the Sept 11 attacks. He cited rising racism and anti Islam sentiment and commented on rumors about President Obama’s faith.
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Barack Obama
No link found between Pampers Dry Max and diaper rash
Federal safety officials reviewed 4700 complaints and found no causal connection between Pampers Dry Max diapers from Procter & Gamble and reported severe skin reactions. Procter & Gamble rolled out Swaddlers and Cruisers in March amid parent concerns.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Procter & Gamble
U.S
Gone With the Wind child star Bonnie Blue Butler dies at 76
Cammie King Conlon, who played Bonnie Blue Butler in Gone With the Wind and voiced Faline in Bambi, died of cancer at her Fort Bragg home. She recalled scant memories of the 1939 Civil War epic but stayed connected to film history through retrospectives and appearances with fellow Wind alumni.
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Scarlett O’hara
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Oil platform explodes off Louisiana coast
An oil platform 100 miles south of Louisiana’s Vermilion Bay exploded and burned with seven active wells shut down. Coast Guard reports varied on a spill, later finding no sheen. All 13 crew members were rescued. no deaths reported.
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Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
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Mariner Energy
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Bobby Jindal
Vermilion Bay
Temporary cap removed from BP Gulf well
Engineers lifted a temporary cap that halted oil gushes from BP s blown-out well in mid July. No leak was expected, but crews stood by. The cap removal paves the way to raise the failed relief equipment and later seal the well with mud and cement after the relief well intercepts the blown-out formation.
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Gulf of Mexico
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Hurricane Earl nears Outer Banks ahead of East Coast landfall
Powerful Earl slams toward North Carolina with 110 mph winds as outer banks residents brace for impact. Forecasters warn hurricane force winds extend 70 miles from the center with tropical storm winds beyond 200 miles. Shelters open in North Carolina and Nantucket as officials urge immediate action.
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Earl
Atlantic
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Nantucket Island
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Federal suit targets Arizona Sheriff Arpaio over records
The U S Justice Department sues Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office for defiance in a civil rights probe. The suit says records were withheld for more than a year as the department investigates alleged discrimination against Hispanics, unconstitutional searches, and jail policies affecting those with limited English. Arpaio calls the action harassment and says authorities have not specified what they seek.
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U.S. Justice Department
Joe Arpaio
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Justice Department
Hawking says no creator needed for universe birth
London AP Hawking argues in The Grand Design that the universe can arise without a creator. Co authored with Leonard Mlodinow, the book questions the need for God behind cosmic origins and cites advances like exoplanet discovery as easing design arguments.
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