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$9.99-A-Gallon Gas Prices Hit Lukoil Stations In Protest Over Rising Costs

$9.99-a-gallon gas sounds like something out of an apocalyptic movie, not a realistic price to see at a gas station in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. But on Wednesday, Lukoil franchise owners across the two states posted prices that high in protest to what they say are the much higher prices Lukoil charges for fuel than its competitors, which franchisees then have to pass onto their customers in the form of higher gas prices which make their stations less competitive.
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Sept 11, 2012

Remembering September 11, 2001: Schedule of Events

This Tuesday, on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City will host a roster of memorial events throughout the day. Unlike in previous years, when politicians and public figures often spoke at the memorial and participated in the reading of the nearly 3,000 names of victims who perished in the attacks, the central New York City ceremony will only feature the families of the victims. According to Reuters, this new restriction was put in place...
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Mysterious Shipwreck Washed Ashore By Isaac In Alabama

Historians in Alabama have found a mysterious shipwreck that washed ashore after Tropical Storm Isaac passed through the area. Large remains of a wooden ship were found on the beach after Isaac wrestled the wreck from the ocean’s grip.
Yangtze River Turns Red: Photos Of China's Once Golden, Now Scarlet Pathway [PICTURES]

Chinese River Turns Red, And Nobody Is Quite Sure Why

A stretch of China's Yangtze River has mysteriously turned red around the city of Chongqing. Officials are investigating the river's transformation, as nobody is quite sure what caused it. The river began turning the color of a nice marinara sauce on Thursday.
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Christopher Shell Goes From Plane Bomb Hoax Suspect To Victim To Arrested [PHOTO]

Christopher Shell started the celebration of his 29th birthday as a passenger of US Airways Flight 1267. He then became a suspect in an investigation of explosives on board the Philadelphia-to-Dallas flight, but was later cleared as a victim of the hoax. Yet the Philadelphia man may still wind up in jail from charges based on unrelated outstanding warrants.

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