Telegraph.co.uk | Hillary Clinton Goes Glam for Daughter Chelsea's Rehearsal Dinner People Magazine Gone are her famous iconic headbands and matching primary color pantsuits, and in their place, a glamorous printed caftan. Hillary Clinton, is that re » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Federal official to outline what lies ahead after oil spill is sealed CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- Two weeks after the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was capped and stopped leaking, the man overseeing the federal response to the disaster will meet New Orleans-area parish presidents to ... BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost Majority of oil spilled in gulf unaccounted for Cleanup will change once oil stops for good |
Telegraph.co.uk | Barack Obama enlists Afghan war leaks in support of policy switch The Guardian Barack Obama today claimed the disclosures about the mishandling of the Afghanistan war contained in leaked US military documents justified his decision to embark on a new strategy. Obama, speaking from the Rose Garden after a meeting with ... Obama: Leaked Afghan War Documents Reveal Nothing New Pakistani Spy Agency at Heart of Country's `Two-Tiered' Policy on Taliban Obama: 'Nothing new' in Wikileaks Afghan records leak |
msnbc.com | Source: Tony Hayward expected to step down from BP Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
Globe and Mail | Deepwater Horizon alarms were switched off 'to help workers sleep' The Guardian Vital warning systems on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig were switched off at the time of the explosion in order to spare workers being woken by false alarms, a federal investigation has heard. The revelation that alarm systems on the rig at the centre ... Electrician on BP-Leased Oil Rig Says Fire-Alarm System Was Parti » |
Kansas City Star | White House apologizes to fired USDA worker Los Angeles Times 'A disservice was done,' says press secretary Robert Gibbs of Shirley Sherrod's firing. She was asked to resign after a conservative website showed edited video of her at an NAACP event apparently saying she would refuse to help a white farmer. ... Shirley Sherrod's firing from USDA prompts firestorm Vilsack: I Will Have to Live With Shirley Sherrod Mistake White House sorry for Shirley Sherrod 'racism' firing |
Telegraph.co.uk | Gulf oil well cap appears successful 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 disaster closer to an end, ... US keeps the pressure on BP over oil seepage US lets BP keep well sealed for now What It Will Take to Keep the Well Capped |
Sydney Morning Herald | Louisiana constructing islands in the gulf to aid in oil cleanup Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
The Guardian | How BP's oil spill mess could be much worse Washington Post The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been with us nearly three months, and the news just isn't getting better. Even when there's hope of a cleanup, an accident sends us back nearly to square one. The American public is incensed, ... BP Oil Spill: 'Mystery Plumber' May Be Brains Behind Containment Cap BP Oil Well Cap Holds as Scientists Analyze Test Results Critical test to continue Saturday in fight to contain oil spill |
The Guardian | Oil Spill Capped for a Second Day, Offering Some Hope New York Times NEW ORLEANS â€" The hemorrhaging well that has spilled millions of g » |
CBC.ca | BP Fixing New Cap Leak as It Prepares to Start Gulf Well Test BusinessWeek July 15 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc said it will begin a pressure test of its gushing Gulf of Mexico well after fixing a leak that erupted while it was shutting off oil flow with a new containment cap. The leak was detected in a “choke line†leading from the ... BP Gets Approval, Begins Procedure To Test Gulf Well |
New York Times (blog) | For George Steinbrenner, winning was everything, but not the only thing Los Angeles Times Those who knew him best remember the Yankees owner, who died Tuesday, for his uncompromising standards and spare-no-expense focus on championships, but also for his compassion and philanthropy. Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter answers questions about the ... Steinbrenner, KC had complex relationship Torre remembers Boss as 'very special man' Mariners fans have a lot to thank Steinbrenner for |
The Guardian | Critical Test Near for BP's New Cap New York Times Workers on Sunday controlling the overshoot tool, the device used to prepare the well head. By HENRY FOUNTAIN NEW ORLEANS â€" With BP making progress in attaching a new cap on a runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico, the company prepared on Monday to test ... BP Places New Cap On Leaking Oil Well, Prepares Testing |
Globe and Mail | Score One for Style as Spain Wins First World Cup New York Times Andrés Iniesta after the winning goal. His shirt carried a tribute to Dani Jarque, a defender who played with some of the Spanish players on youth national teams. Jarque died last August at age 26. By JERÉ LONGMAN JOHANNESBURG â€" Regulation had spilled ... Spain finds beauty in 1-0 championship victory over the Netherlands Spain wins in South Africa's final moment in World Cup spotlight Viva Espana! A country rocks as Spain rules soccer |
Globe and Mail | 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 ... With well cap removed, oil gushes freely in Gulf Oil flows as robots begin new effort to cap leak Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting |
Los Angeles Times | Critics Grow as James Arrives in Miami New York Times From left, the new teammates Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James greeted fans Friday at a ceremony at Miami's American Airlines Arena. By JONATHAN ABRAMS A day after revealing to a national television audience that he would join Dwyane Wade and ... Jim Gray's LeBron James interview draws criticism for its soft questioning Letters: Welcome to Miami, Mr. James Miami Heat president Pat Riley shifts focus to filling out roster |
Globe and Mail | Cleveland frustrated again as LeBron moves south USA Today By Phil Masturzo, AP By Nicole Auerbach, USA TODAY Cleveland's sports history took another hit Thursday when LeBron James announced he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. Cleveland fans remember these events » |
Reuters | Russian Inmate Conflicted by Possible Deal, Backers Say New York Times MOSCOW â€" Until this week, Igor V. Sutyagin was being held in a prison camp not far from the Arctic Circle, near the site of what were some of Stalin's most infamous gulags. His supporters say the location was apt, ... US-Russia spy swap expected A Russian bargaining chip in spy swap negotiations 'Spies' ordered to New York court |
CBC.ca | Lindsay Lohan's Legal Troubles: A Timeline MTV.com Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 90 days in a drug rehab center on Tuesday (July 6) for violating probation, but it was hardly the actress' first brush with the law. MTV News takes a look back at Lohan's legal ... Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail Lindsay Lohan sentenced to jail Actress Lindsay Lohan jailed for probation violation |
Telegraph.co.uk | Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest mayhem as sidelined ex-champ goes nuts New York Daily News Takeru 'The Tsunami' Kobayashi is arrested after trying to get on stage. CLICK ON THE PHOTO ABOVE FOR MORE GREAT SHOTS OF THE EVENT. Who knew 54 hot dogs could cause so much agita. ... Ex-champ Kobayashi crashes the stage at Coney Island hot dog contest MLE takes competitive eating to new despicable level Former champ crashes hot dog eating contest |
National Geographic | 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 » |
msnbc.com | Russian spy case: accused couple admit using false identities The Guardian Two of the 11 accused Russian agents, charged over an » |
Los Angeles Times | In Spy Case, Issues of Identity Linger as New Evidence Cited New York Times They have been described as scheming secret agents living in the shadows of the suburbs, but they looked no more sinister than bored parents in Federal District Court in Manhattan on Thursday, slumped, arms crossed ... Fugitive might have easily fled Cyprus Russian spy ring: Suspect 'confesses' and puts loyalty to KGB before family » |
