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BP ousts CEO Hayward and taps an American
(CNNMoney) – Tony Hayward will step down as chief executive of BP, the company announced Tuesday, amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP said Hayward will be replaced by American Robert Dudley effective Oct. 1.
Like Hayward, Dudley is a long-time BP employee with more than 30 years in the oil business. A chemical engineer by training, Dudley was put in charge of the day-to-day leadership of the Gulf Coast clean-up operation in June.
BP said Hayward will receive a year's salary amounting to $1.6 million but further details of his severance package were not disclosed.
The company also plans to nominate him as a non-executive director of Russian oil and gas venture TNK-BP.
The announcement of the change in leadership came as BP reported a second-quarter net loss of $17.2 billion. The heavy loss was due to a $32.2 billion charge the company took related to the oil disaster.
The news ends weeks of speculation about management changes at the company responsible for what has been called the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. It also presents an opportunity for BP to put a new public face on the company as it seeks to rebuild its reputation. Read more
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NJ governor: 'Jersey Shore' not reality
(CNN) – "The Jersey Shore" may be a hit for MTV, but the Garden State's governor is making clear he's no fan of the raunchy reality show.
Appearing on ABC's This Week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that not only is the show "unrealistic," but also "negative for New Jersey."
"What it does is it takes a bunch of New Yorkers, who are – most of the people on 'Jersey Shore' are New Yorkers – takes a bunch of New Yorkers, drops them at the Jersey shore, and tries to make America feel like this is New Jersey," Christie said. Watch 
Workplace bullying bill passes N.Y. Senate
(CNN) – Is your boss a bully? If so, should that behavior be considered illegal? New York may become the first state to outlaw workplace bullying. The state Senate has passed a bill that would allow workers to sue their bosses for medical expenses and lost wages for emotional stress. 16 other states are considering similar legislation. Adam Cohen is a lawyer and a Time.com contributor. He joined us on Monday's American Morning to discuss the implications of the bill.
Utah lawmaker crafting Arizona-style immigration bill
(CNN) – Arizona's controversial immigration law is set to take effect on Thursday. Just over the state's northern border, one Utah lawmaker's pushing ahead with a similar bill for his state. Two Utah state employees were just fired for a now-infamous immigration list. It had names and information of 1,300 Utah residents, all accused of of being there illegally. The debate is starting to divide the state, so our Ted Rowlands went to Salt Lake City for this AM original report. Watch
Abducted U.S. service member killed
By Matiullah Mati, CNN
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) - One of two American service members who were abducted in Afghanistan on Friday has been killed, provincial government officials said Sunday.
Den Mohammad Darwish, the spokesman for the governor of Logar province, said he learned from locals that the American was killed. He said the body was found in the Patanak Mountains of Charkh district. He also said the vehicle the men were driving was located Sunday.
A Taliban spokesman confirmed that the killed American died in a firefight and the other is being held by the group.
Another official, Samar Gul Rashid - who is the governor of the Charkh district in Logar province - also confirmed the killing, saying he learned about it through Afghan intelligence officials.
In releasing a statement Sunday, the Navy confirmed that the two missing service members are sailors.
"The thoughts and prayers of our entire Navy go out to the missing sailors serving in Afghanistan and their families," said Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of U.S. naval operations, in the statement. "We have been closely following the situation from the outset. These sailors represent two of several thousand sailors serving on the ground in Afghanistan in support of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan.
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