US oil company Chevron accepts full responsibility for an oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.

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Chevron says a spill in the Campo Basin off the southeast coast has almost dissipated, but investigators are threatening fines and prison terms if they find violations.

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A female Frostburg State University student died early Sunday morning after another female student stabbed her in the head during an argument that spilled out of an off-campus dwelling, police said. Police found Kortneigh McCoy, a 19-year-old sophomore from Baltimore, lying in the street near the small-town western Maryland campus sometime before 2 a.m. McCoy was bleeding from a head wound, according to a release from Allegany County investigators. She died from her injuries at a local hospital. Read full article > >

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Female Frostburg State University student killed during off-campus fight

Two lanes of the M25 reopen after a diesel spill from a lorry caused 19-mile tailbacks and delays of up to three hours in Surrey and Kent.

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Diesel spill causes delays on M25

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Monday that financial problems may lead to the closure of the notorious secret-spilling site at the end of this year. “If WikiLeaks does not find a way to remove this blockade we will simply not be able to continue by the turn of the new year,” he said. “If we don’t knock down the blockade we simply will not be able to continue.” Read full article > >

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Gets payment from former partner firm over oil spill.

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BP Reaches $4B Settlement

Gets payment from former partner firm over oil spill.

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BP Reaches $4B Settlement

Anadarko held a 25 percent share in the Gulf of Mexico well that blew out last year, causing the largest oil spill in U.S. history.

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BP Recovers $4 Billion From Anadarko for Gulf Spill

Can you hear it — the roar of pink? With the start of October comes annual proof of breast cancer’s dominance on the cause circuit. The always A-listy Susan G. Komen for the Cure gala at the Kennedy Center will cap off the month, but pink ribbons are already spilling out everywhere, from the NFL field — where players are already accessorized with the hue — to screen stars. Read full article > >

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Can you hear it — the roar of pink? With the start of October comes annual proof of breast cancer’s dominance on the cause circuit. The always A-listy Susan G. Komen for the Cure gala at the Kennedy Center will cap off the month, but pink ribbons are already spilling out everywhere, from the NFL field — where players are already accessorized with the hue — to screen stars. Read full article > >

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Hearings over a $7 billion Canadian oil pipeline have pitched supporters who crave jobs against critics who fear a spill would be an environmental disaster.

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Rancor Grows Over Planned Oil Pipeline From Canada

Fish living in Gulf of Mexico marshes exposed to last year’s oil spill have undergone cellular changes that could lead to developmental and reproductive problems, a group of researchers reported Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study , which was funded by the National Science Foundation and the BP-funded Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, suggests scientists are just beginning to capture the spill’s ecological impact . The team of researchers from Louisiana State, Texas State and Clemson universities focused on the killifish, a minnowlike fish that is abundant and a good indicator of the health of wetlands. Read full article > >

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Gulf oil spill could cause lasting damage to fish populations, study finds

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Shell Oil Co. on Monday took a step closer to tapping vast petroleum reserves off Alaska’s Arctic coasts when the federal Environmental Protection Agency approved an air quality permit for one of the company’s drilling vessels. The EPA approved the air permit for the drilling vessel Noble Discover, which Shell hopes to use for exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska’s northwest coast, and its support fleet of oil spill response and supply vessels. Read full article > >

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EPA grants air permit to Shell for Arctic offshore drilling in Chukchi sea off Alaska coast

After the worst violence in the capital since March, fierce fighting spilled into a second day on Monday as government security forces battled soldiers who have joined anti-government protesters.

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Fighting Erupts for Second Day in Yemeni Capital

After pipeline spill ignites.

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Kenya Fire Kills 100-Plus People