Globe and Mail | US Gulf States Mobilize for Valdez-Like Oil Spill BusinessWeek (Adds Obama comments in second paragraph. See {EXT4 } for more on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.) By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Jim Polson April 30 (Bloomberg) -- US Interior Department inspectors began boarding deep-water platforms in the Gulf of Mexico ... Gulf Spill May Be Five Times Estimated Size, Experts Say |
CBC.ca | White House Takes a Bigger Role in the Oil Spill Cleanup New York Times A boat collected crude oil that had leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico. By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, LESLIE KAUFMAN and LIZ ROBBINS NEW ORLEANS â€" President Obama increased his administration's role in the cleanup of the vast oil ... Lawmakers set probes of oil spill as federal attention intensifies US military joins Gulf of Mexico oil spill effort Shipping, US coast at risk from huge oil slick |
Boston Globe | Cape Wind, first U.S. offshore wind farm, approved Reuters A power-generating windmill turbine operates in a wind farm on Backbone Mountain near Thomas, West Virginia August 28, 2006. BOSTON (Reuters) - The first US offshore wind farm, a giant project 5 miles/8 km off the Massachusetts coast, was approved on ... Cape Wind Offshore Wind Farm Facts Offshore Wind Farm Gets Approval |
Globe and Mail | Debt Ratings Are Lowered for Portugal and Greece New York Times FRANKFURT â€" Europe's debt crisis deepened still further Tuesday after the ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Greek and Portuguese debt, investors sold off government bonds amid fears of a default, and workers in the two countries ... FOREX-Euro tumbles on Greece, Portugal downgrades Stocks slip after Greece debt cut to junk Investors Dump Risk Assets As S&P Cuts Greece, Portugal |
Reuters | Showdown likely between Dems, GOP over financial regulation Washington Post Top Senate Republicans said Sunday they plan to block efforts to move forward this week with a bill to overhaul the nation's financial regulations unless Democrats agree to alter central elements of the far-reaching legislation. ... Dodd and Shelby Say No Deal yet on Financial Rules Senators close to deal on financial regulation Senate negotiators say deal close |
Goldman knew it profited from mortgage crisis CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Goldman Sachs officials knew their bets against mortgages, whose dramatic decline sparked the financial crisis, profited the firm, according to ... Goldman Sachs e-mails reveal firm profited from mortgage mess Goldman Sachs e-mails show bank sought to profit from housing downturn Goldman Sachs E-Mails Tie Huge Profits To 'Mortgage Mess' |
National Post | Europe shares up; Greece aid request calms nerves Reuters LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - European shares closed higher on Friday, led by banks, as Greece's request for an emergency loan and upbeat US home sales boosted investors' confidence, while Volvo (VOLVb.ST) rose after reporting strong ... EU Working on Greek Aid Terms as German Test Looms (Correct) Greek Unions Vow to Strike |
Telegraph.co.uk | European air travel ramps up, but the problems aren't over Los Angeles Times Officials expect traffic snarled by volcanic ash concerns to return to 75% of normal. However, they warn that clearing a backlog of flights could take days. By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times Air traffic over Europe was on track to return to about 75% of ... Almost » |
The Hindu | Under-fire Goldman Sachs reveals 90% jump in profits The Guardian Goldman Sachs's London office. A top lawyer at the bank dismissed the SEC prosecution as a 'he says, she says' dispute The under-fire W » |
Reuters | Al-Qaida Leaders Killed in Iraq Voice of America US and Iraqi officials say the two most senior al-Qaida leaders in Iraq have been killed in a joint operation near the northern city of Tikrit. Officials say Iraqi security forces backed by the US killed Al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri and ... Secret prison revealed in Baghdad Officials: Top 2 al-Qaida in Iraq leaders killed Baghdad recount throws Iraq election wide open |
Times Online | Europe's airlines and airports question flight bans BBC News Europe's airlines and airports have c » |
National Geographic | American cancels 56 European flights on Saturday Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - US airlines said many flights heading to or from Europe remained canceled on Saturday due to the volcanic ash cloud that has spread farther across Europe. The huge cloud halted most European flights and stranded thousands of ... Captain Kirk escapes and other tales from the Icelandic volcano snarl Disrupted Air Travel in Northern Europe for Third Full Day Volcano ash: Your stories |
The Hindu | Swiss to halt flights at midnight due to ash cloud Los Angeles Times From AP The Swiss government decided Friday to close the country's airspace to » |
Globe and Mail | Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights in northern Europe BBC News The eruption in Iceland on Wednesday sent ash kilometres into the air. Satellite images show the cloud as brownish-black as ice particles mingle with ash. People in the Eyjafj » |
The Hindu | UK aid effort starts after western China earthquake BBC News British aid agencies have started to co-ordinate emergency help after a powerful earthquake hit western China. Chinese officials said at least 400 people died and thousands were feared injured after the magnitude-6.9 quake in Yushu county, ... Quake in western China kills 400, buries more Rescuers Rush to Aid Survivors of China Quake; at Least 400 Dead |
Senate GOP Leader Says "No" to Bank Reform Bill ABC News WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Senate's Republican leader on Tuesday spoke strongly against a Democratic financial regulation reform bill that will soon be introduced in the full Senate for formal debate and a vote. "We must not pass the financial ... Mike Pence says Dems will take over W » |
ABC News | Obama officials stress nuclear threat, US strength Washington Post President Barack Obama is set to host a two-day, 47-nation nuclear summit in Washington, with the goal of keeping nuclear materials away from terrorists. Find out what the nuclear security summit is about and who is involved. ... Obama summit's goal: keep nuclear weapons away from terrorists Obama Hosts Unprecedented International Nuclear Summit Could terrorists get hold of a nuclear bomb? |
CBC.ca | Silence held across Poland for deceased president ABC Online Solemnly standing to attention as sirens wailed, Poles fell silent across the country Sunday as they mourned President Lech Kaczynski and top officials killed in a fiery air crash in Russia. Thousands of people observed the two minutes of silence ... Polish president's body flown home URGENT: Plane with Lech Kaczynski's body lands in Warsaw UK's Polish communities mourn crash dead |
Washington Post | Rescuers Plan Using Camera to Search West Virginia Mine New York Times By REUTERS MONTCOAL, West Virginia (Reuters) - Thick smoke and fire forced rescuers to retreat on Friday from a West Virginia coal mine and instead they deployed a remote camera in hopes of finding four miners missing since the deadliest US mine ... Fire forces rescue crews to retreat from West Virginia mine Mine disaster highlights politics of coal in W.Va. Mine Disaster Highlights Politics of Coal in W.Va. |
Times Online | Obama, Medvedev Sign Treaty Cutting Nuclear Stockpiles Voice of America Photo: AP US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have signed a major nuclear arms reduction treaty that cuts each country's nuclear arsenals by about 30 percent. The pact signed Thursday in the Czech Republic leaves each ... US and Russia sign historic nuclear treaty Nuclear summit takes aim at unsecured bomb material New US-Russia Nuclear Pact A 'Reset' For Old Rivals |
Reuters | W. Va. Mine Explosion: Massey Energy CEO Speaks Out ABC News Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship told ABC's Diane Sawyer late this afternoon that he has apologized to the families of the miners killed or trapped in yesterday's accident, but he declined to take or place blame for the accident ... Mine accident sparks scrutiny of company Mine owner amassed serious violations Methane, a Common Danger of Coal Mines |
The Guardian (blog) | Woods Faces Questions New York Times AUGUSTA, Ga. â€" Tiger Woods got the tough part of this Masters week out of the way Monday, getting in front of the public in the morning and the news media in the afternoon. After engaging fans who came out for his practice round, ... Tiger's chronological trip from Thanksgiving to Masters Tiger says he's coming back to win at Augusta Woods provides long-sought answers |
Sydney Morning Herald | Earthquakes rattle Pacific Coast CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A string of earthquakes and aftershocks rattled the Pacific Coast of the United States and Mexico on Sunday, including a magnitude 7.2 quake that could be felt across Baja California, Arizona and southern California, ... 7.2-Magnitude Quake in Baja California Felt on West Coast Strong Mexico Earthquake shakes Southern California Baja California quake magnitude raised to 7.2 |
Reuters | My Best Buy had no iPads, no line CNET I was first in the iPad line at the Best Buy in Marin City, Calif., on Saturday. Oh, I wasn't looking to buy one. Only people with certain imbalances buy the first iteration of Apple products. But the Best Buy is right next to my ... Apple's iPad 'makes technology instantly accessible' First Look: Apple's new iPad Apple's iPad unearthed: Samsung, LG appear |
