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Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill.
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Police chase ends in crash in Sarasota
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Port Charlotte parents charged with child neglect of baby
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Six arrested for trespassing while picking palmetto berries
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Serious accusations within Suncoast fire department
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Missing Child Alert for 6-year-old Bradenton boy canceled
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Man accused of torturing woman over Facebook post
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