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Disasters

Storms threaten to shut down BP's Gulf well work

Storms threaten to shut down BP's Gulf well work

The federal government's spill chief said a relief tunnel should finally reach BP's broken Gulf of Mexico well by the weekend, meaning the three-month-old gusher could be snuffed for good within two weeks.

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Is experimental well cap making disaster worse?

Oil from BP's blown out well is again seeping into the Gulf of Mexico, but this time, more slowly and scientists aren't convinced the cap that stopped the flow last week is making things worse.

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State IDs start of St. Charles fire, not cause

State IDs start of St. Charles fire, not cause

A state investigation into the fire that destroyed North Star Foods in St. Charles pinpoints where the blaze started but does not answer what caused it to ignite.

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Lake of the Isles drowning victim named

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the man who drowned in Lake of the Isles on Friday morning. Twenty-six-year-old Minneapolis resident Daniel Gulbrandson apparently drowned while swimming with friends sometime before 5 a.m.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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BP encouraged that capped-off oil well still holds

BP encouraged that capped-off oil well still holds

BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.

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