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Disasters

Barge shipments to Minn., Wis. unaffected by oil spill

Maritime officials say barge shipments from Midwestern port cities, including Winona and La Crosse, Wis., have, so far, been unaffected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Newsmaker: BP agrees to set up a fund to pay oil damages

Newsmaker: BP agrees to set up a fund to pay oil damages

President Obama is expected to tell the nation Tuesday what BP will do to compensate people who claim lost business as a result of the oil spill. BP's financial future is at stake as costs for the cleanup pile up.

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North Dakota Guard soldiers return from Haiti

Military police with the North Dakota National Guard returned over the weekend from the Caribbean nation of Haiti, which was devastated by a mid-January earthquake.

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Delta flight from Minneapolis makes emergency landing

A Delta Air Lines spokesman says a flight that made an emergency landing at Louisville International Airport did so after fluid leaked and caused a "smoky odor" in the plane.

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Obama flies South, takes fourth tour of Gulf

Obama flies South, takes fourth tour of Gulf

The White House said Monday BP appears willing to set up a massive victims compensation fund, as President Barack Obama set out on a fact-finding tour in the stricken Gulf Coast that he said would help him get tough with the oil company's leaders.

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Arkansas flash floods kill at least 16 people

Arkansas flash floods kill at least 16 people

Floodwaters that rose as swiftly as 8 feet an hour rushed into a remote Arkansas valley early Friday, killing at least 16 people, many of them campers who became trapped by a devastating wall of water. Dozens more were missing and feared dead.

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Defense in fatal Toyota crash alleges mistakes

The defense lawyer for a Minnesota man imprisoned for a fatal crash involving a Toyota says his original attorney made serious mistakes in his original trial.

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