To start off on an interesting note, Iran has jusr recently signed an agreement with our government saying they wouldn't continue to build or look into nulcear weaponry for another year, in exchange for a friendlier alternative for energy from Russia. Iran shipped about three quarters of its known stockpile of nuclear waste and fuel to Russia for a conversion to change it into a peaceful nuclear reactor. The agreement still must be approved in Washington and Tehran, but it looks to be a winning formula for both sides.
Something that doesn't happen often occured in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday night. Two ships collided at night while travelling, and spilled over 18,000 gallons of fuel oil into the water. Due to the high seas, the Coast Guard was kept from using booms and special oil-skimming boats to try and contain the spill. Special chemical compounds were dropped into the water in an attempt to try and break up or dissolve the oil. By the next morning, the oil had reportedly reach an area of about two miles long and a mile and a half wide, and was moving north towards the shores of the southern United States.
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