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Gulf Oil Rig Explodes Off La. Coast

A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, west of the site of BP’s massive spill.

New England Braces For Hurricane Earl’s Wind, Rain

With the projected path of Hurricane Earl moving closer to Nantucket, island officials are recommending that people stay off the beaches, move their boats and close shutters.

Mideast Leaders Stake Out Positions In D.C. Talks

Leaders of Israel and the Palestinians acknowledge difficulties ahead but hint at compromise.

Bernanke: 'Too-Big-To-Fail Problem Must Be Solved'

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke told an investigation panel that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system.

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Young, Single & Childless: Women Earning More Than Men

On average, women in the U.S. who work full time earn about 20 percent less than men. But one demographic of women out-earns men.

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Gov. Deval Patrick in his Milton home. (Jess Bidgood for WBUR)

Gov. Deval Patrick in his Milton home. (Jess Bidgood for WBUR)

In Kitchen Refuge, Patrick Rules

Next week, the candidates for governor begin their fall campaigns and we've used this relatively quiet month before to compare the candidates on a personal level. Today, we catch up with Gov. Deval Patrick in his Milton kitchen.

Can Lessons Learned In Iraq Work In Afghanistan?

A U.S. soldiers on patrol in Zhari district, northeast of Kandahar city, southern Afghanistan. (AP)

As the combat mission ends in Iraq, 30,000 additional troops are heading to Afghanistan. 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.

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Report: Warren Drops Harvard Class, Fuels Speculation

The Washington Post reports Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren dropped out of teaching this fall, prompting more speculation she may head the new federal consumer protection bureau.

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Patch Brings Hyperlocal News To West Roxbury

Hyperlocal news is not novel to the Web, but the Web may be the only place it can survive. Will it?

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