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Major Oil Spill Off Spanish Coast

Oil slicks are spread toward shore northwest of Spain after a giant gash rents a tanker. Dozens of seabirds are killed with hundreds more caught in the slick. Officials say the tanker could break in two, causing a major disaster as thousands more tons of oil could spill. NPR News reports.

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