Hurricane Alex has made landfall with winds of 105 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. It was centered about 100 miles south of the Texas-Mexico border.
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Rough seas disrupt oil cleanup
June 30th, 2010 
CNN.com BP’s efforts to contain the largest oil spill in U.S. history are being disrupted by towering waves churned up by Hurricane Alex, company officials say.
Michigan teacher faces sex charges
June 30th, 2010 CNN.com A former high school teacher in Freeland, Michigan, has been arraigned in two counties on 29 counts of sexual misconduct with an underage student, a Midland County prosecutor said Wednesday.
Van der Sloot indicted in U.S.
June 30th, 2010 CNN.com A U.S. grand jury indicted Joran van der Sloot on charges of wire fraud and extortion in an alleged plot to sell information on the location of Natalee Holloway’s remains.
Obama singles out Republican leader
June 30th, 2010 CNN.com President Barack Obama acknowledged Wednesday that the federal deficit is a significant concern, but he also criticized Republicans for obstructing what he called commonsense legislation and siding with big business.
Man says he’s missing Iran scientist
June 30th, 2010 CNN.com Two videos surfaced Wednesday of a man claiming to be missing Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, in which he says he has escaped from U.S. agents and is in hiding in Virginia.
Fed officials see soft recovery and more uncertainty
June 30th, 2010 Reuters: Top News BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Reuters) – Jitters that financial strains may derail the U.S. economic recovery mean the Federal Reserve will be in no rush to end its ultra-low interest rates, comments by officials of the U.S. central bank suggested on Wednesday.
