CBC.ca | At least 10 activists die as Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla Los Angeles Times Israel's military says troops come under fire when they move in on vessels carrying humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip. Protesters c » |
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Monday, May 31, 2010
At least 10 activists die as Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla - Los Angeles Times
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Latest effort to stop oil leak fails - Detroit Free Press
Reuters | Latest effort to stop oil leak fails Detroit Free Press COVINGTON, La. -- With the failure of its latest attempt to plug the biggest oil spill in US history, BP was preparing Saturday evening to try still another method -- c » |
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Local crews begin Gulf Coast cleanup - CNN
Reuters | Local crews begin Gulf Coast cleanup CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- Local teams in Louisiana will start a cleanup Saturday aimed at protecting coastal marshes while BP continues its efforts to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Plaquemines Parish President ... In Oil Spill Saga, Mysteries of the Deep Persist Frustration, Fury Greet Obama in Gulf |
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Friday, May 28, 2010
BP says Gulf oil leak is 'environmental catastrophe' - CNN International
The Hindu | BP says Gulf oil leak is 'environmental catastrophe' CNN International (CNN) -- BP's top official, who had previously said the environmental impact on Gulf of Mexico would be modest, upgraded his assessment Friday to an "environmental catastrophe." Also Friday, engineers in the Gulf tried the "junk shot" method in an ... BP: 48 hours before 'top kill' success is known BP: 48 hours before clear if mud stops oil leak BP: Gulf Spill Response Has Cost It $930M So Far |
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Louisiana Fishermen Helping in Spill Cleanup Report Getting Sick - FOXNews
Reuters | Louisiana Fishermen Helping in Spill Cleanup Report Getting Sick FOXNews Some Louisiana fishermen affected by the massive oil spill in the Gulf â€" including some hired by BP to help in the cleanup â€" are reporting cases of debilitating headaches, burning eyes and nausea, and some industry and public officials are pointing the ... Reports: Obama to visit Gulf Coast oil spill on Friday URGENT: Obama to visit Louisiana coast on Friday Report shows close ties between rig inspectors, oil industry |
Monday, May 24, 2010
Lindsay Lohan Ordered To Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet By Judge - MTV.com
New York Times (blog) | Lindsay Lohan Ordered To Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet By Judge MTV.com On Monday (May 24), a stern Superior Court judge warned troubled actress Lindsay Lohan that she needs to keep on the straight and narrow if she wishes to avoid a return trip to jail. After Lohan missed her initial court date last week ... Lindsay Lohan will have to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet, have weekly ... Lindsay Lohan: Drug Testing, Monitoring Bracelet Ordered Lindsay Lohan Ordered to Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet |
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Iran Demands US Propose Prisoner Swap for Three US Hikers Labeled 'Spies' - FOXNews
Washington Post | Iran Demands US Propose Prisoner Swap for Three US Hikers Labeled 'Spies' FOXNews Iran said on Sunday that the three American hikers arrested last July near the Iraq border were spies and demanded the US propose a prisoner swap to secure their release. May 21: Sarah Shourd, left, hugs her mother Nora Shourd, as Shane Bauer, ... Iran says U.S. "hikers" spies, proposes prisoner swap Iran spy chief says 3 jailed Americans are spies Iran positive detained Americans spies |
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Obama Picks Graham, Reilly to Probe Gulf Oil Spill - BusinessWeek
The Hindu | Obama Picks Graham, Reilly to Probe Gulf Oil Spill BusinessWeek May 22 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama named Democrat Bob Graham, a former US senator and Florida governor, and Republican William Reilly, a former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, to lead a presidential ... Frustration mounts as oil seeps into Gulf wetlands BP oil spill: A deadly, brown beach leaves a bitter trail GOP says more action, less talk needed to combat oil spill |
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Friday, May 21, 2010
BP oil spill reaches delicate wetlands of Louisiana - The Guardian
The Guardian | BP oil spill reaches delicate wetlands of Louisiana The Guardian Thick sheets of crude oil spread through the delicate wetlands of Louisiana today, as the BP oil spill continued to threaten the American coastline. Local reports described heavy sheets of oil the consistency of latex paint clogging the marshes in the ... BP swamped by criticism; spilled oil keeps coming BP Collecting Less Oil From Gulf Leak |
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Works by Picasso and Matisse Stolen From Paris Museum - New York Times
The Guardian | Works by Picasso and Matisse Stolen From Paris Museum New York Times PARIS â€" A lone hooded man who squirmed through a broken window and evaded security alarms stole five paintings by Picasso, Matisse and other artists overnight Wednesday from the Paris Museum of Modern Art, in a brash theft valued at ... Five paintings worth nearly $613 million stolen by lone thief in Paris Are Art Thieves Getting Bolder? Factbox - High profile art thefts |
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Democrats See Hope for Fall in Victory in House Race - New York Times
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Federal Agency Chief Admits Lapses in Gulf Oil Spill - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk | Federal Agency Chief Admits Lapses in Gulf Oil Spill New York Times Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, facing Congress for the first time since the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico last month, said Tuesday that weaknesses at his agency's Minerals Management Service ... Oil Drillers' 'Ire' Raised by Tougher Oversight Oil's true cost Some oil spill events from Tuesday, May 18, 2010 |
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Supreme Court limits life sentences without parole for young criminals - Los Angeles Times
ABC News | Supreme Court limits life sentences without parole for young criminals Los Angeles Times In a 6-3 decision, the court strikes down laws in Florida, California and 35 other states that » |
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Huge oil plumes found under Gulf as BP struggles - The Associated Press
ABC News | Huge oil plumes found under Gulf as BP struggles The Associated Press ROBERT, La. â€" Oil from a blown-out well is forming huge underwater plumes as much as 10 miles long below the visible slick in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists said as BP wrestled for a third day Sunday with its latest contraption for slowing the nearly ... Ten-mile oil plume found beneath Gulf of Mexico surface More delays in plugging oil leak Despite media reports, BP says efforts to connect mile-long pipe to cap oil is ... |
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Thailand PM Abhisit in pledge to end Bangkok protest - BBC News
Sydney Morning Herald | Thailand PM Abhisit in pledge to end Bangkok protest BBC News Thailand's PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has said troops will "push forward" with an operation to end an anti-government protest in the heart of Bangkok. He said military intervention was the only way to end the protest. Clashes between troops and protesters ... U.S., UK issue warnings on Bangkok On the scene: Bangkok at boiling point More deaths in Bangkok standoff |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
FBI searches Watertown, Brookline in NYC bomb probe - Boston Globe
BBCSerbian.com | FBI searches Watertown, Brookline in NYC bomb probe Boston Globe Authorities are searching a home on Waverley Avenue in Watertown in connection with the investigation of the attempted bombing in Times Square earlier this month, the FBI said this morning. ... Search warrants executed in Times Square probe FBI Raids in Northeast Are Linked to Bomb Case Times Square Case Prompts Raids in Boston, New York Area |
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Child may be lone survivor in Libya plane crash - CNN International
CNN International | Child may be lone survivor in Libya plane crash CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A child is believed to be the only survivor of a passenger plane crash in Libya Wednesday that may have killed more than 100 people, an official said. The plane was carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew members when it ... Libya plane crash - 'at least one Briton on board' Libya crash plane passed European spot-checks At least one Briton in Libyan plane crash |
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Elena Kagan Takes Center Stage in 2010 Campaign Battles - CBS News
Telegraph.co.uk | Elena Kagan Takes Center Stage in 2010 Campaign Battles CBS News In what is sure to be a heated midterm election year, Republicans and Democrats alike are already seizing on President Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court as a campaign issue. "The nomination will be used for two ... 5 myths about Supreme Court confirmations Kagan's role against military recruitment studied Supreme Court confirmations, as Elena Kagan saw them |
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Elena Kagan "Honored and Humbled" by Supreme Court Nomination - CBS News
The Guardian | Elena Kagan "Honored and Humbled" by Supreme Court Nomination CBS News "I am honored and I am humbled by this nomination and by the confidence you have shown in me," Kagan told the president in the East Room of the White House. She said the honor was deepened by the fact that she was replacing Stevens, who had long played ... Leahy: Kagan should get Senate vote before August First Read: No surprises from Obama REFILE-Top US Senate Judiciary Dem. seeks Kagan OK by August |
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
BP wrestles with oil spill hitch - BBC News
Globe and Mail | BP wrestles with oil spill hitch BBC News Engineers from oil company BP are scrambling to find a way to contain oil gushing from a well on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico. BP has met problems with a containment box it tried to lower over the blown-out well in order to funnel the leaking oil ... BP's first attempt to divert Gulf oil leak fails Gulf oil spill: Quick fix dashed as BP tower fails to contain oil BP Oil-Collection Chamber Clogs, Removed From Leaking Gulf Well |
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Lib Dems must look at big picture, says Lord Carlile - BBC News
The Hindu | Lib Dems must look at big picture, says Lord Carlile BBC News A senior Welsh Liberal Democrat says his party could go into government without a deal on electoral reform. Lord Carlile said it was naive to think there had to be an agreement on proportional representation (PR). The ex-Montgomeryshire MP stressed he ... British election: What it means for the UK and the US UK Liberal Democrats mull pact with Conservatives UK parties to meet on Sunday to discuss gov't deal |
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Regulators look to soothe markets' raw nerves - Reuters
Times Online | Regulators look to soothe markets' raw nerves Reuters NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission held urgent discussions on Friday to calm investors' raw nerves a day after a plunge of nearly 1000 points in the Dow Jones industrial average, during which some stocks lost more ... Stock plunge raises alarm on algo trading U.S. Stocks Start Firm on Jobs Report |
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Pakistan Taliban: Faisal Shahzad Not One of Us - CBS News
The Guardian | Pakistan Taliban: Faisal Shahzad Not One of Us CBS News Since Faisal Shahzad's arrest in the failed Times Square car bombing, authorities have been looking closely at whether the Pakistan Taliban played a role in planning the attack. A source told CBS News that it is "increasingly plausible" the militant ... 4 questioned in Pakistan over NY bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad 'carried out dry run' before Times Square attack Which Pakistani group inspired Times Square suspect? |
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad - Reuters
Telegraph.co.uk | NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators questioned the suspected Times Square bomber hoping to uncover links he might have had to foreign militant groups and US media said he could appear in a New York court on Wednesday. Faisal Shahzad, 30, who was born in ... Where in Pakistan did Faisal Shahzad learn bomb-making skills? US tightens no-fly rules after suspect in failed Times Square attack succeeds ... Shahzad's Connecticut Associates under Scrutiny |
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