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A steamer docked on the Mississippi River at the New Orleans French Quarter (Chuck Wagner/Shutterstock)

Oil spill shuts down 65-mile stretch of the Mississippi River

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Veterinarian: Power line to blame for Louisiana bird kill

JANET McCONNAUGHEY
A heavily-oiled bird is seen after being rescued from the waters of Barataria Bay, which are laden with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Saturday, June 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP)

BP denies CEO resigning, Gulf storm looms

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