Reuters - A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down the company's role in the world's worst offshore oil spill, seeking to share the blame with its contractors.
Humpback Dinosaur Surprises and Puzzles Experts
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A hunchback dinosaur of sorts once roamed what is now central
Spain. The meat-eating beast sported a humplike structure low on its back, a
feature never previously described in dinosaurs, and one that has scientists
scratching their heads.
AFP - A string of failures by BP and other companies led to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, the British energy giant concluded Wednesday as it sought to head off possible multi-billion-dollar US lawsuits.
Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur?
(AP)
AP - The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.
NIH to use BP cash to study oil spill health effects
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Reuters - The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it would use $10 million from BP to start a multiyear study to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
AP - A water main break at NASA's spaceport has launch preparations on hold for the next-to-last shuttle flight.
PETA says video shows cat, dog abuse at NC lab
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AP - An animal-welfare group believes workers at a North Carolina research lab abused dogs, cats and rabbits, and the activists released what they said was undercover video of caretakers handling the animals violently.
Tropical Storm Igor forms in the Atlantic
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AP - Tropical Storm Igor has formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands and has top sustained winds of near 40 mph (65 kph).
