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1. President Barack Obama says his decision to clear the way for oil drilling off most US shores is a compromise aimed at harnessing the nation's energy resources while also protecting its natural resources. The president says he knows environmentalists will be disappointed, but that reversing the ban is necessary to feed the nation's appetite for energy.

2. Officials in Rhode Island said the water from unprecedented¹ flooding has finally begun receding². That trouble could linger for days. The head of the State Emergency Management Agency says it could be Saturday before the Pawtuxet River goes below its banks.

3. Four people are dead and five are wounded, following the worst shooting in the nation's capital in 16 years. They had just returned from the funeral for another shooting victim. Three people have been arrested.

4. An Icelandic volcano that has been dormant³ 200 years before erupted ten days ago continues to attract tourists and geologists⁴. Scientists now say it's less likely the volcano will not creat glacier⁵ ice and trigger floods.