Embassy caterer among six detained in Times Square plot
A Pakistan intelligence official says six Pakistanis tied to a catering company that served the U.S. Embassy were detained for allegedly aiding the failed Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad. The U.S. Embassy warned the firm faces ties to terrorist groups and asked diplomats to stop using it.
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Islamabad
U.S
Pakistan
Times Square
Faisal Shahzad
New York
United States
Actor Costner’s centrifugal oil separator eyed for Gulf spill cleanup
Hollywood figures rally around Kevin Costner’s 15 year effort and a $24 million investment in a centrifugal oil separator as BP and the Coast Guard plan tests next week. Plaquemines Parish president Billy Nungesser praises the move despite federal delays on a sand island plan, while Costner’s partner stresses the project was self funded.
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Los Angeles
Kevin Costner
Gulf of Mexico
Plaquemines Parish
Costner
U.S. Coast Guard
Billy Nungesser
Louisiana
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Stephen Baldwin
Avatar
James Cameron
Robert Redford
Natural Resources Defense Council
Hollywood
Paul Winchell
Tigger
Hedy Lamarr
Germany
John Houghtaling
Kevin
Pat Smith
Oil spill data rise with 102 gym fills cited
The piece uses worst case estimates to describe oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, calculating enough to fill 102 gymnasiums and nearly 130 million gallons. It covers figures, devices by Costner, BP testing, and deployment debates for Gulf cleanup.
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Covington
Gulf of Mexico
New York
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Washington
Gulf
Mississippi River
Darryl Felder
University of Louisiana Lafayette
Felder
Obama orders new gas rules on trucks and cars
President Obama directed federal agencies to set first ever mileage and pollution limits for big trucks and tighten rules for cars and SUVs. The plan aims for trucks 2014 2018 models and cars through 2025, with 2016 fleet targets for light vehicles.
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Washington
Barack Obama
America
Obama
White House
Gulf of Mexico
Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Gulf
Ohio man and son killed Arkansas police in shootout
Ohio man Jerry Kane Jr. and his son Joseph Kane were identified as the two gunmen who killed Sgt. Brandon Paudert and Officer Bill Evans during a traffic stop in West Memphis Arkansas. Kane, 45, of Forest Ohio, had a history with police and claimed anti government views while his son was believed to be 16.
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Ark
Ohio
U.S
Arkansas
Jerry R. Kane Jr
Forest
Joseph T. Kane
Brandon Paudert
Bill Evans
Interstate 40
West Memphis
Jerry Kane
Paudert
Evans
East Arkansas
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Nungesser
Blue Ocean
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Kelly P. Kissel
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Gene Kelly
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New Mexico
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Southern Poverty Law Center
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