Sydney Morning Herald | Clinton wedding frenzy begins in NY town USA Today By Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images By Sarah Bradshaw, Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal RHINEBECK, NY â€"Chelsea Clinton's guest list will swell Saturday, as uninvited onlookers try to catch a glimpse of her celebrity attendees and take part in the ... Sm » |
Globe and Mail | Arizona immigration protesters hit the streets Los Angeles Times More than a dozen are arrested as demonstrators march in Phoenix, some engaging in acts of civil disobedience. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans 'sweep' of immigrant neighborhoods. SB 1070 protesters raise their fists after unfurling an enormous ... Arizona appeals ruling on state's immigration law SB 1070 stripped of its harshest parts and Mexican immigrants breathe a sigh ... AZ appeals order blocking parts of immigration law |
CBC.ca | BP boss Hayward says he was 'demonised' over oil spill BBC News The outgoing boss of BP believes he was "demonised and vilified" over the firm's Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis. But chief executive Tony Hayward - who is to leave the top job in October - accepted that the firm could not move on with him at the helm. ... Hayward says he was 'demonised and vilified' BP to claim $10B US tax credit because of losses in gulf spill Tony Hayward's exit is not enough - BP needs root-and-branch reforms |
Reuters | Pakistan Aids Insurgency in Afghanistan, Reports Assert New York Times Americans fighting the war in Afghanistan have long harbored strong suspicions that Pakistan's military spy service has guided the Afghan insurgency with a hidden hand, even as Pakistan receives more than $1 billion a year from Washington for its help ... Afghanistan Taliban says 1 American captured, 1 killed Inside the Fog of War: Reports From the Ground in Afghanistan Afghanistan war logs: Iran's covert operations in Afghanistan |
Reuters UK | BP oil spill: safety breaches revealed The Guardian The testimony of Michael Williams, an electronics technician, that emergency alarms on board the Deepwater Horizon were disabled weeks before it exploded, killing 11 workers and spewing more than 4m barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, ... Deepwater Horizon safety alarm 'shut off' before fire Deepwater Horizon alarm was 'inhibited,' technician says Workers on Doomed Rig Voiced Concern About Safety |
Kansas City Star | Senate Gives Final Approval to Jobless Benefits New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Senate gave final approval Wednesday evening to legislation providing added unemployment benefits through November to millions of Americans who have been out of work for six months or more, ending a politic » |
Reuters | Gulf oil well cap appears successful USA Today By Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images By Alan Levin, USA TODAY Engineers battling the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are confident that the cap over the rogue well is strong enough that they may be able to plug it by pumping mud inside, bringing the three-month ... Wind, currents gives Fla. reprieve from Gulf oil US lets BP keep well sealed for now What It Will Take to Keep the Well Capped |
Globe and Mail | Engineers detect seepage near BP oil well Reuters HOUSTON, July 18 (Reuters) - Engineers monitoring BP Plc's damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico detected seepage on the ocean floor that could mean problems with the cap that has stopped oil from gushing into the water, ... US Demands More Test Data From BP After Seep Found in Seabed Government still wary of BP's well cap US demands BP do more tests after seep detected |
The Hindu | A Spill Into the Psyche, and a Respite New York Times Out on the Gulf of Mexico, where the surface has come to resemble a floating intensive-care unit â€" » |
Globe and Mail | 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, ... Oil Spill Capped for a Second Day, Offering Some Hope BP awaits crucial Gulf of Mexico oil well test data A welcome dry well: BP stops spill, at least for now |
CBC.ca | Leak Hampers BP Effort to Shut Off Well and Halt Spill New York Times Dave Martin/AP BP began a test of a new cap on its leaking well, cutting off the flow of oil to collection ships. By HENRY FOUNTAIN ABOARD THE RESOLUTE, 50 miles off Louisiana â€" BP stopped collecting oil from its runaway well on Wednesday afternoon, ... BP runs crucial test on Gulf oil leak BP Fixing New Cap Leak as It Prepares to Start Gulf Well Test BP Gets Approval, Begins Procedure To Test Gulf Well |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pressure mounts for BP Houston Chronicle Dave Martin AP Vessels monitor a oil burn Tuesday near the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Gulf of Mexico. Other ships were moved away in preparation for testing of a new cap on the spewing well. BP inched closer toward an endgame ... Oil Still Spilling as Well Test Is Delayed BP Delays Test of Leaking Gulf Well Until US Gives Go Ahead BP delays pressure test on blown-out Gulf oil well |
Telegraph.co.uk | Spanish ecstatic to beat 'rough' Dutch ESPN By Soccernet staff Ecstatic Spanish players have spoken over their joy at overcoming a "rough" Dutch side to claim a historic 1-0 World Cup final triumph while coach Vicente del Bosque said it was a win for "beautiful footb » |
CBC.ca | BP Makes Progress Changing Oil Capture System in Gulf of Mexico BusinessWeek July 10 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc is making progress on removing a device capturing oil from its leaking Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, as it makes way for a more efficient collection system. BP expects to have a new seal on ... Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP partner Anadarko refuses to pay spill bill Houston Chronicle Anadarko Petroleum Corp. won't pay the $272 million in oil spill related costs that BP billed it for last month. The Woodlands-based company has a 25 percent nonoperating stake in the Macondo oil well ... BP Readies New Plan to Contain Oil Leak |
Sydney Morning Herald | Miami in Pinstripes: the New Evil Empire New York Times In the moment LeBron James uttered the words “South Beach†on Thursday night in front of a national television audience, the country witnessed the birth of an Evil Empire â€" the Yankees of professional basketb » |
Globe and Mail | ESPN Clears the Lane to Go One-on-One With James New York Times Like the president of the United States asking networks to clear time for a prime-time address, LeBron James solicited ESPN for an hour of its time Thursday night to address the nation on a matter of critical importance. ... Perfect storm: LeBron, New York, advertisers Nets don't see their hopes as LeBron or bust Free-agency frenzy at its peak: James will announce decision today |
The Guardian | Justice Department sues, seeks injunction on Arizona immigration law San Jose Mercury News WASHINGTON â€" The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Arizona, charging that the state's new immigration law is unconstitutional and requesting a preliminary injunction to stop the legislation from ... Arizona Law Causes Split for Governors Sharing Border US vs. Arizona on immigration US ch » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Gun decision will not fix the real problem Lewiston Sun Journal By Editorial Board "Self-defense is a basic right, recognized by many legal systems from ancient times to the present day," Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority last week in a landmark decision striking down Chicago's strict firearm ban. ... City officials do not expect Supreme Court decision to affect gun laws New Gun Restrictions Address Court's Decision US Supreme Court ruling on guns has unknown effect on New Jersey's one-handgun ... |
Reuters | For now, government and BP working together to assess oil spill damage Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
Globe and Mail | Russian spy suspect Anna Chapman: I regret life I've chosen Telegraph.co.uk The British ex-husband of » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Oil spill in the gulf: Latest developments Washington Post Cleanup and containment efforts continue at the Gulf of Mexico site of the oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon explosion. -- The House of Representatives passed the first major US bill related to the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion, ... Oil invades more wetlands as surf pounds Gulf coast BP incident may be top peacetime oil spill BP spill hits a somber record as Gulf's biggest |
