An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. All 13 crew members were rescued. (Sept. 2)
An oil platform exploded off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in less than five months. The Coast Guard said there was no leak and no one was killed.
Seven years and five months after the US-led invasion, the last American combat brigade left Iraq on Wednesday.
Seven years and five months after the U.S.-led invasion, the last American combat brigade has left Iraq, well ahead of President Barack Obama’s Aug. 31 deadline for ending U.S. combat operations there.
Job gains last month were largely in low-paying industries — leisure and hospitality, and the temporary-help industry. Manufacturing payrolls grew by 9,000, but that was much smaller than the average of 25,400 in the prior five months. And the construction industry shed another 22,000 jobs in June. Although the jobless rate in June fell from [...]
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