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Production Platform On Fire South Of Louisiana, U.S. Coast Guard Reports  |   

An oil rig, 90 miles off the Gulf of Mexico, is on fire, the U.S. Coast Guard reports. Thirteen people on board the rig are accounted for. An explosion was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. ET.

Some Dig In, Others Flee Coast As Earl Nears  |   

Tourists were largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks, but those resolute residents who stayed behind say they were prepared Thursday to potentially face down the most powerful hurricane to threaten the coast in years.

Can Iraq Lessons Learned Work In Afghanistan?  |   

As the combat mission ends in Iraq, 30,000 additional troops are heading to Afghanistan. Comparisons between the two wars are inevitable. Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq, brings to Afghanistan many familiar military faces and the strategy of creating local forces to take control of security at the grass-roots level.

Settlement-Building May Tear Down Peace Talks  |   

Jewish settlers broke ground on new construction projects Wednesday in the West Bank, defying a ban imposed by Israel that expires at the end of the month. Settlers and their government supporters have been pushing to end the freeze. But Palestinians say they'll walk out of peace talks if that happens.

Community Near Ground Zero Almost Like Any Other  |   

The neighborhood around the site where the World Trade Center once stood -- which now includes the site of a proposed Islamic community center -- is like many others in New York City. It has Starbucks, ethnic restaurants, churches and strip clubs. There's also a small mosque. But the gaping hole where the buildings crumbled is ever present.

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