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PERTH, Australia (AP) — Calmer seas in the Indian Ocean are allowing planes and ships from half a dozen nations to resume the search for Flight 370. Malaysia announced earlier this week that a mathematical analysis of the final known satellite signals from the plane shows that it crashed in the sea, taking the lives of all 239 people on board. But so far there's no physical evidence. The search teams are looking for debris spotted two days ago to see if it's from the plane.
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Officials in Washington state say the list of people missing after Saturday's landslide is shrinking, as survivors call in from a nearby town that had lost power. Two bodies were recovered late yesterday, while search dogs helped locate another eight in the debris field. That brings the likely death toll to 24, though authorities are keeping the official toll at 16 until the eight bodies are recovered.
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) — Blizzard warnings are in effect in Massachusetts and Maine this morning as an early spring storm batters the Atlantic coast with heavy snow and powerful winds. Forecasters says Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts could get 5 to 10 inches of snow, while Hancock and Washington counties on the eastern top of Maine could see 16 inches. The National Weather Service also warns of coastal flooding and significant beach erosion.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's another embarrassment for the Secret Service. Three agents who traveled to the Netherland as part of the presidential security team have been sent home for "disciplinary reasons." A person familiar with the situation says one agent was found intoxicated by the staff at an Amsterdam hotel and reported him to the U.S. Embassy. The Secret Service says the president's security wasn't compromised.
PORT BOLIVAR, Texas (AP) — Officials expect winds to pick up today and push oil spilled in the Houston Ship Channel toward the Texas shoreline. Environmental groups and officials are evaluating the impact of Saturday's collision between a barge carrying 900,000 gallons of oil and a ship. Up to 170,000 gallons of tar-like-oil might have been spilled. The ship channel was partially reopened yesterday.
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