Washington Post | Rangel says colleagues who similarly sought donations were not punished Washington Post New York's veteran Democratic legislator was elected to Congress in 1970. He now faces questions about whether he violated House ethics rules. By R. Jeffrey Smith Rep. Charles B. Rangel (DN.Y.) has chosen a less-than-collegial defense to charges that ... Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman Obama: Rangel's Ethics Charges "Very Troubling" More C » |
msnbc.com | BP Fights U.S. Government, Oil Spill Victims Over Venue for Gulf Lawsuit Bloomberg BP Plc, the US and plaintiffs who filed hundreds of lawsuits seeking billions of dollars for damages stemming from the largest oil spill in US history are fighting over where the ... Missing oil in Gulf baffles officials Majority of spilled oil in Gulf of Mexico unaccounted for in government data Day 99: The Latest on the Oil Spill |
CBC.ca | Analysis: Stakes high for gov, La. in oil fight BusinessWeek Is it light at the end of the tunnel, or a freight train bearing down on Louisiana? The answer, sadly, could be both when it comes to developments surrounding the BP PLC oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Last week, thousands showed up ... BP's Dudley Faces Daunting To-Do List |
The Guardian | Number of dead, injured at German music festival rises CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The death toll from the stampede at a German music festival is at 19, police in Duisburg, Germany, said Sunday. The number of people injured when chaos broke out at Saturday's "Love Parade 2010" has also risen -- to 400, ... Death toll of German stampede rises to 19, over 300 injured Love Parade DJ: 'We were told to carry on' Stampede at German Music Festival Kills 18 |
The Hindu | Tropical storm Bonnie forces BP to suspend relief well drilling The Guardian The approaching tropical storm Bonnie has forced BP to temporarily suspend drilling on its relief well in the Gulf of Mexico. Work to permanently plug the oil giant's leaking Macondo oil well, that has spewed more than 4m barrels of oil into the gulf, ... Storm Threat Forces Ships to Leave Work at Oil Spill Site US Unified Command Suspends BP Relief Well In Gulf Due To Storm |
USA Today | Agriculture secretary to review resignation of USDA worker CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said early Wednesday that he will review the case of a former Agriculture Department official who resigned after a video clip surfaced of her discussing a white farmer. ... WATCH: USDA reconsiders employee ouster over race remarks USDA official's resignation stirs racial tempest Firing of USDA official now under review; case highlights larger political ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Seep in Gulf Likely Not Tied to Well, Officials Say New York Times A seep that is possibly letting methane into the Gulf of Mexico is apparently not connected to BP's oil well, and it may be occurring natur » |
Globe and Mail | Gulf oil spill cap is holding, says BP The Guardian When the history books come to be written about America's worst environmental disaster, Sunday 18 July may be seen as the day the cry went up that the oil had permanently stopped spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. But things being the way they are, ... Well cap may keep blocking oil until permanent fix BP: Cap that has, so far, halted gulf oil leak could remain until permanent ... BP says it plans to keep gulf oil well cap closed |
CBC.ca | Apple Sets Up Cots for Engineers Working 'Butts Off' on IPhone BusinessWeek July 17 (Bloomberg) -- At Apple Inc., “working our butts off†means cots in the engineering department and cars in the parking lot at » |
Reuters | BP Says That Oil Flow Has Stopped as Cap Is Tested New York Times NEW ORLEANS â€" Oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in nearly three months, as BP began testing the cap atop its stricken well, a critical step toward sealing the well permanently. ... BP says test shuts off oil from ruptured Gulf well BP Halts Gulf of Mexico Leak, Starts Pressure Test BP begins crucial test of ruptured well |
Kansas City Star | 'Barefoot bandit' pleads guilty CNN Colton Harris-Moore, 19, pleaded guilty in the Bahamas to a charge of illeg » |
The Hindu | Oil flows freely as BP works to replace cap CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP said early Sunday morning that its attempt to place a new cap on its ruptured undersea well was proceeding as planned. Officials hope the containment cap will stop oil from gushing into the Gulf. ... The cap is off: why that is not a disaster in Gulf oil spill Scientists propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill BP Makes Progress Changing Oil Capture System in Gulf of Mexico |
Globe and Mail | 'Spy swap' under way as 10 plead guilty in US court The Guardian Ten people accused of spying for Russia have tonight pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge, setting up what could be one of the biggest, most unusual and least secret spy swaps known to superpower espionage. The defendants, members of a deep-cover spy ... US and Russia agree on 'spy swap' Russia trades four Western spies for Kremlin agents Spy swap: Cold War rerun, but with a difference |
msnbc.com | Joey Chestnut wins 4th title in row ESPN It probably seems insane to mention a hot dog eating champion in the same breath as four of the most dominant athletes in history. Indeed, that would be insane ... because Chestnut supplanted the man who belongs in that group. ... Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut wins Nathan's July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest Kobayashi arrested after Joey Chestnut hot dog win Joey Chestnut wins fourth Hot Dog title |
CBC.ca | Dunga hints he is done with Brazil after WCup loss USA Today PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) â€" Dunga has hinted he will not stay on as coach of the Brazilian national team following the elimination to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Dunga took over after the 2006 World Cup on a four-year ... Sneijder eyes glory after shock win Nertherlands continue to defy their World Cup curse Team talk inspired us - Sneijder |
