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National Geographic | Experts: Oil May Be Leaking at Rate of 25000 Barrels a Day in Gulf W » |
Globe and Mail | Oil Spill's Blow to BP's Image May Eclipse Out-of-Pocket Costs New York Times HAMMOND, La. â€" BP says that the offshore drilling accident that is spewing thousands of barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico could cost the company several hundred million dollars. Nobody re » |
Los Angeles Times | 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 honors f » |
New York Daily News | Tornado kills at least 9 in Mississippi USA Today By Paula Merritt, AP By Kathleen Baydala, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger YAZOO CITY, Miss. â€" Gov. Haley Barbour has declared a state of emergency for 17 storm damaged counties including Yazoo, the epicenter of a deadly tornado that moved across ... Tornadoes tear through Southeast, killing 10 Tornado kills at least 6 in Miss., port said to be wiped off map 6 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured |
Los Angeles Times | What will Washington do about the Arizona immigration law? Christian Science Monitor The Arizona immigration law takes center stage in Washington after Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill Friday that makes it a crime to be in the United States illeg » |
The Guardian | Obama makes a pitch for stronger bank regulations Los Angeles Times In a speech in New York, the president says repeating mistakes that led to the financial crisis is 'an outcome that is unacceptable' and rebuts GOP claims that regulations will lead to more bailouts. President Obama speaks about reforming W » |
New York Daily News | Muslim Group Warns 'South Park' New York Times An Islamic group based in New York said that a recent episode of “South Park,†the satirical animated series, insulted the Prophet Muhammad, and compared the show's creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, to Theo van Gogh, the Dutch filmmaker who was ... Muslim Group Warns 'South Park' Creators of Death Has 'South Park' gone too far this time? People: South Park creators threatened over depiction of Muhammad |
The Guardian (blog) | Iceland volcano not in big league, say experts BBC News Watching the enormous plumes of dust and ash rising from Eyjafj » |
New York Times (blog) | Airspace reopens as the dust settles and airlines argue their case Times Online Intense lobbying from the airlines combined with favourable winds and reduced volcanic activity could lead to the opening up of European airspace closed since the Icelandic volcano Eyjafj » |
Globe and Mail | 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 |
The Hindu | Poland holds public memorial for crash victims The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland â€" Some 100000 Poles filled Warsaw's biggest public square Saturday, joining together for a memorial and funeral Mass for the 96 people killed in a plane crash a week earlier. The thickening cloud of volcanic ash over Europe caused some ... Obama cancels Polish funeral trip due to ash Mourners pay respects to Polish leader, Obama unable to attend Ash Cloud Forces Obama, Merkel, Sarkozy to Cancel Poland Trip |
CBC.ca | Terms, Players in the Goldman Sachs Fraud Charges New York Times By AP The Securities and Exchange Commission's civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs concern complex investments backed by mortgages that many blame for worsening the financial crisis as the US housing market went into a nosedive. ... Fraud Case Puts Goldman In A Group No One Wants To Join |
Globe and Mail | Volcanic ash to reach ground level across UK BBC News Ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland that has started f » |
Details of prosecution case against Blagojevich revealed CNN By the CNN Wire Staff The former governor was arrested in December 2009, the month before his resignation, on corruption charges. Chicago, Illinois (CNN) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his inner circle engaged in a near-constant conspiracy ... Feds: Fundraiser gave Blagojevich's wife $40K Rezko's cash used to renovate Blagojevich home, feds say Excerpts of Prosecution's Case against Blagojevich |
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' Nations Pledge to Lock Down Nuclear Fuel |
CBC.ca | Obama, China's Hu press for strong words on Iran Washington Post AP WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao (hoo jin-tow) are instructing their diplomats to work on potential sanctions to make clear to Iran the cost of continued nuclear defiance. ... Obama to Use Summit to Push Nations Toward Tying Up Loose Nukes Obama, world leaders work to stop nuclear spread On nuclear summit sidelines, Obama and Hu may discuss China's currency |
Reuters | Euro Rises After Greece Wins $61 Billion Aid Pledge From EU BusinessWeek April 12 (Bloomberg) -- The euro r » |
The Guardian (blog) | Guessing Game Begins Over Obama Pick for Stevens' Supreme Court Seat FOXNews Elena Kagan and Diane Wood are hardly household names but in the days ahead reports will invariably come out about "short-lists" and names of people most Americans have never heard of as possible replacements for retiring Supreme Court ... Stevens Retirement Sets Stage For Supreme Court Confirmation Battle Replacing John Paul Stevens: A Strategic, Not Political Pick Retiring Supreme Court judge has second home in Fort Lauderdale |
Telegraph.co.uk | The Masters: Round 1 Washington Post From honorary tee shots by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer to a 67 shot by 60-year-old Tom Watson, the opening round of the Masters was off to a start for the ages before Tiger Woods ever teed off. Spectators make their way across the first fairway ... Woods 3 under at Masters turn in rousing return 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 |
Reuters | 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 ... Rescue Efforts Underway for At Least 10 Miners Still Unaccounted For West Virginia coal mine explosion kills 25 Massey Blast Kills Six, West Virginia Official Says (Update2) |
Sydney Morning Herald | 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 ... Major 7.2 quake near Mexico-US border kills one Earthquake rocks western Mexico Baja earthquake: 'Power lines were crashing against buildings' |
Globe and Mail | Apple iPad Delivers on Entertainment, but Lacks Productivity Punch Washington Post The Apple iPad ushers in the era of tablet computing, with a slate-style handheld that looks nothing like a typical computer. in fact, the iPad is more reminiscent of an oversize iPhone than a laptop. But because the iPad's screen is three times larger ... 5 Ways the Apple Store Rocked Best Buy on iPad Launch Day... o ... Apple Fans Eagerly Touch and Swipe First iPads Wolverton: Apple's done it again with the iPad |