Free Buffett concert tickets gone; eBay bans sale (AP)

AP – Tickets to Jimmy Buffett’s free concert in Alabama to show support for the oil spill-stricken Gulf Coast have been grabbed up quickly and begun showing up for sale on eBay for more than $100 each.

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BP chief yacht outing draws fire as oil effort slogs on (AFP)

AFP – A yacht outing has landed BP chief Tony Hayward in more hot water, unleashing fresh criticism of his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and overshadowing modest progress in containing the disaster.

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Feds meet with film director Cameron on oil spill (AP)

AP – “Top kill” didn’t stop the Gulf oil spill. How about something “titanic”?

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Music fans brave storm for Gulf Aid concert (AP)

AP – Music fans braved a torrential rainstorm in New Orleans for a benefit concert raising money for fishermen affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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Music fans brave storm for Gulf Aid concert (AP)

AP – Music fans braved a torrential rainstorm in New Orleans for a benefit concert raising money for fishermen affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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Ian McEwan takes on global warming in `Solar’ (AP)

AP – “Solar” (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 287 pages, $26.95), by Ian McEwan: It is hard to like Michael Beard, a physicist whose work exploring the nature of light once earned him a Nobel Prize, but who now lends his name to letterheads and honorary university posts.

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Ian McEwan tackles global warming in ‘Solar’ (AP)

AP – A warming planet, deadlocked politicians, feuding scientists. The headlines about climate change are a source of worry and satisfaction to Ian McEwan.

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UN climate chief raises temperature with racy novel (AFP)

AFP – The UN’s top climate official, who is at the heart of a controversy over incorrect global warming data, has penned a racy novel which dishes up sex, reincarnation and a real-life Hollywood actress.

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Yao Ming aims to quell China’s appetite for shark fin (AFP)

AFP – NBA star and Shanghai Sharks owner Yao Ming urged China on Friday to say no to shark fin soup to stop the overfishing of some species amid growing demand for the delicacy.

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Paul McCartney takes Meat-Free Mondays to EU (AP)

AP – Paul McCartney took his “Meat-Free Mondays” campaign to the European Parliament on Thursday, saying the power to halt global warming lies as much with individuals as with their governments.

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