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UPDATE: Oil sheen spread after rig explosion
Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP's massive spill. All 13 crew members were rescued.
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Hawking says God not needed for creation
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