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Houston Refining Industry at a Standstill (AP via Yahoo! News) - Drivers, homeowners, airlines and businesses will end up paying higher fuel bills if Hurricane Rita magnifies the damage last month's Hurricane Katrina inflicted on the oil-refining industry.

Widening audit of tech fund fingers as many as 15 companies: Industry Canada (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - OTTAWA (CP) - A scandal at the federal government's giant technology fund has widened with Industry Canada acknowledging that as many as 15 companies improperly paid commissions to middlemen or lobbyists.

Oil industry promises to pass on savings from any gas tax cut, feds doubt it (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - OTTAWA (CP) - The oil industry says consumers would reap the benefit if the federal government agreed to cut gasoline taxes, but finance officials say they doubt it.

Huge chemical industry in Texas could be hit by Rita (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The massive chemical industry along the Texas coast was battening down for Hurricane Rita amid fears of a blow that could have enormous environmental as well as economic consequences.

Testing doesn't stop HIV spread in porn industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Investigators at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services recently became aware of four cases of HIV infection related to work in the adult film industry. The infections occurred despite a widely adopted voluntary program of HIV and STD testing in the industry.

Heart of US petroleum industry menaced by Rita (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Hurricane Rita threatens a large portion of the US oil and gas operations industry in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Texas coast just weeks after a devastating blow to the sector from Katrina.

US textile industry presses for China quotas in more areas (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The US textile industry asked the government to impose quotas on four types of Chinese imports amid a standoff between Washington and Beijing on apparel and fiber trade.

Oil industry says it would pass on gas tax cut to consumers (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - OTTAWA (CP) - The oil industry says consumers would reap the benefit if the federal government agreed to cut gasoline taxes.

Houston Refining Industry at a Standstill (ABC News) - Rita Brings Houston's Big Refining Industry to Standstill, Threatens Higher Fuel Bills

AIDS spreading in porn industry despite testing (MSNBC) - Investigators at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services recently became aware of four cases of HIV infection related to work in the adult film industry.