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Cautious Hope For Capped Well After Two Days (Jul-17, 09:19 EDT )-- BP was encouraged Saturday as the final hours ticked away on a two-day trial run of a massive cap on its busted Gulf of Mexico well, saying there no signs of new leaks and oil was being kept out of the water.
Gulf Gusher Capped, But Worries Remain (Jul-17, 07:00 EDT )-- The well in the Gulf of Mexico stopped spewing oil more than a day and a half ago, but officials aren't sure they can keep it shut down. Host Scott Simon talks to NPR science correspondent Richard Harris about the latest news.
Rep. Markey Faults BP Along The Way (Jul-17, 07:00 EDT )-- Congressman Ed Markey has been one of the major critics of BP's efforts to contain the oil that, until late this week, was spreading into the Gulf of Mexico. Host Scott Simon talks with Markey, who chairs House committees on climate and energy and says...
Indian Effort on Spies Squeezes Phone Operators (Jul-17, 02:10 EDT )-- New rules will require operators to have all their foreign equipment inspected for software that could monitor or shut down the mobile phone network.
Wall Street Stumbles on Bank Earnings (Jul-17, 01:31 EDT )-- Stock indexes stumbled as some earnings reports and economic data unsettled investors, driving them into safer havens.
China Tests New Controls on Twitter-Style Services (Jul-17, 01:01 EDT )-- The measures highlight the trouble with efforts by Beijing to cultivate homegrown networking sites while it insists on curbing unregulated expression.
AIG To Pay $725 Million In Ohio Fraud Suit (Jul-16, 22:03 EDT )-- The insurance giant and some of its directors and officers have agreed to a $725 million settlement to resolve allegations of wide-ranging fraud laid out in a class action suit led by three Ohio pension funds.
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