Globe and Mail | Israeli Raid Jeopardizes Relations With Turkey New York Times ISTANBUL â€" The Israeli commando raid Monday on an aid flotilla, which left at least nine Turkish citizens dead, has dragged relations between Israel and Turkey to a new low, political experts here say, threatening to derail ... UN Security Council Discusses Israeli Raid on Aid Flotilla Where next for under-fire Israel? Flotilla Raid Further Frays Turkey-Israel Ties |
Reuters | Officials warn oil spill may not be capped until August Los Angeles Times BP switches from the top-kill method after the White House expresses 'very, very grave' concerns. The oil company will soon begin a new procedure that, even if successful, may not plug the leak completely. By Jim Puzzanghera, Reporting from Washington ... US Plans 'for Worst' in Gulf, Seeing Risk in Leak Strategy Government, BP spar over size of oil leak BP, Obama face clamor to halt oil spill "crime" |
ABC News | Actor and Director Dennis Hopper Dies at 74 ABC News Dennis Hopper, the director, star and writer of "Easy Rider" and an edgy actor in numerous other films, has died at age 74 after a lengthy illness, his production company Easy Rider Productions confirmed. Dennis Hopper honored with ... Hollywood Iconoclast Dennis Hopper Dies at 74 Dennis Hopper, director of "Easy Rider," dies Dennis Hopper Dead at 74 |
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The Guardian | Obama faces media on Gulf Coast oil spill Washington Post President Obama will face the cameras and take questions from reporters Thursday about the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, giving him another chance to finesse, and perhaps even ratchet up, his rhetoric on the crisis. ... Gulf awaits word on latest bid to plug oil leak Time will tell on BP's 'top kill' plan for capping oil leak BP's desperate bid to plug oil leak in Gulf of Mexico reaches critical stage |
Reuters | BP tackles tricky oil plug plan as Obama vents Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc warned on Tuesday that a planned attempt to plug its gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well may be delayed or abandoned, as the energy giant faced mounting pressure from the Obama administration to contain the catastrophic spill. ... Obama's Patience Wears Thin as BP Struggles to Contain Oil Spill Amid criticism over oil spill, Obama will visit Gulf Coast again The Latest on the Oil Spill |
New York Daily News | Obama endorses 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise in Congress Washington Post President Obama has signed on to a "don't ask, don't tell" compromise between lawmakers and the Defense Department, the White House announced Monday, an agreement that removes a key obstacle to repealing the military's policy ... Deal Reached for Ending Law on Gays in Military White House backs compromise on gays in military BREAKING: White House OKs DADT plan |
New York Daily News | Byfuglien Leads Way Again as Chicago Gains Cup Finals With Sweep New York Times CHICAGO â€" At 6 feet 4 inches and 257 pounds, Chicago Blackhawks wing Dustin Byfuglien is a hard man to miss on a hockey rink. But the San Jose Sharks lost track of him for the second straight game Sunday and found themselves eliminated ... Sharks-Blackhawks Game Review Blackhawks showing some teeth Disciplined Blackhawks never give Sharks a chance in series |
Globe and Mail | Oil slathers Louisiana Washington Post (blog) GRAND ISLE, LA. -- It has become an epic contest between water and oil along the Gulf Coast. Government officials have now opened wide the Mississippi River outlets -- what they c » |
Times Online | Kentucky's Senate candidate Rand Paul in trouble again Los Angeles Times Fellow Republicans and even his 'tea party' backers steer clear of his remarks on the BP oil spill and civil rights laws. By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington Bureau On Tuesday, Rand Paul was the outsider of the moment. ... Paul Remarks Have Deep Roots |
Kansas City Star | Tea Partyers push Rand Paul to victory in Kentucky USA Today Eye surgeon Rand Paul has been declared the winner in Kentucky's Republican primary for the Senate, according to the Associated Press. Kentucky is one of four states holding key primary elections for Congress that may show the depth of voter anger ... Paul Rand Projected to Win GOP Primary in Kentucky; Arlen Specter, Blanche ... Blogging the Primaries Pa. House: Special election re » |
Boston Globe | Justices Rule That Sex Offenders May Be Held After Their Sentences End New York Times WASHINGTON â€" In a broad endorsement of federal power, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Congress has the authority under the Constitution to » |
The Hindu | BP Uses Mile-Long Funnel to Siphon Leaking Oil Well BusinessWeek (Updates with comments from BP executive in fifth paragraph. For more on the Gulf oil spill, see {EXT4 }.) By Jordan Burke and Kim Chipman May 16 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc said it made a breakthrough today in its attempts to control oil leaking from a ... BP: Mile-long tube sucking oil away from Gulf well Some Success in Removing Leaking Gulf Oil |
The Guardian | US demands oil spill costs 'clarification' from BP BBC News The US government has demanded immediate clarification from BP over its commitment to pay for costs caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Obama administration said it wanted to be sure BP would honour commitments not to limit payments for ... Some oil spill events from Saturday, May 15, 2010 BP fights to stop the Gulf of Mexico spill â€" and salvage its reputation Latest effort to plug gushing BP Gulf Coast oil spill hits snag |
Reuters | Huge BP spill means a high-stakes hurricane season Reuters Todd Farrar with SCAT (Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Team), MST 3 Nicole Tainatongo with the US Coast Guard and Tyler Hardy with MDEQ (Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality) walk at the beach looking for signs of oil in Pass Christian, ... Underwater unknowns about oil spill complicate assessments BP Trying to Insert Tube Into Leaking Gulf Oil Pipe A huff and boom ended Deepwater Horizon's lucky streak |
Reuters | 3 Pakistani men arrested in Times Square probe Houston Chronicle WATERTOWN, Mass. â€" Three Pakistani men who authorities say supplied funds to Times Square car-bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested Thursday in a series of raids across the Northeast as the FBI followed the money trail in the failed attack. ... AG: Apparent money tie in Times Square arrests 3 arrested as part of Times Square bomb investigation Faisal Shahzad used "Hawala" System to Get Money, Sources Say |
Globe and Mail | SCENARIOS-Tighter regulations to follow Gulf oil spill Reuters WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - With oil still gushing unchecked into the Gulf of Mexico, US lawmakers are set to turn up the heat on the offshore oil drilling industry. Although the spotlight is now on BP Plc (BP. ... BP Prepares to Lower 'Top Hat' on Oil Leak |
The Guardian | Alex Salmond warning to new PM David Cameron BBC News The Scottish first minister has vowed to co-operate with new UK Prime Minister David Cameron when he "acts in Scotland's interests". But Alex Salmond warned Scotland would not be a "helpless bystander" in the face of potential spending cuts. ... Cameron Accept's Queen Invitation to Be New British Prime Minister David Cameron takes over as British prime minister David Cameron named UK prime minister |
Telegraph.co.uk | Factbox: Hydrates stymie oil spill containment box Reuters (Reuters) - Interference from gas hydrates, a natural phenomenon found on ocean floors, has stopped BP's first attempt to significantly stem the flow of crude oil from a blown-out underwater oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP lowered a 98-ton containment ... Oil spill grows to 3.5M g » |
Reuters | BP's Oil-Capture Chamber Clogs, Forcing Its Removal From Leaking Gulf Well Bloomberg May 8 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc said gas hydrates like ice crystals formed on the inside of the 40-foot-t » |
Los Angeles Times | Excluding Census, jobs increase 224000; jobless rate rises to 9.9% MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The US added 290000 jobs in April, the biggest increase since March 2006, with broad gains throughout the economy. Yet the unemployment rate rose. However, nonfarm payrolls increased by a ... U.S. Economy Added 290000 Jobs in April |
Globe and Mail | Dow Plunges Most Since 1987 Before Paring Losses; Euro Tumbles BusinessWeek May 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest intraday loss since the market crash of 1987, the euro slid to a 14-month low and yields on Greek, Spanish and Italian bonds surged on ... US Stocks Plummet As Greece Contagion Fears Grow |
