Videos open window on Guantanamo hunger strike

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — The U.S. military has long insisted it employs only humane methods to keep hunger-striking prisoners alive at Guantanamo. That assertion is under new scrutiny due to a judicial order.

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Obama intervenes in Philadelphia rail strike

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama is intervening to help resolve Philadelphia's commuter rail strike.

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Tornadoes strike central US, killing 2 in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Marathon runners in Oklahoma City took shelter early Sunday as hail and high winds delayed a race dedicated to victims of the 1995 bombing. It was one of many places in the nation's midsection and south where forecasters warned people to prepare for possible tornadoes and hurricane-force winds.

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Company Hopes To Strike It Rich By Mining Pacific Seafloor

"Shrimp surround a volcanic vent nearly 4,000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean, south of Samoa. Some mining companies are interested in the rich sulfide deposits surrounding vents such as these." alt

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Company Hopes To Strike It Rich By Mining Pacific Seafloor

"Shrimp surround a volcanic vent nearly 4,000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean, south of Samoa. Some mining companies are interested in the rich sulfide deposits surrounding vents such as these." alt

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