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(DR. SAMANTHA JOYE/The Associated Press) This August/September 2010 photo provided by Dr. Samantha Joye with the University of Georgia Department of Marine Sciences, shows a layer of oil on a sediment core from the Gulf of Mexico seafloor. Six months after the rig explosion that led to the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, scientists worry the oil deep below will get into plankton and the food web, maybe not killing species directly but causing genetic mutations, stress or weakening some species, with effects that will only be seen years later.

BP wants US probes barred from oil spill suits

Last updated Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 8:56am

The companies involved in the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history are trying to prevent government investigations blaming them for the disaster from being used against them by the people and businesses who are suing them.

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(GERALD HERBERT/The Associated Press) In this April 21, 2010 file photo taken in the Gulf of Mexico more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana’s tip, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is seen burning. A BP scientist identified a previously unreported deposit of flammable gas that could have played a role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but the oil giant failed to divulge the finding to government investigators for as long as a year, according to interviews and documents obtained by The Associated Press.

US gov’t prepares to release BP oil spill report

Dina Cappiello, Harry R. Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 7:44am

A key federal report into what caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history was being readied for release as early as Wednesday amid revelations that BP made critical mistakes on the well and failed to tell its partners and the U.S. government when it realized it.

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In this undated publicity image released by WWE, professional wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage is shown. Savage, whose legal name is Randy Mario Poffo, died in a car crash in Florida on Friday, May 20, 2011, according to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report. (AP Photo/WWE)

Wrestler known as 'Macho Man' dies in Florida wreck

Harry R. Weber, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 20, 2011 - 3:08pm

Randy "Macho Man" Savage, the professional wrestler known for his raspy voice, the sunglasses and bandanas he wore in the ring and the young woman named Miss Elizabeth who often accompanied him, died in a car crash Friday in Florida. He was 58.

A Florida Highway Patrol crash report said the former wrestler -- whose legal name was Randy Mario Poffo -- was driving a Jeep Wrangler when he lost control in Pinellas County around 9:25 a.m. The Jeep veered over the raised concrete median divider, crossed over the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with a tree.

Police said he may have suffered a "medical event" before the accident, but the report did not elaborate, and it said officials would need to perform an autopsy to know for sure.

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(GERALD HERBERT/The Associated Press) A member of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's staff reaches into thick oil on June 15.

'Nightmare well' dies, but challenges remain

Harry R. Weber, The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 10:35pm

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO --The "nightmare well" is dead. But the Gulf coast's bad dream is far from over.

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Feds: Moratorium hinges on industry

Harry R. Weber, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 10, 2010 - 6:48pm

BILOXI, Miss. -- A key U.S. government official said Friday the moratorium on deepwater oil drilling likely won't be extended past Nov. 30, but whether it is cut short will be entirely up to the industry.

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(The Associated Press) British Petroleum's outgoing CEO Tony Hayward, poses for the media outside their global headquarters in London on Tuesday. The company announced that Hayward, BP's much-criticized CEO will be replaced by American Robert Dudley on Oct. 1, as it reported a record quarterly loss and set aside $32.2 billion to cover costs of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP said the decision to replace Hayward, 53, with the company's first ever non-British chief executive was made by mutual agreement.

BP replaces CEO Hayward, reports $17 billion loss

Harry R. Weber, Jane Wardell, The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 11:19am

NEW ORLEANS — The American picked to lead oil giant BP as it struggles to restore its finances and oil spill-stained reputation pledged Tuesday that his company will remain committed to the Gulf region even after the busted well is sealed.

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BP's Hayward to leave as CEO; Russia job in works

Harry R. Weber, Robert Barr, The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, July 26, 2010 - 2:20pm

NEW ORLEANS -- Tony Hayward, who became the face of BP's flailing efforts to contain the massive Gulf oil spill, will step down as chief executive in October and be offered a job with the company's joint venture in Russia, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.

Political patience wanes as Gulf oil spill grows

H. Josef Hebert, Harry R. Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 7:43am

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO -- Political patience is washing away for BP executives who can't stop a broken underwater well from spewing oil into the Gulf, where crews were trying the latest solution -- submerging a second containment box designed to funnel the gusher to a waiting tanker.

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(JAY REEVES/The Associated Press) Workers handle oil-blocking booms in a parking lot in Orange Beach, Ala., as people lay on the beach across Perdido Pass, Sunday. The state of Alabama plans to use booms to prevent oil from entering the pass from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

BP sprays more chemicals into main Gulf oil leak

Harry R. Weber, John Curran The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 10, 2010 - 2:25pm

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO -- A remote-controlled submarine shot a chemical dispersant into the maw of a massive undersea oil leak Monday, further evidence that authorities expect the gusher to keep erupting into the Gulf of Mexico for weeks or more.

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The containment vessel is lowered into the Gulf of Mexico at the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig collapse, Thursday, May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Giant box close to being over oil-spewing well

Harry R. Weber, Tamara Lush The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 7, 2010 - 7:55am

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO — A mission to the bottom of the sea to try to avert a wider environmental disaster progressed early Friday as crews said a 100-ton concrete-and-steel box was close to being placed over a blown-out well on the Gulf floor in an unprecedented attempt to capture gushing oil.

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With a sheen of oil as far as the eye can see, the Joe Griffin arrives at the rig explosion site carrying the containment vessel which will be used to try to contain the Deepwater Horizon oil, Thursday, May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Boat with containment box at oil site

Cain Burdeau, Harry R. Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 9:17am

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO — It's never been tried before, but crews hope to lower a 100-ton concrete-and-steel box a mile under the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday to cut off most of the hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil spewing from a blown-out well.

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(The Associated Press) Clumps of oil are seen in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., on Monday.

Gulf oil spill threatening fishing, cargo vessels

Harry R. Weber, Vicki Smith The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 3, 2010 - 9:06pm

NEW ORLEANS -- The calamitous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico isn't just a mess for the people who live or work on the coast. If you drink coffee, eat shrimp, like bananas or plan to buy a new set of tires, you could end up paying more because of the disaster.

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Delta to spend $1B on service, fuel efficiency

Harry R. Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, January 25, 2010 - 8:43pm

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc. will invest $1 billion over the next three-and-a-half years to improve customer service, remodel existing aircraft and improve fuel efficiency instead of buying new planes like some of its competitors.

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(JOHN SPINK/The Associated Press) Flight cancellations appear on screens near AirTran ticketing counters at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta Thursday.

FAA computer problem causes widespread delays

Harry R. Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 11:41am

ATLANTA â€” Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.

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(The Associated Press) Public Relations Coordinator Christi Day monitors Southwest Airlines social networking sites at company headquarters in Dallas.

Low-cost companies catering to social networking

Harry R. Weber The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 4:31pm

ATLANTA -- A Seattle woman tweets from an airport that JetBlue's birthday present to her was forgetting to put her wheelchair on her flight. Seven minutes later, an airline official tweets back that the crew will work quickly to make things right.

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