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Incoming BP boss to discuss long-term Gulf recovery Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley is expected to discuss the oil giant's long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico during a news conference in Mississippi on Friday. Lou Gehrig's victim: Kill me for my organs A Georgia man suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease says he wants to die by having his organs harvested rather than wait for his degenerative nerve ailment to kill him. Army private transferred to Virginia amid leak investigation An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos and other documents, has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia. Third blaze ignites as fire crews gain ground on two more Hundreds of firefighters battled a third wildfire in the Los Angeles area early Friday as two more raged within 60 miles of one another. Protests mark 1 year of hikers in Iran A protest Friday afternoon outside Iran's U.N. mission in New York kicks off a weekend of events demanding the country release three American hikers it has held for one year. WikiLeaks may have blood on their hands The top U.S. military officer said Thursday that Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was risking lives to make a political point by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan. Racing team owner Roush transferred to Mayo Clinic NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, who was injured in a plane crash Tuesday, was transferred from a Wisconsin hospital to the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, according to a statement released Thursday by one of his companies. Crews fight damage from abandoned leaking well off Louisiana An abandoned well struck by a barge in southeastern Louisiana early Tuesday is still spewing a mixture of oil, gas and water, and it could take 10 days before it is capped. Engineering grad waits to become legal Oscar Vazquez will likely read this story. He has the internet. He has a television, too. Then, he'll go off to work at a car parts factory. He buries himself in work in this small Mexican town to keep his mind off thoughts of his wife and young daughter back in the United States. New York AG: Insurance firms defrauded military families of millions New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is launching a fraud investigation into the life insurance industry for "practices that appear to have denied grieving military families and others of millions in life-insurance cash," Cuomo's office announced Thursday. Add RSS Feeds to My Website Make Money From Google