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1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship¹ has created a highly precarious² security situation in the region. She says the Obama administration is working hard to prevent an escalation³ of tension that could lead to conflict.

2. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal says his state is working on a chain of sand berms that would skirt the state's coastline. The berms would be made with sandbags. The hope is that they would close the door on the oil spill pouring from a busted⁴ well 50 miles off the Louisiana coast.

3. Masked men and security forces are trading gunfire in a barricaded⁵ slum in Jamaica's capital. The government has declared a state of emergency. Local media say at least two people have been wounded in the violence, both are security officers.

4. Police say the husband of deceased actress Brittany Murphy has died. Screenwriter Simon Monjack's body was found Sunday night at his home in the Hollywood Hills. Officers continue to investigate, but police say it looks like natural causes. Monjack's death comes five months after the death of his wife.