Telegraph.co.uk | Israeli soldiers kill at least 10 protesters on boat carrying supplies to Gaza Los Angeles Times Israel defends the raid, saying troops had been ambushed. Organizers of the flotilla, who had hoped to break the Gaza blockade, c » |
NEWS.com.au | Next Steps to Confront the Big Spill CBS News Workers clean up oil residue along the beach in Port Fourchon, La., Saturday, May 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (CBS) BP said last evening that its so-c » |
Reuters | Local crews begin Gulf Coast cleanup CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- Local teams in Louisiana will start a cleanup Saturday aimed at protecting coastal marshes while BP continues its efforts to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Plaquemines Parish President ... No end in sight as Gulf oil spill hits Day 40 Analysis: Obama's priority? More than an oil mess In oil spill saga, mysteries of the deep persist |
The Guardian | Obama heads to Gulf Coast a second time as oil spill's impact grows Washington Post As President Obama prepared to visit Louisiana Friday to assess a growing environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast, the chief executive of BP pointed to progress in combating a five-week-old ... US official: Flow of oil from spill has stopped BP oil spill: Louisianans want more from Obama ... but more what? BP Attempts 'Junk Shot' to Stop Flow From Gulf Well |
ABC News | Obama to Send 1200 Guard Troops to Mexico Border New York Times LOS ANGELES â€" President Obama will send up to 1200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border and increase spending on law enforcement, yielding to demands from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers there that border ... Obama to send more troops to Southwest border region Obama Authorizes Deployment of More National Guard Troops Along Border Obama sending 1200 troops to Mexico border |
Globe and Mail | Lindsay Lohan Ordered To Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet By Judge MTV.com On Monday (May 24), a stern Superior Court judge warned troubled actress Lindsay Lohan that she needs to keep on the straight and narrow if she wishes to avoid a return trip to jail. After Lohan missed her initial court date last week ... Lohan Fitted With Alcohol Monitoring Device Lindsay Lohan will have to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet, have weekly ... Lindsay Lohan: I Don't Deserve Prison or Rehab |
CBC.ca | Survivors, rescue workers detail Air India crash CNN By the CNN Wire Staff A bride-to-be and a man on his way to perform last rites for his father were on the flight that crashed in India. "It's » |
Reuters | BP says study due Saturday on size of Gulf spill MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- As the oil major posted a live video of the well pipe gushing oil at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, BP said Friday that estimates claiming the flow of oil is running as high as ten times the ... BP oil spill reaches delicate wetlands of Louisiana Gulf Oil Spill Creates 'Giant Experiment' in Marine Toxicology Oil spill a wait-and-see for Florida tourism officials |
Reuters | Senate moves closer to vote on sweeping financial reform bill Los Angeles Times Breaking through Republican opposition, the Senate votes to close debate, paving the way for passage of the landmark bill by week's end. By Janet Hook and Jim Puzzanghera The Senate on Thursday took a major step toward approving a sweeping overhaul of ... Brown switches vote to advance financial regulation overhaul AT A GLANCE: Senate Votes On Financial Overhaul |
Times Online | Voters' anger at Washington may overpower any fixes Washington Post The Washington Post's Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza give their analysis of the primary elections that sent incumbents packing and has rattled the establishment. Use this interactive election map to see candidates running in senate, ... Analysis: Open season on political incumbents Sestak win shifts focus for College Democrats Specter ousted, Toomey is Senate nominee |
Reuters | Federal Agency Chief Admits Lapses in Gulf Oil Spill New York Times Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, facing Congress for the first time since the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico last month, said Tuesday that weaknesses at his agency's Minerals Management Service ... Top US official pledges to reform ties to Big Oil US says offshore drilling key despite oil spill Lawmakers give Salazar grilling over oil drilling |
Reuters | Iran nuclear fuel swap: Who can make the fuel rods? Christian Science Monitor Under the Iran nuclear fuel swap deal reached today, Iran would get fuel rods from a third country for its reactor - possibly France. Only a few countries have the capability to make the rods. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, seated left, ... AL hails Iran nuclear declaration West 'concerned' despite Iran deal Obama administration cool to new Iran offer |
The Hindu | Tube Catches 'Some' Oil From Leak New York Times NEW ORLEANS, La. â€" An experimental attempt to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico experienced some limited success over the weekend, BP announced Sunday afternoon. Where have you seen the impact of the spill? ... BP succeeds in second attempt at inserting tube in damaged oil pipe BP Inserts Tube to Funnel Oil From Leaking Well BP: Mile-long tube sucking oil away from Gulf well |
Reuters | Salazar: Latest effort to stop oil leak hits snag The Associated Press HAMMOND, La. â€" At first, BP tried to stop the oil rushing into the Gulf of Mexico by flipping a blowout preventer switch. A week ago, they attempted to capture the leak with a 100-ton box. Now they've hit a snag as they try to guide a mile-long tube ... BP Has 'Problem' Inserting Tube in Latest Gulf Oil-Leak Plan Some oil spill events from Saturday, May 15, 2010 Oil washes onto US shores as latest spill fix st » |
Reuters | Obama Rebukes Companies on 'Spectacle' of Spill Blame BusinessWeek (Updates with Obama comments, details on leak, testimony starting in third paragraph. For more on spill, {EXT4 }.) By Nicholas Johnston and Kate Andersen Brower May 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama singled out executives from BP Plc, ... BP Trying to Insert Tube Into Leaking Gulf Oil Pipe Obama shares the 'anger and frustration' over unplugged oil spill Lawmaker questions BP over oil spill estimates |
Telegraph.co.uk | FBI raid puts quiet Watertown neighborhood at the under the spotlight Boston Globe Samantha Lacerra had slept over at a friend's house Wednesday night and wasn't aware of what was unfolding Thursday in front of the house where she grew up on Waverley Street until she began being bombarded by ... FBI raids in Times Square probe: What were they looking for? 3 arrested as part of Times Square bomb investigation Times Square Case Prompts FBI Raids in Northeast |
White House Proposes Bill to Lift Caps on Offshore Oil Spill Liability New York Times President Obama put his weight today behind legislative efforts to lift liability caps for oil spills. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. The administration is sending a wide-ranging spill-response ... Majority backs oil drilling despite spill BP's murky deep-water future Mechanical failure blamed in Gulf oil spill |
Telegraph.co.uk | Oil executives shift blame at Senate hearing Washington Post Three big oil and oil service companies » |
The Hindu | Cornyn questions Kagan's Supreme Court credentials D » |
Washington Post | Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Sq. Plot, Holder Says New York Times More firmly and publicly than before, senior officials of the Obama administration on Sunday blamed the failed attempt to blow up a bomb in Times Square on the Pakistani Taliban, an accusation that should increase pressure on the ... Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bombing attempt, White House says Obama adviser: Times Square bombing suspect linked to Taliban US Drones Kill at Least 10 in Pakistan |
Washington Post | Oil-Recovery Box Is BP's Best 'Hope' to Slow Spill BusinessWeek (Updates with report on blast's cause in eighth paragraph. For more on the Gulf of Mexico spill, see {EXT4 }.) By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Jim Polson May 8 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc is lowering and placing on the seafloor a 40-foot-t » |
CBC.ca | Lawrence Taylor Arrested After Rape » |
Reuters | Link emerges between Times Square bomb attempt and Pakistani militant group Los Angeles Times A member of the Al Qaeda- » |
The Hindu | Officials search Connecticut apartment of Times Square bomb suspect Los Angeles Times Faisal Shahzad, arrested overnight as he tried to leave the US, is due in court Tuesday. US Atty. Gen. Eric Holder indicates more arrests are possible. A police officer watches pedestrians in a subway station near Times Square on Monday. ... Bomb at Times Square Gun Found in Bomb Suspect's Car, Sources Say Obama: Times Square suspect being questioned |
