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It has been reported that U. S. officials overseeing the response to the 100-day old oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico said Wednesday "things continue to be stable" at the wellhead.

Crews ran three tests on the well on Tuesday to help develop a picture of conditions on the ocean floor, National Incident Commander Thad Allen told reporters at a briefing in New Orleans.

According to the media reports, eleven Somalis accused of piracy and related federal charges for their alleged attacks on two U. S. Navy ships pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Norfolk, Va.

WTKR-TV, Norfolk, has reported that the defendants, originally charged with piracy and plundering, had additional charges tacked on to reflect their alleged roles in the April assaults on the USS Nicholas and USS Ashland.

The men's attorney contends they did not try to seize the Navy vessels for profit so piracy charges are inappropriate.

Authorities have said that a bear attacked campers in a Montana campground early Wednesday, killing one of them and wounding two others.

KTVQ-TV, Billings, Mont., has reported that Ron Aasheim of the state Fish, Wildlife & Parks Department said it appeared the victims were camped in different locations of the Soda Butte Campground near Cooke City and were attacked separately sometime between midnight and 2 a. m.

The report also said that only one bear was suspected in the attacks. It wasn't known whether it was a black bear or a grizzly.

Stock market analyst Rahul Mohinder has maintained 'buy' rating on HDFC Bank stock with target of Rs 301 in 1-2 trading sessions.

According to analyst, the investors can buy the stock at Rs 288-290 with stop loss of Rs 284.

Today, the stock of the bank opened at Rs 293 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 15.72 and 18.50 respectively.

The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 304.70 and a low of Rs 150 on BSE.

Stock market analyst Jatinder Sharma has maintained 'hold' rating on Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd stock with short term target of Rs 658.

According to analyst, the investors can hold the stock with stop loss of Rs 638.

Today, the stock of the company opened at Rs 647.80 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 655.70 and a low of Rs 373 on BSE.

Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 34.52 and 18.55 respectively.

According to the media reports, insurance experts at a U. S. non-profit group advise homeowners to heed the lessons of the Gulf Coast encounter with Hurricane Katrina five years ago.

The experts at the Insurance Information Institute in Washington say those who heed the lessons of the storm stand the best chance of getting their lives back after a disaster.