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• Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was turned off when a tightly fitting cap was secured on top a month-and-a-half ago.

• Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming

  SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.

• Senate upset erases Alaska seniority

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The defeat of Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski by an upstart fiscal conservative in Alaska's GOP primary could mark a significant shift for a state that has so long relied on federal pork to survive. The outcome was also an unexpected blow to the seniority Alaska has enjoyed in the Senate.

• Chicago police chief criticized for 'gang summit'

  CHICAGO (AP) — The idea seemed simple though bold: Call reputed gang leaders to a meeting with top police and federal prosecutors and deliver an ultimatum to end killings in the nation's third-largest city.

• McCourt's memory fuzzy at divorce trial

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank McCourt had trouble recalling some details involving his purchase of a professional baseball team, but he was certain of one thing: he's the sole owner.

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