Reuters | Pressure grows for action by BP Washington Post An array of government officials in Louisiana speak at a news conference, with the governor of Louisiana saying the oil company responsible for the spill in the Gulf of Mexico may not be doing enough. By Steven Mufson and Michael D. Shear Federal and ... Experts: Oil May Be Leaking at Rate of 25000 Barrels a Day in Gulf |
Globe and Mail | Oil from massive Gulf Coast starts washing ashore The Associated Press VENICE, La. â€" An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control and started washing ashore along the Gulf Coast Thursday night as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating barriers around ... Louisiana 'Fishing Capital' Braces for Giant Slick |
Telegraph.co.uk | Haggard GOP Gives Way, » |
Reuters | Goldman Sachs Takes Little Blame in Senate Defense: Ann Woolner BusinessWeek April 28 (Bloomberg) -- For a moment last week as the Goldman Sachs drama unfolded, it looked as if the bank might defend itself against a sensational civil fraud charge by hanging out to dry one of its vice presidents, the fabulous Frenchman, ... Factbox: Levin, Blankfein trade jabs at hearing Goldman Sachs whiz kid Tourre lacks apology, but not arrogance Goldman's Blankfein hit hard on CDO conflicts |
CBC.ca | GOP senators block debate on finance bill Los Angeles Times The 57-41 vote marks the first showdown over the financial overhaul. Sen. Ben Nelson, a Democrat, voted with the opposition. By Janet Hook, Tribune Washington Bureau Senate Republicans, in a resolute show of unity, delayed consideration of far-reaching ... Senate blocks action on financial regulation bill Finance Bill Hits Impasse |
Boston Globe | Obama eulogizes West Virginia mine blast victims Los Angeles Times At a somber memorial for 29 coal miners Sunday, President Obama said it is a moral imperative for the United States to prevent the sort of underground explosion that triggered the worst mine disaster in four decades ... Obama Eulogizes Victims of Mine Accident Obama honors f » |
Washington Post | Lloyd Blankfein. King of W » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Arizona governor signs toughest immigration law Reuters Immigrants hide from a border patrol vehicle while waiting a chance to cross into the United States at the border fence on the outskirts of the Tijuana, Mexico, September 19, 2009. PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed into ... Arizona Immigration Enforcement Law Spurs Obama Arizona immigration law is 'moral and social sin:' Faith leaders Civil Disagreement: Immigration |
Reuters | Senate scrambles to unite on finance reform bill Los Angeles Times A regulatory overhaul vote, set for Monday, is a test for President Obama and bipartisanship. As President Obama strikes a firm but conciliatory tone with W » |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Workers missing after blast, fire hit oil rig Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - Eleven workers were missing and 17 injured in an explosion at a Transocean oil drilling rig off Louisiana, and crews were fighting the fire 16 hours later, the US Coast Guard said on Wednesday. An estimated 126 people were aboard ... Search Continues After Oil Rig Blast Oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast; 11 missing Gulf towns pray for news from Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion |
Washington Post | Supreme Court Overturns Law Banning Depictions of Animal Cruelty ABC News The Supreme Court today invalidated a federal law that had criminalized the sale of certain depictions of animal cruelty, including violent dogfighting videos. Is a law that bans the selling of depictions of animal cruelty ... Supreme Court kills animal cruelty law Supreme Court rejects animal cruelty law, upholds free speech Justice Stevens Celebrates 90th Birthday |
CBC.ca | European flights resume, new ash cloud on horizon Reuters AMSTERDAM, April 20 (Reuters) - Flights from large parts of Europe are set to resume on Tuesday under a deal agreed by the European Union to free up airspace closed by a cloud of ash hurled into the sky by an Icelandic volcano. ... EU ministers agree to gradu » |
The Hindu | Airlines carry out test flights in Europe's ash-filled skies Los Angeles Times Air France, KLM and Lufthansa send out jets carrying only crew members in an attempt to show that flying conditions are safe despite the volcanic ash. The flights landed without incident, they said. Lufthansa airplanes stand on the tarmac at the ... Volcanic ash relentless as tremors rock Iceland Ministers mull volcano ash cloud flight chaos measures Europe Carriers Press for Airspace Re-Opening After Ash Cloud |
Telegraph.co.uk | Truth rises from Poland's tragedy Times Online The Russian army band was practising in a forest clearing. Shafts of sunlight streamed through the stands of t » |
ABC News | Goldman Sachs CDOs a 'Concern' for Crisis Panel, Angelides Says BusinessWeek April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s sales of collateralized debt obligations are “an area of interest and concern†for the US commission investigating the financial crisis, the panel's chairman said. “We will continue to look ... Paulson, Looking to Go Short on Mortgages, Found a Willing Partner |
The Guardian | Obama Promises Renewed Space Program New York Times KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. â€" President Obama on Thursday forcefully countered criticisms that he was trying to end the nation's human spaceflight program, telling about 200 attendees of a White House-sponsored space conference here of ... Obama promotes new NASA plans Obama Wants Manned Mission To Mars Obama Speech Redefines NASA Plans, Space Experts Say |
BBC News | Rescuers race to save trapped quake victims ABC Online China has set aside $32 million to fund rescue efforts after a powerful earthquake hit the Tibetan Plateau, killing at least 600 people and injuring about 10000. An earthquake measuring 6.9 hit remote ... Quake in western China kills 589, buries more China quake kills 589, injures thousands China quake rescue efforts hampered by epicenter's isolation |
Globe and Mail | Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit Washington Post World leaders arriving in Washington for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit must have felt for a moment that they had instead been transported to Soviet-era Moscow. They entered a capital that had become a military encampment, ... Factbox: Who are the world's nuclear powers? Obama: Summit shows 'what is possible when nations come together' Summit draft c » |
Boston Globe | Stocks edge higher after Greece debt concerns ease The Associated Press NEW YORK â€" Stocks rose Monday after easing concerns about Greece's debt and a handful of corporate takeovers raised expectations for the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 20 points to move back above the psychological level of 11000 and ... Dow 11000: What's the Next Move for Investors? Stocks Hold Gains; Investors Await Alcoa Merger Monday Keeps Dow Above 11000 |
MiamiHerald.com | Euro Rises After Greece Wins $61 Billion Aid Pledge From EU BusinessWeek April 12 (Bloomberg) -- The euro r » |
Globe and Mail | John Paul Stevens timeline: 'justice in the bow tie' Los Angeles Times April 20, 1920: Born John Paul Stevens in Chicago, the youngest of four sons to a successful hotel owner. 1941: Graduates Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago with a bachelor's degree in English literature. June 7, 1942: Marries Elizabeth Jane ... Stevens Retirement Sets Stage for US Supreme Court Confirmation Battle John Paul Stevens: Supreme Court retirees keep lifetime pay Replacing John Paul Stevens: A Strategic, Not Political Pick |
BBC Sport | Woods 3 under at Masters turn in rousing return The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. â€" Tiger Woods is climbing up the leaderboard in the opening round of the Masters. He shot a 3-under 33 over the first nine holes in his return from a sex scandal. Woods made a 10-footer for eagle at No. 8, bouncing back from his lone bogey ... Mickelson, Yang and Westwood join Watson in lead Tiger Woods Ad Ripped Audio from 2004 Documentary Tiger Woods Still Most Powerful Golfer at Masters |
Telegraph.co.uk | About Massey Energy Co. Los Angeles Times Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy Co. is the largest coal producer in central Appalachia, operating 47 underground and surface mines in Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia. It was founded in 1920 as a coal brokering business and began mining ... West Virginia mining disaster: How to help the victims' families Drilling begins into coal mine; governor holds 'a sliver of hope' For mine's owner, many safety violations | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/07/2010 |
Times Online | Twelve miners killed in West Virginia explosion Los Angeles Times At least 10 remain missing hours after the blast, which knocked down communication lines inside the huge underground complex. One miner is in the hospital. Billy Pettry, from left, Caden Gray, 5, and Brandon Gray gather at the Marsh Fork Worship Center ... West Virginia coal mine explosion kills 25 Massey Energy: 25 dead in W.Va. mine explosion Rescue efforts under way at Massey Mine |
CBC.ca | Quake rolls across Baja Los Angeles Times The magnitude 7.2 temblor topples buildings and is blamed for at least one death. Damage is worst in the border cities of Calexico and Mexicali. By Tony Perry and Tracy Wilkinson Reporting from Mexico City and Mexicali, Mexico - A magnitude 7.2 ... Strong quake shakes cities around US-Mexico border Major 7.2 quake near Mexico-US border kills one Earthquake rocks western Mexico |
