CBC.ca | Alex becomes a hurricane CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Hurricane Alex gained strength early Wednesday as the storm began to take aim on the western Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center reported. The Category 1 storm, which became the first June hurricane on the ... Hurricane Alex could make land late Wednesday Biden visits gulf as storm approaches Hurricane in Gulf means insurance sales on hold |
Washington Post | FBI's Russian spy ring claims are 'contradictory' The Guardian Russia today said it was investigating the arrest by the FBI of 10 » |
New York Daily News | Obama's high court pick Kagan faces Senate hearing Reuters US Solicitor General and Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan is pictured during her first day of meetings with Senators about her nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington May 12, 2010. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elena Kagan, President Barack Obama's Supreme ... Primer on senators judging would-be Justice Kagan 5 things to watch for in Kagan confirmation hearings today The Juice: The Kagan hearings drama at the staff level is unseen but intense |
Globe and Mail | Oil spill efforts ramp up as storm eyed anxiously Reuters The Q4000 multi-purpose oil field intervention vessel (L) and the drillship the Discoverer Explorer (C) burn off material from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead near the disaster site June 24, 2010. GRANDE ISLE Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm ... Crews in oil-soaked Gulf keep wary eye on Tropical Storm Alex Tropical storm could hit area of oil spill With storm's path uncertain, spill cleanup is, too |
ABC Online | Weather could be latest problem in spill cleanup The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" Tropical weather gathering strength in the Caribbean could be the latest bad news for BP crews trying to contain and clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf, an effort that has been plagued with setbacks for more than two months. ... Tropical depression stirs concern Tropical depression headed toward Gulf...Huge skimmer en route to Gulf Gulf braces for storm, halt to oil containment |
The Hindu | Gates: U.S. not 'bogged down' in Afghanistan USA Today By Justin Sullivan, Getty Images By Jim Michaels, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that the United States and its » |
BBC News | McChrystal's Exit Comes at Key Point in War FOXNews June 23: President Obama announces Gen. David Petraeus, center, will replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens. There's never a good time for an American administration to air its dirty laundry in ... McChrystal out, Petraeus in McChrystal out, strategy remains Analysis: Obama couldn't give McChrystal a pass |
NDTV.com | McChrystal likely to resign over magazine comments, source says CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- America's top military commander in Afghanistan is unlikely to survive the f » |
Reuters | Judge to rule on deepwater drilling moratorium CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A judge in New Orleans may rule Tuesday on whether to lift the federal government's moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. US District Court Judge Martin Feldman has said he will issue his decision ... Judge considers request to block drilling ban Trend toward deep-water drilling likely to continue US Judge To Rule On Temporary Drilling Moratorium By Wed |
Reuters | BP estimates of Gulf oil spill range up to 100000 bpd Reuters Poggy fish lie dead stuck in oil in Bay Jimmy near Port Sulpher, Louisiana June 20, 2010. BURAS Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc estimates that a worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be about 100000 barrels of oil per day, ... BP Pushes Back Two Key Oil Spill Demands From the White House, WSJ Reports Oil spill stirs study, debate over health impacts BP spill costs reach $2 billion |
Reuters | BP's Hayward takes a day off for yacht race, infuriating gulf residents Washington Post BP chief executive Tony Hayward took a day off Saturday to see his 52-foot yacht "Bob" compete in a race off England's shore, a leisure trip that infuriated residents of the oil-stained Gulf Coast. Hayward had already angered many in the United States ... BP CEO's yacht outing infuriates Gulf residents BP's Tony Hayward yacht outing draws anger BP Chief Draws Outrage for Attending Yacht Race |
My Fox Boston | Trooper dragged to death in bizarre I-95 accident Boston Globe BROCKTON â€" A veteran state trooper was killed while on a highway traffic detail in Mansfield early yesterday morning in a bizarre accident in which one » |
Globe and Mail | BP to set aside $20 billion to help oil spill victims San Jose Mercury News WASHINGTON â€" Four days of intense negotiations between the White House and BP lawyers » |
Globe and Mail | Obama pledges to lead on Gulf Boston Globe WASHINGTON â€" President Obama vowed last night to make BP pay for the damage its oil disaster has wrought on the Gulf Coast's people and environment, using a national address to assure an angry public that the victims will be ... Obama vows 'everything we've got' In Florida, Residents Worry About Defenses as Oil Hits |
Reuters | Day 55: The Latest on the Oil Spill New York Times On his fourth visit to the Gulf Coast in eight weeks, President Obama told residents and sm » |
ABC Online | 'Red' and 'Memphis' Win Top Tony Awards New York Times A performance by the cast of “Memphis,†which won the Tony Award for best musical on Sunday night. More Photos > By PATRICK HEALY The American rock 'n' roll story “Memphis†won the Tony Award for best musical on Sunday night, and the British production ... Broadway goes Hollywood at the Tony Awards Television review: 'The 2010 Tony Awards' Stars, rockers take over off-key Tonys |
The Guardian | No intent to devalue BP: Obama Reuters A handler holds the beak of an oil-covered pelican found off the Louisiana coast and affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, Louisiana in this handout taken June ... Coast Guard gets tougher on BP Coast Guard Orders BP to Speed Up Cleanup Protect Florida, hold BP accountable |
The Hindu | US doubles Gulf oil spill estimate Reuters A joint Senate-House committee convenes to begin merging competing bills from each chamber into what will be the biggest overhaul of the financial rules since the 1930s. Full Article By Kristen Hays and Chris Baltimore HOUSTON, June 10 (Reuters) - US ... Gulf oil spill figures may be double earlier estimates Not » |
Reuters | Blackhawks foil Flyers in OT to win first Stanley Cup since 1961 USA Today By Bruce Bennett, Getty Images By Kevin » |
CBC.ca | BP siphons off more oil Reuters A sea turtle covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill swims off Grand Terre Island, Louisiana, June 8, 2010. HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy giant BP Plc said on Tuesday it was capturing more oil from its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well ... The oil spill: The latest developments Oil spill makes it vital to keep morale up in Gulf region Day 49: The Latest on the Oil Spill |
Telegraph.co.uk | Hands On With Apple's New iPhone 4 PC World We spend time examining the iPhone 4's crisp display, and new features such as multitasking and iBooks. The Apple iPhone 4 is everything that a new piece of technology should be: It's innovative, attractive, and ahead of its competition. ... Jobs to developers: Stick with the winning team Apple Confab Focuses on iPhone, Ignores OS X Steve Jobs unveils iPhone 4 â€" and its video c » |
CNN International | Cap captures more spillage; slop sullies Florida's shore MiamiHerald.com BP's containment cap collected 255000 g » |
