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Today's Top Stories: Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial Crews gain ground on wildfire north of Los Angeles Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges 3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday Deadline deals: Westbrook, Lilly, Ludwick dealt BP to try well kill Tuesday Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY Obama hopes Rep. Rangel can leave "with dignity" Sri Lanka, Hawaii sites get world heritage status China launches new global positioning satellite Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report Congress to probe Michigan oil spill Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks Rescuers battle to reach Pakistan flood victims Russia fires cover 100,000 hectares Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:05 pm PDT AP - The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents. Full Story Top US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:06 pm PDT AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. Full Story Top Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:07 pm PDT AP - Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday. Full Story Top Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:13 pm PDT AP - Iran's Foreign Ministry says the three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders. Full Story Top Crews gain ground on wildfire north of Los Angeles Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:07 pm PDT AP - A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze. Full Story Top Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:08 pm PDT AP - To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty. Full Story Top 3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:37 pm PDT AP - Police used helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee. Full Story Top Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:09 pm PDT AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said. Full Story Top Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:10 pm PDT AP - Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip. Full Story Top Deadline deals: Westbrook, Lilly, Ludwick dealt Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:11 pm PDT AP - Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox. Full Story Top BP to try well kill Tuesday Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:33 am PDT Reuters - BP said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling. Full Story Top Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:46 pm PDT Reuters - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding. Full Story Top Obama hopes Rep. Rangel can leave "with dignity" Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:59 am PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama called ethics charges against Representative Charles Rangel "very troubling" on Friday and said he hoped the lawmaker could end his career "with dignity." Full Story Top Sri Lanka, Hawaii sites get world heritage status Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:16 pm PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka's central highlands and a protected marine area in Hawaii, the only habitats of several endangered plant and animal species, have been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, the U.N. body said on Saturday. Full Story Top China launches new global positioning satellite Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:30 pm PDT Reuters - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services. Full Story Top Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:06 am PDT Reuters - A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony this week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Full Story Top Congress to probe Michigan oil spill Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:36 pm PDT Reuters - A U.S. congressional committee will probe the spill of more than 800,000 gallons (3 million liters) of oil from an Enbridge Inc pipeline in southern Michigan this week, a Michigan congressman said on Saturday. Full Story Top Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:23 am PDT Reuters - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism. Full Story Top Rescuers battle to reach Pakistan flood victims Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:22 pm PDT AFP - With roads and bridges washed away, rescuers were Sunday struggling to reach people in northwest Pakistan trapped by the worst floods in living memory which have killed 800 so far. Full Story Top Russia fires cover 100,000 hectares Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:21 pm PDT AFP - Forest fires in Russia's Far East region covered 100,000 hectares, an official at the region's forestry department said Sunday. Full Story Top

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