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Thursday, April 25, 2013  The cause of the fire, which started Wednesday night, remained under investigation, but it was believed to be accidental.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Facebook barges into Google's Android smartphone turf with Home application

Sunday, January 13, 2013  ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Crews have completed the most critical phase of removing bedrock that threatened barges along a crucial stretch of the drought-starved Mississippi River in southern Illinois.

Friday, November 30, 2012  After months of drought, companies that ship grain and other goods down the Mississippi River are being haunted by a potential nightmare

Friday, April 15, 2011  DNA testing has identified the remains pulled last year from the Mississippi River.

Wednesday, July 07, 2010  Story updated: Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans is the latest site where oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is appeared.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  The Missouri Department of Transportation says the year's first barges started moving up river Thursday with 6,000 tons of fertilizer.