msnbc.com | Town Elbows Its Way Into Clinton Wedding New York Times RHINEBECK, NY â€" Bill and Hillary Clinton have tried to shield their daughter, Chelsea, from the gaze of the public for most of her life. Mike Groll/Associated Press Wedding guests waited for a bus to ... Chelsea Clinton Marries Marc Mezvinsky Chelsea Clinton weds longtime beau in New York Chelsea Clinton: wedding day stays under wraps |
Reuters | Gulf of Mexico Has Long Been a Sink of Pollution New York Times “This has been the nation's sacrifice zone, and has been for 50-plus years.†Aaron Viles, campaign director for the Gulf Restoration Network, a nonprofit group. By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON HOUMA, La. â€" Loulan Pitre Sr. was born on the Gulf Coast in 1921, ... A final fix to gulf oil leak may be at hand BP lawsuits over oil spill take center stage » |
The Guardian | Leaked documents show daily toll of enemy ambushes CNN Washington (CNN) -- Leaked military messages published by WikiLeaks.org reveal a strategic pattern of hit-and-run ambushes by enemy forces operating in Afghanistan -- attacks that the US-led military coalition began to treat as a ... WikiLeaks: For public, it confirms worst about Afghanistan Barack Obama enlists Afghan war leaks in support of policy switch Afghan informants at risk from WikiLeaks |
The Guardian | White House decries WikiLeaks' release of Afghan war documents Los Angeles Times National Security Advisor James Jones says the disclosure could endanger lives and US security. The NY Times, which received early access, says the documents point to Pakistan-Taliban collusion. By Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times The White House ... Leaked Documents Shed Light on Afghan War |
Globe and Mail | North Korea ramps up threats against military exercises CNN By the CNN Wire Staff The US aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the South Korean port of Busan ahead of joint exercises. Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) -- North Korea on Saturday heightened its threats against upcoming US-supported military exercises ... N.Korea declares "sacred war" on U.S., South Doubts surface on North Korea's role in ship sinking North Korea Warns of Nuclear Response to Naval Exercises |
The Guardian | Fired USDA official receives apologies from White House, Vilsack Washington Post The USDA official's firing came after a conservative blogger posted her truncated comments to the NAACP that, 24 years ago, she didn't help a white farmer as much as she could have. By Karen Tumulty and Ed O'Keefe Ousted Agriculture Department official ... Administration apologizes to official fired over distorted race video US officials stumble on the firing of Shirley Sherrod Statement by Ag. Sec. Vilsack on Shirley Sherrod |
The Hindu | BP oil cap may not have stopped leak The Guardian Fears have been raised about BP's new cap over its damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well after engineers detected seepage and a possible methane gas leak on the seabed. Admiral Thad » |
The Guardian | BP Extends Gulf Well Tests Another 24 Hours, Plans to Resume Oil Capture Bloomberg BP Plc will open its sealed Macondo gusher in the Gulf of Mexico and channel oil to vessels on the surface after extending tests on the well another 24 hours, the US government decided. BP, based in London, ... BP's testing of Gulf oil well extended for 24 hours BP extends testing of capped oil well in Gulf of Mexico BP says cap still holding oil |
Reuters | BP Jumps in London After Temporarily Halting Gulf Oil Leak BusinessWeek July 16 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc surged as much as 6.2 percent in London trading after the company stopped the flow of oil from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well for the first time since the spill started in April. BP rose as far as 426.45 pence, ... Gulf geyser stops gushing, but will it hold? BP shares rise 5.5% on news of oil leak cap Oil Spill Capped for a Second Day, Offering Some Hope |
CBC.ca | Factbox: Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Reuters (Reuters) - Here are some developments in BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the largest in US history. * BP starts a crucial test on its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that it hopes will lead to halting the flow of crude that has polluted the ... Leak Hampers BP Effort to Shut Off Well and Halt Spill Leak in equipment delays BP's efforts to stop massive oil gusher BP Fixing New Cap Leak as It Prepares to Start Gulf Well Test |
Reuters | Gulf oil to keep flowing while cap is analyzed The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" The plan to start choking off oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico was suddenly halted as government officials and BP said further analysis must be done Wednesday before critical tests could proceed. No explanation was given for the ... Day 84: The Latest on the Oil Spill BP Delays Test of Leaking Gulf Well Until US Gives Go Ahead Key BP Oil Well Test Delayed - US Official |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Ortiz a demolition man in derby Boston Globe He was wearing some serious bling yesterday morning at the » |
Globe and Mail | Spain World Cup team heads home for hero's welcome USA Today MADRID (AP) â€" Spain's World Cup-winning team is heading home for a massive celebration, including a meeting with the Spanish king and prime minister and an open-air bus ride through Madrid's historic city center. The team, which beat the Netherlands ... Dutch dejection: 3rd World Cup final loss sinks in Iniesta seizes the late moment Pasadena becomes Plaza Mayor for a day |
CBC.ca | Scientists propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- Frustrated with limited data on the BP oil gusher, a group of independent scientists has proposed a large experiment that would give a clearer understanding of where the oil and gas are going and where they'll do the most ... Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it BP Makes Progress Changing Oil Capture System in Gulf of Mexico Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting |
CBC.ca | US mulled spy swap before arrests BBC News The US considered the possibility of a spy swap with Moscow more than two weeks before it arrested 10 Russian agents, US officials said. President Barack Obama was briefed on the ring on 11 June, 13 days before he hosted the Russian president at the ... Intrigue and Ambiguity in Cases of 4 Russians Sent to West in Spy Swap Family of freed spy-swap Russian 'seriously worried' Who the US got in the spy swap |
Reuters | Crowds storm streets after verdict in killing of unarmed black man CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Oakland, California (CNN) -- Hundreds stormed the streets of downtown Oakland on Thursday night after a verdict in the trial of a white former police officer who fat » |
CBC.ca | Backers Say Russian Inmate Torn by Possible Deal New York Times MOSCOW â€" Until this week, Igor V. Sutyagin was being held in a prison camp not far from the Arctic Circle, near the site of what were some of Stalin's most infamous gulags. His supporters say the location was apt, ... US, Russia could be preparing for exchange of spy ring suspects Swap Deal Expected in Spy Case |
Telegraph.co.uk | Cornyn blasts fed suit over Arizona immigration law Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON â€" A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the US Department of Justice ch » |
Reuters | BP Can Meet Oil Spill Costs Without Issuing New Shares - Paper W » |
National Geographic | BP oil spill costs pass $3bn mark BBC News The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has so far cost BP a total of $3.12bn (£2bn), the company has said. The total includes the cost of containing the spill and cleaning up the oil, and the cost of drilling relief wells. It also includes the $147m paid ... Six-Foot Waves May St » |
Reuters | Hopes ride on giant oil skimmer in Gulf of Mexico The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" The latest hopes are riding on a massive new skimmer to clean oil from near the spewing well in the Gulf of Mexico, while a local Louisiana parish's plan to block the slick has been rejected by federal officials. ... For now, government and BP working together to assess oil spill damage Large-scale skimmer begins testing in Gulf Giant oil skimmer being tested in Gulf |
Reuters | Nation's employment growth is short on vigor Houston Chronicle The train that is the nation's economic recovery has slowed noticeably, unable to generate enough jobs in the last two months to keep pace with population growth, much less reduce the vast numbers of unemployed ... Weak private hiring in June shows tepid U.S. recovery Little good news in June jobs report Unemployment rate dips as more workers leave labor force |
Telegraph.co.uk | Spill surpasses record for oil in the Gulf Houston Chronicle Based on the government's highest estimate, the spill from BP's Macondo well has surpassed the previous worst spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 71.7 million g » |
Globe and Mail | Mexico, Texas brace for flooding as Hurricane Alex batters coast CNN By the CNN Wire Staff South Padre Island, Texas (CNN) -- Residents of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico braced for tornadoes and flooding as Hurricane Alex lashed a sparsely populated area south of the Texas border early Thursday morning. ... BP oil spill cleanup work hampered by hurricane Hurricane Alex drenches Mexico's northern coast Markey blasts BP for lack of storm plans |
