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San Onofre nuke plant to close after bitter fight

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The demise of California's San Onofre nuclear power plant began with an attempt to fix it. A $670 million equipment swap in 2009 and 2010 went haywire, leaving Southern California Edison on Friday with two idle reactors, more than $500

Texas site begins taking federal nuclear waste

By BETSY BLANEYAssociated Press ANDREWS, Texas (AP) - Republican mega-donor Harold Simmons' remote hazardous waste dump in West Texas began accepting low-level radioactive material Thursday from a federal lab in New Mexico - the latest step in Simmons' vision of a site that accepts all

When mighty Danube floods, Europe is shaken

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The mighty Danube is not the only river in Europe bursting its banks this week, but it packs the biggest punch. Winding 2,850 kilometers (1,777 miles) across 10 nations, the Danube is the second-longest river on the continent, making its way

China's top butcher tries to sell US on takeover

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer LUOHE, China (AP) - At an age when most Chinese executives are long retired, the country's top hog butcher is taking on a daunting new job persuading Americans to allow him to complete China's biggest takeover of a U.S. company. Shuanghui International'