NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said. (feeds.reuters.com)

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The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. (www.newsvine.com)

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An oil and gas platform caught fire today off the Louisiana coast. All 13 workers are safe, but there are reports of a sheen in the water, Gov. Jindal said. (rss.cnn.com)

The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews. (www.bbc.co.uk)

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HOUSTON (Reuters) - An oil and gas facility owned by Mariner Energy Inc off the coast of Louisiana was on fire Thursday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was working to rescue 13 workers. (feeds.reuters.com)

Ferrari says it is recalling 1,248 of its 458 Italia supercars after reports of fires breaking out in five of the luxury vehicles in several countries. (www.newsvine.com)

Firefighters are battling a six-alarm fire that has spread to at least seven businesses on a commercial strip in the Bronx. A FDNY spokesman says 12 firefighters have suffered injuries in the early morning blaze on Thursday. None of the injuries are life-threatening. MORE INFO ABOUT FIRE-RELATED SUBWAY DELAYS The... (www.nypost.com)

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Both Governor Brewer SB1070 defense fund and Sheriff Joe Arpaio's campaign are being supported by a large number of contributions from outside of Arizona (feedproxy.google.com)

By CHRIS BLANK 2010-09-02T07:44:12Z SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- It's been three years since Scott Eckersley was fired after pointing out that his then-boss, former Gov. Matt Blunt, and others in Blunt's administration should not be deleting certain e-mails because they belonged to the public record.... (hosted.ap.org)