BP gets cap back on gushing Gulf well, but oil closes Fla. beach, nears Miss. islands

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil from the massive Gulf spill neared fertile barrier islands in Mississippi on Thursday as crude forced Florida officials to close a popular section of beach near the Alabama border.

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