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Hurricane Earl was barreling toward the Eastern Seaboard Thursday with winds of about 145 mph, as forecasters issued a new warning for Long Island.

N.C. widens evacuations as Earl approaches

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The last ferry pulled away from North Carolina's vulnerable barrier islands Thursday, while bands of rain moved in and waves kicked up to 14 feet as Hurricane Earl and its 125 mph winds spun closer.

Earl's rain, waves start to hit N.C. islands

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The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion

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Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"

Woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain

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Hurricane Earl's winds and driving rains churned over the North Carolina in the dark of night, leaving residents and officials to wait for daybreak to assess the damage.

Weakened Hurricane Earl lashes N.C. coast

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"He's doing things dead babies don't do — you might want to come see this!" Kate Ogg told doctors who had declared her premature baby dead. After the Australian mom held him to her body for two hours in a method called "kangaroo care," the infant stirred to life.

Mom's hug revives baby that was pronounced dead

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Rescue teams were searching for trapped people after a major earthquake struck Christchurch.

Crews search for people trapped in New Zealand rubble

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Blackwater created more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain U.S. government contracts, according to congressional investigators and former Blackwater officials.

NYT: Web of Blackwater companies revealed

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An 11-year-old boy was recovering Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on.

Zoo attack: Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy

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Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website, a week after a group of state attorneys general complained about illegal ads promoting prostitution.

Craigslist removes adult services section