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G20 backs UK Budget, says PM - BBC News
CBC.ca | G20 backs UK Budget, says PM BBC News World leaders at the G20 summit in Canada have backed the UK's "tough but fair" Budget, David Cameron has said. The prime minister said his measures to slash spending and rein in Britain's deficit were endorsed in a communique. ... G20 summit: leaders agree to halve deficits by 2013 Analysis: G20 put to test by uneven recovery G20 nations for balanced approach to growth, fiscal deficit |
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Keeping the Africa In Africa's World Cup - New York Times
msnbc.com | Keeping the Africa In Africa's World Cup New York Times There were two teams in this compelling contest at Rustenburg. As difficult as it was for the United States to go out in such a fashion, the importance of Ghana's young, brave and ultimately undeniable victory has ramifications for the ... US is knocked out of World Cup by Ghana again, 2-1 Ghana eliminates the United States in the 2010 World Cup Ghana wins, and a nation smiles |
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tropical depression stirs concern - Houston Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) | Tropical depression stirs concern Houston Chronicle The Atlantic season's first tropical depression formed Friday in the Caribbean, putting much of the Gulf of Mexico on alert even though forecasters don't anticipate this weather system will become an intense hurricane. ... Gulf braces for storm, halt to oil containment Tropical system threatens gusher zone Brewing storm casts a cloud on oil spill response |
Thursday, June 24, 2010
City Council and Mayor Reach Accord on a Budget - New York Times
New York Daily News | City Council and Mayor Reach Accord on a Budget New York Times Faced with a sputtering economy and uncertainty in Albany, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the City Council agreed Thursday night on a $63 billion budget that would slash at least 2000 jobs but increase no taxes. ... Mayor Bloomberg, Christine Quinn agree to $63B spending plan that will save 20 ... Mayor, Council in Budget Deal |
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Donovan's last-gasp goal nets historic World Cup win for USA - USA Today
Telegraph.co.uk | Donovan's last-gasp goal nets historic World Cup win for USA USA Today By Elise Amendola, AP By Mike Foss By Arin Karimian By Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY PRETORIA, South Africa â" After so many shots sailed over the goal, after a few ricocheted off the post, after so many missed chances, the team that seemingly can't play ... A Foreign Game Looks Very American World Cup 2010, Scott French: U.S. soccer thrusts itself into relevance Donovan and US soccer team create magical buzz |
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Gen. McChrystal Ready to Resign, Officials Say - FOXNews
NDTV.com | Gen. McChrystal Ready to Resign, Officials Say FOXNews May 10: Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal, briefs reporters ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to the White House. General Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander and strategist of the Afghan war, ... In Afghanistan, as in Iraq, a New Breed of Commander Stepped In Weakening, possible firing of McChrystal compounds sense of peril in Afghanistan McChrystal is woven into Obama's Afghanistan strategy |
Monday, June 21, 2010
Guilty Plea in Times Square Bomb Plot - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk | Guilty Plea in Times Square Bomb Plot New York Times The suspect in the failed Times Square bombing pleaded guilty on Monday, an abrupt and expedited end to a terrorism case that extended to Pakistan and an Islamic militant group there. Reporters outside the Federal District Court in ... NYC car bomb suspect pleads guilty, c » |
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Day 61: The Latest on the Oil Spill - New York Times
Globe and Mail | Day 61: The Latest on the Oil Spill New York Times The chairman of the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee released an internal BP document on Sunday showing that the company's own analysis of damage to the well bore resulted in a worst-case estimate of 100000 barrels of oil leaking into the Gulf ... Spill Impact on Seafood Prices Limited |
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
BP Chief Draws Outrage for Attending Yacht Race - New York Times
Reuters | BP Chief Draws Outrage for Attending Yacht Race New York Times Chris Ison/Press Association, via AP Tony Hayward's yacht, left, sailed in the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Saturday. By LIZ ROBBINS BP officials on Saturday scrambled yet again to respond to another public relations ch » |
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Partner in damaged oil well slams BP for 'reckless' actions -- and inaction - Washington Post
Sydney Morning Herald | Partner in damaged oil well slams BP for 'reckless' actions -- and inaction Washington Post As BP works to control the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, local wildlife struggle for survival. By Joel Achenbach and Steven Mufson BP's three-front oil spill war -- on the seafloor, on the Gulf Coast and in Congress -- turned into a four-front ... BP replaces CEO Hayward as point man for oil spill response Day 59: The Latest on the Oil Spill Getting life back? BP CEO on way off spill duty |
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
Looking for Answers, Finding One - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk | Looking for Answers, Finding One New York Times Tony Hayward answered questions from House members, including Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, and Mike Doyle, Democrat of Pennsylvania. By DAN BARRY WASHINGTON â" On the 58th day, an outraged nation summoned the man it holds responsible for ... Lawmakers lambast BP boss on spill, one apologizes A day of regrets, anger at oil spill hearing BP chief says he wasn't in loop, enraging Congress |
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
BP details plan for $20 billion claim fund for oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico - Washington Post
The Guardian | BP details plan for $20 billion claim fund for oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Washington Post Obama c » |
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Obama details oil spill response, calls for energy reform - CNN International
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Lawmakers accuse BP of 'shortcuts' - Washington Post
The Hindu | Lawmakers accuse BP of 'shortcuts' Washington Post Cleanup and containment efforts continue at the Gulf of Mexico site of the oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon explosion. By Steven Mufson and Anne E. Kornblut To save time and drilling costs, BP took "shortcuts" that may have led to the oil rig ... Obama says Gulf Coast will bounce back from oil disaster Stakes rise for Obama amid oil spill crisis Obama's Political Oil Fund |
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
Obama wants BP escrow fund for spill damage - Los Angeles Times
NEWS.com.au | Obama wants BP escrow fund for spill damage Los Angeles Times As more oil washes ashore, a letter from 54 senators c » |
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
Hop, Skip and a Tie - New York Times
Globe and Mail | Hop, Skip and a Tie New York Times Clint Dempsey, center, with Carlos Bocanegra and Michael Bradley (4) after Dempsey's shot from 25 yards bounced off Robert Green's hands and into the England net for the tying goal. More Photos » By JERà LONGMAN RUSTENBURG, South Africa â" In the end, ... US vs. England: A goal no one will forget Goalkeeper's error helps US salvage ties against England England-US winners and losers |
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Flash floods kill 16 in Arkansas; dozens unaccounted - NECN
Globe and Mail | Flash floods kill 16 in Arkansas; dozens unaccounted NECN (NECN: Josh Brogadir) - Flash floods swept through a campground, killing 16 people and leaving dozens unaccounted for. authorities say campers could easily have missed those advisories. And no time to get out of the way. A powerful, killing flash flood ... Candlelight vigil planned for Ark. floods victims Candlelight vigil planned for Ark. floods victims Flash Floods Sweep Through Arkansas Camps |
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Teenage sailor in ocean distress - BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk | Teenage sailor in ocean distress BBC News A US teenage girl sailing solo around the world is thought to be in distress in a remote area of the Indian Ocean. Californian sailor Abby Sunderland, 16, was last heard at about 1300 GMT on Thursday before emergency beacons were activated, ... California girl sailor, 16, missing in Indian Ocean Teenage round-the-world sailor missing Boats, ships scramble to reach teen drifting in Indian Ocean |
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
How bad could BP oil spill get for the Gulf and the nation? - USA Today
Reuters | How bad could BP oil spill get for the Gulf and the nation? USA Today By Eric Gay, AP By Elizabeth Weise and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY The numbers point to an unprecedented ecological disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico and possibly along the Eastern Seaboard. A cap placed over the leaking BP well in the Gulf of Mexico ... BP says profits from spilled oil will benefit new wildlife fund Gulf Oil Spill: 50 Days Into Crisis, Where Do Things Stand? BP: Gulf cap collected 7850 barrels so far June 8 |
Monday, June 7, 2010
U.S. says BP aims to double the oil captured in Gulf - Reuters
The Hindu | U.S. says BP aims to double the oil captured in Gulf Reuters A pelican sits covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in Barataria Bay, Louisiana just off the Gulf of Mexico June 6, 2010. BP's containment cap is capturing an increasing amount of oil spewing from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, ... Gulf oil disaster cleanup to take years, » |
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
BP captures more oil from broken Gulf of Mexico well - Reuters
Globe and Mail | BP captures more oil from broken Gulf of Mexico well Reuters VENICE, La./PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla., June 6 (Reuters) - BP's containment cap is capturing an increasing amount of oil spewing from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, but the US admiral leading the government relief effort ... 1 step up, 1 step back: Spill may linger into f » |
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Peru cops grill Joran Van der Sloot; Security video may show last moments of ... - New York Daily News
Sydney Morning Herald | Peru cops grill Joran Van der Sloot; Security video may show last moments of ... New York Daily News Police officers escort Joran Van der Sloot, second right, during a press conference at a police station in Lima, Saturday, June 5, 2010. SEE SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO OF SUSPECT AND » |
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