The Guardian | Chelsea Clinton Marries Marc Mezvinsky People Magazine Surrounded by 400 friends, and her parents Bill and Hillary (who wore Oscar de la Renta), the former first daughter, 30, wed her longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky, 32, in Rhinebeck, NY, Saturday. She wore a dress designed by Vera Wang ... Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY Chelsea Clinton: wedding day stays under wraps Chelsea Clinton has her big day away from prying eyes |
Globe and Mail | Arizona appeals immigrant law ruling amid protests Reuters A protestor holds a sign during a demonstration in support of Arizona's immigration law in downtown Manhattan, July 29, 2010. By Carolina Madrid and Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of ... Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling SB1070: appeal seeks to reinstate » |
msnbc.com | Congress gives Obama long-delayed Afghan war funds Reuters Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds up a copy of a newspaper during a press conference at the Frontline Club in central London, July 26, 2010. By Matt Spetalnick and Sayed Salahuddin WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The Congress on Tuesday gave ... WikiLeaks Secret Records Dump Stays in Legal Clear: Ann Woolner WikiLeaks: For public, it confirms worst about Afghanistan Barack Obama enlists Afghan war leaks in support of policy switch |
Telegraph.co.uk | White House decries WikiLeaks' release of Afghan war documents Los Angeles Times National Security Advisor James Jones says the disclosure could endanger lives and US security. The NY Times, which received early access, says the documents point to Pakistan-Taliban collusion. By Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times The White House ... Leaked Documents Shed Light on Afghan War |
msnbc.com | North Korea ramps up threats against military exercises CNN By the CNN Wire Staff The US aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the South Korean port of Busan ahead of joint exercises. Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) -- North Korea on Saturday heightened its threats against upcoming US-supported military exercises ... Doubts surface on North Korea's role in ship sinking North Korea Warns of Nuclear Response to Naval Exercises North Korea warns of nuclear 'sacred war' |
Moneycontrol.com | 4 Oil Firms Commit $1 Billion for Gulf Rapid-Response Plan New York Times Oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The industry plans to build containment equipment to be kept on standby for emergency use. By JAD MOUAWAD Four of the world's biggest oil companies said on Wednesday that they were committing $1 billion to create a ... Oil giants commit $1 billion to spill response system Gulf Deep-Water Drilling Should Resume on Case-by-Case Basis, Expert Says As US suspends deep-water oil drilling, other nations move ahead |
Reuters | BP oil cap may not have stopped leak The Guardian BP's new cap over its damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well may not have been as successful as the company had hoped after engineers detected seepage and a possible methane gas leak on the seabed. Admiral Thad » |
The Hindu | BP Extends Gulf Well Tests Another 24 Hours, Plans to Resume Oil Capture Bloomberg BP Plc will open its sealed Macondo gusher in the Gulf of Mexico and channel oil to vessels on the surface after extending tests on the well another 24 hours, the US government decided. BP, based in London, ... The Gulf waits: Oil is plugged, but for how long? BP's testing of Gulf oil well extended for 24 hours BP extending Gulf well test 24 hours-Coast Guard |
Telegraph.co.uk | 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, ... Gulf geyser stops gushing, but will it hold? Oil Spill Capped for a Second Day, Offering Some Hope BP awaits crucial Gulf of Mexico oil well test data |
Reuters | Factbox: Developments in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Reuters (Reuters) - Here are some developments in BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the largest in US history. * BP starts a crucial test on its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that it hopes will lead to halting the flow of crude that has polluted the ... Leak Hampers BP Effort to Shut Off Well and Halt Spill Leak in equipment delays BP's efforts to stop massive oil gusher BP Trying to Fix Leaking Pipe on New Well Cap |
The Guardian | Gulf oil to keep flowing while cap is analyzed The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" The plan to start choking off oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico was suddenly halted as government officials and BP said further analysis must be done Wednesday before critical tests could proceed. No explanation was given for the ... Day 84: The Latest on the Oil Spill BP Delays Test of Leaking Gulf Well Until US Gives Go Ahead Pressure mounts for BP |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iniesta seizes the late moment San Francisco Chronicle Bernat Armangue / AP Spain's Andrés Iniesta (6) scores the only goal, a shot in the 116th minute that got past Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg. After waiting 80 years to win the World Cup, Spain wasn't going to let the Netherlands' bruising ... Spanish press pays tribute to World Cup winners Pasadena becomes Plaza Mayor for a day Dutch dejection: 3rd World Cup final loss sinks in |
CBC.ca | Scientists propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill MiamiHerald.com WASHINGTON -- Frustrated with limited data on the BP oil gusher, a group of independent scientists has proposed a large experiment that would give a clearer understanding of where the oil and gas are going and where they'll do the most ... Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it BP Makes Progress Changing Oil Capture System in Gulf of Mexico Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting |
Los Angeles Times | Dispute on Oil Spill Panel Flares Before First Meeting W » |
Globe and Mail | Live blog: Cops pour in to Oakland to try to stop looting San Jose Mercury News More looting and smashed windows have been reported at stores at 7th and Market and 9th and Market streets and the 24 Hour Fitness on Webster was also vandalized. Police remain at 14th and Broadway in a skirmish line and there are ... Oakland protesters clash with police after verdict in BART shooting Rioters hit the streets of Oakland after verdict Oakland police make 50 arrests, with more expected |
AFP | Ex-Michigan congressman pleads guilty in case linked to terrorism Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON -- A former Michigan congressman pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges related to work he did for an Islamic charity that federal authorities had linked to terrorist groups. Mark Siljander, 59, who represented southwest ... Siljander pleads guilty in Islamic American Relief Agency lobbying case Missouri: Ex-Congressman Guilty in Case Tied to Suspect Charity Ex-congressman, Illinois man plead guilty in Islamic charity case |
Globe and Mail | Cornyn blasts fed suit over Arizona immigration law Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON â€" A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the US Department of Justice ch » |
The Guardian | BP oil spill costs pass $3bn mark BBC News The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has so far cost BP a total of $3.12bn (£2bn), the company has said. The total includes the cost of containing the spill and cleaning up the oil, and the cost of drilling relief wells. It also includes the $147m paid ... Six-Foot Waves May St » |
CBC.ca | 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 » |
Aljazeera.net | Weak private hiring in June shows tepid U.S. recovery Reuters Employment fell for the first this year in June as thousands of temporary census jobs ended and private hiring grew less than expected. By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US private payrolls rose only modestly in June and over » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Spill surpasses record for oil in the Gulf Houston Chronicle Based on the government's highest estimate, the spill from BP's Macondo well has surpassed the previous worst spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 71.7 million g » |
